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2021 Middle of the Map Online Conference
November 1-6, 2021
Registration has closed for 2021!
We look forward to an exciting Webinar series Nov. 1-6!
Our wonderful conference artwork created by our own Katie O’Malley!
This year we are offering a series of webinars. You can pick and choose or participate in the whole shebang for one great price! Most webinars will be at 6 pm CST, Nov. 1-5 and will be recorded and available through Friday, January 7, 2022 to registered participants. Recordings links will be sent out in an email at one time on or after Sunday, Nov. 7.
Monday, Nov. 1st, 6 pm CST: Lost in Pace: Making Sure Your Picture Book Doesn’t Go Off the Rails with agent Sean McCarthy
Tuesday, Nov. 2nd, 6 pm CST: Windows, Mirrors, & Sliding Doors Art Director Ellice Lee
Wednesday, Nov. 3rd, 6 pm CST: Double Feature!!
AND
How to Write a Series with author Shannon Thompson
Thursday, Nov. 4th, 6 pm CST: Every Word Counts: Crafting Successful Twitter Pitches with agent Charlotte Wenger
Friday, Nov. 5th, 6 pm CST: Acquisitions: Everything You Want to Know (and Didn’t Know to Ask) with editor Cheryl Klein
Saturday, Nov. 6th: Critiques! 9-11 am CST
Saturday, Nov. 6th, 1 pm CST: The Art of Crafting Compelling Characters with editor Megan Ilnitzki
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Registration opens Saturday, Sept. 18, at 9 a.m. Central Standard Time. Registration closes Saturday, Oct. 30th. Webinars will be recorded and available until Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 to registered attendees. SCBWI members receive a discounted price for registration and critiques/portfolio reviews.
GENERAL REGISTRATION PRICING
Member Only Full Package (Attending 4 or more webinars): $50
Non-Member Full Package (Attending 3 or more webinars): $85
Member Only Individual Webinar (each: Attending 1-3 webinars): $15/each
Non-Member Individual Webinar (each: Attending 1-2 webinars): $40/each
OPTIONAL CONSULTATIONS-
Critiques and Portfolio review submissions are due by Sept. 30th!
Please note: You are only allowed one critique. You can only receive a critique from a presenter whose webinar you are signed up to attend. FIRST COME FIRST SERVED! If the critique opportunity isn’t showing up after you’ve selected a specifice faculty member’s webinar or all webinars, that faculty member’s critiques are sold out.
Please Note: When signing up for a critique, you must click the faculty person & then also the ticket with the price for it to show up in your cart!
Critiques are SOLD OUT for:
Agent Charlotte Wenger, Prospect
Agent Sean McCarthy, Sean McCarthy Literary Agency
Editor Megan Ilnitzki, HarperCollins
Editor Cheryl Klein, Lee & Low
Manuscript Critiques/ Portfolio Reviews (Members): $50
Manuscript Critiques/ Portfolio Reviews (Non-Members): $75
Manuscripts and portfolios will be due September 30th by 5 pm. You will receive written feedback a couple of days in advance of you Zoom meeting so that you can read over the comments and come prepared with any additional questions. Zoom meetings will be scheduled Saturday, November 6th between 9-11:30 am CST.
Please click HERE for instructions on how to submit your manuscript/portfolio.
You may pay with a credit card.
Make sure you check the box at the bottom of the SCBWI Anti-Harassment Policy prior to continuing, or you will be booted back to this page.
REGISTRATION FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE.
If you’d like to pay online, please select the option to pay with a credit card. Otherwise, send a check within 48 hours of registration to:
SCBWI KSMO
15621 W. 87th Street Pkwy #206
Lenexa, KS 66219
You will receive an email with instructions for accessing the webinar the evening before the live event. You may want to download the free Zoom application in advance and familiarize yourself with the platform. If you have any questions about this webinar or registration, please contact the Kansas/Missouri Regional team at ksmo@scbwi.org.
Congratulations to our 2021 Scholarship winners who have won free admission to this online conference!
If you are not on this list, and have not won a scholarship in the past, but are a KSMO SCBWI member, please consider entering next year!
Writers:
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to win a free mentorship with our faculty author and local PAL member, Shannon Thompson known for her Timely Death trilogy and the Bad Bloods series! The 2022 KSMO Writer’s Mentorship will focus on Young Adult manuscripts. Applications will be accepted Nov. 7-Dec. 5. Winner will be announced in January 2022! Check out details here.
Illustrators:
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to win a free mentorship with our 2022 KSMO Illustrator Mentor, Brad Sneed! Known for his books Because I’m New, When the Wind Blows, The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians, and Thumbelina! Applications will be accepted Nov. 7-Dec. 5. Winner will be announced in January 2022! Check out the details here.
BOOKSTORE INFORMATION:
FACULTY:
Please visit our individual faculty pages for bios and information about their webinar:
Agents:
Sean McCarthy, Sean McCarthy Literary Agency
Editor:
Art Director:
Ellice Lee with Philomel Books
Author & Illustrator:
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS FOLLOWING THE CONFERENCE:
Conference attendees are allowed to submit one manuscript (or query for agents) to faculty members following the conference if your work fits the editor’s or agent’s guidelines. Note that HarperCollins, Lee & Low, and Philomel are usually closed to unsolicited submissions but will accept a submission from conference attendees. Specific submission guidelines for each faculty member will be provided in your conference packet at the event.
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions not covered in the conference information included on this website, email kansas@scbwi.org.
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