Thank you Conference Volunteers - We Still Need A Few More
SCBWI Regions are run by the help and generosity of member volunteers.
We're looking for help in a lot of areas; snacks, monitors, bookstore, clean-up and more!
Please email Anne Reilly, anne_Reilly(ATsign)comcast.net |
Conference Coordinators
Margaret Speaker Yuan
Regional Advisor
Colette Weil Parrinello
Assistant Regional Advisor
Keely Parrack
Speaker Coordinator
Beyond the Bay Co-coordinator
Anne Reilly
Volunteer Coordinator
Beyond the Bay Co-coordinator
Charles Markee
North Bay Coordinator
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SCBWI San Francisco North & East Bay Region
Volunteers in Our Region Provide:- Meetings in Sebastopol, Walnut Creek, Novato and Larkspur
- Retreats in Muir Beach and San Rafael
- Summer Workshops in San Rafael
- Fall Conference in Oakland
A multi-region Google calendar (SF North & East Bay, SF South Bay and North Central) is updated by volunteers.
Click here to view |
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REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
FOR THE FALL CONFERENCE
More information about the conference will be emailed after Oct. 1. You will receive a link to our online folders at that time, which will contain information from the speakers, parking maps, plus articles about attending conferences.
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TWO ALL-DAY SESSIONS OFFERED:
PICTURE BOOKS OR MAIN SESSION
What a tremendous speaker lineup! A full day of inspiration, craft development and mastery, marketing, agent needs and more. Plus we will have our PAL member bookstore, great food and lots of member conversation. Please see our Quick Links on the left for Speaker Bios and FAQs.Lisa Yoskowitz, assistant editor of Dutton Books, a Penguin imprint. Kaylan Adair, editor, Candlewick Press Caryn Wiseman, agent, Andrea Brown Literary Agency Ammi-Joan Paquette,associate agent at Erin Murphy Literary Agency
Bruce Hale, author of seven Picture Books, Middle Grade, CHET GECKO series of detective stories, new book DIAL M for MONGOOSE
Tim Myers, author of ten Picture Books, newest is LOOKING FOR LUNA, also BASHO AND THE RIVER STONES, THE OUTFOXED FOX, IF YOU GIVE A T-REX A BONE
Ginger Wadsworth, non-fiction Picture Book & Middle Grade author of over twenty books, including biographies, nature and science titles, latest UP UP AND AWAY, also CAMPING WITH THE PRESIDENT
Pamela Turner, non-fiction author of over seven titles, including HACHIKO, Picture Book FROG SCIENTIST, and PROJECT SEAHORSE, (Middle Grade) both part of the Scientist in the Field series, and LIFE IN THE WILD, (Middle Grade).
Joe Cepeda, illustrator, MICE AND BEANS, among many other titles. |
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Stay tuned for more program titles
MAIN SESSION - Lucie Stern Hall
7:45 Registration
8:30 Welcome
8:45 Joe Cepeda
9:30 Break
9:45 Ammi-Joan Paquette
10:30 Break
10:45 Pam Turner & Ginger Wadsworth Everything We Wished We'd Known Before We Started Writing
11:30 Break
11:45 Caryn Wiseman
12:45 Lunch
1:30 Lisa Yoskowitz Famous First Words: Start Strong to Stand Out (in the Slush Pile) 2:15 Break
2:30 Bruce Hale Stakes and Suspense: How to Make Your Story Unputdownable 3:15 Break
3:30 Kaylan Adair Behind the Scenes @ Candlewick Press
4:15 Closing Remarks / Tim Myers The Enchantments of Literary
5:00 Final Notes, Dessert & PAL Book Signing PICTURE BOOK SESSION
8:00 Registration 8:45 Welcome
9:00 Tim Myers Within Reach: Are We Underestimating the Picture Book Audience?
9:45 Break
10:00 Lisa Yoskowitz From Creation to Publication: The Making & Marketing of a Picture Book
10:45 Break
11:00 Kaylan Adair The Anatomy of a Picture Book: Defining, Dissecting and Discussing Successful Picture Books
11:45 Break
12:00 Ammi-Joan Paquette
1:00 Lunch
1:45 Pam Turner & Ginger Wadsworth Picture Book Promotion: The Author's Perspective
2:30 Break
2:45 Caryn Wiseman
3:30 Break
3:45 Joe Cepeda
4:30 Closing Remarks / Bruce Hale
5:15 Final Notes, Dessert & PAL Book Signing
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