I’m reposting Tara Lazar’s post on Save the Bookstores Day because I couldn’t have come up with a better way to tell this story. Check it out here http://taralazar.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/support-save-the-bookstores-day-on-june-16th/And please, if you can, clear some time on your calendar to visit your local bookstore on June 16th. I’ll be at BookWorld http://www.bookworldstores.com/showLoc.php?id=44 and Snowbound Books http://www.snowboundbooks.com/ in Marquette, MI!
Hello? Any children’s writers out there within driving distance to Marquette? I’m hosting the SCBWI Critique Meet and Greet this Saturday, March 10, 2012. Come find me in the Dandelion Cottage Room at Peter White Public Library. I’ll be the one with coffee and a treat or two — and a red pen. Just kidding;… Read more »
Networking Day: Saturday, February 26, 2011 details to be announced. Will be held in Marquette or Houghton. Spring Conference: Saturday, May 14, 2011. A full day of speakers and workshops with an emphasis on the craft of writing. More details forthcoming on the SCBWI-MI website, http://kidsbooklink.org/.
True to the organizers’ word, it was a magical weekend. Despite Marquette being eight hours north of everything, the drive is always worth it the moment I arrive. The speakers, critiques, friends new and old, plus a little time to think only of writing and children’s books, all contribute to a successful weekend. Plus, it isn’t every day a person wins a… Read more »
I was lucky to be able to attend the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) http://www.scbwi.org/ national conference this past Friday – Monday in Los Angeles and I’m still smiling about it. It was an amazing experience to be in the same orbit as the “A List” of authors, editors, and agents in the… Read more »
A small but curious group attended the SCBWI Networking Day gathering on Saturday, March 6 — despite a postcard-perfect day in Marquette. UP here in the land of six months of snow and cold, we live for a heady 59 degrees in March. Coming inside on this day was a testament to passion. I’m sending a special shout out to Boni Ashburn, the traditionally published… Read more »
This is a very late quick recap of the SCBWI-MI fall conference. Many thanks to the organizers and ADCOM members for a great weekend. The facility was the best yet (Yarrow Golf and Conference Center in Augusta, MI) and if I can say that after an 8.5 hour drive one way in the pouring rain and mostly… Read more »
Are you attending the conference October 2-4 in Kalamazoo? It’s a great time to re-connect, re-energize, and make new contacts. I’ve just learned I “won” the lottery to meet with Tim Travaglini, senior editor at G.P. Putnam’s Sons (Penquin Putnam BFYR).
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