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Aiming at Excellence in Writing for Children and Teens
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The San Diego Chapter of SCBWI is hosting a conference, The View from
Inside: A One-Day Conference with Editors and Agents, on Saturday,
March 8, 2008 at the Hahn University Center of the University of San
Diego. Complete info on the conference including agenda, faculty bios,
manuscript and illustration critiques, and registration forms can be
found at www.sandiego- scbwi.org/ scbwiconferences .htm
Faculty
includes, Lindsay Davis, Junior Agent, Writers House; Kim T. Griswell,
Coordinating Editor, Highlights and Highlights High Five; Kelly
Sonnack, Literary Agent, Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency; Andrea Welch,
Editor, Harcourt Children's Books; Lori Mitchell, Illustrator and Vice
President, San Diego Society of Illustrators; Patricia Morris Buckley,
Author and Assistant Regional Advisor, San Diego Chapter, SCBWI; and
Michele Wetherbee, Art Director, Harcourt Children's Books.
A
pre-conference workshop for those new to writing/illustratin g for
children begins at 7:30 a.m. The main conference includes faculty
presentations, first page panels, illustration gallery, and Q & A
panel with faculty. Written manuscript critiques, in-person portfolio
critiques, first pages, and an illustration gallery are available for
conference attendees. [$ are in US.]
Early registration (postmarked by Jan 25): $85 members, $95 nonmembers
Registrations postmarked after Jan. 25: $95 members; $105 nonmembers
Manuscript and Illustration Critiques $45
First pages (first 150 words) and Illustration Gallery - FREE
Manuscripts for critique must be postmarked by Jan. 25
Illustrations for critique and First Pages must be postmarked by Feb. 12
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