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Our virtual fall conference, CREATING TOGETHER, officially kicks off on Thursday, September 23rd! We can't wait to celebrate all things kidlit and learn from our fabulous faculty lineup. Below you'll find the full conference schedule. For more details about each session, please visit the conference website.

CREATING TOGETHER

FULL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY 9/23

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM:

Special Event: New Members Social

*New members, please join us to make some friends, find your community, and ask any questions you may have about this year's conference. This party is for YOU and we can’t wait to meet you!*

FRIDAY 9/24

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM:

Illustrator Intensive: Mike Curato

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM:

Editor Intensive: Revise, Rethink, Reimagine: Exploring Picture Book Revision

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM:

Illustrator Intensive: Two Spreads

Editor Intensive: Finding Your Character’s Arc

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM:

This Software Will Save Your (Writing) Life!

6:15 PM – 7:15 PM:

Breakout: Winning Character Dynamics: Creating Unforgettable Characters

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM:

Breakout: Carolinas Cocktail Hour

SATURDAY 9/25

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM:

Breakout: Casting Call! How to Create Effective Supporting Characters

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:

Breakout: Windows, Mirrors & Sliding Glass Doors

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:

Breakout: Celebrity Picture Books!

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM:

Keynote: Opening Keynote: Yes, AND... Setting the stage for crazy-good creative development

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM:

Breakout: Open Doors: How to Make Your Manuscript Stand Out

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM:

Special Event: First Pages (authors) and First Look (illustrators) session

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM:

Breakout: Life of a Graphic Novel: From First Draft to Finished Book

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM:

Breakout: Making Every Word Count: The Secrets of Picture Book Craft

7:15 PM – 8:15 PM:

Special Event: PAL Round Table

8:15 PM – 9:00 PM:

Special Event: Twitter Social

Sunday 9/26

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM:

Breakout: Build Your Darlings: Writing Compelling Characters

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:

Special Event: Creating Success With Empowering Characters

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM:

Closing Keynote: Collaborating Kinfolk

Don't forget to check out the *Conference Book Store*

Deadline Extended!

FIRST PAGES (AUTHORS) AND FIRST LOOK (ILLUSTRATORS) SESSION

*Saturday, September 25, 2021 from 2:15 PM to 3:15 PM*

SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED: September 20th, 2022, 11:59pm EDT.

Conference participants, join us as our moderators read YOUR first pages or share YOUR illustration and agents, editors, and art directors give their honest feedback in real time! All conference attendees are invited to submit ONE first page or ONE image. Submissions will be shared in random order.

This year we will have four breakout rooms—illustration only, picture books, middle grade, and young adult novels. *This session will not be recorded.

Authors: How to format and submit your first page.

Illustrators: How to format and submit your illustration.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE & SIGN UP!!!

NEW PROGRAM ALERT!

This month we will be posting our inaugural Book Fairies First Look interview! Our first author is Jane Smith, and we will share her interview via our website and social media soon. So be on the lookout!

The purpose of this program is to support our PAL members by getting more of their books out into the Carolinas communities.

Each month, our membership will be notified of new PAL member releases and asked to help out by contacting their local library systems, local bookstores, local schools, and other specialty locations that might be interested in a particular title.

Email PAL Coordinator Derick Wilder with any questions!

palcoordinator.carolinas@gmail.com

September's Participant:

Jane Smith

MISS MEOW

West Margin Press (September 27, 2021)

ISBN: 978-1513289458

Publisher: West Margin Press

Release Date: September 27th, 2021

SCBWI Carolinas members are invited to Ignite the Spark by writing—and drawing—MicroFiction. Fast, furious fun and inspiration...all within one hour!

Hosted by our very own

John Strong & Linda Gerber!

Ignite the Spark is held every third Tuesday. The next meeting will be

September 21st @ 7:30 pm EDT

For more information:

Click Here!

To sign up:

Click Here!

Don't Miss Brian Anderson's

Pen & Palette Blog Post

One Story, Many Mediums: How to Take Your Characters out of the Box

Your Low-Residency MFA Questions Answered!

If you have a question about Low-Residency MFA programs, please send it to:

Mary Jane Nirdlinger

at maryjane.nirdlinger@hey.com

by September 23rd and look for answers here, next month in the October newsletter.

NEW CRITIQUE GROUP OPPORTUNITY!

Calling PB writers in Wilmington/Myrtle Beach/Fayetteville Triangle:

I'd love to start a hybrid critique group with some face-to-face meetings (location TBD), some Zoom, and some online correspondence. I've been an SCBWI member for a year and a half, active with Ignite the Spark, and also a member of Word Weavers (Wilmington).

If interested, please email me at: tonnyefletcher@gmail.com

Tonnye Fletcher

HURRAHS!

We want to blast your good news throughout our social media, so please send it our way!

Check out the details at Hurrahs!

Send news of agency signings, contracts and awards to

Elizabeth Rawls

A warm welcome to all of our new members—we are so glad you've joined us! If you have any questions, please let me know! —Megan Hoyt

scbwicmembers@gmail.com

SCBWI MEMBERSHIP

You MUST be a member to join the WIN Facebook page and/or the new PAL FB group. You can check your membership expiration on your profile page at www.scbwi.org. You can also renew online if necessary.

Unless otherwise specified, questions about the contents of this newsletter should be directed to one of the following members of the SCBWI-Carolinas Regional Team: Erica Wood (Regional Advisor); Elizabeth Rawls (Assistant Regional Advisor); Becky Shillington (Co-Assistant Regional Advisor); or Ashley Belote (Illustrator Coordinator).

Our mailing address is:

SCBWI-Carolinas

P.O. Box 805, Mount Holly, NC 28120

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