2nd Annual Fall Conference Wise Words, Perfect Pictures: And How to Get Them Published! November 11, 2006 8:30am - 5:00pm St. Phillips College, San Antonio, Texas

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Fabulous Faculty   JENNIFER JAEGER Agent, Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Inc.   http://www.andreabrownlit.com/  Jennifer worked as a teacher and a magazine editor before coming to Andrea Brown. She looks for stories with a quirky sensibility, rebellious characters and unique storytelling voice.   LAUREN VELEVIS Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books http://www.harperchildrens.com/ Lauren edits middle grade and teen novels for such authors as Joyce Carol Oates, Louise Erdrich, Robert Lipsyte, and Julianna Baggott. She is looking for stories with humor and heart, extraordinary protagonists, stellar writing, and fresh narratives.     ALYSSA EISNER HENKIN Editor, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers http://www.simonsays.com/ Alyssa has worked with talented authors and illustrators including Laurie Halse Anderson and Cynthia Rylant. Her editorial focus is on heartwarming and wholesome middle grade and "tween" novels.     MARION DANE BAUER Author http://www.mariondanebauer.com/ Marion Dane Bauer is the author of more than fifty books for young people, ranging from picture books to young-adult novels. She won an American Library Association Newberry Honor Award for her novel, ON MY HONOR. She is also on the faculty at Vermont College for the Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults.   Breakout Session Faculty ANASTASIA SUEN, Author - Leading the Picture Book Workshop http://www.asuen.com/  Anastasia has written 80 books, including Picture Writing (Writer's Digest Books, 2003). She currently teaches writing at Southern Methodist University and eight online workshops for adults. PEGGY CARAVANTES, Author- Leading the Nuts and Bolts Workshop http://www.peggycaravantes.com/ Peggy is an award-winning author of non-fiction for young adults. Her most recent works include biographies of Charles Dickens and Robert Frost, both for Morgan Reynolds Publishing.      KRISTI HOLL, Author- Leading the Middle Grade and Young Adult Workshop http://www.kristiholl.com/ Kristi Holl is the author of more than 27 books for children, as well as numerous articles and stories. She taught for the Institute of Children's Literature for fifteen years, and was their first web editor. Her work has won numerous awards. JANEE TRASLER, Illustrator - Leading the Illustration Workshop http://www.trasler.com Author and illustrator, Janee Trasler's whimsical illustrations have appeared in and on books, magazines, newspapers, billboards, websites. Janee's latest book, Ghost Eats It All, from Little, Brown, hits the shelves in August 2006.