I’m
all registered for the 2013 SCBWI-MO Fall Conference "Follow Your
Dream" November 2-3, 2013 right here in St. Charles, MO. I’m super excited to hear from this year’s
keynote panel and attend breakout sessions. Here’s a sneak-peek at the amazing
talent with us this year. (Excuse the copy-paste, I didn’t want to leave out
any accomplishments).
KEYNOTE - Author Matt de la Peña -- "Working-Class
Writer"
Matt de la Peña is the author of
four critically-acclaimed young adult novels: Ball Don't Lie, Mexican
WhiteBoy, We Were Here and I Will Save You. He's also the author of
the award-winning picture book A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend
Joe Louis (illustrated by Kadir Nelson). Matt received his MFA in creative
writing from San Diego State University and his BA from the University of the
Pacific where he attended school on a full basketball scholarship. Matt
currently lives in Brooklyn NY. He teaches creative writing and visits high
schools and colleges throughout the country. http://www.mattdelapena.com
KEYNOTE - Author Lisa Yee -- "Following
Your Dream Without Falling on Your Face"
Lisa Yee’s debut novel, Millicent Min,
Girl Genius, won the prestigious Sid Fleischman Humor Award. With almost
two million books in print, her other novels for young people include Stanford
Wong Flunks Big-Time, So Totally Emily Ebers, Absolutely Maybe, and a
series about a 4th grader, Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally) and Bobby
the Brave (Sometimes). Lisa is also the author of American Girl’s Kanani books
and Good Luck, Ivy. Her latest novel, Warp Speed, is
about a Star Trek geek who gets beat up everyday at school. A Thurber House
Children’s Writer-in-Residence, Lisa's books have been named a NPR Best Summer
Read, Sports Illustrated Kids Hot Summer Read, and USA Today Critics’ Top Pick.
KEYNOTE - Author Judy Young -- "Judy Young, Counting Her Lucky Stars"
Judy Young is an award-winning
author of children’s fiction, poetry and nonfiction books. Judy is a frequent
speaker at schools nationwide and her author visits include both educational
presentations and poetry writing workshops for elementary and middle school
students. She also conducts writing workshops for teachers for their
professional development in-services and is a frequent speaker for educational
organizations and professional conferences. With twenty years previous
experience in the public schools, Judy has first hand experience with improving
students’ writing skills and her presentations and workshops are directly
related to school curriculum. www.judyyoungpoetry.com.
KEYNOTE - Illustrator-author Dan
Santat -- "The 'IT' Factor (Parts
of getting published that you need to know but no one has taught you)"
Dan Santat is the author/illustrator
of Sidekicks and the winner of the Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators
for Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) by Mac
Barnett. He is also the creator of the Disney animated hit, The Replacements.
Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and various pets. http://www.dantat.com
For more information or to join me
at Lindenwood on November 2-3rd, visit Society of Children’s Book
Writers and Illustrators, Missouri Chapter (SCBWI – MO) at http://www.moscbwi.org/Fall_Conference/Index.html
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