Countdown: Reach for the Stars, pt 2
Posted By Vonna on February 9, 2010
In my last post I talked about the great lineup of authors who will be showing their books at next week’s Houston SCBWI conference. In fact, it is such a great lineup that I need to add SIX more authors!
A few weeks ago I did a post on Creative Publishing using Cherie Foster Colburn as my example. Cherie will be joining us with her beautiful picture book OUR SHADOW GARDEN, which benefits the Children’s Art Project at MD Anderson Childrens’ Cancer Center.
Marianne Dyson, a former NASA air traffic controller, is bringing her books SPACE STATION SCIENCE, HOME ON THE MOON and SPACE AND ASTRONOMY.
Janet Fox is coming down from College Station to share her school-homework-activities survival guide for students: GET ORGANIZED WITHOUT LOSING IT. Check out the trailer for Janet’s new novel, FAITHFUL, which is launching in May.
JoAn Martin will be bringing her three teen novels: YANKEE GIRL, GOODNIGHT, MRS. DINGLEWALL and INVENTING CHLOE.
Pat Miller will have two picture books, WE’RE GOING ON A BOOK HUNT and SUBSTITUTE GROUNDHOG.
Gail Greenberg’s NO PIG’S BRAIN SOUP, PLEASE! is a multicultural story about a Chinese girl who thinks she must choose between the culture of her adopted family and her Chinese heritage.
And remember on my last post I mentioned that Joy Preble, author of DREAMING ANASTASIA had been dropping hints about some exciting news? Well she has made the announcement: HAUNTED, the sequel to her debut novel DREAMING ANASTASIA, has been sold! Hurray, Joy! I’m sure this new book will be as good as the last one; I hope the cover is, too.
I’m looking forward to hearing the talks by all of the speakers who are coming to this conference. Besides the three authors/editors that I mentioned in Countdown: Reach for the Stars. pt1, we will be hearing from Ruta Rimas, an assistant editor with Balzer and Bray/Harper Collins. Follow this link to Market My Words for an interview with her. Patrick Collins, Creative Director at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, will be giving critiques to the lucky illustrators who signed up in time, and agent Sara Crowe of the Harvey Klinger agency, will also be speaking and giving critiques. And as a special treat, Nancy Feresten, Vice President, Editor-in-Chief of National Geographic Children’s Books, will be critiquing non-fiction works.
See you there!
Vonna – thanks so much for featuring all of these great books – I can’t wait to see everyone again!
You are going to have a blast! I am excited for you!
You’re welcome, Janet. See you then.
PJ, I hope you’ll give us non-Austinites (wanna-be Austinites) a run down of Bethany Hegedus’ talk on scene and structure. I would love to have been there!