Registration

Registration Form

2026 September 19th Conference

Name_____________________________________________________________

Address____________________________________________________________

City_______________________________________________________________

State____________________________________Zip_______________________

Email_____________________________________________________________

Phone_____________________________________________________________

Please choose morning workshop preference:  

Beginning Readers with Elizabeth Barton _________

Middle-Grade & YA workshop with Kelsey Horton ________

Yes, I'd like a manuscript critique. Enclosed is an additional check for $85 _______

No, I am not getting a critique. ___________

TOTAL ENCLOSED: ___________________

COST

Registration fee for the conference is $140, payable by cash or check, made out to CWHV or Children’s Writers of the Hudson Valley. 

One-on-one, 15-minute critiques will be an additional $85. Please put the critique fee, if applicable, in a separate check, made out to CWHV, in case we need to return the critique fee to you. Critiques are on a first-come, first-serve basis and they fill up quickly!

Registration form, fee(s), along with your manuscript for critique (CLICK ON CRITIQUE GUIDELINES TAB) should be mailed to Tara Cerven, 61 Leo Lane, Poughquag, NY, 12570. 

Registration Deadline: Sept. 12. After that date, please email Karen at kkorloff@gmail.com to see if space is still available.

Refund Policy:

For a registration refund, cancellation must be in writing and postmarked or emailed on or before September 5, 2026. We cannot guarantee a refund after this date.

Lunch is buffet style, offering a variety of sandwiches, a salad, cookies, coffee, tea, etc. There will be a vegetarian sandwich option. Please Note: *Attendees DO NOT choose lunch beforehand as we’ve done in the past.

*If you have special dietary concerns, please email Karen at kkorloff@gmail.com and we will try to accommodate you, as no outside food or drink is allowed at the venue.

Reminder:

These sessions will be lecture with some hands-on writing exercises. Please bring paper and pen or pencils and/or computer, and your work-in-progress (if you have one). Our goal is for attendees to apply these hands-on techniques to their idea or work-in-progress.

 

If your personal preference is a tablet, notebook or any other personal computer, we cannot assume responsibility for these items.