Professional Critique Available
Fifteen minute professional manuscript and portfolio critiques are offered for an additional $35 fee. Manuscripts and portfolios will be assigned to professional authors and illustrators. To participate, you must be registered for the conference in order to participate. Please submit up to 5 pages of a novel, a 1,000-word picture book manuscript, or an illustration portfolio. Include a cover sheet with your name and email address or phone number. Please contact Carol Lynch Williams at carolthewriter@yahoo.com for complete critique guidelines. All submissions must be received by March 9, 2008.
The Gallery of Illustration
The gallery has become a very popular part of the Forum on Children's Literature. If you are interested in showing your artwork, networking with other illustrators, this is the event for you. There will be an Editor's Choice Award, Illustrator Faculty Award, and Attendees Choice Award.
With a paid conference registration and an additional registration fee of $15, illustrators can display their work to those in the children's book market and illustrators fields. Copies of the artwork must be mounted flat to a surface measuring no more than 18"w X 24"h. Contact smeidell@burgoyne.com with "UVU Forum Gallery" in the subject line for further information.
2008 Forum on Children's Literature
Thursday March 20, 2008
Day at a Glance (PDF)
8:00 REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN
Gallery of Illustration
9:00 WELCOME: Dr. Nancy Peterson
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Kirby Larson "Wild Horses Dragged Me: One Writers Journey"
10:10 GENERAL SESSION
- Book Panel: Our Favorite books we didn't write or publish
- ALTERNATE SESSION - Perry Stewart: Figure Drawing Session
11:20 WORKSHOP SESSION A
- Karen Brown & Kristin Pierce (educators): They're Not Just for Reading: 50 Books (or more) that Inspire Writing
- Sharlee Glenn (writer): Writing for Young Readers
- Sarah Zarr (writer) : Writing Realistic Fiction for Teens
- Sherry Meidell (illustrator): Breaking Barriers: Illustrating School walls in Africa
- Susan Spicer & Anna Zanarini (librarians): Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make me a match
- Perry Stewart: Figure Drawing Session (bring your own supplies, see map)
12:30 LUNCH with Guest Speaker Brad Wilcox
1:30 BOOK SIGNING: Keynotes and workshop authors/illustrators
2:10 WORKSHOP SESSION B
- Alexandra Penfold (editor): A Diamond in The Slush
- EDEL Group: Understanding Civil Rights Through Children's Literature: A Digital Story
- Anne Bowen (writer): What Makes Picture Book Work? The Dance of Structure, Text & Illustration
- Julie Olson (illustrator): Bread and Butter of an Illustration Career: Educational Market
- Jana Grass (educator): Seedfolks: Finding Common Ground through Adapting Literature to Drama
3:20 WORKSHOP SESSION C
- Rick Walton (writer): The Very Beginning: What You Need to Know about Writing for Children When You're Starting Out
- Pat Castelli (librarian): 100 Best Books for Young Readers
- David Small & Sarah Stewart (illustrator and writer): Behind the Scenes
- LuAnne Olsen (librarian): Tricks and Tips for Good Library Collection Development
- Kirby Larson (writer): Voice Lessons
4:30 CLOSING & DOOR PRIZES
Friday March 21, 2008
Day at a Glance (PDF)
8:00 REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN
Gallery of Illustration
9:00 WELCOME: Dr. Nancy Peterson
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: David Small - Of Barosaurs, Bananas and Beyond
10:10 WORKSHOP SESSION D
- Jennifer Heldenbrand (educator): Making the Most of Shared Reading: Tools for Building Knowledge & Fluency in Reading & Writing
- Trudy and Andrew Harris (writer & illustrator): The Author-Illustrator Relationship
- Will Terry (illustrator): Breaking and Entering into the Children's Illustration
Marketplace
- JaDeene Dennison (librarian): Enhancing Programs with Library National Core Standards
- Alexandra Penfold (writer): Writing from Character
- Perry Stewart: Figure Drawing Session (bring your own supplies, see map)
11:20 WORKSHOP SESSION E
- Kristin Wright (educator): Engaging Young Readers Through the Arts
- Chris Crowe (writer): Bending Boundaries: YA Books that Re-Define the Field
- Kirby Larson (writer): Voice Lessons
- Nathan Hale (illustrator): Illustrating Process: Picture Books and Graphic Novels
- Chris Roberts (educator): Why Are You Just Sitting There? Moving and Dancing, Enhancing Our Books
- Perry Stewart: Figure Drawing Session (bring your own supplies, see map)
12:30 LUNCH with Guest Speaker Brandon Mull
1:30 BOOK SIGNING: Keynotes and workshop authors/illustrators
2:10 WORKSHOP SESSION F
- EDEL Group (educators): Are We There, Yet? Understanding the Journey to Civil Rights through Children•s Books
- David Small (illustrator): Getting the Job Done: One Illustrator's Work Life
- Ann Dee Ellis (writer): Eating Popcorn in the Tub Yesterday: How to Find Structure Organically
- Gene Nelson & Nancy Peterson (librarian): Sugar and Spice and Puppy Dog Tales
- Resonance Story Theater (story tellers): Story Power: Building Character One Story at a Time.
3:20 GENERAL SESSION
Alexandra Penfold (Editor from Simon & Schuster): Writing is Believing
4:30 CLOSING & DOOR PRIZES
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