Expanded Sunday Schedule with session descriptions
(The Golden Hotel, 800 11 th St)
PRE-PUBLISHED WRITER'S WORKSHOP - DONNA JO NAPOLI
Three Exercises That Help You Grab and Hold On to Your Reader
Publishers get too many submissions, and most cannot give full readings to everything. Readers have too many books in front of them in the bookstore or library, and they cannot read everything, either. So you have to grab right away, or you won't get that editor, or that reader.
7:45 - 8:15
Check-in at Golden Hotel
8:15 - 9:15
Starting a Story, followed by a writers' circle so we can get feedback from each other about it all.
9:30-10:30
Using the Senses in a Story, followed by a writers' circle so we can get feedback from each other about it all.
10:45 - 11:45
Character Development, followed by a writers' circle so we can get feedback from each other about it all.
11:45 - 12:00
Q & A with Donna Jo Napoli or further work
Instructions for workshop participants: please bring paper and a pencil with an eraser!
Open to: any participant who attends Fall Conference on Saturday, October 8. Prepublished writers will be given preference. If space permits, published authors may attend.
AUTHOR'S PROFESSIONAL FORUM
7:45 - 8:15
Check-in at Golden Hotel
8:15 - 9:15
The Narrative Voice - Michele Burke
The development of voice in children’s books and how it is used differently in various formats (picture books, middle grade, YA, etc.) Participants will learn the many ways that narrative voice can be used in different children's book formats, and how the use of voice in their own work can help them get the effect they want.
9:30-10:30
Nonfiction Is Not for Nerds! - Yolanda LeRoy
Learn about the unique publishing opportunities that nonfiction presents. Using concrete examples, we'll talk about choosing a focused subject, genre, and approach as well as explore tips for researching your books and creating substantive backmatter. Develop an awareness of different markets and learn what makes for distinctive, award-winning books. Useful for fiction writers, too!
10:45 - 11:45
The Rules of Engagement: How to Get (and Keep!) a Reader Involved in Your Novel - Cheryl Klein
The first task of any novel is to get the reader hooked on the characters, world, and story. In this workshop, we’ll look at published examples of engaging voices, premises, and characters and discuss the techniques that make them so successful, with special emphasis on showing vs. telling and avoiding Cheryl’s Top Ten Turnoffs in Novel Submissions.
11:45 - 12:00
Editor Q & A
Instructions for forum participants: Read a short packet of material in advance of Cheryl Klein's session.
Open to: Full SCBWI members who attend Fall Conference on Saturday, October 8 (To qualify as a full SCBWI member, you must be published in the children's market. For more information on membership qualifications, visit www.scbwi.org/about.htm)
ILLUSTRATOR DAY with Wendell Minor
"Using Your Own Compass"
A three-hour lecture/discussion workshop on how to follow your instincts instead of following trends. Nobody benefits from copying trends; there is simply more of the same out there - so don't get lost in the crowd! Using examples from his own extensive published collection of work, Wendell will guide and instruct illustrators in discovering their own unique talents and using that uniqueness to find their own success. Learn to blaze your trail wherever you can - when Wendell had ideas for his own books, he turned to writing to become both author and illustrator for Pumpkin Heads! and Grand Canyon . Find out from one of America 's most prolific, talented, and hard-working author/illustrators what it takes to make it in the publishing industry and how to have the staying power to make it a long-term career. Be prepared to see some truly inspiring work and learn the work habits of a true professional.
Open to: any participant who attends Fall Conference on Saturday, October 8.
Sunday Lunch
The Sunday lunch will be the Wrap it Up Buffet, which includes the Bridgewater Salad (Limestone Lettuce, Fire Roasted Asparagus, Red Onion, Vanilla Cayenne Cashews, & Roast Bell Pepper with Lemon Herb Vinaigrette). Served with Fresh Cut Fruit, Grilled Vegetable Salad, & Assorted Low Carb Wraps-Ham, Turkey, Veggie, & Roast Beef with Lettuce, Tomato, & Pickle.