Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/11/2022 - 03/13/2022
12:00 am - 2:00 pm
Category(ies)
***UPDATE: NOW VIRTUAL***
Due to the ongoing pandemic we have moved the conference online.
The schedule remains the same. Critiques are all virtual.
And . . . drumroll please . . . the price is reduced!
Recordings of all sessions will be available for 30 days after the live event to all registered participants.
ALL TOGETHER NOW virtual conference
March 11-13, 2022
Breakouts ~ Intensive Workshops ~ Keynotes ~ Panels ~ Manuscript critiques ~ Portfolio reviews ~ Social media critiques ~ Drop-in Query/First Page/Illustration Critique Booth ~ Book signings ~ Networking and social opportunities ~ and more!
FACULTY:
Opening Keynote: Linda Sue Park
Closing Keynote: Marc Tyler Nobleman
Editors: Gabriella Abbate (Harper Collins), Danielle Collins (Paula Wiseman Books and Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster)
Art Directors: Jim Hoover (Penguin Random House)
Agents: Jacqui Lipton (Raven Quill Literary Agency), Andrea Cascardi (Transatlantic Agency),
Authors and Illustrators: Joy Jones, Jonathan Roth, Yvonne Ventresca, Young Vo, Laurie Wallmark, Brigitta Blair, Ginger Park, Frances Park, Tracy Gold, Meg Eden, Lisa A. Crayton, Kathy MacMillan, Rebecca Evans, Lakita Wilson
Virtual Faculty: Rachael Stein (freelance editor), Kat Brzozowski (Editor Feiwel & Friends & Swoon Reads), Regan Winter (Editor Little Brown Books for Young Readers), Minju Chang (Agent Book Stop Literary)
BREAKOUT TOPICS: A Team Effort, Celebrity Picture books! Writing a Picture Book Biography That Kids Can’t Wait to Read, Paths to Publication Panel, Create Character sheets for your Picture Book like an Animator, Editing Etiquette: Tips & Tricks for Navigating Revisions, Nonfiction Panel, PICTURE BOOKS: Writing for Pictures, Deepening POV for Emotional Impact, Creating and Submitting Chapter Books, Graphic Novels and Other Categorical Oddities, Stage Fright Is Your Friend – And Other Things You Need to Know About Public Speaking, Literary Lawyers and Agents: The Role of Law and Lawyers in a Publishing Career, First Looks Panel, Collaborate for Success, How to Build an Author/Illustrator Website
INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS: Perfecting the Nonfiction Proposal, Real Time Revision, Write a Winning Picture Book, IllustrationTwo Picture Book Spread, Picture Book Pagination: Understand the Mechanics and Perfect Your Pacing
2022 Conference Critique Information
3 registration options:
- Full conference (Saturday and Sunday)
- Saturday only
- Sunday only
All conference registrants are welcome to attend our free social activities!
RATES
Full conference registration:
Includes all keynotes, breakout sessions, workshops, and panels on Saturday and Saturday. You are also welcome to join us for Happy Hour and Kidlit Games on Friday evening.
- SCBWI Member
$245$115 - Non-Member
$310$165
Saturday only registration:
Includes keynote, and all breakout sessions and panels. You are also welcome to join us for Happy Hour and Kidlit Games on Friday evening.
- SCBWI Member $
200$90 - Non-Member
$255$140
Sunday only registration:
Includes intensive workshop and closing keynote. You are also welcome to join us for Happy Hour and Kidlit Games on Friday evening.
- SCBWI Member
$120$70 - Non-Member
$150$120
Written Critique registration:
10-page manuscript critiques and portfolio reviews will be available from faculty members for $60 each. Please click here to read more about Conference Critique Registration. The last day to register for critiques will be February 19, 2022.
Query/First Page/Illustration Critique VIRTUAL Booth
Our Drop-in Query/First Page/Illustration Critique VIRTUAL Booth, featuring critiques by Published and Listed Members of SCBWI, will be available to all conference attendees on Saturday during breakout sessions. More information on these will be provided soon. Sign-ups for these critiques will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Each 10-minute critique (of one manuscript first page, one query letter, or one illustration) costs $10.00, to be paid directly to the critiquer. Complete schedule of drop-in critiquers will be avalable the week before the conference.
CONFERENCE POLICIES
Cancellations: No refunds for critique fees will be issued. No refunds for conference registration fees (except in the case of illness as noted below) will be issued after February 21, 2022. For cancellations, please contact mddewv@scbwi.org
During this period of public health concerns, SCBWI had modified its cancellation/refund policy as follows: If you are sick and cannot attend an event, you will be able to receive a full-tuition refund up until the day of the event so that you can stay home, take care of yourself, and prevent the spread of illness. This policy is in effect until September 1, 2022. Be well.
Registration and payment: Registration will be accepted online and payments accepted via credit card or PayPal account. Please note that PayPal is the system we use to process credit card payments, so if you do not have a PayPal account, simply select “pay with credit card” and PayPal will process the payment with your card.
Recordings of all sessions will be available for 30 days after the live event to all registered participants.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
February 10, 2022: Last day to request a refund of critique fees
February 19, 2022: Last day to register for critiques
February 27, 2022: Critique submissions due
March 1, 2022: Last day to request a refund of conference registration (Exception: If you are sick and cannot attend an event, you will be able to receive a full-tuition refund up until the day of the event so that you can stay home, take care of yourself, and prevent the spread of illness. Be well.)
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