2025 Spring Conference Faculty Lineup

On-site Faculty:

Illustrator Intensive: Mina Chung, Associate Art Director at MacMillan

Novel Intensive: Zoie Konneker, Assistant Editor at Peachtree Publishing

Picture Book Intensive: Pat Zietlow Miller, NYT bestselling author

Keynote Speakers:

Opening Keynote: Rajani LaRocca, Newbery Honor-winning author of both Picture Books and novels

Closing Keynote: Ebony Glenn, multi-published Picture Book Illustrator

Breakout sessions and Pitch Critique Roundtables:

Natalia Vazquez Torres, Editor at Charlesbridge Publishing

Rebecca Rodd, Associate Agent at Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency

Lisa Lowe Stauffer, Author

McCall Hoyle, Author

Remote Critique Faculty:

Karly Dizon, Agent at Fuse Literary

Alison Weiss, Editor

Eve Adler, Agent at Red Fox Literary