The brochure for SWW 2010 is now available online here.
If you’re interested in attending, do send in your registration and cheque soon to ensure you get a spot. Anyone who has participated in kidcrit, Humber or has been to SWW before does not have to submit a writing sample. Just note that on the form.
I am thrilled with the line-up. We have kids’ publishers and adult publishers, kids’ writers and an adult writer. We also have an agent who does both. The most popular aspect of SWW are the blue pencil sessions. These are 10 minute face to face opportunities with publishers, editors and an agent. Think speed dating for writers. Every participant will have several blue pencils.
I am also thrilled that Diane Kerner, director of publishing for Scholastic Canada is presenting. She will be giving everyone who wants it a flash assessment. Ie, she’ll look at a cover letter and the first page of a manuscript and give her brutal assessment of how she would deal with it if it were a submission. People can stay anonymous, but they can put their names on their submissions if they want. She will be giving the flash assessments to everyone at once and we will all have a packet of the same submissions. This will provide invaluable insight into the submission process and also give a behind-the-editor’s-desk view of that process.
A caveat: if everyone on my tentative list of attendees does indeed attend, we will only have about 4 open spots. So send in your application asap.
