SCBWI Big Five-Oh Conference – 2021

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, known as the international professional organization for authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults, is having its annual summer conference. It is the 50th anniversary of this conference and has an exciting line-up of agents, authors, and poets.

I like this conference because there is something for everyone. Not just about fiction, the conference has workshops and learning opportunities in business aspects such as rights management and royalty statements, non-fiction, writing for the educational market, building brands, marketing, and techniques in illustration including researching. I’ll be attending, focusing on taking the Illustrator’s intensive, non-ficion, and educational. Please say hi if you bump into me.

If you want to learn more, check out the website and the conference blog to see a list of conference speakers.

SCBWI Summer Conference is Here!

2017 SCBWI Summer Conference

The 2017 SCBWI Summer Conference this year is going to be packed with amazing speakers and panels. Agents like Jennifer Laughran and  Alexandra Penfold, as well as editors like Bethany BuckZareen Jaffery, and Kendra Levin will be there.  Keynotes by awesome writers like Kwame Alexander and Laurie Halse Anderson.

Even better, it’s at the JW Marriot at LA Live!  I can’t wait and will attend. Dates are July 7-9. Look forward to seeing friends, writers, and editors there.

Check out more info at:  https://www.scbwi.org/events/46th-annual-summer-conference-in-los-angeles-la17/

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Blogging

I’ve been blogging lately. On my creative writing blog, Zen Word of Creative Writing,  I’ve posted a tip I use to capture my ideas anytime.

cup-toros I am also going to blog at CSUDH faculty blog. MY current post will be about keeping students engaged in online courses. The link for California State University Dominguez Hills is at http://www.csudh.edu/   When I have the link for the faculty blog I’ll post.