Sunday, August 3, 2025

Thank You so much for joining us for the 2025 Virtual Summer Conference!

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From Team Blog to all of you, thank you so much for joining us for the 2025 Virtual Summer Conference! We hope you were inspired, motivated,...
Saturday, August 2, 2025

Wrap Up and Awards Presentation

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Wrap Up and Awards Presentation Presented by Sarah Baker (SCBWI Executive Director) & Sarah Diamond (Associate Director of Digital Conte...

Closing Keynote by Bryan Collier

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Bryan Collier's closing keynote is one of the most uplifting and energizing talks we've had at SCBWI maybe ever, attendees are all s...

Breakout Session #4: Making It Work as an Illustrator: Real Strategies for Freelance Success

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Making It Work as an Illustrator: Real Strategies for Freelance Success with R. Gregory Christie "Hello from everywhere, from Canada to...

Breakout Session #4: Create Dynamic, Innovative STEAM books that will Capture an Editor's Attention with Jennifer Swanson

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Jennifer Swanson is the author of 50 nonfiction books for kids and the creator and cohost of the Solve It! For Kids podcast .  Her passion ...

Breakout Session 4: How Tension and Conflict Drive Storytelling with Krista Marino

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Krista Marino is a VP & Senior Executive Editor at Delacorte Press where she acquires and edits Young Adult and Middle Grade fiction. Am...

Breakout Session 3 Luscious Layers in Picture Books with Valerie Bolling

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Luscious Layers in Picture Books with Valerie Bolling Valerie warmly introduced herself with a slide with the layers that make up who she is...

Breakout Session #3 - So, You Want to Write a Memoir! With Ruth Chan

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Ruth Chan is an award-winning author and illustrator of comics and children’s books, including her graphic memoir Uprooted which won the S...

Breakout Session 3: Tying the Knot Without Dating: What to Expect in the Creator-Agent Relationship with Jen Rofe

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While this session was initially titled - Tying the Know Without Dating: What to Expect in the Creator-Agent Relationship, Jennifer has reti...

The Ins and Outs of Author Publishing - A Self-Publishing Panel - Tonya Duncan Ellis / Lee Reed

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Great panel moderated by Lee Wind about author published books and how they are faring in 2025.  Lee Reed  is a senior editor at Greenleaf B...

The Ins and Outs of Author Publishing - A Self-Publishing Panel: Lee Wind

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 The Ins and Outs of Author Publishing - A Self-Publishing Panel: Lee Wind Lee is an award-winning author, who is an incredibly powerful adv...