The full schedule will be posted to SCBWI's website soon. The topics
include everything from HarperCollins editor Abby Ranger talking about
editor-writer-artist relationships with a writer and illustrator, to craft
sessions on both world building and character development. And more!
Season passes are $35 for members. Individual session will be $8 if you
pre-register and $10 at the door for members. For non-members, it will be $10
pre-registration, $12 at the door, and $50 for a season pass.
Here’s the scoop on September’s talk:
Topic: Pitch, Logline, Synopsis: How to
write effective promo pieces for your book
A hands on workshop for writers with a story
to pitch covering everything from the one sentence logline to the full pages
synopsis using low stress examples from familiar stories, and practical
exercises for talking about your work to a range of potential readers.
Rosanne Parry is the author of the
award winning novels Heart of a Shepherd, Second
Fiddle and Written in Stone and the upcoming novel The Turn
of the Tide. She has taught writing at schools,
conferences, Saturday Academy, an educational non-profits, and on
line at the Loft Literary Center. She lives with her family in an old
farmhouse in Portland, and writes in a tree house in her back yard.
The talks will be held at Taborspace again this year. All talks are on
the third Saturday of the month and doors open at 2 PM.