A Twitter View Of #LA13SCBWI

The tweets from the 2013 SCBWI Summer Conference are a time capsule of the last four days.  Below I've shared some tweets that jumped out at me.

Even if you're not on twitter, you can check out the the full #la13scbwi stream here, and of course, visit The Official SCBWI Conference Blog for videos, photos, and all the reports from the conference keynotes and sessions!

scbwi @scbwi
Laurie Halse Anderson on the difficulty of writing: "All you have to do is be brave today" @halseanderson #LA13SCBWI

scbwi ‏@scbwi
Gill Evans assures all us storytellers that we will always be needed, regardless of the digital earthquakes in publishing. #LA13SCBWI

Alexandra Little ‏@alex_writing
"Be nice to assistants. They'll hold your career in their hands sooner than you think." - @stevenmalk #LA13SCBWI

Suzanne Del Rizzo ‏@SuzanneDelRizzo
Totally pumped after attending a fantastic talk by @LaurentLinn. I can see why @debbieohi raves about him. #LA13SCBWI

K A T ‏@fKatUsedCharm
#PeterLarangis "middle grade is forever" #LA13SCBWI #writers #author

ann malaspina ‏@writerann
Amazing talk on "setting" by Deborah Halverson.#LA13SCBWI

SCBWI INW ‏@SCBWI_INW
RT @LindaJoySinglet Kirby Lawson advises: "Screw up your courage and tell the story you were meant to tell. #LA13SCBWI

Rana DiOrio ‏@ranadiorio
@826_Valencia is a high-end pirate boutique in the front and a tutoring center in the back. ~ @macburnett #LA13SCBWI

Cynthia ‏@CynthiaSociety
A favorite quote came from Laurie Halse Anderson's keynote: "We are the antidote to the disappointing grown-ups of the world." #LA13SCBWI

Julia Shahin Collard ‏@JuliaCollard
Unexpectedly finding a moment of quiet in the middle of #LA13SCBWI conference's crazy Saturday = priceless. But then I had to tweet abt it.

Martha Brockenbrough ‏@mbrockenbrough
"My goal as a writer is to show moments of grace and dignity of people growing up on the wrong side of the tracks." @mattdelapena #LA13SCBWI

Holly Tucker ‏@history_geek
“@ktubb: "As soon as you start a story, you've started the ending." Editor Melissa Manlove #LA13SCBWI”

Courtney C Stevens ‏@Quartland
"A good writer leaves a question unanswered (at the end) without undoing the story."--Krista Marino on Plot #LA13SCBWI

Christine Alemshah ‏@C_Alemshah
Brainstorming one of my PB's in the lobby at #LA13SCBWI after feeling inspired by @macbarnett and @Jon_Scieszka. And yes there is a battle!

Kathryn Holmes ‏@Kathryn_Holmes
After a breakout session on plot, I am sitting on the hotel balcony looking out over LA, outlining the beats of my novel. Woohoo! #LA13SCBWI

Ginger Clark ‏@Ginger_Clark
SO MANY PENGUINS at the gala tonight! I kept trying to ask them how the merger was going. #la13scbwi

Claudia Pearson ‏@pearsoncrz
#LA13SCBWI Agent panel: We got into this because we love books, not because we thought we would make a lot of money doing this.

 Jessica Love ‏@_JessicaLove
Henry Winkler says, "If you will it, it is not a dream." I LOVE this! #LA13SCBWI

Mandi J. Reed ‏@reed_mandi
Such an amazing experience for a student writer (and anyone else)! Thank you SCBWI! #LA13SCBWI

Kris Anne ‏@KrisAnne74
Lin Oliver signed my books for me earlier. She is so warm and friendly. Thanks Lin! #la13scbwi

Jodi Kendall ‏@Jodi_Kendall
leaving #LA13SCBWI armed with inspiration to create, knowledge on craft, friendships new & old, and the motivation to push forward.

 Lou Ann Barnett ‏@LouannBarnett
 Just warm and glowing....something wonderful about being around people who write for kids! #LA13SCBWI

Laura Purdie Salas ‏@LauraPSalas
Thank you, @scbwi, for donating 500 copies of A LEAF CAN BE... to underserved readers through First Book. So grateful! #LA13SCBWI

Carissa Mina ‏@CarissaMina
#LA13SCBWI was so inspiring! I have a slew of great ideas and was also able to come up with an ending to my PB!

Jaime Temairik ‏@jaimetem
"Intensives are always my favorite part of the conference, I learn so much at them." -- hardest working man in #kidlit @dsantat

Marla Frazee ‏@MarlaFrazee
This world that is #LA13SCBWI is going to be very hard to leave. Favorited by Lisa Yee

Jen Shulman ‏@jenshulman
Leaving #LA13SCBWI with new friends, inspiration, ideas, techniques, tools, and pride.

charlotte huang ‏@charlottexhuang
#LA13SCBWI ended on a very high note. @mattdelapena's intensive was well worth it!

Tracy Bishop ‏@TracyBishopArt
@LauraZarrin I filled up the entire little sketchbook with #LA13SCBWI stuff!

K Sanders ‏@KeikoWrites
FINALLY home to my own bed after a fantastic #LA13SCBWI, can I say how excited I zzzzzz....

The Sold-Out 2013 SCBWI Summer Conference (#LA13SCBWI) Starts Tomorrow!

Three things you should know...

1.

If you won't be here in Los Angeles for the conference, you can still follow along and get a taste of all the excitement at The Official SCBWI Conference Blog!

If you are one of the lucky 1,000+ attendees, make sure to check out the conference blog for highlights of the sessions you missed and to add your own comments to the keynotes and moments that Rocked Your World!

Either way, you should bookmark the conference blog!

2.

If you're on twitter, make sure to add SCBWI's Team Bloggers to the people you follow:

@leewind
@mbrockenbrough
@cuppajolie
@jaimetem
@suzanne_young

If you're not on twitter, you can still check out the latest tweets from the conference by doing a twitter search on the hashtag #la13scbwi.  

Either way, twitter offers a great window into what's happening "right now" - and the conference retweets always include great conference moment quotes!

(Remember, if you are attending, to add #la13scbwi to your conference tweets.)

3.

Check out this "SCBWI conference etiquette" video.  If you're attending, it's good advice.  If you're not attending, it's a good laugh!


Thanks to Arthur A. Levine and Paula Yoo for being my co-conspirators on this now-classic.

Illustrate and Write ...and Conference On,
Lee

The 2013 Summer Conference Is Nearly Sold-Out!

There are just a few spaces left for the #LA13SCBWI conference (and the intensives!)

Don't miss out on Keynotes from Laurie Halse Anderson, Mac Barnett, Matt de la Pena, Bruce Degen, Gill Evans, Deborah Halverson, Jarrett Krosoczka, Kirby Larson, Peter Lerangis, Carolyn Mackler, Richard Peck, Jon Scieszka and David Wiesner!

Don't miss out on Workshops specifically for

Illustrators, like illustrator's agent Mela Bolinao's "Preparing Your Best Portfolio" and three time Caldecott Winner David Wiesner's "Building Character: Personality and Visual Variety in Character Design,"

NonFiction, like Best-Selling author and editor Andrea Pinkney's "The Art and Craft of Nonfiction" and author Susan Rubin, author and school visit expert Alexis O'Neill and author and curator emerita of the Arne Nixon Center For Children's Literature Angelica Carpenter's "Writing Biographies for Children,"

PROtrack, like agent Ginger Clark's "Contracts: 10 Key Clauses" and editor Gill Evans' "Foreign Rights: The Global Marketplace and How Rights Sales Work"

and General, like agent Steve Malk's "The Big Picture: How To Take Charge of Your Career and Chart a Plan" and self-published author and attorney Randal Morrison's "How Self-Publishing Works" and actor, director, producer and author Henry Winkler and author and SCBWI Founder Lin Oliver's "Comedy Comes From the Heart" and interactive storybook app author Julie Hedlund and storyapp author Sarah Towle's "Picture Books and Story Book Apps:  Same, Same but Quite Different" and fantasy author Brodi Ashton's "World Building from the Ground Up: Ten Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Hammer The First Nail, and Ten Aspects That Are Often Overlooked by Beginners" and so many more!

Don't miss out on the portfolio showcase, the peer group critiques, the socials (Illustrator, LGBTQ Q&A, International and Nonfiction), the PAL booksale and wine and cheese party, The Black & White Ball, yoga for attendees and the Autograph Party!

Don't miss out on the remarkable and career-changing Monday of intensives - for writers and for illustrators! 

Don't miss out on the craft, business, inspiration, community and opportunity that SCBWI offers at this amazing weekend in Los Angeles.

You can find out all the details and still register for one of the few spaces left here.

We hope to see you!

Illustrate and Write On,
Lee

#la13scbwi 2013 Summer Conference Registration Selling Fast - Don't miss your chance to participate in the Intensives!

The Monday (August 5th) Intensives are three hour and fifteen minute sessions that offer some amazing - and unique - opportunities to go deep into your craft with powerhouse editors, publishers, agents, illustrators and authors.

For Writers, there are 24 intensives to choose from, including:

Morning Writer Intensives

Bonnie Bader: How To Hook Readers From the Beginning of Your Book So They'll Never Let Go (part one)

Bonna Bray: It's Character Building!

Ginger Clark: From Offer To Out of Print: A Step By Step Guide To The Publication Process

Julie Hedlung & Sarah Towle: Writing and Submitting Interactive Apps and Ebooks

Ari Lewin: Novel Workshop

Carolyn Mackler: Realistic Teen Fiction: A Love Story

Melissa Manlove: Piece, Part, Whole: Picture Books

Krista Marino: Plot Revision: How To Shake The Problems Out Of Your Muddled Plot

Andrea Pinkney: The Chapter One Pact

Jen Rofé: The "So What" Factor

Steve Sheinkin: Writing The NonFiction Page-Turner

Joanna Volpe: Teen Series: How To Raise The Stakes With Each Book

Henry Winkler: Improv Your Character To Life

Afternoon Writer Intensives

Bonnie Bader: How To Hook Readers From the Beginning of Your Book So They'll Never Let Go (part two, which makes this a six and a half hour intensive!)

Laurie Halse Anderson: Weaving Magic From Truth: The Research, Writing, and Ethics Of Historical Fiction

Jill Corcoran: How to Write A Query Letter

Matt de la Peña: Authentic Dialog

Emma Dryden: Revision Precision: Techniques and Approaches To Revising Your Work

Deborah Halverson: How to Build Your Own Teenager: Techniques For Writing Believable MG/YA Characters

Ari Lewin: Executing Your Fantasy Novel

Krista Marino: Important Firsts: The Importance of The First Line, First Page, and First Chapter of Your Book

Molly O'Neill: Where Does Voice Come From?

Andrea Pinkney: Making Multi-Cultural Writing Real

Jen Rofé: The "So What" Factor

Namrata Tripathi: Developing Your Dummy: An Intensive for Author/Illustrators

Andrea Welch: Ten Essential Picture Book Elements - How Does Your Manuscript Measure Up?

For Illustrators, there's a day-long program, "Where Your Illustration Style Fits In Children's Publishing" that explores the genres and gives illustrators the opportunity to have pre-conference assignments reviewed in a First Look Panel and have their work seen in the Lunchtime Showcase!  The day includes:

Jannie Ho and Tom Lichtenheld: Before Picture Books: Books For Toddlers

Jessie Hartland and Dan Santat: Picture Books

Carson Ellis and Jarrett Krosoczka: Beyond Picture Books: Chapter Books, Illustrated Middle Grade & Graphic Novels

First Look Panel with Giuseppe Castellano, Allyn Johnston, Steve Malk and Kristen Nobles

Panel: Breaking Boundaries: Transcending And Redefining Genres with Donna Bray, Jarret Krosoczka and Steve Malk, moderated by Laurent Linn.

For details on all the intensives, visit scbwi.org here.

Check out the main conference Schedule (an incredible jam-packed three days),  bios on the Faculty, and find all the additional conference information here.

Space in the Intensives is selling faster than any other year - so if it's something you'd like to do, register now so you get a spot!

We hope to see you there.

Illustrate and Write On,
Lee

The 2013 SCBWI Summer Conference Schedule Is UP! Get Ready, Registration Opens April 18, 2013!

The Schedule is UP!

There's a panel on World Building in YA novels and we get to hear Laurie Halse Anderson and David Wiesner back to back... and that's just a little bit of what's happening on Friday!  And throughout the conference's three days there are over 80 workshops to choose from!

The Faculty is ANNOUNCED!

(It includes agents Jenny Bent, Mela Bolinao, Ginger Clark, Jill Corcoran, Steven Malk, Jennifer Rofe and Joanne Volpe, editors Bonnie Bader, Donna Bray, Gill Evans, Allyn Johnston, Arthur A. Levine, Arianne Lewin, Melissa Manlove, Krista Marino, Molly O’Neill, Namrata Tripathi and Andrea Welch, and art directors Giuseppe Castellano, Laurent Linn,  Kristin Nobles and Cecilia Young, and even more stars of children's literature!)

The Monday Intensives will be AMAZING, there is a portfolio showcase as well as individual manuscript and portfolio consultations!  There are Friday night socials (Illustrators, International, LGBTQ Q&A and Nonfiction) and there's the Saturday night gala, THE BLACK AND WHITE BALL...

Three days, plus a fourth intensive day on Monday August 5, packed with business, craft, inspiration, community and opportunity!  There's so much information to pour over and get excited about.

Go now to the conference information pages at scbwi.org  Check it out.  Make sure your membership is current so you get your registration discount.

And get ready for an incredible #LA13SCBWI! (That's twitter-talk for The 2013 SCBWI Summer Conference!)

Remember, registration opens Thursday April 18, 2013 at 10am Pacific Time.  The Intensives - and in fact, the entire conference, sell out year after year, so make sure you get your spot!

We hope to see you there.

Illustrate and Write On,
Lee

ps - Want to share about the part of the conference you're really excited about?  Or tell us what you're going to wear to the Black and White Ball?  Leave a comment here!

HOLD THE DATES! #LA13SCBWI IS AUGUST 2-5, 2013

The SCBWI Summer Conference is coming, and here's a sneak peek at some of the amazing keynote speakers!

Laurie Halse Anderson

Bruce Degen

Matt de la Peña

Jarrett Krosoczka

Kirby Larson

Peter Lerangis 

Carolyn Mackler

Jon Scieszka

and

David Weisner

It's an amazing lineup!


So mark your calendar (August 2-5, 2013) for an unforgettable experience with the very best in the field of children's literature!  Over a jam-packed weekend you'll hear from top agents and editors on the state of the market, get inspired by award-winning authors and illustrators, discuss how to progress your career, attend small, targeted breakout workshops, connect with old friends, and meet new ones!

And on August 5th there's an even more in-depth experience available, with exciting optional intensives for writers and an incredible Illustrators Day program.

Members of SCBWI, keep an eye out for emails about the conference in the weeks to come.

This conference has sold out for the last few years, so make your plans now and be ready when registration opens in mid-April.

We hope to see you there!

Illustrate and Write On,
Lee