My Writing Journey
When I decided to seriously pursue my career in writing books (for children and adults), I knew educating myself was the best way to go in order to become a better writer and to learn more about publishing. This is a listing of the events I have attended.
2017:
Monthly: attends local SCBWI Shop Talk meetings in Poughkeepsie
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2016:
Monthly: attends local SCBWI Shop Talk meetings in Poughkeepsie
JUNE: Children's Writers of the Hudson Valley Conference, Poughkeepsie, NY (4th year attending)
SEPTEMBER: Day of the Living Dead Workshop : Write Stronger Horror/Mystery/Suspense with Kat Brzozowski, Monica Odom, & Micol Ostow at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (SCBWI Metro-NY event)
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2015:
Monthly: attends local SCBWI Shop Talk meetings in Poughkeepsie
JUNE: Children's Writers of the Hudson Valley Conference, Poughkeepsie, NY (3rd year attending)
AUGUST: Unicorn Writers Conference, Purchase, NY (6th year attending)
2014:
Monthly: attends local SCBWI Shop Talk meetings in Poughkeepsie
MARCH: Unicorn Writers Conference (CT, 5th year attending)
JUNE: Children's Writers of the Hudson Valley Conference
JUNE: Millbrook Literary Festival
NOVEMBER: First Impressions Event (Children's Writers of the Hudson Valley, Hyde Park, NY)
2013:
MARCH: Unicorn Writers Conference (CT, 4th year attending)
JUNE: Children's Writers of the Hudson Valley Conference (Poughkeepsie, NY)
AUGUST: Novel Writing Workshop with Eileen Charbonneau (Millbrook, NY)
AUGUST: Toolbox Workshop with Christopher Cheng (Hudson, NY)
SEPTEMBER: Eastern NY SCBWI Regional Conference (Fishkill, NY)
NOVEMBER: SCBWI Eastern NY Falling Leaves Writers Retreat, Master Class for Novel Writing (Lake George, NY, 3rd year attending)
2012:
APRIL: Unicorn Writers Conference (CT, 3rd year attending)
JUNE: Millbrook Literacy Festival/Tricks of the Trade Children's Book Writers Workshops
JULY: Novel Writing Workshop with Eileen Charbonneau (my 3rd year)
AUGUST: Author Event: Eileen Charbonneau at EFCL
SEPTEMBER: Writing Workshop with Author Sandra Kitt at EFCL
OCTOBER: Cheryl Klein's Master Class in Plot all day intensive (Albany-SCBWI event)
2011:
MARCH: Unicorn Writers Conference (CT, 2nd year attending)
JUNE: SCBWI Eastern NY Conference (Pok)
AUGUST: Novel Writing Workshop with Eileen Charbonneau (my 2nd year)
2010:
APRIL: Unicorn Writers Conference (CT)
MAY: Millbrook Book Festival
JUNE: SCBWI Eastern NY Conference (Pok)
JULY: Summer Writers Institute at Marist College (NY/Novel Writing-3rd year attendee)
JULY: Novel Writing Workshop with Eileen Charbonneau (at Merritt Bookstore-my 1st year)
OCTOBER: Rutger's One-On-One Plus Conference
NOVEMBER: SCBWI Eastern NY Falling Leaves Writers Retreat, Master Class for Novel Writing (Lake George, NY, 2nd year attending)
2009:
JANUARY: Started a Children's Book Writers group at EFCL (meetings on the second Tuesday evening of each month.
JANUARY-MARCH: First Pages Revisions Boot Camp w/ Eileen Robinson and Harold Underdown (online)
JUNE: SCBWI Eastern NY Conference (Pok)
JULY: Summer Writers Institute at Marist College (Novel Writing-my 2nd year)
2008:
JANUARY: Joined the East Fishkill Community Library's Women's Writers Critique Group
SPRING: The Basics of Writing Picture Books with Karen Orloff & Della Ross Ferrari
JUNE: SCBWI Eastern NY Conference (also joined the SCBWI)
JUNE: Women's Writers Group Reading. Read first chapter of Everlast.
JULY: Summer Writers Institute at Marist College (Novel Writing-1st time attendee)
AUGUST: Writing and Selling the YA Novel Workshop with K.L. Going (Merritt Bookstore)
SEPTEMBER: How to Get into Publishing Children's Books workshop at EFCL
OCTOBER: 3 Literary Agents, 3 Opinions Workshop (NY, NY)
NOVEMBER: SCBWI Eastern NY Falling Leaves Writers Retreat (for Novelists--1st time attendee)
DECEMBER: Winter Words Writers Conference at the Fairfield Public Library (CT)