Round-Up Of Posts from #scbwiSummer24

Wow, what an amazing conference! Don't forget that even if you missed some of the events, you can always watch the video replays. Replays will be available in approximately 5-7 days, and will remain accessible for 30 days.

For easier browsing, here's an index of SCBWI Team Blog posts. Note that not all sessions are covered in the Conference Blog. There are only six of us, after all! Team members are assigned to cover particular sessions or volunteer to cover sessions.

SCBWI Team Blog: LW (Lee Wind), JS (Jolie Stekly), JT (Jaime Temairik), DT (Don Tate), JC (Justin Campbell), DRO (Debbie Ridpath Ohi).

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PRE-CONFERENCE:

SCBWI Summer Conference Portfolio Showcase - DRO

Interview With Frances Mahaney, Conference Artist - DRO
Team Blog Intros:
Lee Wind, Justin Campbell, Debbie Ridpath Ohi

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THURSDAY:

UnBanning Books Panel:
    Arthur Levine - JC
    Maggie Tokua-Hall and Lee Rowland - LW
    Kyle Zimmer and Betsy Gomez - JT

Newcomer Orientation with Jolie Stekly - DRO

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FRIDAY:

Welcome and Intro with Sarah Baker - DRO

Success Story Panel:

    Pamela N. Harris - JS
    Amy Kumph - JT

Editors & Agents Panel, moderated by Laurent Linn:
    Josh Adams - DT

    Sonali Fry - DRO
    Saba Sulaiman - LW
    Tiff Liao - JC

Breakout Session One:
    Make It A System with Emma Otheguy - JS
    Technique & Style with Rashin Kheiryeh - JT
    Curate Your Porfolio With Aliza R. Hoover - DRO
    Capturing Your Life: Memoir in Picture Books with Andrea Wang - LW
    Six Marks To Hit Before You Submit With Dan Richards - JC
    Publicity & Marketing With Tracy Van Straaten - DT

Art Directors Panel, moderated by TeMika Grooms:
    Karen Li - JT
    Adriana Dominguez - DRO
    Mela Bolinao - JC
    Carol Ly - DT

Breakout Session Two:
    Keeping It Together When It Feels Like Your Publishing Career Is Falling Apart with Alison Weiss - DT
    Breaking Down Picture Book Pagination with Kait Feldman - JS
    Finding The Kid Viewpoint In Picture Book Biographies with Alyza Liu - JT

    Exploring 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Person Voice with Cheryl Klein - DRO
    From Pages To Panels with Whitney Leopard - JC

SCBWI Illustrators Committee: Ask Us Anything! - DT

Translators Social with Jan Mitsuko Cash - LW

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SATURDAY:

Welcome and Keynote with Felicita Sala - JC

Authors Panel: Authentic Voices In Early Readers

    Melissa Iwai - JS

    Kelly Starling Lyons - DT

    Emma Otherguy - LW
    Valerie Bolling - DRO

Breakout Session Three
    Writing Rhythm and Rhyme with Tameka Fryer Brown - LW
    Writing For Illustrators: Memory As A Dreamscape with Zahra Marwan - DT

    Beyond Scrivener: Using Tech To Tame Your Nonfiction Research with Colleen Paeff - DRO

    How To Make Your Author Website Your Best Marketing Tool With Ayanna Coleman - JS

    Building The YA Universe With Abigail Hing Wen - by JC

Breakout Session Four

    Writing For The Educational Market with Nikki Shannon Smith - JT
    A Graphic Novel Workshop For Illustrators With Sharee Miller - DT

    Illustrating Stories Digitally With Juanita Londoño - JC

    Strategically Craft Reels To Promote Your Book With Erin Lee - DRO

    Plot Paradigms For Pantsers With Janet Fox - JS

    Book Fairs 101 With Lionel Bender - LW

Check out the Portfolio Showcase:
    Lee's Highlights
    Jaime's Highlights

    Debbie's Highlights

    Don's Highlights
    Justin's Highlights

    Index to SCBWI Team Blog Portfolio Showcase Highlights

Illustrated Notes from the Conference - DRO

Closing Keynote: Kate DiCamillo - JT

Awards and Wrap-Up

    Stephen Mooser Member Of The Year Award, Scholarship Winners - DRO
    Portfolio Showcase Awards & Wrap-Up - DRO