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| 10th |
7pm-8:45pm |
LA
Schmooze
Westside |
To RSVP or to get more information, e-mail
Rita Crayon Huang or Lee Wind: CLICK
HERE to e-mail the Westside Schmooze Coordinators |
Picture Book Manuscript Critique
Night
Here's your chance to get feedback on a picture book manuscript, and/or
to see what your peers have been working on! Manuscripts are not required
to participate, and critiquing is a great way to learn. If you do
wish to share a picture book manuscript, please bring FIVE copies
of up to FOUR pages, maximum, in proper manuscript format (double
spaced, normal fonts and margins). Both fiction and non-fiction are
welcome. Please CLICK
HERE to RSVP and mention whether you will be bringing
a manuscript or not.
CLICK
HERE for Schmooze details. |
| 13th |
9am - 12:30pm |
SCBWI-V/SB
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1-2-3 GO! Beyond First Chapters
San Luis Obispo Art Center, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, CA
93407.
What does an editor expect beyond that great opening chapter? In
this workshop we’ll look at ways to get beyond that first
chapter so that your reader gets hooked and wants more. Join us
for a workshop on those all-important first three chapters. Instructor:
Valerie Hobbs.
$40 members, $50 non-members.
CLICK
HERE for more details and registration form.
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| 15th |
7pm-9pm
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LA
Schmooze
Westside Illustrator's |
For meeting location and directions, contact
Suzy Engelman Block: CLICK
HERE to e-mail Suzy Engelman Block. |
Topic: Marketing and Promotion
By popular demand, a never ending topic is back again! Mailings, submissions,
conferences, portfolios, websites, blogs, facebook, social networking...
and more!
We have experts among us!
11624 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
This is a large gray building with ivy & bamboo on the facade.
The sign near the door reads - "Alliance Francaise.". CLICK
HERE for map
CLICK
HERE for Schmooze details. |
| 18th |
6:30pm-8:30pm |
LA
Schmooze
East San Fernando
Valley / Glendale
Illustrator's
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For location and directions, to RSVP or
to get more information, e-mail Jen Swain: CLICK
HERE to e-mail Jen Swain |
Brain food it’s SKETCHBOOK NIGHT
Share your Sketchbook tonight. This is a time to expose your brain
and get feedback from other illustrators. Curious what others are
drawing too, come see. Also discussion of tips and tricks that can
help you to keep drawing weekly– and resources for some cool contests.
• View Assignment for Show– Crit and suggestions
for improvement
CLICK
HERE for Schmooze details. |
| 20th |
1pm - 3pm |
LA
Schmooze
South Bay
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Contact Suzanne Gibson: CLICK
HERE to e-mail Suzanne Gibson or Jessica Chrysler: CLICK
HERE to e-mail Jessica Chrysler for more information. |
The Art of Book Making: Part 2
A 2 part schmooze and workshop / RSVP required
(for Writers and Illustrators alike… )
Our very talented Schmooze Coordinator, Jessica, will share with us
the art of making books.. (supply list will be provided ahead of time)…
from stitching, binding, and selecting paper and fabric… this
workshop will let you create top notch dummy books, scrapbooks, writing
journals, sketchbooks
Location: Bristol Farms
1700-A South Pacific Coast Highway
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(310) 303-3922
CLICK
HERE for Schmooze details. |
| 26th - 28th |
SOLD
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SCBWI-OC
Spring Retreat |
Any questions email Regional Advisor, Francesca
Rusackas: CLICK
HERE to e-mail Francesca or call 909-860-8536. You may
also e-mail the Assistant Regional Advisor, Q. L. Pearce: CLICK
HERE to e-mail Q. |
10th Annual Spring Retreat
SOLD OUT!
If you have registered but have not received an email confirmation,
please CLICK
HERE to e-mail Francesca.
Picture yourself strolling along a serene path through a tranquil
vineyard surrounded by lush gardens and waterfalls. Our retreat
location is tucked in the heart of Temecula's Wine Country: The
South Coast Winery Resort & Spa (www.wineresort.com).
It is the ultimate getaway and the perfect setting to create memorable
characters and winning plots. Don’t miss your chance to connect
with editors and published authors at this one of a kind private
retreat. Give your career and your future the attention it deserves!
CLICK
HERE for more details.
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| 3rd |
10am-Noon |
LA
Schmooze
West San Gabriel Valley |
Contact Dorothy Raymond for more information:
CLICK
HERE to e-mail Dorothy Raymond. |
How do you create a character?
How much do you know about him/her before you start to write? A list of questions to help you probe.
CLICK
HERE for Schmooze details. |
| 10th |
8am - 5pm |
SCBWI-LA
Writer's Day |
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Writer's Day
Speakers - Rachel Abrams - Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books;
Lisa Wheeler - Picture Books; Kathleen O'Dell - Middle Grade Series;
Libba Bray - YA; Jill Corcoran - Associate Agent at Herman Agency.
Professional Forum - Author Nancy I. Sanders, How to Present a Virtual
Book Tour.
In addition to our great line-up of speakers, Writer's Day includes:
- the Professional Forum,
- Announcement of Sue Alexander Service and Encouragement Award,
- Annual Conference Scholarship winner
- Contests and much more!
Writer's Day will be held at the Clairbourn School, San Gabriel, CA.
Box lunch included.
CLICK HERE for more details and registration form.
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| 14th |
7pm - 8pm |
LA
Schmooze
Antelope Valley |
Contact Marilyn Dalrymple: CLICK
HERE to e-mail Marilyn Dalrymple |
How To Critique Each Other's Work
Barnes and Noble Booksellers
39228 10th Street West
Palmdale, California
CLICK
HERE for Schmooze details. |
| 14th |
7pm-8:45pm |
LA
Schmooze
Westside |
To RSVP or to get more information, e-mail
Rita Crayon Huang or Lee Wind: CLICK
HERE to e-mail the Westside Schmooze Coordinators |
Middle Grade and Young Adult Manuscript Critique Night
Here's your chance to get feedback on your middle grade or young adult
manuscript, and/or to see what peers have been working on! Manuscripts
are not required to participate, and critiquing is a great way to
learn. If you do wish to share your manuscript, please bring FIVE
copies of up to FOUR pages, maximum, in proper manuscript format (double
spaced, normal fonts and margins). Both fiction and non-fiction are
welcome. Please CLICK
HERE to RSVP and mention whether you will be bringing
a manuscript or not.
CLICK HERE
for Schmooze details. |
| 15th |
6:30pm-8:30pm |
LA
Schmooze
East San Fernando
Valley / Glendale
Illustrator's
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For location and directions, to RSVP or
to get more information, e-mail Jen Swain: CLICK
HERE to e-mail Jen Swain |
“To BLOG or not to BLOG” – Discussion of Illustrators Blogs
What is an affordable way to get your art displayed on the web and
have it look nice too! Bring in the New Year by designing a FREE Blog!
We will be setting up a Blog so if you have a laptop bring it, otherwise
we can use mine. Bring your art so we can photograph it or bring it
digitally on a disk or portable drive. Have a Blog already? Update
it now with new content and images… check for possible location
change.
• View Assignment for Show– Crit and suggestions
for improvement
CLICK
HERE for Schmooze details.
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| 17th |
9am - 4:30pm |
SCBWI-V/SB
Workshop
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Contact Alexis O'Neill for more information:
CLICK
HERE to e-mail Alexis O'Neill. |
ARTbeats: Creating Art with
Heart
St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church, 5801 N. Kanan Road, Westlake
Village, CA 91362.
Martha Rago will provide invaluable insights into portfolios, cover
art, dummies, and hand-outs that will capture the heart of any art
director. Portfolio display. Open critique session in the afternoon.
Instructor: Martha Rago, Associate Creative Director at HarperCollins.
$70 members, $80 non-members.
CLICK
HERE for more details and registration form.
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| 19th |
7pm-9pm
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LA
Schmooze
Westside Illustrator's |
For meeting location and directions, contact
Suzy Engelman Block: CLICK
HERE to e-mail Suzy Engelman Block. |
Topic: Guest Speaker
"Get Up-close and Personal with Jamie
Weiss Chilton" of the Andrea Brown
Literary Agency. We've written AND illustrated
our own stories, with 'dummies' ready to sell.
Art rep OR lit agent OR publisher? Get the low-down
on agencies and representation!
11624 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
This is a large gray building with ivy & bamboo on the facade.
The sign near the door reads - "Alliance Francaise.". CLICK
HERE for map
CLICK
HERE for Schmooze details.
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Santa Barbara City College, 721 Cliff Drive, Humanities Building,
Room H221, Santa Barbara, CA 93109-2394.
What works and what doesn’t in marketing your art and getting
jobs? Explore new ways to get your art seen, promoted and bought,
and help you better position yourself in this shifting economy.
Instructor: Carol Heyer.
$40 members, $50 non-members.
CLICK HERE for more details and registration form.
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Santa Barbara City College, 721 Cliff Drive, Humanities Building,
Room H221, Santa Barbara, CA 93109-2394.
Bring your portfolio (8..5” x 11”) for a review and
discussion of which pieces are the strongest, how many to include,
one sheets for promo etc. Dummies will be reviewed, if time permits.
FREE to members, $10.00 non-members.
CLICK
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| 12th |
7pm - 8pm |
LA
Schmooze
Antelope Valley |
Contact Marilyn Dalrymple: CLICK
HERE to e-mail Marilyn Dalrymple |
What Makes a Book a Best Seller?
Barnes and Noble Booksellers
39228 10th Street West
Palmdale, California
CLICK
HERE for Schmooze details. |
| 12th |
7pm-8:45pm |
LA
Schmooze
Westside |
To RSVP or to get more information, e-mail
Rita Crayon Huang or Lee Wind: CLICK
HERE to e-mail the Westside Schmooze Coordinators |
Muahuaha! Villains, Antagonists,
and Conflict
What changes in your story, and Why? What obstacles, adversities,
and adversaries do your main characters overcome, and what compels
readers to care? How can you keep your antagonist from being 2 dimensional--or
are you writing the kind of story that has no villain at all? Last
December, guest speaker Paula Yoo reminded us of Aaron Sorkin's formula:
Intention + Obstacle = Conflict = Story. Come figure out the "obstacle"
and "conflict" portions of the equation for what you're
writing! For writers of Picture Books through YA, non-fiction and
fiction.
CLICK HERE
for Schmooze details. |
| 17th |
7pm-9pm
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LA
Schmooze
Westside Illustrator's |
For meeting location and directions, contact
Suzy Engelman Block: CLICK
HERE to e-mail Suzy Engelman Block. |
Topic: Portfolio Night
Bring your portfolios! We will do our yearly anonymous portfolio review
and explore the latest ideas and 'how-to's' on successful portfolio
presentation.
11624 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
This is a large gray building with ivy & bamboo on the facade.
The sign near the door reads - "Alliance Francaise.". CLICK
HERE for map
CLICK
HERE for Schmooze details.
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| 20th |
6:30pm-8:30pm |
LA
Schmooze
East San Fernando
Valley / Glendale
Illustrator's
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For location and directions, to RSVP or
to get more information, e-mail Jen Swain: CLICK
HERE to e-mail Jen Swain |
Preparing a Picture Book Dummy
How much finished art should you include? How polished should your
dummy be? Bring thumbnails, dummies-in-progress, and/or finished picture-book
dummies. We will discuss how pacing, preparation and research can
result in a dummy an editor will have to love.
• View Assignment for Show– Final suggestions
for improvement
CLICK
HERE for Schmooze details.
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FREE
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noon - 3pm
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SCBWI-V/SB
Critiquenic |
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Critiquenic
Fairview Baptist Church, 113 E. Fairview Rd., Bakersfield CA 93307.
A work-in-progress critique session. Bring up to five manuscript
pages (double-spaced) to be read for critique. FREE to members,
$10.00 non-members.
CLICK
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Antelope Valley |
Contact Marilyn Dalrymple: CLICK
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How Much Description is Too Much Description?
Barnes and Noble Booksellers
39228 10th Street West
Palmdale, California
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| 9th |
7pm-8:45pm |
LA
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Westside |
To RSVP or to get more information, e-mail
Rita Crayon Huang or Lee Wind: CLICK
HERE to e-mail the Westside Schmooze Coordinators |
Getting Published: Query Letters,
Networking, and What You Need To Know
Query Letters. Cover Letters. Writing that darn synopsis. Business
Cards. Blogs. Web sites. Conferences. How do you find out which editors
and agents are looking for what? And how do you gain access to them?
Which reference sources have the information you need? How do you
not get overwhelmed by all the information? Come talk about the business
side of being a writer. For Picture Books through YA, non-fiction
and fiction, writing your manuscript is only the first part...
CLICK HERE
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12th
FREE
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11:30am |
SCBWI-LA
Critiquenic |
Contact Dawne Knobbe:
CLICK
HERE to e-mail Dawne Knobbe |
Critiquenic
Roxbury Park, Beverly Hills (Roxbury and Olympic Blvd.)
Writers:
bring 10 pages to be read aloud (5 copies)
Illustrators:
bring a portfolio (5 pieces) or book dummy
Dessert and water will be provided.
Bring along lunch, sunscreen, and a picnic blanket.
Park Rule: Folding chairs only for seniors & handicapped.
CLICK
HERE for Information and Registration. |
| 17th |
6:30pm-8:30pm |
LA
Schmooze
East San Fernando
Valley / Glendale
Illustrator's
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For location and directions, to RSVP or
to get more information, e-mail Jen Swain: CLICK
HERE to e-mail Jen Swain |
Craft Your Characters
Have you ever taken your main characters to therapy? Have you tried
figuring out what's playing on their iPods? We'll share insights and
wisdom collected from various sources and YOU! We'll discuss tips
& techniques on how to make our characters multi-dimensional and
get readers to care about them. What ever your working on come ready
to share your best ideas - have a character to share, bring them along!
CLICK
HERE for Schmooze details.
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| 19th-20th |
6:30pm-8:30pm |
LA
Schmooze
East San Fernando
Valley / Glendale
Illustrator's
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For location and directions, to RSVP or
to get more information, e-mail Jen Swain: CLICK
HERE to e-mail Jen Swain |
Chalk Fest - Sign up to join us... Two days of drawing... It's FREE and it is FUN!
Check out our last year's entry, we won Best Animation.
CLICK
HERE to view last year's entry.
CLICK
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Working Writer's Retreat
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Contact Judy Enderle at: CLICK
HERE to e-mail Judy Enderle |
Working Writer's
Retreat will be held at the Mary and Joseph Retreat Center,
Palos Verdes, CA.
A weekend for non-published and published writers to have their
manuscripts critiqued in a supportive environment. Editors and Author
will participate in all critique groups.
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Illustrators, art directors, portfolio evaluations, contests and more!
Illustrator's Day will be held at the Clairbourn School, San Gabriel, CA.
Box lunch included.
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