February 2012
February 18, 2012
10:00am to 3:30pm
Breaking In and Staying In: PA Authors and Illustrator
Talk about Launching and Maintaining Their Careers
Lancaster Public Library
125 North Duke Street
Lancaster, PA
Pennsylvania children's authors and illustrators Sandy Asher, Debbie Dadey, Lee Harper, Matt Novak, and Barbara Robinson will share "behind the scenes" stories about their early experiences getting their work published and recent strategies for staying in the game.
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April 2012
April 20-22, 2012
SCBWI Eastern PA's 20th Annual Pocono Retreat
Shawnee Golf Resort
Shawnee on the Deleware, PA
Faculty:
Laurie Halse Anderson
Deborah Heiligman
Kay Winters
Amy June Bates
Laurent Linn, Simon & Schuster, Books for Young Readers
Sara Sargent, Balzer & Bray
Carter Hasegawa, Candlewick Press
Stacy Abrams, Entangled Publishing
Nancy Gallt, Nancy Gallt Literary Agency
Susan Hawk, The Bent Agency
Steven Chudney, The Chudney Agency
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May 2012
MAY 12, 2012
8:30am - 5:00pm
Making Picture Books - A Workshop for Children'sBook Writers and Illustrators
Rosenbach Center
Philadelphia, PA
In conjunction with the Sendak exhibition, From Pen to Publisher, we have organized a day-long course about the making of a picture book. This course is offered in collaboration with the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and is appropriate for experts and novices alike. Children's book author and illustrator, Gene Barretta, will be the keynote speaker. Mr. Barretta is the author of a large number of books for children, including Zoola Palooza (2011), Dear Deer (2010), and Now and Ben (2009).
More details and registration will be available in mid-February.
November 2012
November 2-3, 2012
FALL FEST/CRITIQUE FEST
Lancaster, PA
Friday (11/2) will include a keynote, breakouts, and first pages session.
Unlimited Registration.
Saturday (11/3) will be the 3rd annual Critique Fest and each attendee participates in a round table critique group and has 3 professional critiques with an editor, agent, and author. This event is encouraged for seasoned writers.
Registration is limited.