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Events
JANUARY 2009

 January 30 - February 2, 2009



SCBWI 10th Annual Winter Conference
in New York
at the Grand Hyatt Hotel

Go to SCBWI for
the after-the-conference reports.

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FEBRUARY 2009

February 21-25 2009

SCBWI AZ at the International Reading Association Convention West
Phoenix Convention Center

Authors and Illustrators
at the SCBWI Booth

Susan Allen
Brooke Bessesen
Larry Dane Brimner
Nancy Flood
Jack Gantos
Katy Grant
Juanita Havill
Molly Idle
Laura Jacobsen
Judi Moreillon
Michelle Parker-Rock
Sheri Sinykin


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  MARCH 2009

 
March 14-15  2009

Tucson Festival of Books

SCBWI AZ Authors and Illustrators
Presenting and Signing Books

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  March 28, 2009

SCBWI-AZ
Home-Grown Series
"Filling the Writer's Toolbox: Craft, Creativity, and Connections"
Led by Sara Francis-Fujimura
and Emily Goodman

10:00 AM to 2:30 PM

Baha'i Center, 903 E Spence Ave
Tempe, AZ 85281


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APRIL 2009


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MAY 2009

May 30, 2009
SCBWI AZ
Home-Grown Series

Writing a Young Adult Novel?
Get the Foundation Right: Point of View, Plot, and Characterization

With Janette Rallison,
Author of Books for Young Adults

Saturday, May 30, 2009
10:00 AM to 2:30 PM

Holiday Inn - Canyon Room
777 N Pinal Avenue
Casa Grande, Arizona 85222

Writing a young adult novel? Learn how to use the most important building blocks of fiction: point of view, plotting, and
characterization. Did you know that 90% of the manuscripts in publishers' slush piles have point of view problems and, as a result, are immediately rejected? Don't let your novel be one of them. Learn about point of view and how to use it effectively. Also, find out how to save time and effort in the revising stages by setting up your plot and characters right the first time around.

Janette Rallison is the award winning author of 15 novels and has sold over 800,000 books, including Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List IRAYoung Adults' Choices List 2007 and It's a Mall World After All IRA Young Adults' Choices List 2008. Most of her books are romantic comedies because there is enough angst in real life, but there Is a drastic shortage on both humor and romance. She lives in Chandler, Arizona with her husband, five kids, and enough cats to classify her as eccentric. Some of her other titles include My Fair Grandmother, Just One Wish, and How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend.

AM coffee, tea, and other beverages can be purchased in the hotel's restaurant. Water will be available in the meeting room or you may bring your own bottled water. Please bring a brown bag lunch and beverage, or have lunch in the hotel's restaurant or a nearby fast food place.

Registration is limited. Sign up early.
No refunds after Monday, May 9, 2009.

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JUNE 2009

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JULY 2009
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AUGUST 2009

August 7 -10 2009
SCBWI 38th Annual
Summer Conference

Los Angeles, CA
Century Hyatt

Featuring
~Sherman Alexie
~Holly Black
~Karen Cushman
~David Weisner
~Dan Yaccarino
Plus many more, including editors, agents, and art directors.

Registration begins online
Tuesday, May 5th.

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SEPTEMBER 2009

September 26, 2009

SCBWI AZ

Presents

"Welcome to Our House"
A Full Day with Industry Professionals

Chaparral Suites Resort
Scottsdale, Arizona

Stay tuned for details.

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OCTOBER 2009


October 2009

SCBWI AZ at the

Arizona Reading Association

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

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DECEMBER 2009

December 7-9 2009

SCBWI AZ at the

Arizona Library Association

Glendale, Arizona

art by Megumi Lemons

Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler,
Queen Creek, Tempe, and
Surrounding Communities
Saturday, May 16, 2009


Coffee Cove
(Formerly Stonegrounds Cafe)
538 S. Gilbert Road Suite 112
North of Gilbert and Warner
Gilbert, AZ 85296

For More Info and to RSVP


Contact:
Sarafujimura@cox.net

  or
RegionalAdvisor@scbwi-az.org



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Greater Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Carefree,  Peoria, Surprise, Tempe, Glendale, and West Valley Communities

May 19, 2009
7:00 - 8:30 PM
Barnes and Noble Desert Ridge

Tatum and 101

For More Info and to RSVP

Contact:
RegionalAdvisor@scbwi-az.org




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Central and Northern Arizona
Prescott, Cottonwood, Flagstaff, Sedona, and Surrounding Communities


Contact:
RegionalAdvisor@scbwi-az.org

bgowan54@cox.net


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April 2009


Greater Tucson, Marana, O
ro Valley, Green Valey Vail, Benson, Sahuarita, Casa Grande, and Surrounding Communities


Two SCBWI AZ Informal Networking Get-Togethers

One for writers and one for illustrators.
Same place, same day, same time.

Saturday May 9, 2009
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Black Rose Caffe
1800 N Stone Ave
Tucson, AZ 85705

RSVP RegionalAdvisor@scbwi-az.org



Past Events

Click here to check out the history of SCBWI-AZ from 1990 to 2009.