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Monday, August 12, 2019

Goodbye and See You in NYC Feb 8-9, 2020!

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Sunday, August 11, 2019

Closing Keynote: Meg Medina

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Meg Medina Meg Medina  is the extraordinary, Newbery Award-winning author of Merci Suarez Changes Gears. She's also a NYT-bestsellin...
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Alice Faye Duncan - Winning Lessons from the Life of Martin Luther King Jr.

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: If Alice Faye Duncan is speaking or teaching anywhere, go to whatever event that is! Brilliant speaker, supe...

Author Panel Creating Memorable Characters for Series - Bruce Hale

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Bruce Hale has written over 50 books, picture books to middle grade novels. He's excited to talk about writing series' characters....

Author Panel: Creating Memorable Main Characters for a Book Series - Ben Clanton & Debbi Michiko Florence

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Ben Clanton Debbi Michiko Florence (Photo credit Roy Thomas) Ben Clanton is the author/illustrator of the Narwhal and Jelly books...

Author Panel: Creating Memorable Main Characters for a Book Series - Lisa Yee

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Lisa Yee Photo Credit: Emi Fujii Lisa Yee has written twenty novels and chapter books for kids. In addition to her Millicent middle grad...

Cynthia Leitich Smith - Writing Across Identity Elements

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Cyn invited the audience to examine their own identity elements as well as those of the characters they create. Cynthia Leitich Smi...

Suzanne Kaufman: The Craft Of Nonfiction Illustration

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Suzanne Kaufman is the illustrator of the New York Times best-selling picture book All Are Welcome, and is the author/illustrator of ...

M.T. Anderson - The Past is Another Country

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M.T. Anderson performing his Delaware Theme Tune M.T. Anderson is one of my favorite authors and speakers, you'll know his LA Times ...

Elana K. Arnold and Brandy Colbert: Survival Skills for Novelists

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Photo of Brandy Colbert by Jesse Weinberg Veteran, award-winning authors  Elana K. Arnold and Brandy Colbert have a number of wonderfu...

Lunch with Mem Fox

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Lin Oliver and Mem Fox Mem Fox Mem Fox is the author of so many beloved books for young readers, including Bonnie and Ben Rhym...

And the SCBWI Stephen Mooser Member of the Year Award Winner Is...

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Natascha Biebow and Stephen Mooser ... Natascha Biebow , who is the regional advisor for the British Isles, and—we kid you not—the reci...

Denene Millner - Love Letters for Black Children: The Importance of Diverse Books

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Denene Millner is the Editor of her eponymous imprint, which has published the award-winning  Crown: Ode to the Fresh Cut.  She is the...

Anna Shinoda: Writing Through Stress and Trauma: Publish Your Stories That Heal

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Anna Shinoda is the author of Learning Not to Drown , a story of a young girl who struggles to preserve her own identity amidst a chaotic, ...
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Adib Khorram: Dismantling Toxic Masculinity Through Young Adult Literature

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Darius the Great is Not Okay Adib Khorram is the debut author of Darius the Great is Not Okay , which won the William C. Morris Award, ...

Sunday Awards Presentation

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The Martha Weston Grant was established by the Hairston Family to remember author/illustrator Martha Weston. Martha published over fifty pi...

Keynote: Yuyi Morales

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Yuyi Morales Yuyi Morales was born in Xalapa, Mexico, where she currently resides. A professional storyteller, dancer, choreographer...

AGENTS PANEL: Molly O'Neill and Beth Phelan

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Molly O'Neill is an agent with Root Literary. She loves the creative process and early-stage project development, is invigorated by busi...

Agents Panel: Adriana Dominguez, Jennifer Rofé and Alexander Slater

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Literary Agents L to R: Adriana Dominguez, Molly O'Neill, Beth Phelan, Jennifer Rofé and Alexander Slater  Literary agents Adria...
Saturday, August 10, 2019

The Members Book Sale

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Here are a few shots from the jam-packed, joy-filled member book sale, where people brought copies, spread the word about them, and sold th...
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