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2011 Events
MNSCBWI Mixer
Friday, February 10, 2012 • 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Bin Wine Bar, 400 Sibley, Suite 150, St. Paul, MN
MNSCBWI Mixer [mix-ser] Noun
1. a fun, free event hosted by MNSCBWI where writers & illustrators can mingle.
2. an activity or field trip where MNSCBWI members can get together to have a good time (i.e. a field trip to the zoo).
3. a gathering of MNSCBWI members to discuss topics of interest and share information.
You spoke and we listened. Here is your opportunity to meet up and mingle with other children’s book writers and illustrators. Our first monthly MNSCBWI Mixer will be held Friday, February 10, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Bin Wine Bar. Be prepared to share the title of your favorite winter-themed book. And bring a friend who might be interested in SCBWI!
If you have ideas for future MNSCBWI Mixers please contact Jessica Freeburg.
2011 MNSCBWI Conference
Story Chemistry: Drawing on the Write Mix
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Metropolitan State University, 700 East Seventh Street, St. Paul, MN
Are you ready to experiment with something new or find a creative solution to an old project? Well than you’re ready to mix it up with other writers and illustrators at the 2011 Minnesota SCBWI Conference: Story Chemistry: Drawing on the Write Mix!
The 2011 Minnesota SCBWI Conference included keynote speakers Dan Santat and Alison McGhee, editors, agents, and of course First Look for Illustrators and First Pages for writers.
Dan Santat graduated with honors from the Art Center, College of Design. One day a year he is Santa Claus, but the other 364 days he works as a children’s book writer and commercial illustrator. He is also the creator of Disney’s animated hit, “The Replacements.” He lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, a rabbit, a bird, and one cat.
Alison McGhee is a Pulitzer Prize nominee and a #1 New York Times bestselling author. She writes for all ages and in all forms, from poetry and stories to novels and picture books and essays. Her books are popular with critics and readers alike. She is an associate professor of creative writing at Metropolitan State University and was a founding member of Hamline University’s MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults.
2011 MNSCBWI Summer Workshop
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Star Bank Community Meeting Room, 250 Prairie Center Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
"Everything You Wanted to Know About Manuscript and Portfolio Prep (But Were Afraid to Ask)." With presentations by author Andy Hueller and illustrator Shawn McCann.
2011 MNSCBWI Winter Field Trip
"Stop and Smell the Flowers." Come in from the cold and join the Minnesota SCBWI for our first annual winter field trip!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Como Park Conservatory, 1225 Estabrook Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55103
Feeling a little uninspired by Minnesota’s dark and dreary winter? Grab your sketchbooks, journals, paints, and pencils for a few hours' respite with the vibrant hues of Como Park Conservatory’s blooming oasis. All are welcome to attend. This event is bound to be refreshing!
Creating Great Graphic Novels
With Editorial Director of First Second books, Mark Siegel
Monday, February 28, 2011
Eden Prairie Community Center
16700 Valleyview Road
Eden Prairie, MN
Room 201
(The community center is near the high school.)
First Second books, is Macmillan’s acclaimed graphic novel imprint, which BoingBoing dubbed “one of the great literary comics presses of the modern world.” In this most popular workshop for writers and artists, Mark Siegel looks at all aspects of creating great graphic novels and will lead participants through two 90-minute sessions with plenty of time for questions and answers.
In 2006, Mark Siegel launched an ambitious collection of graphic novels in every age category, in a wide range of themes and styles, with talent from all over the world. In its first year, American Born Chinese became the first comic ever nominated for a National Book Award, and soon afterwards, the first to win the coveted librarians’ Printz Award.
Many beloved indie cartoonists make up First Second’s stellar author line-up, from Sara Varon to Scott McCloud, Jessica Abel to Paul Pope, Eddie Campbell to Joann Sfar, and many others — including seasoned talents and newcomers, with projects in fiction and non-fiction, for children and for adults. First Second also draws in top talent from other fields, novelists (Jane Yolen), playwrights (Adam Rapp), screenwriters (Boaz Yakin) and many others, eager to take up this blossoming medium.
In addition to First Second, Mark Siegel has a number of projects of his own, has illustrated several award-winning pictures (Seadogs, Long Night Moon, To Dance) and is currently serializing his own adult graphic novel online (www.sailortwain.com).
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