Sunday, July 28, 2019

#LA19SCBWI, the 48th Annual SCBWI Summer Conference, is Almost Here!



The Keynotes! (including Pura Belpre and Caldecott Honor winner Yuyi Morales, National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson, Newbery Medal winner Meg Medina, and a rare U.S. appearance from picture book legend Mem Fox.)

The Panels! (including "Creating Memorable Main Characters for a Book Series," "Agent Panel: Trends and Evergreens: Selling Your Book in Today's Market," "Publishing Options in 2019," "Birth of a Picture Book," "Creating Books That Matter," and "Editor Panel: What Speaks To Me In The Books I Acquire.")

The 72 Breakout Sessions!

The Agents! The Editors!

The Portfolio Showcase! The Manuscript Critiques!

The Life Drawing Lunch! The Woodstock West: 50 Years Later Party!

There's so much more, and I'm practically running out of exclamation points...

Gift yourself all the Craft, Business, Inspiration, Opportunity, and Community of the 2019 SCBWI Summer Conference. Get all the details here.

We hope to see you!

And if you can't join in person, follow along on social media with the hashtag #LA19SCBWI and on this Official SCBWI Conference blog!

Illustrate and Write On,
Lee