2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL REGIONAL CONFERENCE
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2021
9:00 AM-5:00 PM
CRITIQUE FEST
SATURDAY EVENING
7:00-7:45 PM
Featured Speaker Lin Oliver, SCBWI Executive Director, followed by Q & A
8:00-8:30 PM
Awards Ceremony
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2021
11:00-11:45 AM
Agent/Editor Panel, followed by monitored Q & A
Christian Trimmer, Editorial Director – Henry Holt
Alyssa Pusey, Editor – Charlesbridge
Thao Le, Agent – Sandra Dijkstra
Saritza Hernandez, Agent – Andrea Brown Literary
12:00-1:00 PM
Lunch Break
1:00-1:45 PM
Featured Speaker Pat Cummings, Author/Illustrator
(and member SCBWI Board of Advisers), followed by monitored Q & A
2:00-2:30 PM
Slideshow of PAL member 2020 book releases
3:00-3:45 PM
Creative Team Panel, followed by monitored Q & A
Megan Lacera, Author
Jorge Lacera, Illustrator
Jessica Echeverria, Editor, Lee & Low
Ashley Halsey, Art Director
4:00-4:30 PM
Video Slideshow of 2020 First Books Panel
5:00-5:45 PM
Keynote Address Linda Sue Park, Author (and member SCBWI Board of Advisers) followed by monitored Q & A
6:00-6:30 PM
Presentation of Rising Kite Awards
6:30 PM
Closing and farewell