2013 Schedule (Children's Writers & Illustrators Conference)

2013 Schedule

Thursday, June 20

2:00 pm & beyond
Registration opens
Location: Patio

4:00 – 4:30 pm
Conference Overview
Kathryn Otoshi & Karen West
Location: Event Room

4:30 – 6:00 pm
What Makes a Book Memorable: Setting Yourself Apart
Sue Campbell
Location: Event Room

6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Conference Welcome & Faculty Introductions
Location: Event Roo

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Opening Night Dinner
Participants and faculty members dine together
Location: Patio

7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
An Evening with Mac Barnett
Introduced by Kathryn Otoshi
Location: Event Room

Friday, June 21

8:30 am - 9:00 am
Coffee & Informal Gathering
Location: Event Room

9:00 am – 10:00 am
Bay Area Children's Publishing
Shirin Yim Bridges (Goosebottom Books), Chris Gruener (Cameron & Co.), Daniel Harmon (Zest Books), and Marissa Moss (Creston Books)
Location: Event Room

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
MORNING WORKSHOPS

1. Writing & Illustrating for Picture Books
Julie Downing & Amy Novesky
Location: Event Room

2. Writing for Middle Readers
Marissa Moss
Location: Gallery

3. Writing for Young Adults
Andrea Alban
Location: Meeting Room 

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch and Consultations
Location: Patio

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Writing Intensive
Lissa Rovetch
Location Event Room

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Illustration Intensive: Inspiration, Research, Character Development, Layout, Production, Mockup
Kathryn Otoshi
Location: Gallery

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Break

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
The Author/Agent Relationship
Minju Chang, Karen Grencik, Deborah Warren & Amy Rennert (Moderator)
Location: Event Room

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Evening Recess

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Critique Forum: Share Your Work
Andrea Alban (Facilitator)
Location: Event Room

8:30 am - 9:00 am
Coffee & Informal Gathering

9:00 am – 10:00 am
McSweeney's Children's Imprint
Brian McMullen (McSweeney's Publishing)
Location: Event Room

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
MORNING WORKSHOPS

1. Writing & Illustrating for Picture Books
Kathryn Otoshi
Location: Event Room

2. Writing for Middle Readers
Gennifer Choldenko
Location: Gallery

3. Writing for Young Adults
TBA
Location: Meeting Room

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch and Consultations

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Creative Non-Fiction
Shirin Yim Bridges & Amy Novesky
Location: Event Room

Comics & Graphic Novels
Thien Pham
Location: Gallery

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The Author/Editor Relationship
Gennifer Choldenko & Wendy Lamb (Wendy Lamb Books)
Location: Event Room

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Break

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Working With an Editor
Wendy Lamb & Summer Dawn Laurie
Location: Event Room

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Evening Recess

6:00 - 7:00 pm
Chomp, Flush, Hoot: Unleashing Your Barrel of Monkeys
Carl Hiaasen
Location: Gallery

7:00 - 8:30 pm
An Evening with Carl Hiaasen
Introduced by Dana Kelly
Location: Event Room

8:30 am - 9:00 am
Coffee & Informal Gathering  

9:00 am – 10:00 am
Tweet & Shout: Using Social Media for Promotion
Sam Barry, Kathryn Engh & Samanta Rubenstein
Location: Event Room

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
MORNING WORKSHOPS

1. Writing & Illustrating for Picture Books
Lissa Rovetch & Shirin Bridges
Location: Event Room

2. Writing for Middle Readers
TBA
Location: Gallery

3. Writing for Young Adults
Linda Watanabe McFerrin
Location: Meeting Room

12:00 - 1:00 pm
Lunch and Consultations
Location: Patio

1:00 - 2:00 pm
Alternative Paths to Publication
Shirin Yim Bridges (Goosebottom Books) & Kathryn Otoshi (KO Kids Books)
Location: Event Room

2:00 - 2:30 pm
Carry the Conference Into Your Writing Life
Andrea Alban
Location: Event Room

2:30 pm
Closing Festivities: Champagne & Chocolate Reception
Location: Event Room