Schedule of Events for Saturday, April 8, 2006
7:45 - 8:40 Registration, Continental breakfast, Book sales
8:45 - 9:00 Welcome and Speaker introductions
9:00 - 10:00 The Creative Process: Pictures, then Words - Dorothy Donohue
10:00 - 10:15 Break/Book sales
10:15 - 11:15 (Choose one)
- In the Beginning: The Genesis of a Successful Start – Alane Ferguson
- Culture Building for Science Fiction and Fantasy – Hilari Bell
- Please Don't Leave Me Alone With a Gym Full of Kids!
The How and Yikes of Author Visits - Becky Clark Cornwell - Creating Pictures with Paper - a hands-on workshop – Dorothy Donohue
11:15 - 11:30 Break/Book sales
11:30 - 12:30 (Choose one)
- Beginnings in Action – Alane Ferguson
- Popping the Questions:
How to Get, Conduct, and Use an Interview – Claudia Cangilla McAdam - Guerilla Marketing for the Creative Person – Lisa Lodholm Gilman
- Creating Pictures with Paper - a hands-on workshop (continued)
12:30 - 1:45 Lunch/Book sales
1:45 - 2:00 Announcements/Door Prizes
2:00- 3:00 (Choose one)
- The Dreaded Short Synopsis - Hilari Bell
- Is My Book Face Out? Children's Bookselling 101- Shirley Sternola
- Illustrator session - Creating Pictures with Paper - a hands-on workshop (continued)
3:00- 3:30 Break, Refreshments, Public viewing of portfolios, Book sales, Autographing
3:30-4:30 (Choose one)
- Who You Know, What You Know, Where You Go...
Generating Ideas for New Writing Projects - Claudia Cangilla McAdam - Murder for Hire: How to Write and Publish a Mystery! - Alane Ferguson
- Websites, Blogs, and Platform Building – Olgy Gary
- Illustrator session – School Visits for Illustrators – Dorothy Donohue
4:30-4:45 Announcements, Door prizes: Denise Vega, Colin Murcray, Co-RAs
Please note that schedule details are subject to change