Check back for updates on room assignments!
| Day/Time | Library Auditorium | Library Conference Room | Library
4th Floor |
Church – TBD | Church – TBD | Church – TBD | Hotel |
| Friday | Illustrators Day | Agents One-on-One Sessions |
Picture Book Intensive | Pro Sessions | Novel Intensive | ||
| 8:00-9:00 | Registration Morning Coffee Library ground floor | Book Store | One-on-One Sessions | ||||
| 9:00-10:00 | Mark Braught Self promotion – Creating Art Outside of Client Projects | Book Store | One-on-One Sessions | Indie Panel: Creating and marketing indie & self published picture books | Alexandra Penfold -Publishing Talk: Communication Strategies for Authors/Illustrators and the Author/Agent Relationship | Aubrey Poole: Character Development Using the Hero’s Journey | |
| 10:00-10:45 | Maria Middleton Quick on the Draw! – Hands on Workshop & Critique | Book Store | One-on-One Sessions | Kevin Lewis – The Truth About Trucks, Trains, and Toddlers: Creating Enduring Works for the Very Young 1/2 | Ellen Hopkins: Marketing/Platform Building | Jessica Anderson – Revision: Finding Incredible Moments of Beauty and Heartbreak 1/2 | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Maria Middleton Drawing on Discovery – Mentorship Review | Book Store | One-on-One Sessions | Kevin Lewis – The Truth About Trucks, Trains, and Toddlers: Creating Enduring Works for the Very Young 2/2 | Aubrey Poole: Creating Successful Series | Jessica Anderson – Revision: Finding incredible moments of beauty and heartbreak: 2/2 | |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch at Church | Book Store | Lunch at Church | Lunch at Church | Lunch at Church | Lunch at Church | |
| 1:00-2:00 | Kevin Lewis Things Art School Will Never Teach You: Publishing Insights for Illustrators (Especially Those Who Endeavor to Write) |
Book Store | One-on-One Sessions | Alexandra Penfold –The Joy of Revision: Precision Makes Your Manuscript Shine 1/2 | Joe Davich: Building connections with Librarians & how books are considered for ALA and State awards | Ellen Hopkins The Power of White Space |
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| 2:00-3:00 | Liz Conrad Award 2:15-3:00 Quickfire Review |
Book Store | Alexandra Penfold – The Joy of Revision: Precision Makes Your Manuscript Shine 2/2 | Jessica Anderson – Content and pacing (ADVANCED) |
Ellen Hopkins A Different Look at Sensory Detail |
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| 3:00-4:00 | Q&A Panel and Closing Announcements | Book Store | One-on-One Sessions | Picture book Roundtables and Peer Critiques | PRO Sessions: Moderated Roundtables |
Novel Roundtables and Peer Critiques | |
| 4:00-5:00 | Book Signing – Published members | Book Store | Critiques and Consults | Informal Critique Groups | |||
| 5:00-5:30 | Book Signings – Faculty | Book Store | |||||
| 6:00-7:30 | Reception and PORTFOLIO SHOW | Book Store | |||||
| Saturday | Library Auditorium | Library Conference Room |
Library 4th Floor |
Church – TBD |
Church – TBD |
Church – TBD |
Hotel |
| 8:00-8:30 | Registration, Mocha&Munch | Book Store | Critiques and Consults | ||||
| 8:30-9:30 | Opening remarks, Introductions, Pitch session | Book Store | |||||
| 9:30-10:15 | Keynote: Ellen Hopkins | Book Store | |||||
| 10:30-11:15 | Aubrey Poole – Swipe Right: How to get an Editor to keep turning the pages with a killer first line | Book Store | Advanced Breakout Session: Alexandra Penfold – Finding and fixing Plot holes | Jessica Anderson – First Impressions: The Art of Effective Positioning | Monica Odom – Creating Nonfiction for Young Readers: Prove Your Idea with a Proposal | ||
| 11:30-12:30 Lunch | Book Signing – Published members | Book Store | Critiques and Consults | . | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 12:30-1:00 | New Book Launches, Announcements | Book Store | |||||
| 1:00-1:45 | Advanced Breakout Session: Alexandra Penfold – Finding and fixing Plot holes | Book Store | Aubrey Poole -To Do or Not To Do a Small Press | Lori Nichols – “The Growth of a Picture Book” | Kevin Lewis – Looking Back to Look Forward: Rethinking My Experience of Race, Religion, Gender and Sexuality in Publishing | ||
| 2:00-2:45 | Ellen Hopkins: Juggling Life and a Writing Career | Book Store | Maria Middleton: A Day in the Life of an Art Director – An inside look at How an Art Director Finds, Hires, and Works with Illustrators to create an entire book package from cover to cover. | Jessica Anderson: Behind the Scenes of a Middle Grade Novel: | Lori Nichols: Building a Portfolio for SCBWI NY/LA | ||
| 3:00-3:30 | Book Launches | Book Store | |||||
| 3:30-4:30 | First Pages Panel | Book Store | |||||
| 4:30-5:00 | Closing Remarks & Door prizes | Book Store | |||||
| 5:00-6:30 | Book Signing | Book Store | Critiques and Consults | Informal Critiques | |||
| 6:30-9:30 | Gala (at hotel) | Gala |
