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.
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