The Birds and the Bees:  the Facts of the Creative Life
September 19 & 20, 2008

“The Buzz” PreConference Event Schedule
September 19, 2008, Friday
Overland Trail Middle School Commons
 

7-7:30

Schmooze

 

7:30-7:40

Skit

 

7:40-8:25

First pages/Synopsis critique panel

- synopsis of up to 200 words, plus first page for novels

- first page for picture books

- volunteer reads aloud

- editors respond “off the cuff for a minute or two”

Alexandra Penfold (SS),  Lynne Polvino (Clarion)

Stephen Fraser

 

break

8:30-9:00

Making Good - the Road to Successful Creativity 

Lin Oliver

Conference Schedule – Kansas SCBWI
September 20, 2008, Saturday

University of Kansas Edwards Campus

 

 

Location

Speaker(s)

7:45-8:15

Set – up

 

AdCom

8:15-9:00

Registration and Coffee

 

 

9:00-9:15

Welcome & Faculty Word

 

 

RC 110

Sue Ford, Regional Advisor

9:15-10:00

It’s Time for the “Talk”:  a Clarion editor gets serious

Lynne Polvino

10:00-10:45

It’s Time for the “Talk”:  a Simon and Schuster editor gets serious

Alexandra Penfold

10:45-10:55

Break

10:55-11:40

Hatching the Egg - persistence

 

RC 110

Lin Oliver

11:40-11:50

Doorprizes

YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN

 

11:50-12:45

Lunch – pick up lunch

12:45-1:55

BREAKOUT SESSIONS – 1

1 - A

Pollination & Making Honey – from idea to finished book manuscript

RC 110

Vicki Grove

1 - B

Birds Gotta Singwriting effective dialogue

RC 4

Lin Oliver

1 - C

Nesting – the working writer (butt in chair and work!)

RC 25

Jane Kurtz

1 - D

Don’t Get Stung – Editor & Agent critiques – Art portfolio review

RC 131F

RC 131G

RC 131E

Lynne Polvino

Stephen Fraser

Brad Sneed

2:00-3:10

BREAKOUT SESSIONS – 2

2 - A

Fledglings – new writers session

RC 110

Susan Clymer

2 - B

Getting the Picture - the Fine Art of Illustrating a Picture Book

RC 4

Brad Sneed

2 - C

Birds Gotta Fly – point of view

RC 25

Jane Kurtz

2 - D

Don’t Get Stung – Editor & Agent Critiques – Art Portfolio Review

RC 131F

RC 131G

RC 131E

Alexandra Penfold Stephen Fraser

Suzanne Cruise

3:10-3:20

Break

3:20-4:30

BREAKOUT SESSIONS – 3

3 - A

Call of the Wild – school visits

RC 110

Vicki Grove & Brad Sneed

3 - B

Nesting – the working writer (butt in chair and work!) - REPEAT

RC 25

Jane Kurtz

3 - C

Birds Gotta Sing – writing effective dialogue REPEAT

RC 4

Lin Oliver

3 - D

Don’t Get Stung – Editor & Editor critiques

RC 131F

RC 131G

Alexandra Penfold

Lynne Polvino

 

 

 

 

4:35-5:15

Leaving the Nest – Are you ready to fly?

RC 110

Stephen Fraser

5:15-5:30

Book Signing

RC 25