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17th Annual Writing and Illustrating
for Children Conference

Conference Sold Out!

Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27, 2008
Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, Washington

 

Two jam-packed days of learning, honing, networking, and fun
as you grow your career writing and illustrating for children.

Keynote Presenters Include:

  • Mo Willems, Caldecott Honor Medalist
  • Susan Patron, Newbery Medalist
  • Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor Medalist
  • Cynthia Lord, Newbery Honor Medalist
  • Chris Crutcher, Award-Winning Author
  • Arthur Levine, Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic
  • Elizabeth Bird, New York Public Library/School Library Journal

Editorial Faculty Includes:

  • Liesa Abrams, Senior Editor, Aladdin Paperbacks/S&S
  • Jessica Garrison, Editor, Dial Books for Young Readers
  • Nina Hess, Senior Editor, Mirrorstone / Wizards of the Coast
  • Laurent Linn, Art Director, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
  • Gary Luke, Publisher, Sasquatch Books
  • Randi Rivers, Associate Editor, Charlesbridge

Literary Agents Include:

  • Stephen Barbara, Agent, Donald Maass Literary Agency
  • Kate Schafer, Literary Agent, kt literary, llc
  • Rosemary Stimola, Agent, Stimola Literary Studio
  • Marcia Wernick, Agent, Sheldon Fogelman Agency

Other Distinguished Faculty Includes:

  • Margaret Chodos-Irvine, Author-Illustrator, Caldecott Honor Medalist
  • Laura McGee Kvasnosky, Author-Illustrator, Theodor Geisel Award Winner
  • Bonny Becker, Author
  • Royce Buckingham, Author/Screenwriter
  • Jim Di Bartolo, Illustrator
  • Erik Holsinger, Exec Video Producer, Media Alchemy
  • Margaret Lippert, Author
  • Joni Sensel, Author
  • Laini Taylor, Author