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 May 2013 Annual Conference

Location: at the renovated Shilo Inn Suites Hotel - 11707 NE Airport Way, Portland, Oregon - Get Directions - Floor Plan Map

Come Friday for the Intensives or come Saturday for the Workshops, or better yet, come both days for it all. And don't forget the Friday night Hoe Down no matter which day or days you register. (Sorry, there is not separate registration for the Friday night party--it is for attendees only.)

See the schedules and fantastic faculty below. And check out the special optional opportunities, too. More details are available for each via links.

Schedules:

FRIDAY - Intensives* and first page/portfolio** WOW sessions: 5 tracks (PB, MG, YA, NF & Illustration), and Hoe Down - click on FRIDAY for the schedule - updated 5/10/13.

*Illustrators - there are two choices for homework for the Friday Illustrator Intensive with Maria Middleton: Novel Cover or Picture Book Interior. Click on the highlighted link(s) for directions.

**Illustrators - you must presubmit art for the Friday Illustrator WOW session. Click the highlighted link for directions.

Friday Intensive Descriptions - some sessions have homework!
Click the highlighted link for special instructions.

SATURDAY - Conference - Keynote by Karen Cushman! and Breakout Sessions by our great faculty - click on SATURDAY for the schedule.

Saturday Breakout Session Descriptions Click the highlighted link for details.

Faculty:

EDITORS
Andrew Harwell, HarperCollins
Anna Noak, Beyond Words
Tamar Brazis, Abrams 

AGENTS
Fiona Kenshole, Transatlantic Agency
Tricia Lawrence, Erin Murphy Literary Agency
Taylor Martindale, Full Circle Literary - remote faculty doing critiques for us

ART DIRECTOR
Maria T. Middleton

AUTHORS
Karen Cushman
Bruce Hale
Laini Taylor
Susan Fletcher
Debby Zigenis-Lowery
Elizabeth Rusch
Amber J. Keyser
Ellen Dodson
Kim Kasch
Heather Vogel Frederick - new addition for YA WOWs!

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR
Victoria Jamieson

ILLUSTRATORS
E.B. Lewis
Jim Di Bartolo

MARKETING STRATEGIST/AUTHOR
Cathey Armillas

Faculty bios and pictures here! - updated with our newest faculty member 3/14/13

Special Opportunities:
Follow the links for more information. 

One-on-One Manuscript (CLOSED) & Portfolio Review Consultations (CLOSED)

Website Assessment Consultations

Juried Art Show

Friday WOWs for Writers (CLOSED) and Illustrators (FULL)

Continuing Education Credits - download the form you'll need. Contact Kim Kasch, kasch5@comcast.net, if you have questions.

2012-13 PAL Celebration PowerPoint Show (CLOSED)

Conference Book Store

PAL Book Sales - Instructions and Form

T-Shirts! Please preorder on registration form.

The Hoe Down on Friday night will be a time to network and have fun from 7-9. It will also include: the Juried Art Show, Faculty Book signing from 7-7:30, Book sales from 7-8, hors d'oeuvres & a no-host bar.

Fees:

Nonmembers: Friday or Saturday - $150. each; both days - $275.

REGULAR RATE after April 1st

Members: Friday or Saturday - $140. each; both days - $270.

Extra Info:

REGISTRATION!

If you have not used the registration site before, you MUST sign up for the site (Wild Apricot). It DOES NOT have your SCBWI login and password. Not uploading all the member info saves the region money each month. Later in the year we'll migrate to www.scbwi.org. Woo Hoo!  Go to our temporary registration site here.

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SCBWI Oregon presents their annual conference on May 17-18, 2013. This year's theme is "Wagons Ho! On the Publishing Trail." For more details visit our website page: http://www.scbwior.com/events/2013%20Conference/2013_Conf.html