SCBWI Metro NY
PO Box 1475
New York, NY 10276-1475
212 545-3719
scbwi_metrony@yahoo.com

SCBWI Metro New York Tuesday Professional Series
where professionals from the publishing world share their wisdom and advice.

Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June

The Professional Series meets once a month from September to June.
Speaker information for each month is available below.
Please re-check details closer to meeting dates in case of last minute changes.

Location: The Anthroposophical Society, New York Branch,
138 West 15th Street (between 6th Avenue & 7th Avenue).

Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm. Doors open at 7:15pm.
If you are pre-registered and you have not checked in by 7:20pm,
we will assume you are not coming and assign your seat to someone else.

Cost: $15 for SCBWI members, $20 for nonmembers
Seating is limited to the first 80 people.

Registration:

  • By check: Please list which meetings you will be attending,
    make the check payable to SCBWI Metro NY, and mail to:
    SCBWI Metro NY, P.O. Box 1475, New York, NY 10276-1475.
    In order to avoid overbooking, we only accept checks up to a month before the event.

  • Online: Please see "Buy Tickets" buttons below.

  • Walk-ins: We do accept payment at the door; however, due to the popularity of the Professional Series, meetings often sell out


    Upcoming Events:


    February 7, 2012
     Agents Panel
    Our agents panel this year will be made up of Alyssa Eisner Henkin of Trident, George Nicholson of Sterling Lord, and Edward Necarsulmer IV of McIntosh & Otis. Find out what each agency is looking for and how they operate. Buy tickets early as this event is sure to sell out


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    March 13, 2012
    It Takes Two To Tango: How Art Drectors and Illustrators Really Work Together
    Laurent Linn, Art Director at Simon & Schuster Books for oug Readers along with Scott M. Fischer, Illustrator of Jump! and Lottie Paris Lives Here will talk about their work together.


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    April 3, 2012
    Emma Dryden - Travelling the Digital Landscape: Where We've Been & Where We're Headed.
    Formerly a VP, Publisher with Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing, Emma Dryden is the recent founder of drydenbks, llc, where she is a children's book editor, editorial & publishing consultant, and a sometime author. She has been a creative app consultant with Ruckus Global Media, leads the editorial panel for new eBook platform, uTales, and is on the board of SCBWI. www.drydenbks.com


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    May 8, 2012
    Turning Fact into Fiction with Nora Raleigh Baskin
    How do you find the "Story" within your own memories and history and use it successfully in your writing? Nora Raleigh Baskin, author of eight novels for middle grade and young adult readers, a Publishers Weekly Flying Start in 2001, and the 2010 winner of the ALA Schneider award will talk about turning fact into fiction.


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    June 12, 2012
    The Revision Process with Abrams Senior Editor, Maggie Lehrman and author Lisa Greenwald.
    How does an editor help strengthen what an author submits? How does an author handle an editor's suggestions? Maggie Lehrman, Senior Editor with Amulet Books, Abrams Books for Young Readers and one of her authors, Lisa Greenwald, author of the middle-grade novels MY LIFE IN PINK & GREEN, SWEET TREATS & SECRET CRUSHES, and REEL LIFE STARRING US will speak about the author-editor relationship.


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    Previous Events:


    January 10, 2012
    Anchoring Your Story: A Discussion On Setting
    Michele W. Burke, Editor with Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers will be talking about the importance of setting in children's literature.     Almost sure to sell out so buy your tickets early.


    December 13, 2011
    Portfolio Critiques with Patti Ann Harris of Little, Brown Books
    Three portfolios will be chosen by lottery and critiqued in public by Senior Art Director Patti Ann Harris of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.


    November 8, 2011
    Creating Picture Books in a Challenging and Changing Market
    Lynne Polvino of Clarion Books will address the craft of picture books and what editors are looking for right now, as well as the emerging eBook market and what that means for authors and illustrators.


    October 11, 2011
    A Peek Into A Reviewer's Head: What a Reviewer Looks For
    All writers hope to receive that glowing review from School Library Journal, or The Horn Book, the review that can make or break their career, but what makes reviewers rave about a book? Brian Kenney, Editorial Director of Library Journal, School Library Journal and the Horn Book will speak about the changes at SLJ, with their growth as a digital publication as well as a print publication, and will bring Luann Toth, managing director of SLJ's Book Review to discuss the review process and the challenges and changes that are happening in reviewing children and young adult books today.


    September 13, 2011
    Voice: What Is It, and Why Does It Make Editors Go Ga-Ga?
    Ask an editor or agent what they're looking for, and you're almost guaranteed "a Great Voice" will be part of the answer. But what is voice, exactly? Martha Mihalick, Associate Editor at Greenwillow Books will discuss the many components of this elusive and mysterious element, what makes for a "great" one, and why it matters so much to begin with!

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