BNCWI is Back for 2023-2024!
Our First 2023-2024 Meeting is...
September 29th: Special After Hours Event at Alice Ever After Books
September 29th: Special After Hours Event at Alice Ever After Books
Some of our past BNCWI speakers include:
Editor, Arthur Levine
Author and Editor, Cheryl B. Klein
NYT Bestselling Author, Daniel Jose Older
Author and Illustrator, Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Literary Agent and YA Author, Eric Smith
Art Director and Publisher, Kristen Nobles
Award Winning Author/Illustrator Duo, Lisa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome
Story Coach and Author, Lisa Cron
Middle Grade Author, Lisa Moore Ramee
Film Producer and Author, Nina Sadowsky
Award Winning Picture Book and Middle Grade Author, Rajani LaRocca
Literary Agent, Suzie Townsend
Editor, Arthur Levine
Author and Editor, Cheryl B. Klein
NYT Bestselling Author, Daniel Jose Older
Author and Illustrator, Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Literary Agent and YA Author, Eric Smith
Art Director and Publisher, Kristen Nobles
Award Winning Author/Illustrator Duo, Lisa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome
Story Coach and Author, Lisa Cron
Middle Grade Author, Lisa Moore Ramee
Film Producer and Author, Nina Sadowsky
Award Winning Picture Book and Middle Grade Author, Rajani LaRocca
Literary Agent, Suzie Townsend
2022-2023 Schedule:
September 30: Special After Hours Event at Alice, Ever After Books
At the Clearfield Library (Amherst, NY):
October 17: Author Julie Berry - "A Mind in Charge: Fictional Voice and a Writer's Confidence"
November 21: Author Lisa Moore Ramée (On Zoom)
December 12: A Merry and Write Super Sketchtacular BNCWI Bash with artist and storyteller Kristin Dudish
Zoom:
January 30: Literary agent Savannah Brooks - First Pages
February 27: MG author and teacher Sheela Chari - "How Deep is Your Mystery?"
At the Clearfield Library (Amherst, NY):
March 20: Author Sandi van - "Perfecting Your Pitch"
April 24: Author Dee Romito - "Finding the Story in Nonfiction Picture Books"
May 15: "The First 250"
June 12: Author Amy Ludwig VanDerwater - "Making a Poem" presentation and workshop
September 30: Special After Hours Event at Alice, Ever After Books
At the Clearfield Library (Amherst, NY):
October 17: Author Julie Berry - "A Mind in Charge: Fictional Voice and a Writer's Confidence"
November 21: Author Lisa Moore Ramée (On Zoom)
December 12: A Merry and Write Super Sketchtacular BNCWI Bash with artist and storyteller Kristin Dudish
Zoom:
January 30: Literary agent Savannah Brooks - First Pages
February 27: MG author and teacher Sheela Chari - "How Deep is Your Mystery?"
At the Clearfield Library (Amherst, NY):
March 20: Author Sandi van - "Perfecting Your Pitch"
April 24: Author Dee Romito - "Finding the Story in Nonfiction Picture Books"
May 15: "The First 250"
June 12: Author Amy Ludwig VanDerwater - "Making a Poem" presentation and workshop
2021-2022 Schedule:
October 25: "Worldbuilding in Fiction" with literary agent Laurel Symonds of the Bent Agency
November 22: Q&A with YA author Mindy McGinnis
December 13: "Get Out of the Nine Circles of Hell: Or Revision, Dante Style"
with Stanford writing professor and author Katherine Rothschild
January 24: Q&A with MG author Varian Johnson
February 28: Uniquely Yours: Writing and Illustrating Picture Books Only You Can Make
with author/illustrator Brianne Farley
March 21: A Conversation with Children's Author Leah Henderson
April 25: "Following Your Passion" with author S. Jae-Jones
May 23: "A beginner's guide to writing a graphic novel with with author Kate Karyus Quinn
June 27: BNCWI Book Chat
October 25: "Worldbuilding in Fiction" with literary agent Laurel Symonds of the Bent Agency
November 22: Q&A with YA author Mindy McGinnis
December 13: "Get Out of the Nine Circles of Hell: Or Revision, Dante Style"
with Stanford writing professor and author Katherine Rothschild
January 24: Q&A with MG author Varian Johnson
February 28: Uniquely Yours: Writing and Illustrating Picture Books Only You Can Make
with author/illustrator Brianne Farley
March 21: A Conversation with Children's Author Leah Henderson
April 25: "Following Your Passion" with author S. Jae-Jones
May 23: "A beginner's guide to writing a graphic novel with with author Kate Karyus Quinn
June 27: BNCWI Book Chat
2020 - 2021 Schedule:
September 21: Start the BNCWI season off write with Elizabeth Coburn
October 19: Query tips and Q&A with literary agent Adria Goetz
November 16: Middle Grade author Janae Marks
December 14: How Other People Get Stuff Done: Get unstuck and get back to feeling creative.
January 25: "The Plot Thickens" with Middle Grade author Rajani LaRocca
February 22: "The First 250" virtual critique
March 15: Picture Book author and illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi
An inside look at the picture book writing and illustrating process
April 19: Story coach Lisa Cron - The science behind storytelling
May 17: The Agent-Author Relationship with Brent Taylor and Dee Romito
June 21: Writing coach Becca Syme - Seven Productivity Myths and Why You Should Stop Believing Them
September 21: Start the BNCWI season off write with Elizabeth Coburn
October 19: Query tips and Q&A with literary agent Adria Goetz
November 16: Middle Grade author Janae Marks
December 14: How Other People Get Stuff Done: Get unstuck and get back to feeling creative.
January 25: "The Plot Thickens" with Middle Grade author Rajani LaRocca
February 22: "The First 250" virtual critique
March 15: Picture Book author and illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi
An inside look at the picture book writing and illustrating process
April 19: Story coach Lisa Cron - The science behind storytelling
May 17: The Agent-Author Relationship with Brent Taylor and Dee Romito
June 21: Writing coach Becca Syme - Seven Productivity Myths and Why You Should Stop Believing Them