The 2009
SCBWI Oregon Annual Retreat
presented by
the Oregon Chapter of the
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
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October 8-11, 2009
at the Silver Falls Conference Center, Sublimity, Oregon (near Salem)
illustration by Laura McGee Kvasnosky
BROCHURES & REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW POSTED: CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW.
Join us for our yearly retreat where you can energize, network,
write, draw, learn, grow, laugh, sing, and of course, take naps. The
fee includes double occupancy rooms with linens provided and more
food than you can devour, along with mind-tingling presentations and
workshops from experienced and talented speakers. Individual critiques will be available on a limited basis.
Special Guests for 2009:
Mary Kate Castellani, Associate Editor: Walker Books for Young Readers
Kathryn O. Galbraith, author
Kohel Haver, Arts Attorney
Laura McGee Kvasnosky, illustrator/author
Maggie Lehrman, Editor: Amulet/Abrams
Mary K. Whittington, author
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REGISTRATION
Click below for a 2009 brochure. Registrations can be downloaded from this site on Sunday, August 9, 2009. IF YOU ARE A CURRENT OREGON or SOUTHERN WASHINGTON MEMBER OF SCBWI OR A SUBSCRIBER TO SCBWI OREGON, OR YOU BELONG TO OUR LISTSERV, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL NOTICE WHEN I POSTED THE INFORMATION. MAKE SURE THAT EMAILS FROM SCBWIOR.COM ARE ACCEPTED BY YOUR EMAIL CLIENT. Please note that we do not keep an email list from previous years.
COST
Members: $340.
Fee includes all workshops and presentations, plus double room and three meals a day (no private rooms available, and no campers or commuters, sorry).
LOCATION
Silver Falls State Park (and conference center) is nestled in the foothills of the Cascades, near Sublimity, Oregon, about 60 miles southeast of Portland. Click here for directions, or visit the main Silver Falls web page for snapshots and descriptions of the facilities.
THE REST
The SCBWI Oregon Retreat is friendly, relaxed, and invigorating. Your room which you may be sharing with a complete stranger is equipped with two single beds, a closet, and one little desk, but the living rooms in the lodges have tables and chairs. There are two restroom facilities in each of the four lodges, and the lodges hold 12 people in each, plus we have a couple of 3-bed cabins available. 3 meals a day are served in the cafeteria and you are guaranteed to overeat. There are well maintained hiking trails around the conference center to work off those calories and enjoy the
setting. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OF AGE TO ATTEND THIS EVENT.
Click !HERE! to download the agenda, speaker bios and critique information. Read, ponder, make your choice for a critique if applicable and Click !HERE! to download the registration. Mail your registration, etc. to the address indicated; Sorry, NO online registration. Email me - robink (at) scbwior.com if you can't download the files and I will email them to you.