MARCH

Saturday, March 20 Virginia Festival of the Book: SCBWI panels

Panelists: For details http://www.vabook.org/site10/program/view.php?day=2010-03-20  

Time/Location:10 PM, 12 PM, and 4 PM; Omni Hotel; 235 Main St. W; Charlottesville, VA 22902  

Cost: Free

APRIL

Wednesday, April 14 PROtrack Program: The World of KidLit Blogging 

Speaker: Pam Coughlan (Mother Reader) (http://www.motherreader.com/)

Time/Place: 7 to 10 PM; American Legion Hall; 3939 Oak St.; Fairfax, VA 22030 (http://fairfaxpost177.org > directions)

Cost: $35 members; $50 nonmembers (Includes a potluck buffet dinner)

Contact: Sue Corbett (scorbett1[at] aol [dot].com)

Registration:  Send an email to Sue Corbett (scorbett1[at] aol [dot].com), by April 10, with “ProTrack Dinner” in the subject line. Bring your check, payable to Mid-Atlantic SCBWI, to the dinner. Please note: We order meals in advance. If you register but do not attend, you will be charged for your dinner. 

Sunday, April 18: New Member Welcome/Mid-Atlantic SCBWI Regional Get-together

The “Bunny Eat Bunny” World of Children’s Publishing: Expectation, Motivation, Inspiration

Speakers: Panelists Amy N. Thomas (BURNING MONEY); Carolyn Hickey (ISABELLE'S BOYFRIEND); Laura Nielsen (MRS. MUDDLE'S HOLIDAYS); Paulis Waber (LYLE WALKS THE DOGS)

Time/Place: 2 to 4 PM; Pohick Regional Library; 6450 Sydenstricker Rd.; Burke, VA 22015 

Cost: Free

Contact: Ellen Braaf (midatlanticscbwi[at] tidalwave[dot] net)

Registration: Begins Friday, April 2 by phone (703-644-7333) or online at 

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/  > Events > Calendar of Events > April 18

Cost: Free

MAY

Sunday, May 2 Illustrators Day:  Picture Books—From Idea to Printed Page

Speakers: Patrick Collins (Art Director, Henry Holt); Noa Wheeler (Editor, Henry Holt)

Time/Place: 10 AM to 4 PM; American Legion Hall; 3939 Oak Street; Fairfax, VA 22030

Cost: $95 members; $125 nonmembers (Includes lunch)

Contact: Joan Waites (jwstudio[at] msn[dot] com) Please put “Illustrators Day” in the subject line.

Registration: Flyers will be mailed to all area SCBWI members. 

Thursday, May 13: Richmond Get-together: A Sense of Style

Speaker/Description: “Add salt to that soup!” Educator and author Jan Tarasovic will review stylistic techniques used by the masters and share some tips for spicing up your own writing style.

Time/Place: 6:30 to 8:30 PM; Tuckahoe Library; 1901 Starling Dr.; Henrico, VA 23229-4564 http://www.henricolibrary.org/Libs/tu.html

Cost: Free

Contact: Lana Krumwiede (lanamk[at] gmail[dot] com) Please put “SCBWI Richmond” in the subject line.

JUNE

Friday, June 11 – Sunday, June 13: Novel Revision Retreat

Facilitator: Alisha Niehaus, Editor, Dial Books for Young Readers (an imprint of Penguin Group, USA) Alisha’s publications/authors include: Savvy by Ingrid Law (2009 Newbery Honor); The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd (2010 ALA Stonewall Winner); The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson; The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet by Erin Dionne 

Time/Place: 5 PM Friday through 1 PM Sunday at Big Meadows in Shenandoah National Park

Cost: $250 Tuition only. The additional room/meal rates vary. For Lodging & Dining info: http://www.visitshenandoah.com/lodging-food/big-meadows-lodge.cfm Attendees need to make their own room reservations by May 13.

Contact: Laurie Miller ([lauriekimmiller[at] yahoo[dot] com]) 

Registration: To request a registration form, email Laurie Miller ([lauriekimmiller [at] yahoo[dot] com). Please put “Big Meadows Retreat” in the subject line. Registration begins April 15. Slots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis by postmark.

Friday, June 25 –ALA Kidlit Drink Night hosted by SCBWI/Mid-Atlantic  

Time/Place: 7:00 to 9:00 PM: R.F.D. Washington  (Regional Food and Drink); 810 7th St. NW;

Directions: http://www.lovethebeer.com/rfd-directions.html 

Cost: Free; Cash Bar

Contacts: Tami Lewis Brown and Sara Holmes (scbwiparty[at] yahoo[dot] com)

Reservations: Recommended. Please RSVP via email by June 20. (scbwiparty[at] yahoo[dot] com)

Wednesday, June 30: PROtrack Program Children’s Publishing in the Digital Age

Guest Speaker: Emma D. Dryden, Former VP, Publisher of Margaret K. McElderry Books and Atheneum Books for Young Readers (Simon & Schuster); founder of drydenbks, a company providing children's book consultancy and editorial services. (http://www.drydenbks.com)

Time/Place: 7 to 10 PM; American Legion Hall; 3939 Oak St.; Fairfax, VA 22030

Cost: $40 (Includes a buffet dinner)

Contact: Moira Donohue (moirawrite [at] cox [dot] net)

Registration:  Send an email to Moira Donohue (moirawrite [at] cox [dot] net), by June 25, with “ProTrack Dinner” in the subject line. Bring your check, payable to MidAtlantic SCBWI, to the dinner. Please note: We order meals in advance. If you register but do not attend, you will be charged for your dinner. 

JULY

Saturday, July 10:  Dinner discussion: Balancing Work & Life

Facilitator: Deborah Brodie http://www.deborahbrodie.com

Time/Place: 5:00 to 7:00 PM; La Madeleine; 1833 Fountain Dr.; Reston VA, 20190

Directions/Dinner Menu: http://www.lamadeleine.com

Cost: $35 members; $50 nonmembers (Dinner includes a non-alcoholic beverage)

Contact: Ellen Braaf  (midatlanticscbwi[at] tidalwave[dot] net)

Registration: Begins April 15. Space is limited. To request a registration form, email Ellen Braaf  (midatlanticscbwi[at] tidalwave[dot] net). Please put “SCBWI/July 10& 11” in the subject line. Places will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis by postmark.

Sunday, July 11: All-day, craft-focused workshop: Craft a Character, Provoke a Plot

Guest Speaker: Deborah Brodie http://www.deborahbrodie.com

Description: Even if you’ve done a lot of timed-writing exercises, you probably haven’t done these, or at least not on this day, with this group, and in this setting. Variations on timed-writing exercises can catapult characters and presage plots. Best of all, they can reinvigorate our writing selves. We’ll also examine some picture books as mini-models of issues that concern novelists, but our discussions will apply to every genre and age group. Please bring pen or pencil and lots of your favorite paper.

Time/Place: 10 AM to 4 PM; Marriott Courtyard Herndon Reston; 533 Herndon Parkway; Herndon, VA, 2017

Cost: $95 SCBWI members; $125 nonmembers (Meals are not provided. You may bring a brown bag lunch. Restaurants in downtown Herndon and at Reston Town Center are nearby.) Contact/Registration: Begins April 15. Space is limited. To request a registration form, email Ellen Braaf at midatlanticscbwi[at] tidalwave.net. Please put “SCBWI/July 10& 11” in the subject line.  Places will be filled on a first-come; first-served basis by postmark.    

Hotel: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/iadhc-courtyard-herndon-reston/ If you need overnight lodging, please make your own reservations directly with Marriott at 1 (800) 321-2211 or (703) 478-9400 on or before Sunday, June 20, 2010. Reference the SCBWI/Mid-Atlantic Writers Workshop. The discounted weekend rate is $64/night plus 13% tax.

OCTOBER

Wednesday, October 13: PROtrack Program School Visits: Book 'Em and Hook 'Em    

Guest Speaker: Mary Quattlebaum (with tips from other children's authors and illustrators on what works for them and from librarians/teachers on what they like to see)  

Time/Place: 7 to 10 PM; American Legion Hall; 3939 Oak St.; Fairfax, VA 22030

Cost: Advance payment $35 members and nonmembers;
At the door $40 members and nonmembers  (Includes a potluck buffet dinner)  

Contact: Moira Donohue (moirawrite [at] cox [dot] net)

Registration:  Send an email to Moira Donohue (moirawrite [at] cox [dot] net), by October 8, with “ProTrack Dinner” in the subject line. Bring your check, payable to MidAtlantic SCBWI, to the dinner. Please note: We order meals in advance. If you register but do not attend, you will be charged for your dinner. 

Saturday, October 23: Children’s Publishing in 2010: Annual Fall Conference

Time/Place 8 AM to 5:30 PM; Northern Virginia location TBA.  

Keynote Speaker: Lisa Yee (http://www.lisayee.com)

Cost: $110 members; $140 nonmembers

Registration:  Begins September 1.Conference flyers will be mailed to all area SCBWI members the last week in August. Please note: This event is very popular and fills quickly—often long before the early registration cutoff date.  ADVANCE REGISTRAION REQUIRED. WALK-INS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED.