For those of you eager to follow along with SCBWI's 17th annual Winter Conference, SCBWI's indefatigable Team Blog (who counts among its cohort the intrepid Martha Brockenbrough, Jolie Stekly, and Jaime Temairik) will be blogging the sessions so that you don't have to brave the Arctic wind chill firsthand. To vicariously experience the bounty, CLICK... Continue Reading →
Summer Conference Blues?
If you, like me, didn't make it down to Los Angeles this weekend for the blockbuster conference to end all blockbuster conferences, take heart: There's always next year! You may well ask, Why such a freakishly positive attitude as I sulk, scrolling through the Facebook reunions in the gorgeous Hyatt lobby and sigh through swimming... Continue Reading →
Virtual conferencing!
What are YOU doing this weekend? If you're not already bundled up and shivering in midtown Manhattan, along with fellow SCBWI-ers attending this year's annual Winter Conference, take heart. You can go, too! And you're not too late. It started this morning, way out East. Follow along with the inspiring, chock-a-block that is EVERY SCBWI... Continue Reading →
SCBWI Summer Conference! Read all about it!
OMG. I so totally can't believe I'm here! I am about to experience my very first SCBWI Summer Conference. And, quite frankly, I'm terrified. This hotel is huge. I got lost in a mall that made Northgate look like a roadside stand. I drank one too many mojitos, and realized after the fact that I... Continue Reading →
The SCBWI Winter Conference: Abridged
For those of you who couldn't make it to New York City this past weekend for the annual Winter Conference, our intrepid members Jolie Stekly, Martha Brockenbrough, and Jaime Temairik blogged, tweeted, and schmoozed so you wouldn't have to. For the whole blog-o-rama, click here. For the Twitter frenzy, click here. Thanks to the SCBWI... Continue Reading →
2011 Conference Series- Faculty Q & A with Tina Wexler
Yesterday the SCBWI WWA Advisory Committee had their final pre-conference meeting for the 20th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference, and I have to say that the conference is going to be A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!! The facilities, the wine and cheese reception, and the faculty are JUST a few highlights to look forward to at the... Continue Reading →