SCBWI Conference in LA
SCBWI
I spent this last Friday through Monday at the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Annual Conference. And boy, am I spent.
It was fun seeing some of my friends from the last four years. I was excited to learn that one of my friends, an illustrator, had been having a fantastic year since the last conference. She had been chosen to illustrate several children's picture books, and she looked sooooo happy. Several other friends were getting closer to being published, and it was wonderful to hear everyone talk about their progress. I even got to meet fellow LJ member, Kym Brunner. It was really nice to finally meet her in person.
I'm trying to recover and get caught up, so I'll keep this post extremely brief. Clear thoughts, and even clearer pictures, will be posted later this week. For now, I'll just make one big, blurry statement: SCBWI continues to pack the house with people bursting with high-level energy and enthusiasm. Over nine-hundred people gathered in LA to discuss children's books -- all sharing their talents and their joys and their dreams. I couldn't help but leave the conference with a new level of energy for my work, and I look forward to going again next year.