Kansas SCBWI Conference

For children’s writers in the middle of the country, the Kansas chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) is planning a terrific fall conference:

On the Yellow Brick Road to Publishing: Brains, Heart and Courage Needed
September 30, 2006
McCoy Meetin’ House
Park University
Parkville, MO

Conference Faculty

• Timothy Travaglini (editor at Putnam)
• Melanie Cecka (editor at Bloomsbury)
• Barry Goldblatt (agent; Barry's blog)
  
• Dan Schwabauer (author)
• Hudson Talbott (author/illustrator)
• A. LaFaye (author)
• Randi Dawn Hacker (author)
  

Along with keynote addresses, panels, and breakout sessions, the conference will offer manuscript critiques and a first-page critique session. Registration forms will soon be available on the Kansas SCBWI website and will be mailed to SCBWI members in Kansas and western Missouri. Email ks_scbwi@yahoo.com for more information and to request a registration form.

I was on the faculty of last year’s Kansas SCBWI conference, and I can vouch for the professional quality of the conference and the enormous amount of information, as well as cameradie, you’ll find there.

Kansas SCBWI is a chapter of the international SCBWI organization.