ShopTalk Around the Region

ShopTalk allows our members to meet other children's writers and illustrators in our vast SCBWI West/Central Upstate NY region.

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Syracuse Shop Talk - November 28 – 6:30-8:00 PM - In person and Zoom

What are your plans for 2024? Will you make a New Years resolution? What do you need to know to take your next step toward publishing? As a group we can help each other find the answers. Share your favorite resources! Bring your questions!

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An Evening with Brian Yanish

BUFFALO-SOUTHTOWNS ShopTalk had an exciting and informative Evening with author/illustrator BRIAN YANISH on Wednesday, June 14th. Brian is the author/illustrator of the popular SHARK AND BOT SERIES of Graphic Novels for Young Readers.

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Buffalo Central Library

Buffalo-Southtowns ShopTalkers visited rare books at the Buffalo Central Library.

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Alice Ever After Books

Buffalo-Southtowns ShopTalkers visited a children's book store in Buffalo.

Our meetings/events include informational discussions/presentations from craft to publishing, guest author/illustrator speakers, and social gatherings. Members and invited guests connect in-person locally and via ZOOM regionally. Contact your local ShopTalk facilitator for more information.

Buffalo-Southtowns

We meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 7:00 – 8:30 PM alternating between Ellicottville and Orchard Park. Carey and Patty can be reached at buffsouthshoptalk@gmail.com for more information. Join us!

Syracuse

We meet on the last Tuesday of the month from 6:30-8:00 PM with in-person and Zoom hybrid sessions at the DeWitt Library, 5110 Jamesville Rd. in Jamesville. Contact Kate - woodle1 [at] verizon [dot] net ; and David - daven71 [at] gmail [dot] com for more information. Join us!

We're meeting Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 6:30 – 8:00 PM, EST, Zoom and in person

at the DeWitt Library5110 Jamesville Rd, Jamesville, NY 13078

This is the our last meeting of 2023,. We do not meet in December. What are your plans for 2024?  Will you make a New Years resolution? What do you need to know to take your next step toward publishing? As a group we can help each other find the answers. Share your favorite resources! Bring your questions!

Sign-up for the WCNY ShopTalk mailing list, or contact our ShopTalk coordinators for the Zoom link.

Our Syracuse Facilitators

David Neuner
Author
Kate Woodle
Author, Illustrator

Ithaca

Our Ithaca Shop Talk is Monday evening, Nov. 13 at 6:30 via the magic of ZOOM


TOPIC: Let's Talk Shop. Bring your questions - AND experiences - about creating children's books. Also a peek at upcoming Story Contests and a bit of discussion about Writing a Seasonal Story, plus how one person turned her contest entry into a book. (we do not record shop talks)


We meet on the 2nd Monday of the month from 6:30 – 8:00 PM. Our winter meetings will be on zoom. Contact – Sue – sueheaven [at] gmail [dot] com ; and Rowen - cmm255 [at] gmail [dot] com for more information. Join us!

Our Ithaca Facilitators

Sue Heavenrich
Author
Clara MacCarald