BUSY-BUSY-BUSY
July 26th, 2009
Mrs. Brisbane’s away from her desk for the summer!
It’s been nice to be home for the summer but it hasn’t been all that relaxing! I’m getting ready for the SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) Annual Conference in L.A. I’ve attended many times over the last 20 years but this is the first time I’ll be on the faculty. I’m really looking forward to hanging out with friends old and new but I do have to prepare two workshops and a Keynote Address – eek! No pressure there, especially since the likes of Richard Peck, Karen Cushman, Linda Sue Park, Sid Fleischmanhe Newbery Award winners) and Ingrid Law – a Newbery Honor Book winner this year, whom I signed books with in April. Lots of writers, editors, top illustrators – really an outstanding year.
For those of you attending: Here’s my schedule:
Friday, August 7 – 11:45 – 12:45 – Workshop: School Visit Survival Kit
Friday August 7 – 4:30-5:30 – Keynote: Committing Serial Fiction with a Smile
Sunday, August 9 – 10:45-11:45 – Workshop: The ABCS of Writing TV Animation
The Conference is Aug 7-10 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Century City. If you live in L.A. or have a place to stay, you can still sign up or turn up on any day and pay there. Details are at scbwi.org.
Joining SCBWI is always my number one recommendation for anyone interested in writing children’s books. I wouldn’t have survived without it!
(When I was preparing the School Visit Workshop, I came across the photos above from my very first legit school visit at Colleen Bevis Elementary in Hillsborough County, FL. The whole library was decorated like Room 26. What a welcome and what a great trip that was!)
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