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SCBWI offers members support, information, and education at a local level. For New England residents, membership in SCBWI automatically confers membership in one of three New England regions at no additional fee.
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 artist
…to be inspired by experts in the field
…to get connected
Join the Writers of Lower Fairfield on Saturday, June 7, 2008, from 3 – 5 p.m. as we welcome authors Nora Raleigh Baskin, Elise Broach, and Sarah Darer Littman.
SCBWI Northern New England’s working weekend for the serious writer of middle-grade and YA books will feature authors Marsha Qualey and Louise Hawes and editor Julie Romeis. Its theme is “Feeling Your Novel: What Is an Internal Arc, Anyway?”
This retreat will take place from Friday, May 16, to Sunday, May 18, at Vermont College in Montpelier. The deadline for applying is February 8, and people are already signing up for spaces. Read on for all information about the program and instructions for applying.
Whispering Pines Writers’ Retreat
A Working Weekend for the Serious Writer
February 29-March 2, 2008
This retreat, limited to 20 full time participants, is an opportunityto work intimately with professionals in an idyllic setting.
Weekend registration includes accommodations and meals. You will have the opportunity to work with others who are committed to quality children’s literature in small groups and will also benefit from a thirty minute one-on-one critique with your mentor. You will also enjoy all of our mentors’ presentations (Saturday and Sunday) and intimate after dinner Q&A sessions, including a “first pages activity.” The setting allows for quiet meditation, networking, or attention to your individual project—you design your own retreat!
SCBWI Eastern NY/Capital District is pleased to announce an
Illustrator Master Class
with Tim Gillner
Art Director, Boyds Mills Press
When: November 17th, 2007, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., registration opens at 8:30 a.m.
Where: Dominican Retreat & Conference Center, 1945 Union Street (Rt. 7), Niskayuna, NY 12309, 518-393-4169.
What: An intimate workshop of 30 illustrators focusing on the craft and process of children’s book illustration.
August 3rd - 6th, 2007
Full conference information including schedule, faculty, and registration is now available at the main SCBWI website: http://www.scbwi.org/events.htm.
All active SCBWI Members should look for the conference brochure in the mail later this month, but get a jump on our special workshops that require pre-registration and sign up now online! Space is limited and these will go quickly!
The brochure and registration form for New England SCBWI’s Annual Conference is now online in PDF format. The conference will take place in Nashua, NH on May 18-20, 2007.
Move fast if you want a manuscript or portfolio critique because those must be postmarked by April 18, and the deadline for First Look/First Page submissions is April 28.
Our annual SCBWI New England Conference is a three-day event May 18, 19, and 20, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nashua New Hampshire.
Friday, May 18, is our Nuts and Bolts day concentrating on marketing and promotion. The keynote speaker will be Stephen Fraser, literary agent from the Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency in New York City. The afternoon will also offer two workshops choices and will close with a marketing questions and answer panel with Stephen, Alexandra Penfold from Simon and Shuster, Yolanda LeRoy from Charlesbridge and Theresa Howell from Northland Publishing.
Saturday, May 19 is a broad conference day for emerging and experienced writers and illustrators. We are delighted to have Bruce Coville and Sid Fleischman as keynote speakers, along with workshops, manuscript and portfolio critiques, First Pages, and First Look workshops, door prizes, book sales and signings.
Sunday, May 20 will be a workshop day dedicated to revision and strengthening the craft of writing. Our keynote speaker is Cheryl Zach, author of many young adult and mystery novels. Attendees will have workshop choices both morning and afternoon with books sales through out the day.
For everyone who couldn’t attend our 2007 Whispering Pines Retreat, Jan Kozlowski has compiled a list of writing books that the group put together.
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"The Bookstore," excerpt from "Gigi and the Birthday Ring" by Giselle Fernandez.
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