SCBWI Youtube featuring the Vault

SCBWI YouTube Featuring The Vault Let's You Relive Wondrous Moments with Best-Selling Icons of Childrens Publishing -- Or Experience Them For The First Time

We are so proud to introduce you to the all-new SCBWI YouTube featuring the Vault which launches today with a treasure trove of exclusive never-before-seen videos that put you smack in the middle of the greatest children’s book creators of our time. Culling the best moments from SCBWI conferences---from the early days in the 1970s all the way up to this year, the Vault holds the advice, teachings, and musings of the biggest and brightest names in children’s publishing over the past 50 years. Even if you never got the chance to be there originally, you can now have a front row seat to all the SCBWI conferences---the profound, the moving, the funny, the goofy, the heart-stopping moments that are at the center of this brilliant creative community.

It's easy to step into our new YouTube channel and watch featured video clips from award-winning creators including:

Kwame Alexander

Laurie Halse Anderson

Judy Blume

Bruce Coville  

Karen Cushman 

Paula Danziger                                      

Sid Fleischman

Gordon Korman

Meg Medina

Vanessa Brantley Newton

Linda Sue Park

Jerry Pinkney

David Small

Jerry Spinelli

Shaun Tan

Richard Jesse Watson

Before Newbery medals, before National Book Awards, before the adulation, there were young writers and illustrators on the path to legend status. The awards and praises of the book industry and book lovers worldwide were heaped on the giants of the industry seen here. All of them shared the stage at our conferences over the years. You’ll be inspired, captivated, and enamored.

And that’s just the beginning! Each week we will be bring you stunning archival footage to watch and share with your friends, family, and colleagues. SCBWI is giving its members and book lovers everywhere an opportunity not found anywhere else., to witness the history of contemporary children’s books in the making.

SCBWI members will see exclusive clips pulled from the vault just for them in Insight, the monthly e-newsletter, and in Pro Insider the e-newsletter for published members. You can follow all the fun on our social media – Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook – with sneak previews and only-on-this-platform content. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here https://www.youtube.com/user/TheScbwi/ so you don’t miss out.  And check in regularly, to keep the inspiration flowing. 

For anyone interested in children’s books, for anyone who values creativity, for anyone wanting a direct hit of inspiration and joy, SCBWIYouTube featuring the Vault is the place to be. See you there, friends.

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CYA All Stars Writers & Illustrators Conference 4th – 26th July 2020

The CYA All Stars Conference is for new and established writers and illustrators, of all genres, and a space that brings together learning the craft of writing, illustrating, publishing and beyond. And this year we're going to be virtually all over the place.

The 2020 conference will be running online and will be on every weekend in July. Rather than run three streams a day over one weekend, we've decided to run one stream a day over three weekends, which means you can attend all the sessions rather than having to choose!

Most of the bootcamps and assessment have moved to the weekend of 4 & 5 July so your classes won't even be interrupted.

The workshops and masterclasses will be run by

Aleesah Darlison

Alex Adsett - Alex Adsett Publishing Service

Anne Gracie

Belinda Murrell

Brian Falkner

Claire Saxby

Deborah Lee - IngramSpark

Heather Cashman - Storm Literary Agency USA

Jacqueline Harvey

Julia Ferracane – Saints Copy PR

Kate Forsyth

Lauren Clarke - Creating Ink

Marc McBride

Meredith Costain

Michelle Somers

Pamela Rushby

Paul Collins

Peter Canavas

Phil Kettle

Renee Treml

Sue Whiting

Tony Park

And Vicki Bennett

 

You find the detailed program on the CYA All Stars website.

Editors and agents taking assessments

Sessions are 15-minute one-on-one meetings with your work pre-read/previewed by the editors and agents before your session. You have to register for the conference day to do an assessment.

Bootcamps

The bootcamps are a day spent with an editor where you will receive feedback on your work in small group sessions, time to work on your manuscripts followed by a progress session where they will give you further feedback. There is also a discussion panel and a Q&A session. You do not need to be attending the conference to book a bootcamp

Places for the Bootcamp are strictly limited to four people per group, with each editor working with two groups.

For more information please visit www.cyaconference.com