Calendar
DEC. 2008, 2008
Meeting
December 2008 -- No Meeting Due to Holidays2009 Speaker Schedule
*All meetings will take place at the Upper Arlington Library located at 2800 Tremont Dr. unless otherwise noted.JAN. 21, 2008
Meeting
Meeting Coordinator: TBASpeaker: Kelli Trinoskey
Topic: Anatomy of a Book Review
Kelli C. Trinoskey is an award-winning television and documentary writer and producer, having worked for ten years in Atlanta, Georgia for CNN, Turner Classic Movies and Connect with Kids Network, Inc. Trinoskey (also published as Christiansen) has over sixteen years of writing and editing experience in diverse media-print, television, news, documentary and children's programming. Currently, she writes young adult book reviews for The Columbus Dispatch newspaper and teaches creative writing classes in the Columbus area for young writers, ages 12-20. She is also at work on a young adult novel and a picture book. Her written words have appeared in a wide-range of publications, including, The Columbus Dispatch, Literary Mama, and The Beat. She serves on the Thurber House's Children's Writer in Residence Selection Committee (www.thurberhouse.org) which evaluates publisher-nominated emerging writers and chooses one author per year for a month-long residency at Thurber House during the summer. A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ms. Trinoskey graduated from Marquette University in 1992, with a degree in French and International Communication, with a journalism concentration. She lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband and their three daughters.
FEB. 18, 2008
Meeting
Location: Senior Center (Room 205)1945 Ridgeview Road, Upper Arlington, OH 43221
Speaker: Lisa Klein
Topic: Blending Fiction and Non-fiction in Writing YA Historical Novels
Ophelia and Two Girls of Gettysburg. Lisa was an English and Theology major in college (Marquette University) and received a Ph.D. in literature (Indiana University.) Her dissertation was on English Renaissance poetry and was published as a book. Then for eight years she was an assistant professor of English at The Ohio State University, where she taught a lot of Shakespeare and did research on the writings and domestic culture of Renaissance women. She published articles on poetry, Queen Elizabeth, and women's needle works, and received an NEH grant for this research.
When asked to write a history of her church (Trinity Episcopal Church on Capitol Square in Columbus), she welcomed the opportunity to research and write about a subject that had never been done before and ended up producing a full-length, fully illustrated book. While writing it, she offered to help organize a local conference, "Writing for Children" and directed it for three years. This gave her the confidence to try her own hand at writing, and "Ophelia" was a story then taking shape in her, so it became her first novel. It was so much fun to write that she kept going with "Two Girls of Gettysburg.". ." Her next novel Lady Macbeth's Daughter will be release in 2010. She currently lives in Clintonville with two teenage sons & husband Rob Reed, a financial planner. You can learn more about Lisa at http://www.authorlisaklein.com/1.html
MAR. 18, 2008
Meeting
Freelance Illustrator: Steve HarpsterSteve Harpster has been credited with illustrating over 90 kids books. Working as a freelance illustrator for childrens products for over twelve years on a wide variety of projects. His work work has been published in graphic novels, how to draw books, coloring books, as well as the traditional story books. Visiting schools all over the midwest, Steve teaches kids how to draw using imagination to create funny characters. Steve lives in Clintonville with his wife and two dogs. To learn more about Steve, please visit http://www.studioharpster.com/
APR. 15, 2008
Meeting
Speaker: Kathy MatthewsTopic: Writing Dialogue for Kids
An award-winning freelance writer for 23 years, Katherine Matthews has been a regular contributor to magazines like Columbus Monthly, a young adult book reviewer for the Ohioana Quarterly, the head scriptwriter for Kids’ Sundae (a radio variety show for children), a novelist and poet, as well as a popular instructor at Thurber House's programs for young writers. She was also a winner of the 2008 Thurber Treat Humor Writing Contest. Katherine is currently working on a novel and a picture book, and lives in Hilliard, Ohio, with her husband and three children.
MAY. 20, 2008
Meeting
Speaker: Karen HarperTopic: How to keep your readers turning the page (Autographed book giveaway)
A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Karen Harper is a former college English instructor (The Ohio State University) and high school literature writing teacher. Besides her American settings, Karen loves the British Isles, where her Scottish and English roots run deep, and where she has set many of her historical Tudor-era mysteries and her historical novels about real and dynamic British women.
Karen's books have been published in many foreign languages and her novel, Dark Angel won the 2006 Mary Higgins Clark Award. Karen has given numerous talks to readers and writers across the county.
A lifelong Ohioan, Karen and her husband Don divide their time between the midwest and the southeast, both locations she has used in her books. Her published works include over 40 novels. She has two books being released in 2009, a historical novel, Mistress Shakespeare (February 2009) and a contemporary novel titled, Deep Down (June 2009)
For more information, please visit http://www.karenharperauthor.com
JUN. 17, 2008
Meeting
Topic: Manuscript & Portfolio Critique
If you'd like a critique of the first 10 pages of your manuscript, complete picture book, or illustrations, please email the regional advisor at coscbwi@yahoo.com at least 24 hours in advance.
JUL. 15, 2008
Meeting
Topic: TBA
AUG. 19, 2008
Meeting
Topic: Using the Internet as a resource to further your writing career
SEP. 16, 2008
Meeting
Topic: Query Letter Critique/Pitch Practice Session.
Come prepared to share your query letter and/or elevator pitch. If you’d like a critique, please email the regional advisor at coscbwi@yahoo.com at least 24 hours in advance. This is the perfect opportunity to practice before the conference.
OCT. 03, 2008
Meeting
Central Ohio SCBWI Fall Writers Conference Featuring:Literary Agent Erin Murphy and Associate Editor, Ruta Rimas (Balzer & Bray), Kaylan Adair (Candlewick), and authors Shelley Pearsal Cynda Chima, and Tracie Vaughn Zimmer. Additional speakers to be added.
Location: University Plaza Hotel, Columbus, OH 43202
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OCT. 21, 2008
Meeting
Topic: Manuscript & Portfolio CritiqueIf you'd like a critique of the first 10 pages of your manuscript, complete picture book, or illustrations, please email the regional advisor at coscbwi@yahoo.com at least 24 hours in advance.
NOV. 18, 2008
Meeting
Speaker: Linda GerberWriting for Young Adults (YA)- Linda Gerber recently returned to life in the Midwest after four years in Japan where she served as the RA for SCBWI Tokyo. Her books include SASS: Now and Zen, SASS: The Finnish Line, Death by Bikini, Death by Latte and the upcoming books Death by Denim and Charlatans. She currently lives and writes in Dublin, Ohio, blissfully ignoring her husband, four kids, and one very naughty puppy. Visit her website www.lindagerber.com.