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Early Registration is now open for our Fall Conference!
From Creativity to Mastery
Oct. 24 at Mills College in Oakland |
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From Creativity to Mastery
All-day conference featuring Stephen Mooser, president and co-founder of SCBWI; Abigail Samoun, editor at Tricycle Press; Kelly Sonnack, agent with Andrea Brown Literary; Teri Sloat, picture book author and illustrator; Lindsay Davis, agent at Writers House; Tina Stolberg, writer and library specialist, and more speakers to be announced. To be held at the beautiful Mills College campus in the Oakland hills. For more information, please sign up for our e-mail newsletter by sending a message to Margaret Speaker Yuan at books4women@yahoo.com
This year's conference will feature main sessions plus breakouts on marketing and picture book writing, all for one low price.
More information, including opportunities for manuscript critiques, will be available on our web site, www.scbwinorthca.org, in coming weeks.
Early registration is now available online only.
Members Before August 15, includes lunch $89
Between August 15 and Oct. 10, $109 includes lunch
After Oct. 10, register at the door $129 but does not include lunch.
Non-members Before August 15, includes lunch $109
Between August 15 and Oct. 10, $129 includes lunch
After Oct. 10, register at the door $149 but does not include lunch.
Refunds cannot be made but if you are unable to attend the event, you may obtain a credit (less a $25 cancellation fee) for a future program by emailing Margaret Speaker Yuan at books4women@yahoo.com.
No credits after October 10, 2009. The program is subject to change without notice. Click below to register.
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Kittridge Retreat at Green Gulch Farm/ Sept. 17 to 19 |
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Creative Get-away Retreat
Green Gulch Farm, Sept. 18 & 19, 2009 (Friday and Saturday nights, departing on Sunday Sept. 20)
Optional Thursday night, Sept. 17
The February 2009 retreat sold out, so please register early!
No speakers, no programs, just time to write or draw surrounded by the beautiful scenery of West Marin, plus informal evening readings and critiques.
Green Gulch Farm is part of the San Francisco Zen Center. The farm is located off of Highway 1 north of the Golden Gate Bridge, in a valley that opens out onto the Pacific Ocean. The accommodations for the retreat are at the Lindisfarne Guest House.
The Guest House is a distinctive octagonal building with twelve rooms on two floors surrounding a 30-foot skylit atrium. The atrium provides a relaxing skylit sitting area where guests often gather to read or sit with a cup of tea by the fire. The building is constructed in a traditional Japanese style and heated with a central wood-burning stove and passive solar system.
The guest rooms are simply, yet comfortably furnished, with large windows opening onto landscaped grounds. Each pair of rooms shares a bathroom and there is a centrally located shower.
Snacks are always available in the guest house kitchen. Vegetarian meals are included in the price of the retreat.
Single rooms, including meals, are $279 if you register by August 1, 2009. After August 1, 2009, the price is $350. Optional Thursday night, Sept. 17, is $100.
Cancellations before August 1 are refundable less a $25 cancellation fee. After August 1, refunds will only be made if a substitute can be found. To reserve your space, you may send in a $150 reservation fee, with the balance due August 1. This retreat is available only to SCBWI members.
Note: The retreat begins at 3 PM Friday, Sept. 18, and ends at 1 PM Sunday, Sept. 20. The optional Thursday night begins at 3 PM Thursday.
Directions to Green Gulch Farm: Take Highway 101 to the Highway 1/Stinson Beach exit. Turn left at the Arco station onto Highway 1 (Shoreline Highway). Follow the green signs for Highway 1/Stinson Beach. After 2.5 miles the road forks - bear left towards Muir Beach. Go 2 more miles and you'll see a eucalyptus grove and large sign on the left indicating the driveway, "Zen Center/Green Gulch Farm/Wheelwright Center."
Questions? E-mail Margaret Speaker Yuan at books4women@ yahoo.com
To pay by check, send this information with your check made out to SCBWI to:
SCBWI, C/O Margaret Speaker Yuan, 17 Mt. Darwin Court, San Rafael, CA 94903.
Registration form
Name
Address
E-mail address
Telephone number
Amount enclosed
Optional Thursday night yes or no
Balance due August 1, 2009
Questions? E-mail Margaret Speaker Yuan at books4women@ yahoo.com
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