THE BIG FIVE-OHA Celebration of SCBWI’s Fifty-Year Anniversary

 SCBWI Summer Conference THE BIG FIVE-OHA Celebration of SCBWI’s Fifty-Year Anniversary7/29 - 8/2/2021 | LIVE ON ZOOMSCHEDULEFIRST TIME ATTENDEE ORIENTATIONSATURDAY, JULY 2410:00am-11:00am PDT/1:00pm-2:00pm EDTJOLIE STEKLYLive on ZoomPRE-CONFERENCE SOCIALSMONDAY, JULY 265:00pm-6:00pm PDT/8:00pm-9:00pm EDTTRANSLATORS SOCIALLive on ZoomTUESDAY, JULY 2712:00pm-1:30pm PDT/3:00pm-4:30pm EDTSPANISH LANGUAGE SOCIALLive on ZoomWEDNESDAY, JULY 285:00pm-6:00pm PST/8:00pm-9:00pm EDTLGBTQIA+ SOCIALLive on ZoomTHURSDAY, JULY 29Choose from Two Day-long Intensives (Optional) LAUNCHPAD INTENSIVEFor Pre-Published Writers and IllustratorsSESSION ONE8:00am-8:30am PDT / 11:00am-11:30am EDTSetting the Course of Your Publishing Journey — Pat Cummings8:30am-9:30am PDT / 11:30am-12:30pm EDTCreating the Picture Book — Marla Frazee & Allyn Johnston SESSION TWO10:00am-11:00am PDT / 1:00pm-2:00pm EDTCreating the Novel — Nova Ren Suma & Tiffany LiaoSESSION THREE11:15am-12:30pm PDT / 2:15pm-3:30pm EDTCreating the Nonfiction Book — Lesa Cline-Ransome, Melissa Manlove, Traci Sorell, Paula YooSESSION FOUR12:45pm-1:45pm PDT / 3:45pm-4:45pm EDTHow to Write a Query Letter — Kayla CichelloSESSION FIVE2:00pm-3:00pm PDT / 5:00pm-6:00pm EDTAgents Panel: The Path to Publication – How to Get Your Work Seen, Considered, and Sold! — Adriana Domínguez, Beth Phelan, Tanusri Prasanna, Brent TaylorSESSION SIX3:15pm-3:45pm PDT / 6:15pm-6:45pm EDTTo Be Determined PRO DAY INTENSIVEFor Published Writers and IllustratorsSESSION ONE ROYALTIES AND REACHING NEW AUDIENCES8:00am-8:30am PDT / 11:00am-11:30am EDTHow to Write Across Genres — To Be Determined8:30am-9:00am PDT / 11:30am-12:00pm EDTHow to Read a Royalty Statement — Tricia LawrenceSESSION TWOBREAD & BUTTER STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING YOUR INCOME9:30am-9:45am PDT / 12:30pm-12:45pm EDTHow to Earn a Living as a Writer — Alice McGinty9:45am-10:00am / 12:45pm-1:00pm EDTWork for Hire Books — Heather E. Schwartz10:15am-10:30am PDT / 1:15pm-1:30pm EDTWriting for the Educational Market — Nancy Castaldo10:30am-10:45am PDT / 1:30pm-1:45pm EDTFinding Your Niche Audience — Jennifer Vassel10:45am-11:00am / 1:45pm-2:00pm EDTWriters Who Want to Teach Other Writers — Sarah Aronson & Padma VenkatramanSESSION THREE EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SUBSIDIARY RIGHTS11:30am-12:00pm PDT/ 2:30pm-3:00pm EDTA Journey Through the Array of Children’s Book Sub Rights — Jenny Bent12:00pm-12:30pm PDT / 3:00pm-3:30pm EDTExploring TV and Film Rights — Eddie GamarraSESSION FOUR MARKETING, MARKETING, AND MORE MARKETING1:30pm-1:50pm PDT / 4:30pm-4:50pm EDTBuilding an Effective Author Platform & Brand — Jennifer Swanson1:50pm-2:10pm PDT / 4:50pm-5:10pm EDTGetting Your Book into Schools and Libraries — To Be Determined2:10pm-2:30pm PDT / 5:10pm-5:30pm EDTCreating Publicity for Your Book — Hallie PattersonSESSION FIVE FOUR PATHS TO SUCCESS: HOW I DID IT & WHAT I LEARNED THAT CAN HELP US ALL3:00pm-3:15pm PDT / 6:00pm-6:15pm EDTJanae Marks3:15pm-3:30pm PDT / 6:15pm-6:30pm EDTTammi Sauer3:30pm-3:45pm PDT / 6:30pm-6:45pm EDTValerie Bolling3:45pm-4:00pm PDT / 6:45pm-7:00pm EDTErnesto CisnerosSESSION SIX MEET YOUR FELLOW INTENSIVE ATTENDEES4:30pm-5:30pm PDT / 7:30pm-8:30pm EDTOnline Pro Intensive Social (Live on Zoom) – Bruce HaleBe prepared to discuss the following prompt:What’s the biggest challenge you’ve encountered in your writing career?MAIN CONFERENCE SCHEDULEFriday, July 30 – Sunday, August 1FRIDAY, JULY 30SESSION ONESESSION ONE 8:00am-8:15am PDT/11:00am-11:15am EDTWelcome — Lin Oliver8:15am-8:45am PDT/11:15am-11:45am EDTHow to Write Books that Influence People: On Developing Authority as a Writer — Malinda Lo8:45am-9:00am PDT/11:45am-12:00pm EDTHow to Write with Pictures Even if You’re Not an Illustrator — Marla FrazeeSESSION TWO 9:15am-9:30am PDT/12:15pm-12:30pm EDTHow to Craft Your Picture Book Manuscript into a Read-Aloud Masterpiece — Allyn Johnston9:30am-9:45am PDT/12:30pm-12:45pm EDTHow to Dream Fruitfully — Sherri L. SmithSESSION THREESESSION THREE 10:00am-11:00am PDT/1:00pm-2:00pm EDTReal Time Writing Session — Daniel NayieriAuthor Daniel Nayieri will lead you through a series of guided prompts on ‘building a scene.’ Be prepared to be inspired!SESSION FOUR 11:15am-11:45am PDT/2:15pm-2:45pm EDTAn Iconic Interview — Kwame Alexander interviews Nikki Giovanni11:45am-12:00pm PDT/2:45pm-3:00pm EDTHow to Thrill Middle Grade Readers — Torrey MaldonadoSESSION FIVESESSION FIVE 12:15pm-12:30pm PDT/3:15pm-3:30pm EDTHow to Create Board Books — Cecily Kaiser12:30pm-12:45pm PDT/3:30pm-3:45pm EDTHow to Get to the Emotional Heart of Your Story — Leah HendersonSESSION SIXSESSION SIX WRITER AND ILLUSTRATOR TRACKS RUNNING CONCURRENTLYWRITERS TRACK ILLUSTRATORS TRACK1:45pm-2:15pm PDT/4:45pm-5:15pm EDTHow to Write Minor Characters That Matter — Gary D. Schmidt1:45pm-2:15pm PDT/4:45pm-5:15pm EDTHow to Locate Your Voice in Picture Making — Cozbi A. Cabrera2:15pm-2:30pm PDT/5:15pm-5:30pm EDTHow to Write Unputdownable Nonfiction by Identifying What’s at Stake — Christina Soontornvat2:15pm-2:30pm PDT/5:15pm-5:30pm EDTHow to Direct the Viewer’s Eye — Elizabeth O. DulembaSESSION SEVEN WRITER AND ILLUSTRATOR TRACKS RUNNING CONCURRENTLYWRITERS TRACK ILLUSTRATORS TRACK2:45pm-3:15pm PDT/5:45pm-6:15pm EDTHow to Plot Like a Pro — Tiffany D. Jackson2:45pm-3:15pm PDT/5:45pm-6:15pm EDTHow to Draw with Line and Keep it Loose — Matthew Cordell3:15pm-3:30pm PDT/6:15pm-6:30pn EDTHow to Write a Memoir One Page at a Time — Daniel Nayieri3:15pm-3:30pm PDT/6:15pm-6:30pn EDTHow to Ha, Ha, Ha: Creating Funny Picture Books — Ruth ChanSESSION EIGHT 3:45pm-4:45pm PDT/6:45pm-7:45pm EDTEditors Panel: How to Get Me to Say Yes to Your Manuscript – Alex Borbolla, Kandace coston, Feather Flores, Michelle Nagler, and Phoebe Yeh5:00pm-6:00pm PDT/8:00pm-9:00pm EDTEquity & Inclusion Social – Platform to Be DeterminedSATURDAY, JULY 31SESSION ONE8:00am-8:15am PDT/11:00am-11:15am EDTWelcome — Lin Oliver8:15am-8:45am PDT/11:15am-11:45am EDTHow to Draw (If You’re More of a Writer) and Write (If You’re More of a Drawer) — Erica Pearl and Zara Gonza?lez Hoang 8:45am-9:00am PDT/ 11:45am-12:00pm EDTHow to Market Yourself on Social Media — Aiden ThomasSESSION TWO9:15am-9:45am PDT/12:15pm-12:45pm EDTHow Our Stories Become Blueprints for Our Survival — Mahogany L. BrowneSESSION THREE10:00am-11:00am PDT/1:00pm-2:00pm EDT Live Drawing Session for Illustrators — SCBWI Illustrators CommitteeSESSION FOUR11:15am-11:45am PDT/2:15pm-2:45pm PDTAn Iconic Interview — Lin Oliver interviews Barbara Marcus11:45am-12:00pm PDT/2:45pm-3:00pmHow to Write a Rhyming Picture Book — Ann Whitford PaulSESSION FIVESESSION FIVE12:15pm-12:30pm PDT/3:15pm-3:30pm EDTHow to Write a Novel in Verse — Nikki Grimes12:30pm-12:45pm PDT/3:30pm-3:45pm EDTHow to Sell a Graphic Novel — Kait FeldmannSESSION SIX WRITER AND ILLUSTRATOR TRACKS RUNNING CONCURRENTLYWRITERS TRACK ILLUSTRATORS TRACK1:45pm-2:15pm PDT/4:45pm-5:15pm EDTHow to Write Successfully for the Young Adult and New Adult Audience — Arthur A. Levine and Antonio Gonazalez Cerna1:45pm-2:00pm PDT/4:45pm-5:00pm EDTHow to Turn Your Picture Book into a Story Book App and Publish It On the App Stores — Milena Jahier2:15pm-2:30pm PDT/5:15pm-5:30pm EDTHow to Write Trauma Not Tragedy — Angeline Boulley2:00pm-2:15pm PDT/5:00pm-5:15pm EDTHow to Draw 200 Pages of the Same Character — Nidhi ChananiSESSION SEVEN WRITER AND ILLUSTRATOR TRACKS RUNNING CONCURRENTLYWRITERS TRACK ILLUSTRATORS TRACK2:45pm-3:15pm PDT/5:45pm-6:15pm EDTHow to Strengthen Your Voice —Linda Sue Park2:30pm-3:30pm PDT/5:30pm-6:30pm EDTArt Directors Panel: How to Create a Personal Style — Claudia Bedrick, Mary Claire Cruz, Saho Fujii, and Laurent Linn3:15pm-3:30pm PDT/6:15pm-6:30pn EDTHow to Write the First Draft of Your Middle Grade Novel in 90 Days — Ronald L. SmithSESSION EIGHT 3:45pm-4:45pm PDT/6:45pm-7:45pmAgents Panel: How to Set and Achieve Your Career Goals — Regina Brooks, Saritza Hernandez, Erin Murphy, Kirsten Hall, and Marietta Zacker5:00pm-6:00pm PDT/8:00pm-9:00pmNonfiction Social – Platform to Be DeterminedSUNDAY, AUGUST 1SESSION ONE 8:00am-8:15am/11:00am-11:15am EDTWelcome — Lin Oliver8:15am-8:45am PDT/11:15am-11:45am EDTHow to Create a Picture Book that Kids (and Their Grown-ups) Will Want to Read Again and Again (and Again…) – Sophie Blackall8:45am-9:00am PDT/11:45am-12:00pm EDTHow to Write a Graphic Novel Script — Shannon HaleSESSION TWO 9:15am-9:30am PDT/12:15pm-12:30pm EDTHow to Prepare For and Participate in Twitter Pitch Parties — Nadia Salomon9:30am-9:45am PDT/12:30pm-12:45pm EDTHow to Sell Children’s Books in the Post-Pandemic World: A Market Report — Deborah HalversonSESSION THREE 10:00am-11:00am PDT/1:00pm-2:00pm EDTReal Time Writing Session — Ellen HopkinsAuthor Ellen Hopkins will lead you through writing exercises designed to help you flesh out your characters’ motivations. Be prepared to discover internal versus external conflict, and what this means to your characters.SESSION FOUR 11:15am-11:45am PDT/2:15pm-2:30pm EDTAn Iconic Interview — Arthur A. Levine interviews Shaun Tan11:45am-12:00pm PDT/2:45pm-3:00pm EDTHow to Leave Room in Your Manuscript So the Illustrator Can Work Their Magic — Minh LêSESSION FIVE 12:15pm-12:30pm PDT/3:15pm-3:30pm EDTHow to Story Your Everyday Life and Become an Idea Generator — Naz Kutub12:30pm-12:45pm PDT/3:30pm-3:45pm EDTHow to Earn Six Figures Self-Publishing — Darcy PattisonSESSION SIXSESSION SIX WRITER AND ILLUSTRATOR TRACKS RUNNING CONCURRENTLYWRITERS TRACK ILLUSTRATORS TRACK1:45pm-2:00pm PDT/4:45pm-5:00pm EDT How to Break Out of the ‘Boring Nonfiction’ Box — Heather L. Montgomery1:45pm-2:15pm PDT/4:45pm-5:15pm EDT How to Use Social Media to Promote Your Career — Debbie Ridpath Ohi2:00pm-2:15pm PDT/5:00pm-5:15pm EDTHow to Build Atmosphere in YA Fantasy — Chloe Gong2:15pm-2:30pm PDT/5:15pm-5:30pm EDT How to Have a Career, Not Just a Book — Don Tate2:15pm-2:30pm PDT/5:15pm-5:30pm EDT How to Smash Disability Tropes and Create Empowered Disabled Characters — Karol Ruth SilversteinSESSION SEVEN WRITER AND ILLUSTRATOR TRACKS RUNNING CONCURRENTLYWRITERS TRACK ILLUSTRATORS TRACK2:45pm-3:15pm PDT/5:45pm-6:15pm EDTHow to Collaborate and Still Remain Friends —Tom Angleberger and Cece Bell2:45pm-3:15pm PDT/5:45pm-6:15pm EDTHow to Illustrate and Research for Nonfiction – John Rocco3:15pm-3:30pm PDT/6:15pm-6:30pn EDTHow to Outline in Three Easy Steps — Lisa Yee3:15pm-3:30pm PDT/6:15pm-6:30pm EDTHow to Give Animals Character — Jessixa BagleySESSION EIGHT3:45pm-4:45pm PDT/6:45pm-7:45pmClosing Keynote Panel – From Here to There: Three Stories – Laurie Halse Anderson, Vashti Harrison, and Dan Santat4:45pm-5:00pm PDT/7:45pm-8:00pm EDTWrap Up & Awards5:00pm-6:00pm PDT/8:00pm-9:00pm EDTGenNext Social – Platform to Be Determined MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021Choose one of the two events offered on August 2(Optional)Illustrators IntensiveOffered at no charge to all conference attendeesEvolution and MetamorphosisFour noted illustrators reveal the epiphanies and catalysts that transformed their careers 8:30am-9:50am PDT/11:30am-12:50pm EDTIntroduction & Interview 1 - Pivoting Mid-game: Breaking Through the Tried-and-True and Creating Something New – James Ransome in conversation with Linda Sue Park 10:00am-10:50am PDT/1:00pm-1:50pm EDTInterview 2 - From Pen to Pixels: In Search of Illustration Tools that Expand the Visual Story – Nancy Carpenter in conversation with Lesa Cline-Ransome Break 12:00pm-12:50pm PDT/3:00pm-3:50pm EDTInterview 3 - PLOT TWIST: A Book Creator’s Journey from Picture Books to YA Graphic Novels – Mike Curato in conversation with Ruta Sepetys 1:00pm-1:50pm PDT/4:00pm-4:50pm EDTInterview 4 - Each Story a New Beginning: Approaching Illustration With an Open Mind – Paul O. Zelinsky in conversation with [to be determined] 2:00pm-3:00pm PDT/5:00pm-6:00pm EDTPanel – Insights and Advice for Your Next Transformation – Nancy Carpenter, Mike Curato, and James Ransome; moderated by Pat CummingsPitch RoundtablesSpace is limited — Attendees must register in advance10 writers meet with one agent or editor to pitch their bookSessions will take place: 9am-10am PDT / 12pm-1pm EDT11am-12pm PDT / 2pm-3pm EDT1pm-2pm PDT / 4pm-5pm EDT ................
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