Author/Illustrator Arree Chung tells us about his conference weekend:
Thanks, Arree!
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Illustrator (and now writer/illustrator) Sara Woolley tells us about the impact the weekend has had on her:
Thanks Sara!
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Andrea Yerramilli and RaChelle Lisiecki share with us how the New York SCBWI Conference went for them...
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Kelly Thrasher-Brooks is a first time conference attendee!
Thanks, Kelly!
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At the end of the Monday of intensives, I caught up with first time conference attendee Renisha Ricks to ask her about her experience...
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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.
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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.
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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Debbie Ohi is a SCBWI Success Story - I saw her earlier in the conference, and we arranged to meet during the autograph party so she could share her experience:
(The SCBWI Illustrator Mentees Blog she mentioned is here.)
Congratulations Debbie - your journey so far is exciting, and we can't wait to hear (and see) the great things you'll be doing!
Namaste,
Lee
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Just before the autograph party I had the chance to talk to Lucine Kasbarian about her conference experience:
Congratulations on the publication of "The Greedy Sparrow," Lucine!
Namaste,
Lee
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I caught up with Leeza Hernandez after Linda Sue Park's amazing closing keynote, and we talked about the exciting thing that happened to her at this conference:
And here's the artwork she had in the show that won her the grand prize!
Congratulations Leeza!
Namaste,
Lee
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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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Find out why Emily Jiang called the SCBWI 2010 Summer Conference "life changing!"
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Jane Makuch shares her conference take-away.
You can also find a post she wrote for Alice's CWIM Blog HERE.
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Here Joe shares about his pre-conference jitters and how it all worked out for him!
--Posted by Lee Wind
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I asked anyone who would make eye contact with me if they'd like to talk about their conference experience. Here's first time conference goer and author/illustrator Lynsey Erin:
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I asked some first time SCBWI conference attendees to share what were the highlights for them from their attending the NY conference.
Here, Jennifer Mann has already said Hi...
--Posted by Lee Wind
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Edith tells us about the moment from the Conference that she found the most useful:
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I spoke with Nathalie about her LA Summer conference experience - and she had some good news to share!
Posted by Lee Wind
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I asked debut novelist (THE FOURTH STALL) Chris Rylander about his conference highlights.
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First Time Conference Attendee talks about what she got out of the LA Summer Conference:
Posted by Lee Wind
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I asked first-time conference attendee Sandi Greene about her conference highlights.
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I asked Greg Pincus about his conference highlights. You can find Greg HERE and HERE.
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I asked 2nd time Conference Attendee Stephen what was his biggest take-away from the 4 day Los Angeles event-a-palooza:
Posted by Lee Wind
Thanks Lee!
Nice exit interview Sara! You articulated what a lot of us felt I think, especially those feelings of intimidation one minute and inspiration the next. Agree, Shaun Tan's presentation was exceptional, just like his work. Anyway, I thought I saw you from afar at the "social", but I got sucked into the whirlwind of elevator pitches ;)