Please pass on this reminder about the the seventh annual Jewish Children's Book Writers' Conference.
AJL members Steve Siegel and Anna Olswanger organize the conference, which takes place at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan on November 20 this year. Since the last announcement, Israeli author Anna Levine has agreed to give a short talk at the conference on "Beyond the Headlines: Israel's Other Stories." Levine's YA novel Running on Eggs was on the New York Public Library's list of best books for the teen age in the year 2000 and she has published a number of short stories and poems in Cicada, Cricket and Spider magazines. Levine will talk as a writer from Israel. In her words: "Terror, death, and hatred are not the only things that define us!" She will discuss the rich resources in Israel for writers to draw on, from archeology to ornithology, biblical stories, and the experiences of young religious girls growing up today in Mea Shearim. Chick lit from the beaches of Tel Aviv, anyone? Also joining the Q&A Panel and First Pages/Query Letter Clinic will be Scott Blumenthal, editor at Behrman House, and Judye Groner, editorial director of Kar-Ben Publishing. More editors to come! Please invite invite your colleagues and interested patrons to attend. Thanks. Anna Olswanger, Conference Coordinator -- Liza Dawson Associates Literary Agency 240 W. 35th Street, Ste. 500 New York, NY 10001 Seventh Annual Jewish Children's Book Writers' Conference Sunday, November 20, 2005, 9 AM to 5 PM 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY $80 before November 1, $95 after November 1 Fee includes kosher breakfast and lunch The 92nd Street Y Buttenwieser Library and the Jewish Book Council are cosponsoring the Seventh Annual Jewish Children's Book Writers' Conference at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan on Sunday, November 20, 2005, from 9:00 am to 5:00 p.m. Featured speakers are editor-in-chief Regina Griffin of Holiday House, editor Jodi Kreitzman of Delacorte Press, marketing and sales director Michael J. Miller of Pitspopany Press, publicist Susan Salzman Raab of Raab Associates, literary agent Rebecca Sherman of Writers House, and production editor Aviva Werner of BabagaNewz magazine. Author Michelle Edwards, winner of a National Jewish Book Award, will give opening remarks, and the day will include the popular "Query Letter Clinic and First Pages" with the editors, sessions on Sippurim: Israel Books for Kids, Israel Beyond the Headlines, the Association of Jewish Libraries' Sydney Taylor Manuscript Competition, and door prizes. The registration form is available for download at www.92y.org/content/pdf/jewishchildrensbookwriters.pdf. Call 212-415-5544 or e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for additional information or to request the form by mail. The final registration deadline is November 14. The conference filled up quickly last year, so register early. If you write or illustrate children's books for the Jewish market, this conference is for you! Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
