Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/20/2017 - 05/21/2017
7:30 am - 6:45 pm

Location
Crowne Plaza Austin
6121 N. Interstate 35 - Austin, TX 78752

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2017 Writers & Illustrators Working Conference! May 20-21

Schedule | Faculty Bios | FAQ | Critiques | Portfolio Showcase | Silent Auction

Registration for our 2017 Austin SCBWI Writers & Illustrators Working Conference is now open! Scroll down for the registration form. SCBWI members, login to this website to get the discounted member pricing. Non-members, if you'd like to become a member before you register, go here. To see all the pricing, look at our FAQ page.

The schedule includes three keynotes; a publishing panel; 12 breakout sessions on writing, illustrating and professional development; intensives on picture books, novels and illustration; along with critiques, pitches, portfolio showcase, cookies and more. Click here for the full schedule. For more information, click on the links in the pink outlined menu on the right.

A big thanks to Barnes & Noble Round Rock for running our conference bookstore.

Below is the list of our fantastic faculty. Click here for full faculty bios, and click the names for Q&As with each faculty member:

Publishing Faculty

Kendra Levin, Executive Editor with Penguin Random House

Melissa Manlove, Senior Editor with Chronicle Books

Linda Camacho, agent with Prospect Literary Agency

Stefanie Von Borstel, agent with Full Circle Literary

Giuseppe Castellano, Executive Art Director with Penguin Random House

Author/Illustrator Faculty

Kathi Appelt, author

Coe Booth, author

Jeff Crosby, author/illustrator

John Hendrix, author/illustrator

Shelley Ann Jackson, author/illustrator

Varian Johnson, author

Susie Kralovansky, author/illustrator

Lindsey Lane, author

Jacqueline Lipton, author and law professor

Carmen Oliver, author

Cory Putman Oakes, author

Writers, you may purchase one (1) critique with an agent or editor and/or multiple critiques with our faculty authors. You may also purchase one (1) pitch with an agent or editor. (Note that critiques will only be on Saturday and pitches will only be on Sunday.) The genres they critique are listed on the registration form and in their bios. Before you register, we strongly recommend that you read the faculty bios, which include details about which genres each faculty member critiques as well as their critiquing style.

Illustrators, you may purchase portfolio and/or dummy reviews with our art director and/or illustrators. What they will review are listed on the registration form and in their bios. Before you register, we strongly recommend that you read the faculty bios, which include details about each member's critiquing style.

Austin SCBWI is a non-profit run by volunteers and we are dedicated to providing quality, affordable programming and scholarships. To help us with our mission, please consider donating to our Silent Auction. Choose the option under the Tell Us About You section in the registration below.

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Schedule | Faculty Bios | FAQ | Critiques | Portfolio Showcase | Silent Auction

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