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It's a tradition of Lin Oliver's to tell us a few statistics about conference attendance as we kick these events off.
This year is the biggest ever—1,173 attendees:
437 of us are published
736 are pre-published
We come from 19 countries including U.S., Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain
We come from 48 states—this year both North and South Dakota are represented (finally!). West Virginia and New Hampshire didn't send anyone.
Some of the more unusual occupations in the crowd are bookkeepers, carpool coordinators, waiters, a choreographer, trucker, opera singer, bonsai artist, and dealing in international small arms (doll arms, mostly).
The show is now officially on the road.
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New to the conference? You are not alone. There are more than 400 new attendees at the #LA15SCBWI—so no worries.! Longtime conference goer, writer Jolie Stekly kicked off the day with a New Attendees Orientation, schooling newbies on getting the most out of the weekend. And, boy, there was a lot of laughter—she had 'em cracking up! Secret: BIRD is the word, though you have to be here to be in on that secret.
• Be yourself! There is room for everyone and know that you don't have to compete with anyone here. Relax. Get to know someone. Have fun! •Don't get overwhelmed. There are many choices for sessions and keynotes. You don't have to do everything. And don't be afraid to take a break. • Don't make the weekend about editors and agents only. There are many aspiring and published authors and illustrators at this conference. Take advante of who is sitting next to you. Introduce yourself. • Set yourself up for success: Think of three goals that you know are achievable—and go for it! Now, go have fun!
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On behalf of SCBWI TEAM BLOG (Martha Brockenbrough, Lee Wind, Jaime Temairik, Suzanne Young, Jolie Stekly, and yours truly), thanks to everyone who visited to read our conference coverage. (I encourage you to continue to peruse the blog--there's tons of great info here!)
Thanks also to all the conference-goers who stopped by our table to chat and stopped us in the halls--we appreciate all the great feedback. And we truly appreciate the opportunity to bring the extraordinary 40th Annual SCBWI Summer Conference to you.
We'll see you in New York for the Annual Winter Conference January 27-29, 2012! (Check scbwi.org for details closer to the event).
--Alice
Go TEAM!! (l to r: Jolie, Lee, Martha, Jaime, Alice, Suzanne)
3 Comments on Farewell & Thank You from TEAM BLOG, last added: 8/11/2011
Thanks so much for the communications job done by all in helping us lesser mortals feel we were a tiny part of the inspiration, the joy and the sharing that took place.
Fabulous coverage, fascinating tidbits on each page. I cannot imagine NOT going in energy-recharging hibernation after such a herulean feat. Many kudos and thanks to each and very one of Team Blog!
Quick query: Did any of you take in Michel Kripalani's presentation? Not a peep about it....
The 40th annual SCBWI Summer Conference has begun, and the first event was an optional first-timers attendee led by Jolie Stekly, a member of SCBWI Team Blog and a recipient of the organization's volunteer of the year award.
Jolie Stekly
Jolie, a conference vet, is helping newbies understand what to expect from the weekend.
She warmed us up by asking a variety of questions--Is this your first time here? Are you a writer? An illustrator? Both? Are you a man? (These events are known for being packed with women--just wait till you stand in a bathroom line for the first time.)
If you were here in this room right now, you might want earplugs. People are introducing themselves to each other and the noise is impressive!
A few tips from Jolie:
If you swap business cards, write a reminder on the back so you can connect the card to the person.
Chelsea Mooser of the SCBWI
If you're able to be yourself, then you have no competition. So don't feel as though you're in a competition with the people next to you. The SCBWI is a supportive tribe (with more than 22,000 members worldwide).
Passion, patience, and perseverance will see you through
If there's a book you want to buy, get it before the speaker does a keynote. Books do sell out.
With editors and agents, be respectful and interested in them as people (and don't slide manuscripts under the bathroom stall or ask to pitch). Good conversation topics are things the editors and agents said in their sessions, and the books they've worked on.
And here's an assignment useful for all participants: Write down three reasons you decided to attend this conference. (Achievable goals--editors and agents do not carry bags o' contracts to hand out at conferences.)
Jolie has walked all of us through the many events planned throughout the conference: the published attendee book sale, manuscript and portfolio consultations, the poolside dance party, the Golden Kite luncheon and more. (She also revealed that Judy Blume is here. THE Judy Blume.)
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In the months leading up to the 40th Annual SCBWI Summer Conference, TEAM BLOG has had the pleasure of talking to many of the faculty members who will be presenting at the event.
Here's a list of links to all the interviews (by Alice, Jaime, Jolie, Martha, Lee, and Suzanne--who will all be live blogging the conference as it happens from the opening remarks on Friday through the last Intensive on Monday).
SCBWI has just added new intensive to the already terrific 40th Anniversary Summer Conference line-up. Don't hesitate to register--intensives are popular and fill up fast.
Here are the new additions:
AM - The Ins and Outs of Chapter Book Series--Jenne Abramowitz, Editor, Scholastic
AM - Ten Essential Picture Book Elements--How Does Your Manuscript Measure Up? Andrea Welch, Beach Lane Books
PM - Writing a Synopsis That Sells Your Book--Kelly Sonnack, Agent, Andrea Brown
PM - Revising Your Novel--Julie Strauss-Gabel, VP & Publisher of Dutton Children's Books
I caught up with illustrator and first time Conference Attendee Joey Spiotto outside the hotel just after the wrap-up of the SCBWI 2010 Summer Conference:
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I caught up with Annameekee Hesik in the SCBWI 2010 Summer Conference bookstore on Saturday (the conference half-way point) and asked her about her experience. She's a teacher and a writer - wanna know what grade she gave the conference?
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Warning: DO NOT read to the end of this post if you DON'T want a couple of great questions to ask yourself about your character.
When starting a novel, one of the first things she thinks about when creating character, are the details and the quirks that make a person (a character) who they are; those things they continuously do that make them them.
We're writers. We don't film it. We write it. So the language around the character is important. Each character has their own way of speaking.
Carolyn suggests reading your book out loud for many reasons related to language. "Nothing beats reading your book out loud."
Another essential piece is research. Research was very important while writing TANGLED. She wanted all four characters to have distinct voices. She spent time speaking to a teenage wrestler for hours to help her write a teen boy (Dakota). She also spoke with a teen actress, as well as sat in on an audition for a teen role to help her write the character Skye.
Carolyn asks questions about her characters. If she has a day when she gets stuck, she does something she calls Questions. She once heard Paula Danziger say she wants to know what the inside a characters closet looks like.
Questions: 1. What does you character keep hidden in his or her underwear drawer? If nothing, then where do they hide things? 2. Who would your character call/text/email/send smoke signals to when something good happens? And what would that good thing be?
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Together with his wife Tracey, they started Adams Literary in 2004. They represent everything from picture book to young adult.
"I'm here to say today that the state of the market is strong." Editors in today's market are being cautious, but there is a resurgence in hiring and acquisitions.
Timeless is what Adams Literary strives for. They are in the business for the long run and want to build careers.
"Timeless will always be timely."
Lin: Explain a little bit about foreign markets.
You want someone who will aggressively market foreign rights. Generally, it's a much better deal for you as an author having your agents negotiate foreign rights for you directly (the publishers get a percentage too).
They've seen that authors' advances can be higher in foreign markets.
Lin asks about sub rights, especially in this time of new publishing platforms.
Authors want to keep all their rights.
More and more publishers are asking for audio rights because they are looking to recoup their investment, especially with a high advance.
1 Comments on Agent Panel: Josh Adams (Adams Literary), last added: 8/4/2010
Josh Adams' presentations gave a very thorough, sobering, but also inspiring overview of what an agent does - once you have one. Now for the difficult part: trying to find the right one interested in your work!
There was a typo in today's conference schedule. I thought, and I believe so did the standing room only crowd, that we were in Room Constellation 1 for Free Mac & Cheese. But it turned out it was only author/raconteur/multiple-pattern-wearing Mac Barnett with his junior agent, the barely memorable Steven Malk.
Mac and Steve didn't have any food to share, but instead some practical lessons on how you can create better picture books by reading classic picture books.
Steve: There's always a place for great picture books. I sent out a book last week that was a real throw back, one editor called it 'the love child of Maurice Sendak and Sandra Boynton.' Editors still love and look to the classics in picture books... I always try to stay away from trends.
Mac: Which brings us to Lesson Number One: Vampire Picture Books.
The slide show starts, all the gorgeous hand-lettering of the rules slides (which you can't see) done by Laura Park.
Lesson #1: Let the Illustrations Do Their Job
A masterpiece of storytelling with no words, GOODNIGHT GORILLA
A masterpiece of not overwriting the scene, THE STUPIDS STEP OUT
A masterpiece of leaving the whole joke to the art, THE CARROT SEED
Lesson #2: Understand the Picture Book's Conventions
The Page Turn (Mac thinks this is the most imporant aspect of plotting a picture book and here are some of his favorites)
HENRY'S AWFUL MISTAKE
1 Comments on It's not Mac & Cheese, it's Mac & Steve! 5 Lessons from Classic Picture Books That Can Help You Launch Your Career, last added: 7/30/2010
Korman uses a “lighten up” kind of approach to writing page-turners. Lighten up already!
He notes, kids are pretty sophisticated in ways you don’t expect them to be.
Korman thinks writers, like Seinfeld, are the ultimate did-you-ever-notice guys. If any of us look at our work, he bets there is, somewhere, a kernel of did-you-ever-notice in there.
An example from his own life: If a team gets sponsored, it’s always by someone humiliating. His hockey team was sponsored by “Pretty Polly Paint and Wallpaper.” How about that on your jersey?
Korman loves observation-fed writing.
During school visits he likes to ask kids, “What are the did-you-ever notices in your life.”
What the weirdest school bus driver you ever had?
What’s the worst food in your cafeteria?
What would a sixth graders comedy routine be like? This is the question Korman had to ask himself when writing MAXX COMEDY.
School visits are a way to subversively keep an eye on your audience, to see what’s funny to them. The failures during school visits are much more interesting than the ones that succeed.
“Not bad, pretty good” is about the best praise you’ll get from an eighth grader. Korman looks at eighth graders as New Yorkers; they’ve seen it all and done it all. They’re hard to impress. That’s our audience. Tough crowd!
Lee Wind brings us the latest TEAM BLOG Annual Summer Conference faculty interview. Lee talked with award winning author and conference keynote speaker Paul Fleischman. Below is a bit from Lee's interview. Click here to read the full post.
Paul won the Newbery Medal in 1989 for JOYFUL NOISE: POEMS FOR TWO VOICES--a book of lyrical poems about insects that he made both musical and a shared reading experience--bringing the magic of reading a picture book with a child to two readers of any age. It's playful and ingenious, and like so much of Paul's work, redefines the box--while still being outside it.
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1 Comments on Gordon Korman: The Page-Turner Principle, last added: 7/30/2010
Thanks so much for the communications job done by all in helping us lesser mortals feel we were a tiny part of the inspiration, the joy and the sharing that took place.
All of you were so wonderful. Can't thank you enough for the great blogs!!!!
Fabulous coverage, fascinating tidbits on each page. I cannot imagine NOT going in energy-recharging hibernation after such a herulean feat. Many kudos and thanks to each and very one of Team Blog!
Quick query: Did any of you take in Michel Kripalani's presentation? Not a peep about it....