Date/Time
Date(s) - 11/13/2020 - 11/15/2020
12:00 am
SCBWI-ILLINOIS INTERACTIVE 2020:
#FullZoomAhead
Launching November 13-15, 2020
VIRTUAL FOLDERS HAVE BEEN EMAILED TO ATTENDEES
Email Co-RA if you didn’t receive yours.
SCBWI-Illinois Interactive offers multiple ways to interact with professionals and new ways to get feedback. It’s a conference that is virtually perfect in every way!
WATCH THE #FullZoomAhead VIDEO HERE
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED
Stellar Faculty
John B. Herrington, PhD CDR, Vanessa Brantley Newton
USN(Ret) Astronaut & Author SCBWI PAL Author-Illustrator
Editors
Esther Cajahuaringa, Assistant Editor, Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Meghan McCullough, Assistant Editor, Levine Querido
Andrea Tompa, Executive Editor, Candlewick Press
Agents
Claire Draper, Literary Agent, The Bent Agency
Jas Perry, Associate Agent, KT Literary
Art Directors
Rick DeMonico, Art Director, Albert Whitman
Ellice Lee, Art Director, Philomel Books, an Imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
SCBWI PAL Authors & Illustrators
Sarah Aronson
Vanessa Brantley Newton
Cozbi Cabrera
Kate Hannigan
Esther Hershenhorn
Barb Rosenstock
with special appearence by
John B. Herrington, PhD CDR, USN(Ret) Astronaut & Author
Launch Ticket Includes
SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITIES
KEYNOTES
John B. Herrington, PhD CDR, Vanessa Brantley Newton
USN(Ret) Astronaut & Author SCBWI PAL Author-Illustrator
CRAFT BREAKOUTS
OFFICE HOURS
LIVE Q&A with Craft Breakout Faculty
Speak with Faculty in Your Choice of
LIVE & INTERACTIVE SESSIONS
Pages/ Pitch / Chat
FREE EXTRAS
Faculty-Moderated Peer Critique Groups / Contest Entry / Portfolio Showcase
ONLINE BOOKSTORE
PAL & Independently Published Authors, Illustrators, Translators and Faculty
LIVE SOCIALS
including our celestial
SCBWI-IL CRYSTAL KITE GALA
All International SCBWI Members and Non-Members WELCOME
Select the time for each
LIVE & Interactive Session that best suits you!
LIVE & Interactive means that a session is small enough that you may
speak & interact with the faculty in real time.
PLUS, many LIVE sessions are recorded for viewing later.
CONFERENCE DETAILS TO THE RIGHT
(above, in the upper box)
Dates to remember*
| September 1st | Registration opens here, on this page of the website, at noon. |
| September 29th | Deadline for manuscript critiques and manuscript contest. Please see the Guidelines for details (note new guidelines) |
| September 29th | Deadline for Illustration Contest entries, Portfolio Review and Dummy Critiques. See the Guidelines for details. |
| September 29th | Deadline to get a refund, minus a $30 cancellation fee. Fees for Extras are non-refundable. |
| October 11th
October 30 |
Deadline to submit details for Online Bookstore & Social Media Exchange Deadline to submit First Look/First Pages/Voice and Pitch samples. Deadline to submit Peer Group Critique Pages Deadline to submit Showcase Portfolios. See Guidelines or details.Registration ends |
| November 6th | Virtual Folder link will be emailed to attendees. |
| *Please be aware, the Fall Conference has traditionally been a sellout event, and many of our Extra opportunities also fill before their deadlines. |
REGISTRATION FEES: ALL SCBWI MEMBERS and Non-Members INVITED
Launch Tickets:
— SCBWI Member Launch Ticket: $100.00 USD;
— Not-Yet-a-Member Launch Ticket (Non-Member Fee) : $140 USD
Fee-added Extras:
— 1:1 Zoom & Written Manuscript Critique: $65.00 USD (SCBWI MEMBERS ONLY; not recorded)
— 1:1 Zoom & Written Dummy Critique: $65.00 USD (SCBWI MEMBERS ONLY; not recorded)
— 10 for 10 Zoom Ask Me Anything Session: $10.00 USD (SCBWI MEMBERS & Non-Members Invited; not recorded)
— Written Manuscript Critique: $45.00 USD (SCBWI MEMBERS ONLY)
— Written Portfolio Review: $45.00 USD (SCBWI MEMBERS ONLY)
TIPS FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION:
— JOIN SCBWI or RENEW TODAY before registering.
—Please review PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT & POLICIES, at right, prior to registration. By registering, you agree to comply with our policies.
—DO NOT page backward during registration process.
—Credit Cards accepted for online payment.
—If you select a box during registration and want to make a change, simply un-check that box and check a new one!
—Illinois Interactive Registration Questions?: Email Darcy Zoells, Registrar
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