Special Saturday Post! Los Angeles Writer's Days: A Two Day Conference Exploring Diversity In Children's Literature

One of my many hats that I wear in a silly-high stack is that I'm a co-Regional Advisor for the Los Angeles region of the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators.  In that capacity, I'm working with a team of fellow volunteers to put on our annual Writer's Days conference, which will happen this year on Saturday March 9, 2013 and Sunday March 10, 2013.

The conference faculty is amazing (literary agent Adriana Dominguez of Full Circle Literary, editor Daniel Nayeri from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's Book Group, New York Times Best-Selling Author Nikki Grimes, Award-Winning Author Malinda Lo, and Author/Illustrator Eugene Yelchin, who will be presented with his Crystal Kite Award for his illustrations of Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told In Haiku!)

One great benefit of a smaller regional event like this one is that it IS smaller - the faculty are right there with you to talk to! 

Saturday will be keynotes and panels and writing exercises all focused on Diversity - there are writing contests and awards!

Sunday offers four different intensive tracks to explore in more depth picture books, novels, poetry/novels-in-verse and world building.

I'm excited to share that the conference registration and information page is UP and registration is open!

So go check it out, and if you're going to be in the Los Angeles area on March 9 and 10, we'd love you to join us!

Illustrate and Write On,
Lee

SCBWI Los Angeles Writer's Days: A Two Day Conference Coming Up On April 21 and 22, 2012

One of the coolest things about my being co-Regional Advisor for the Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators is putting together (along with my amazing co-RA Sarah Laurenson) our region's 2012 writer's days conference!

Our theme:
 

Books and Beyond:  How To Make a Living (and a Life!) As A Writer

Our faculty are amazing, including award winning, innovative, and prolific authors Terri Farley, Dawne Knobbe, Lee Wardlaw, and Sara Wilson Etienne, literary agent Michael Bourret, Editor Stacey Barney, and expert sessions on contracts (with Bonnie Berry LaMon, Esq.), taxes (with Monica Haven, EA, JD, LLM), and school visits (with Author and school visit expert Alexis O'Neill!)  Each day will be filled with business, craft, inspiration and community!

To celebrate (and get everyone else as excited as we are), I put together this video of our faculty's 10 Hot Tips!




There's still time to register!  For more information, go here.

Thanks, and hope to see you there,
Lee