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Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place
(413) 781-1010
One Monarch Place
Springfield, Massachusetts 01144

If you 'registered' prior to 11am on Feb 6th and your conference confirmation # is LESS THAN 52039096, then please contact us immediately at reg.nescbwi @ gmail (.) com!

February 1-3, 2013
New York, New York

With an amazing line up of keynote speakers and panels, SCBWI's 14th annual winter conference promises to sell-out. Mark your calendars now! The program for February 2-3 includes:

Keynote Addresses by:

• Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton
• Margaret Peterson Haddix
• Meg Rosoff
• Shaun Tan
• Mo Willems

You can register online at www.SCBWI.org or by phone (323-782-1010).

Did you know...

• Basketball was invented in Springfield?
• The first accusation of witchcraft in America occurred in Springfield?
• Springfield is home to the first banned book?
• Noah Webster, author of the first American-English dictionary, was born in Springfield?
• The first American postcard was developed in 1873 by the Morgan Envelope Factory of Springfield?
• Milton Bradley invented the first parlor game, The Checkered Game of Life, in Springfield?

Theodor Geisel (aka "Dr. Seuss") was born and grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. The influence of Springfield can be seen throughout his work. Drawings of Horton the Elephant meandering along streams in the Jungle of Nool, for example, mirror the watercourses in Springfield's Forest Park. And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street is filled with Springfield imagery and, importantly, was the first children's book Dr. Seuss wrote and illustrated. It was rejected more than twenty times before being published by Vanguard Press - a fact for all of us to keep in mind as we dive into the 2012 NESCBWI Conference here in "The City of Firsts!" (source: www.seussville.com)

Thanks to everyone who attended, presented, and volunteered for the NE-SCBWI 25th anniversary conference "Celebrating Milestones," and a special thank you to those of you who took the time to fill out an online evaluation. We got over 300 evaluations, and they will help us choose programming for next year.

We promised a prize to one person who filled out an online application. The lucky winner is... Donna Ryan!

She won a discount to the 2012 conference.

If you didn't yet fill out an evaluation and would still like to contribute, please do so here: http://bit.ly/nescbwi2011 before June 6.

Thanks again!

Kathryn Hulick and Greg Fishbone, 2011 Conference Co-Directors

• Janet Fox: Plot Talk (Available for a limited time only)
• Janet Fox: Elusive Elision (Available for a limited time only)
• Stacy Whitman: Beyond Orcs and Elves, (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)
• Harold Underdown: "A Book Is Not a CD"

• Milestone Conferences
• History Presentation
• Books and Milestones

• Tomie dePaola: "A really good picture book is one where the child who can't read can look at the pictures and remember the story."
• Sue Burgess: "Jane Yolen is a goddess."
• Lin Oliver: "Do the work!"

Author/Illustrator Katie Davis, who also runs Brain Burps about Books podcasted our conference to the world. Listen to here or download Podcast #1, Podcast #2, and Podcast #3 as MP3 files.

Podcast #1:

Podcast #2:

Podcast #3:

Author/Illustrator Katie Davis, who also runs Brain Burps about Books is podcasting our conference for the world to hear. This is her first report which you can listen to here or download as an mp3.

Katie will be walking around with her recording device or call in your questions to 888-522-1929!

The 2011 New England SCBWI Conference backchannel will collect the tweets that Twittery folks are marking with hashtag #nescbwi11 but also allow anyone else with a computer to join in on the fun. A moderator will need to approve your comment or question before it appears on the page, so there will be a delay.

We are looking for a few good facilitators for the Special Interest Group meetings at this year's regional conference. SIG Meetings are informal conversations on a subject of common interest. The SIG facilitator's role is to keep the conversation lively and to make sure every voice has a chance to be heard. You don't have to be an expert in the topic area, but it helps to have some background knowledge and a few ideas that you can place on the table.

This year there are three SIG Meeting sessions, so there are more topics available and an even greater need for SIG facilitators. If you are attending the conference on Friday and/or Saturday, and if you'd like to apply to be a SIG facilitator, please use the online form at: http://bit.ly/2011sigs

If you have any questions about SIG Meetings or being a facilitator, please email nescbwi11@gmail.com

Thanks for contributing your time and expertise!