Missouri Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)
Fall Conference to be held
September 6 & 7
Lindenwood University, St. Charles

ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI – The Missouri Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators’ annual fall conference will be held Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, September 7, at Lindenwood University’s Spellmann Center, 209 S. Kingshighway, St. Charles, 63301.  The theme is “Seeds of Success.”
Scheduled speakers and panelists include local Young Adult author Heather Brewer, art director Giuseppe Castellano, editor Deborah Halverson, agents Nancy Gallt and Jodell Sadler, and authors Nancy Pollette and Steve Sheinkin.  Sheinkin recently received a Boston Globe-Horn Book award for nonfiction at BookExpoAmerica.  Curriculum specialist Debbie Gonzales also will discuss Common Core Standards and incorporating them into school visits.
The cost of Saturday’s full-day conference is $150 for SCBWI members and $175 for non-members.  Three-hour intensive workshops with speakers on Sunday are only $45.  For more info see http://missouri.scbwi.org/2014-conference-info-bios-breakouts-schedule/  the last day to register is August 20, 2014.