An update about the Jewish Children's Book Writers' Conference: Rena Potok, senior acquisitions editor at the Jewish Publication Society, and Nancy Conescu, assistant editor at Little Brown Books for Young Readers, will be joining the speakers, along with Scott Blumenthal, editor at Behrman House,and Judye Groner, editorial director of Kar-Ben Publishing, at the Q&A Panel and First Pages/Query Letter Clinic.
Please share this announcement with your writing friends. Don't let them miss the November 1 early bird deadline! Seventh Annual Jewish Children's Book Writers' Conference Sunday, November 20, 2005, 9 AM to 5 PM 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY $80 before November 1, $95 after November 1 Fee includes kosher breakfast and lunch The 92nd Street Y Buttenwieser Library and the Jewish Book Council are cosponsoring the Seventh Annual Jewish Children's Book Writers' Conference at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan on Sunday, November 20, 2005, from 9:00 am to 5:00 p.m. Featured speakers are editor-in-chief Regina Griffin of Holiday House, editor Jodi Kreitzman Keller of Delacorte Press, marketing and sales director Michael J. Miller of Pitspopany Press, publicist Susan Salzman Raab of Raab Associates, literary agent Rebecca Sherman of Writers House, and production editor Aviva Werner of BabagaNewz magazine. Author Michelle Edwards, winner of a National Jewish Book Award, will give opening remarks, and the day will include the popular "Query Letter Clinic and First Pages" with the editors, sessions on Sippurim: Israel Books for Kids, Israel Beyond the Headlines, the Association of Jewish Libraries' Sydney Taylor Manuscript Competition, and door prizes. The registration form is available for download at www.92y.org/content/pdf/jewishchildrensbookwriters.pdf. Call 212-415-5544 or e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for additional information or to request the form by mail. The final registration deadline is November 14. The conference filled up quickly last year, so register early. If you write or illustrate children's books for the Jewish market, this conference is for you! Shabbat shalom, Anna Olswanger -- Anna Olswanger, Literary Agent Liza Dawson Associates 240 W. 35th Street, Ste. 500 New York, NY 10001 201-791-4699 www.olswanger.com/agency.shtml Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
