Amie Rose Rotruck: C is for Conferences is for Conferences

. . . boring and long

Amie's Alphabet

is for Amie,
a writer of note
is for Books,
learn them by rote
is for Conferences,
boring and long
is for Dragons,
you can never go wrong
is for Education,
you should try too
is for Friends,
faithful and true
is for Guest speaker,
she'll come to your school
is for Home page,
a handy quick tool
is for Inside,
Amie's quirky head
is for Just,
send a note to be read.

No, I don't really think that.

I really enjoy conferences, both for writers and scholars. Ones I've attended are listed below.

Black Rock Center for the Arts 2002 - Instructor, Adults Writing for Children
Black, White, and Read All Over
2003, 2004
Celebration of Children's Literature
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Children's Book Guild of Washington DC Luncheon 2003, 2004, 2006
FSU Spring Festival of Children's Literature
2004
Francelia Butler Conference 2001 - Allusions in Terabithia (winner of Critical Award)
2002 - From Folk Tales to Film
2003 - Education vs. Enchantment (crit)
2003 - Tapestry Threads (creative)
2004 - The Stone Chain (creative)
IAFA - International Association of the Fantastic in the Arts 2002 - Allusions in Terabithia
2003 - From Folk Tales to Film
2004 - Education vs. Enchantment
2005 - Striking an Androgynous Balance in the Universe
2006 - The Doll as Teacher in 20th Century British Children's Literature
2007 - Panel Chair: Fantasy, Gender and Learning
National Book Festival
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
One on One Plus: Rutger's Conference for Children's Literature 2002 - Miss Polly's Piano
SCBWI - DC 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
SCBWI - Maryland
2005, 2006, 2008
SCBWI - Pittsburgh 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007

Featured Conference

International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts