Central Coast Regional News by Ann Rousseau Smith

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Retreat: An Editor’s Strategies for Reaching Fabulous Final Drafts

January 16-18, 2015

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Instructor Deborah Halverson

The 2015 Writers Retreat Victors and their trophies.-4

Retreat Victors: left to right Carina Camamile, Stephanie Olivieri, Heide Boyden, Andrea Custer, Judith Roth, Owen Burgess, and Erik Talkin

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SoCal Regional News

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The end of the year is fast approaching, and we can now curl up by the fire and enjoy the memory of a wonderful Agent’s Day in the OC. Our guests included authors Marci Wessels and Marianne D. Wallace, and agents Lori Kilkelly of Rodeen Literary Management, Sean McCarthy of McCarthy Literary, Christa Heschke of McIntosh and Otis, Inc., and Charlie Olsen of Inkwell Literary. As a special treat, our illustrators and picture book authors enjoyed a session with Suzanne Cruise, Licensing Agent and President of Cruise Creative Licensing.

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Great News! & Classes

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GREAT NEWS

Audible has purchased the rights to do audio books of the YA speculative fiction novels A Girl Called Fearless and its sequel A Girl Undone by Catherine Linka.

Alexis O’Neill’s newest picture book, The Kite That Bridged Two Nations, received a Eureka! Honor Award for Children’s Nonfiction Books at the fall conference of the California Reading Association.

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Los Angeles Regional News

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Happy 2015!

It is customary to ponder thankfulness, good cheer, and resolutions at this time of the year, and who are we to break with tradition? Here are a few things we are thankful for:

Awesome Writer’s Days * Peaceful Retreats * Productive Critiquenics * Supportive Schmoozes * Chocolate * Inspiring Illustrators *Encouraging Mentors * Fabulous Volunteers * Enthused Members * Hard-Working SCBWI-LA Board * Talented Teams * More Chocolate!

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