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Recorded SCBWI-IL Network Programs $10 ea. | Unlimited Viewings through December 22nd
Launch Your Middle Grade Novel presented by Near West & Chicago's Southland Networks
Hear from the Middle Grade Escapades, a group of 16 middle grade debut authors with titles coming in 2025. Pick up tips on submitting, marketing, and sustaining the effort needed to share your novel with the world. Panelists include Sara Shacter, former SCBWI Assistant Regional Advisor for Illinois, Stan Yan, SCBWI Co-Regional Advisor for Rocky Mountain Colorado, and Nicole Hewitt, SCBWI Illinois Network Rep.
Publishing Sports Graphic Novels presented by Chicago Southside Network
With the phenomenal success of manga like Haikyu!!! And the inspiration of a stunning Summer Olympics still fresh in mind, you might be wondering how to develop and publish your own sports graphic novel or middle grade project. Writer and illustrator Maddie Gallegos will provide insight in a talk and Q&A about her experience creating Match Point, a middle grade graphic novel about racquetball, friendship, and dad-problems, published by First Second.
Self-Doubt Troll presented by Bolingbrook-Naperville Network
We can get stuck in old patterns of fear and doubt. This is often a protective mechanism that benefits us in some way. Usually, not in a good way. The good news is, our brains can be rewired and we can get unstuck and start moving forward again.. As a Quantum Alignment System Coach, Sarah Tobias, assists people with rewriting the old stories that are holding them back and instill a new upgraded story.
Rhyme Workshop with Patricia Thot presented by Springfield Scribes
Despite what some may insist, it’s not a crime to write in rhyme! But it does take effort to master your verse. Join author and Rhyme Doctor Patricia Toht as she shares her book, Together With You, and other wonderful books in rhyme, revealing the key elements that make them shine.