Schedule

Children's Writers of the Hudson Valley June 2019 Conference

Saturday, June 8, 2019

Hampton Inn & Suites

2361 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

8:00 am     Registration

Coffee, tea and muffins

8:30 am     Welcome and Introductions

8:45 am to 9:30 am     Keynote

Alvina Ling, VP and Editor-in-Chief at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

“Love the Journey: My Path to Publishing, Your Path to Publication”

9:45 am to 11:45 am   Session 1

A. Alvina Ling

“Crafting Your Novel’s Narrative: The Basics of Structure, Voice, Character, and Plot”

B. Eve Adler (picture books/board books)

“How to Hook Your Readers with the Right Voice”

11:45 am to 1:00 pm   Lunch, Bookstore and Networking

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm     Session 2

A. Kat Brzozowski (novels)

“Speak Up, I Can’t Hear You: Writing Voice”

B. Emma Sector

“Chapter Books: Writing Stand Out Characters and Building a Series”

  

3:10 pm to 4:10 pm     Session 3

David Neilsen

“Writing the Scary Stuff”

4:10 pm to 4:20 pm     Closing and Door Prizes