SCBWI Salon on Online Publicity, 14 November

SCBWI Salons are gatherings for published authors and illustrators of children's books...
• To share ideas, triumphs, and struggles
• To discuss what SCBWI-NE can do to help us as published members
• To grow as artists
• To be inspired by experts in the field
• To get connected

Saturday, November 14, 2009, 10:00 - 2:30

Managing Your Online Presence:
Websites, Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and More

Speakers: Mitali Perkins and Deborah Sloan

Worried your publisher can't do enough to get your work noticed? Feel constrained when it comes to time, money, or technological know-how? Learn some simple tips to streamline your use of websites, blogs, Facebook, Twitter, videos, and other online promotional tools.

Mitali Perkins is the author of Rickshaw Girl (Charlesbridge) and Secret Keeper (Delacorte). She has taught seminars on author branding and online promotion at various writers' conferences.

Deborah Sloan connects books and readers through her marketing and promotion firm Deborah Sloan and Company, her Picnic Basket blog for teachers and librarians, and the newly created KidsBuzz.

Schedule:
10:00-10:30 Registration and Networking
10:30-12:00 Presentation and Group Discussion, Part 1
12:00-1:00 Lunch and Networking
1:00-2:30 Presentation and Group Discussion, Part 2

Location:
Hartman Hall, Acton Congregational Church
12 Concord Rd., Acton, MA
$35.00 for SCBWI members, $45.00 for non-SCBWI members
Box lunch provided. Bring your own coffee or tea.
Limited to 50 participants

Click here for a registration form.

Directions:
From the south and west:
Take I-495 to Exit 28. Turn left onto Route 111. After about 3.5 miles, turn left onto Route 27/Main St. Turn right onto Concord Rd. at the town green. The church is on the left. The parking lot entrance is just past the church.

From the north:
Take I-495 to Exit 28. Turn right onto Route 111. After about 4 miles, turn left onto Route 27/Main St. Turn right onto Concord Rd. at the town green. The church is on the left. The parking lot entrance is just past the church.

From the east:
Take Route 2 to Exit 42. Turn right onto Route 27/Main St. Turn right onto Concord Rd. at the town green. The church is on the left. The parking lot entrance is just past the church.

Questions? Email Melissa Stewart.