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From: Angelica Carpenter <angelica_at_csufresno.edu>
Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2010 11:36:45 -0700 (PDT)
SCBWI Expands Offerings to Fresno
Learn what it takes to get a children's book published. The Society of Chil dren’s Book Writers & Illustrators and the Arne Nixon Center at CSU Fresno will offer a one-day workshop for aspiring children’s autho rs and illustrators.
DATE: Saturday, August 7 , 2010 from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm LOCATION/TIME: Arne Nixon Center , Henry Madden Library, California State U niversity, Fresno, 5200 North Barton Avenue M/S ML34, Fresno, CA 93740-8014
CONTACT: RSVP to Trine Grillo at daystar4_at_comcast.net
PARKING: Plenty of FREE parking on Saturdays
COST: Free to SCBWI members; $15 at the door for non-members
The Program
12:30-1:00 pm Social With Erin Dealey and Patricia Newman, co-RAs, SCBWI CA North/Central
As the new Co-Regional Advisors of SCBWI CA North/Central , Patricia Newman and Erin Dealey hope to expand workshop offerings in their vast (33 counti es) California North/Central area. This workshop is their way of mobilizing and meeting SCBWI members in the Fresno/Visalia area so that they can furt her address the needs of our children's writers and illustrators.
1:00-3:00 pm Workshop and Picture Book Analysis by Erin Dealey & Patricia N ewman
Dealey and Newman have taught this workshop several times before at venues such as CSU Sacramento and the SCBWI Spring Spirit conference. Together the y lead participants through the basics of publishing, the muddle of genres —from board books to YA--, work-for-hire, and magazines with humor and inspiration. Their presentation will be followed by a hands-on picture book analysis using participants' manuscripts and those of successfully pub lished picture books (to submit your manuscript for consideration, see the following instructions) .
3:00 – 3:30 pm Tour of the Arne Nixon Center with Curator and child ren’s author Angelica Carpenter Find out more about this wonderful library and the resources available to you.
To submit your manuscript for review during the Picture Book Analysis:
Submit the FIRST PAGE ONLY of your picture book manuscript to scbwicanorthc entral_at_gmail.com . (NOTE: Your first page will contain only 11-13 lines; SC BWI formatting rules apply; see http://www.scbwi.org/Resources/Documents/04 _FromKeyboardtoPrinted09.pdf ; those not in compliance will not be used in the session.)
Deadline to submit: July 25 , 2010
Due to time constraints, not all pages/samples will receive critiques.
Speaker Bios
Erin Dealey’s Goldie Locks Has Chicken Pox (Atheneum/ Simon & Schus ter), also available in Braille and as an Aladdin Paperback, is a slush-pil e success story. Recent titles include Little Bo Peep Can’t Get To Sleep (Atheneum), and Talk About a Great Invention (Pearson). She has two n ovelty books due out in the fall, and numerous manuscripts of various genre s on editors' desks. A credentialed English teacher and Writing Project pre senter, Dealey teaches writing to students of all ages and is a favorite at school visits. See her Writer's Rap on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=TYqMA2mPG7I
Patricia Newman’s newest picture book, Nugget on the Flight Deck , soars with real military jargon and life aboard an aircraft carrier (watch the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S-TNw0cwp0 ). Other works include: Junior Library Guild selection Jingle the Brass , a hit with child ren and their train-loving adults; two nonfiction books from Pearson Learni ng Group, Seasons Around the World and The Science of Play ; three upcoming board books; and several articles for children's and adult magazines . She is a frequent speaker at schools and conferences, and her talks often incl ude anecdotes from the 100+ children's authors and illustrators she has int erviewed. Newman graduated from Cornell University.
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Received on Sat 03 Jul 2010 11:36:45 AM CDT
Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2010 11:36:45 -0700 (PDT)
SCBWI Expands Offerings to Fresno
Learn what it takes to get a children's book published. The Society of Chil dren’s Book Writers & Illustrators and the Arne Nixon Center at CSU Fresno will offer a one-day workshop for aspiring children’s autho rs and illustrators.
DATE: Saturday, August 7 , 2010 from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm LOCATION/TIME: Arne Nixon Center , Henry Madden Library, California State U niversity, Fresno, 5200 North Barton Avenue M/S ML34, Fresno, CA 93740-8014
CONTACT: RSVP to Trine Grillo at daystar4_at_comcast.net
PARKING: Plenty of FREE parking on Saturdays
COST: Free to SCBWI members; $15 at the door for non-members
The Program
12:30-1:00 pm Social With Erin Dealey and Patricia Newman, co-RAs, SCBWI CA North/Central
As the new Co-Regional Advisors of SCBWI CA North/Central , Patricia Newman and Erin Dealey hope to expand workshop offerings in their vast (33 counti es) California North/Central area. This workshop is their way of mobilizing and meeting SCBWI members in the Fresno/Visalia area so that they can furt her address the needs of our children's writers and illustrators.
1:00-3:00 pm Workshop and Picture Book Analysis by Erin Dealey & Patricia N ewman
Dealey and Newman have taught this workshop several times before at venues such as CSU Sacramento and the SCBWI Spring Spirit conference. Together the y lead participants through the basics of publishing, the muddle of genres —from board books to YA--, work-for-hire, and magazines with humor and inspiration. Their presentation will be followed by a hands-on picture book analysis using participants' manuscripts and those of successfully pub lished picture books (to submit your manuscript for consideration, see the following instructions) .
3:00 – 3:30 pm Tour of the Arne Nixon Center with Curator and child ren’s author Angelica Carpenter Find out more about this wonderful library and the resources available to you.
To submit your manuscript for review during the Picture Book Analysis:
Submit the FIRST PAGE ONLY of your picture book manuscript to scbwicanorthc entral_at_gmail.com . (NOTE: Your first page will contain only 11-13 lines; SC BWI formatting rules apply; see http://www.scbwi.org/Resources/Documents/04 _FromKeyboardtoPrinted09.pdf ; those not in compliance will not be used in the session.)
Deadline to submit: July 25 , 2010
Due to time constraints, not all pages/samples will receive critiques.
Speaker Bios
Erin Dealey’s Goldie Locks Has Chicken Pox (Atheneum/ Simon & Schus ter), also available in Braille and as an Aladdin Paperback, is a slush-pil e success story. Recent titles include Little Bo Peep Can’t Get To Sleep (Atheneum), and Talk About a Great Invention (Pearson). She has two n ovelty books due out in the fall, and numerous manuscripts of various genre s on editors' desks. A credentialed English teacher and Writing Project pre senter, Dealey teaches writing to students of all ages and is a favorite at school visits. See her Writer's Rap on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=TYqMA2mPG7I
Patricia Newman’s newest picture book, Nugget on the Flight Deck , soars with real military jargon and life aboard an aircraft carrier (watch the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S-TNw0cwp0 ). Other works include: Junior Library Guild selection Jingle the Brass , a hit with child ren and their train-loving adults; two nonfiction books from Pearson Learni ng Group, Seasons Around the World and The Science of Play ; three upcoming board books; and several articles for children's and adult magazines . She is a frequent speaker at schools and conferences, and her talks often incl ude anecdotes from the 100+ children's authors and illustrators she has int erviewed. Newman graduated from Cornell University.
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Received on Sat 03 Jul 2010 11:36:45 AM CDT
