Natascha Biebow's opening words, Conference 2013

2. Gloria Hatrick

3. 2000
unting in Cambridge
1999

4. 2000

5. 2000 France Exchange weekend

6. Gloria
Me
2001 LA conference
ideas meet-up
E Wein

7. Keynote:

8. First Annual Conference for
writers and illustrators 2008
with the Saturday night party!

12. Online Bookshop
Blueboards
(discussion boards)
Book launches
Podcasts
Video Intensives
Speaker’s Bureau
Illustrator’s Galler

14. Discovered Voices!
om the three previous anthologies, 22 of the
6 selected authors have received publishing
ontracts for more than 70 books.

16. from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again by Frank Cottrell Boyce, Illustration (c) Joe Berger

18. Volunteering
opens
up
many
doors:
the
door
of
friendship,
the
door
of
cra7,
the
door
of
the
industry
contact,
the
door
of
new
skills.

19. ou
could
call
it
karma
but
I
believe
at
we
reap
what
we
sow.
The
more
give
out
to
this
world,
the
more
we
t
out
of
it.” – Bridget Strevens-Marzo
“I
started
as
a
vounteer
just
because
somebody
asked.
Soon
I
felt
a
part
of
this
lovely,
amazing
thing
we
call
SCBWI.
I
ma
friends
and
connections
and
learned
sooo
much.
Now
I
feel
that
I
deDinitely
get
mor
out
of
SCBWI
than
I
could
ever
put
back.”
Mo
O’Hara
ound
my
agent
at
an
SCBWI
event,
so
I
wanted
to
give
something
back
to
SCBWI.
anted
to
be
involved
with
the
amazing
bunch
of
people
who
make
the
conferences
ppen!”
Michelle
Newell
I’d
be
published
without
“I
doubt
ithout
volunteers
SCBWI
would
not
the
vibrant,
exciting,
well-­‐respected
anisation
that
it
is.
We
make
ulous
writers
and
illustrators,
who
uldn't
want
to
be
a
part
of
that?”
–
hy
Evans
SCBWI” – Clare Bell
“I
wanted
to
go
to
all
of
the
great
events
that
were
happening
in
Londo
but
that
was
impossible
so,
now,
I
no
only
get
to
go
to
events
locally,
I
get
choose
which
events
we
host.”
–
Maureen
Lynas

20. 17
Volunteer
posi=ons
open!
Regular Writing
Features Writer
Regular Illustration Features Writer
Networks News Reporter
Sub-Editor
Celebrations Reporter
@Words8Pictures
Industry
News
Tweeter
ARAEvents
ARA
Member
Services
Webmaster
Networks
Coordinator
Local
Networks
Organizers
-­‐
Wales,
SE,
CE
2015
Picture
Book
and
Fic=on
Retreat
Coordinator
Events
Coordinator
Professional
Series
Coordinator
Pulse
Events
Coordinators
(London)
Professional
Series
Coordinator
(London)

23. Our
Volunteers’
Drive
Find
us
in
the
Foyer
Sunday
at
9:30
for
croissants
and
tea/coffee