Schedule

8:30 Doors Open

9:00 Welcome and Introductions

9:15 Faculty Panel

CoCo Freeman, Mallory Grigg, and Daniela Villegas Valle

10:10 Break

10:25 Breakout 1 Workshops

Pitching and Querying ~ CoCo Freeman

Discover Your Publishing Niche: Unpacking Formats to Figure Out Just Where You Fit In ~ Mallory Grigg

Picture Book First Pages ~ Daniela Villegas Valle and Carrie Tillotson

11:30 Breakout 2 Workshops

Who's Driving This Thing? ~ Daniela Villegas Valle

Elements to Crafting Successful Picture Book Fiction ~ CoCo Freeman

Illustration First Look ~ Mallory Grigg and Robin Chilstrom

12:35-1:40 Lunch

1:45 PAL Panels

The Business of Writing ~ Local PAL Members

The Business of Art ~ Local PAL Members

2:40 Breakout 3 Workshops

The Power of Mr. Potato Head ~ Mallory Grigg

Best Picture Book Editing Practices ~ Daniela Villegas Valle

Novel First Pages ~ CoCo Freeman and Jody J. Little

3:45 Break

4:00 Keynote Address ~ Laura Byrd, Regional Advisor

4:30 Fond Farewells