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FRIDAY - January 13th
| TIME |
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EVENT |
| 8:00 - 9:00 am |
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Intensive Registration |
| 9:00 - 4:00 pm |
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Intensives |
| 3:30 - 4:30 pm |
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Conference Registration: Drop off First Page Critiques at Registration Desk |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm |
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Meet Your SCBWI Florida team |
| 5:00 - 5:45 pm |
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First Books Panel: Jessica Martinez, Laura Murray, Augusta Scattergood, and Medeia Sharif |
| 5:45 pm |
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Go to the buses for trip to: Books & Books |
| 6:30 pm |
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Reception at: Books & Books 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables. There will be a cash bar and light hors d’oeuvres. |
| 6:45 pm |
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Guest Speaker TBA |
| 7:30 - 9:00 pm |
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Dinner on your own: Enjoy dining at Books & Books or on famous Miracle Mile. |
| 10 pm |
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The last bus departs: Books and Books! |
SATURDAY - January 14th
| TIME |
|
EVENT |
| 8:30 - 8:45 am |
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Regional Advisor Welcome: Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld
Introductions and Announcements |
| 8:45 - 9:30 am |
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Donna Jo Napoli: “The Writer’s Most Important Job
and How to do it” |
| 9:30 - 10:00 am |
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E.B. Lewis: “Process -vs- Product: The Journey” |
| 10:00 - 10:15 am |
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Break |
| 10:15 - 11:00 am |
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Editor Panel |
| 11:00 - 11:30 am |
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First-Page Critiques, First Impressions |
| 11:30 - Noon |
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Market Update (Skype) |
| Noon - 1:00 pm |
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Lunch: Present your ticket to pick up your box lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:45 pm |
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Lin Oliver: “Ten Lessons Learned From
SCBWI Success Stories” |
| 1:45 - 2:00 pm |
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Break |
| 2:00 - 2:45 pm |
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Agent Panel |
| 2:45 - 3:00 pm |
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Break |
| 3:00 - 3:30 pm |
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Greg Neri: “Stranger Than Fiction: Ghetto Cowboys,
Little Killers and Black Confederate Rebels. |
| 3:30 - 4:15 pm |
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Cheryl Klein: “Eight Ways to Hook Readers
on Your Characters” |
| 4:15 - 6:30 pm |
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Critiques |
| 7:30 - 11:00 pm |
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“The Mad Hatter’s Ball!” |
SUNDAY - January 15th
| TIME |
|
EVENT |
| 7:00 - 8:45 am |
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Critique Group Leaders’ Meeting |
| 9:30 - 10:30 am |
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| WORKSHOP 1 (attend one) |
| Donna Jo Napoli: “How to Make Your Readers Feel They Are
Inside the Scene”(Bring paper and pencil, please.) |
| Natalie Lescroart:
“The Elements of Voice” |
| Bonnie Bader & Lin Oliver: “Everything You Ever Wanted to
Know About Series” |
| Laurie Calkhoven: “Quitting Your Day Job: Making a Living
as a Freelance Writer” |
| Cheryl Klein: “The Principles of Plot” |
| Tamar Brazis: “The Art of Friendship in
Children’s Picture Books” |
|
| 10:30 - 10:45 am |
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Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:15 pm |
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| WORKSHOP 2 (attend one) |
Greg Neri: “Freeing Your Prose Through Verse: How Writing
Free-Verse Poetry Can Make You a Better Writer”
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| Janeen Mason & Curtis Sponsler: “Book Trailer Magic” |
| Diane Muldrow: “What Makes A Golden Book?
What I Acquire and Why” |
| Jill Corcoran: “How to Improve Your Writing Voice and
Characters’ Voices” |
| Marietta Zacker & Laura Murray: “Client and Agent:
Working Together on Business and Craft” |
| Barry Furrow: “From Paper Books to eBooks: How to Protect
the Author’s Interests” |
| E.B. Lewis: “So You Want to be an Illustrator?
The Things One Needs to Do, to Survive as an Illustrator
in this Ever Changing Market” |
|
| 12:15 - 1:00 pm |
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Wrap-Up: Main Meeting Room |
