FALLING LEAVES 2009: PICTURE BOOKS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS MASTER CLASS
Nov 13-15, 2009 >>>
Come back to Silver Bay on Lake George for a weekend of inspiration and craft. Our focus this year is on writing picture books and graphic novels. We will be joined by Alexandra Cooper from Simon & Schuster, Ruta Rimas from Balzar & Bray (Harper Collins), Liz Waniewski from Dial Books for Young Readers, and Erica Zappy from Houghton Mifflin Books for Children. Stay tuned for one more editor to be announced, as well as registration details!And click here for pictures from 2008.
Shop Talk -- Local Meetings in Your Area
You are not alone!
While writing and illustrating for children's books is often a solitary art, many SCBWI members enjoy getting together with like-minded individuals. Shop Talk is where such meetings begin.
Whether you want to hear the latest "inside scoop" on editors or you just want talk to others who understand what you're going through, attend a "Shop Talk" session near you. Members and non-members alike are welcome (unless otherwise noted below) and attendence is always free.
Meeting Locations
Listed below are "Shop Talk" sessions that we are aware of, including contact information for group leader(s). If you head a "Shop Talk" session (or would like to), please send e-mail such that it can be updated on the Web page. Thank you.
CAPITAL DISTRICT: Meet at the Guilderland Public Library, 6:30-8:45pm, typically on the last Monday of each month, September through May (but click below for more details). Meetings are held at the Guilderland Public Library (2228 Western Avenue, Guilderland, New York). » more details
ITHACA: Meet at the Bookery II bookstore in the DeWitt Mall at 215 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca, 6:00-8:00pm, on the first Monday of every month. For SCBWI members only. Click here to send e-mail for more information.
