Schedule
8:00 – 8:30
8:30 – 8:45
Registration, continental breakfast, book sales
Welcome, introduction of speakers
8:45 – 9:45 Taking Humor Seriously at Cricket Magazine Group
– Alice Letvin, Editorial Director, Carus Publishing/Cricket Magazine Group
9:45 – 10:00 Break, refreshments
10:00 – 11:30
(Choose one)
So Funny I Forgot to Laugh: Humor in Middle-Grade Fiction
– Claudia Mills

A Day in the Life of a Practicing Poet
– Frank Lloyd Kramer

Make Your Words Sing! Using Rhyme, Rhythm, and Wordplay in Picture Books & Poetry Collections
– Linda Ashman

Children’s Magazines: How to be Funny, Charming, and Accurate — All At the Same Time!
– Karen Kohn

11:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 1:15
Break, book sales and autographing of books
Buffet Lunch
Announcements, door prizes
1:15 – 2:45
(Choose one)
The World of Carus Publishing
– Alice Letvin

On the Menu: Themed Poetry and Delicious Fiction or Nonfiction, Generously Seasoned with Humor & Rhyme!
– Phyllis Perry

Rhyming Readers and Finding Your Funny Bone
– Marjorie Blain Parker

Computer Enhanced Illustration
– Eris Klein

2:45 – 3:15 Break, refreshments, book sales, public viewing of portfolios
3:15 – 4:45
(Choose one)
First Pages Critiques
– Alice Letvin, Editorial Director

Using Humor in "Serious" Young Adult Literature
– Lauren Myracle

Group Portfolio Review and Critique
– Karen Kohn and Eris Klein

4:45 – 5:00
5:45 – 6:15
6:15 – 7:15
Announcements, door prizes
Optional cash bar at Table Mountain Inn
Optional buffet or vegetarian dinner at Table Mountain Inn
Please note that schedule details are subject to change