2015 MN SCBWI Fall Conference

Thank you Jonathan Maberry, Jim Hoover, Sylvie Frank, Lisa Bullard, Laura Purdie Salas, Jill Esbaum and Judy Sue Goodwin Sturges for speaking and sharing your knowledge with our Minnesota SCBWI Conference attendees!

The conference was held on October 17th and 18th. We had so much fun!
Jessica, Alicia and Quinette (photo: Marlys Honeyman)

Jonathan Maberry (photo: Marlys Honeyman)

Judy Sue Goodwin Sturges (photo: Marlys Honeyman)

Lisa Bullard, Laura Purdie Salas, Jill Esbaim Sylvie Frank (photo: Marlys Honeyman)

Sheralyn and Brian Barnes http://brianbarnesmusic.com (photo: Marlys Honeyman)

Jim Hoover

photo: Marlys Honeyman

photo: Marlys Honeyman

Jump For Joy

Welcome to NY2015SCBWI Winter Conference! I had so much fun seeing all my buddies again. I am so honored to volunteer for a professional organization that celebrates creativity in children's literature. The speakers were awesome, with memorable presentations by Hervé Tullet (PRESS HERE) and Kwame Alexander (THE ACCOUSTIC ROOSTER). We celebrated Kwame's recent Newbery Medal for his novel in verse, THE CROSSOVER.

The Portfolio Showcase and Gala were a whirlwind of activity and socializing. It is a blast to to mingle with everyone and anyone in the children's book publishing scene. I am energized and am already back at work. Thanks, SCBWI.

I got to see my first Broadway Show!