Austin SCBWI

Authors and Illustrators from all Texas Regions, mark your calendars! April 12 to 15, the Texas Library Association is hosting its annual convention at the Austin Convention Center located at 500 E. Cesar Chavez, 78071 and you don’t want to miss out on all of the excitement. For just $20.00 you can buy a Exhibit Hall pass or, if you desire to attend some of the incredible sessions being presented,  you can access the Selected Programming for Lay Representatives & Library Supporters guide  HERE.

The SCBWI Regions of Texas have joined together to rent Booth Number 1626 . Do come by and support us, won’t you? Speaking of support, a number of Austin’s finest will be presenting, signing, and celebrating the wonderful thing that that enthusiastically brings us all together – books! Review the list below and come out to sing the praises of your fellow Austin SCBWI chapter members!

Wednesday-April 13:

Jeanette Larson – 8:00 – Día’s Quinceañera: Celebrating Literacy @ Your Library

Chris Barton – 10:15 to 11:50   Children’s Round Table – Picturing Greatness: Picture Books that Stand Out in a Crowd     

Cynthia Leitich Smith – 11:00 to 12:00 Author Signing Area and in the Candlewick booth

Shelley Anne Jackson and Jeff Crosby – 12:00 to 2:00 in the Boyd’s Mills Press booth

Chris Barton – 12:00  to 1:00  Shark Vs. Train/Can I See Your I.D.? in signing aisle

Bruce Foster  12:00 – 1:00 -  in the Authors Area

Salima Alikhan – 12:00 to 2:00 – Pelican Booth

Janet Fox -  1:00 to 2:00 – The Author’s Area

Chris Barton – 1:00  to 2:00  The Day-Glo Brothers signing, at booth #1627 

Shelley Anne Jackson and Jeff Crosby – 12:00 to 2:00 –  Boyds Mills booth

Texas Sweethearts Reception -  2:00-3:00 , CBAY Books Booth

Liz Garton Scanlon – 2:00 to 3:50 Children’s Round Table 2X2 Showcase

Bruce Foster-  3:00  – 4:00  in the Authors Area

Thursday-April 14

Jeanette Larson – 8:30 to 9:50 – Children’s Round Table – Naturally Cool: High-Interest Science Books for Kids

Mari Mancusi - 9:00 to 10:00 – The Penguin Booth

Texas Sweethearts panel (PJ Hoover, Jessica Lee Anderson, and Jo Whittemore) -  8:30 to 9:50 – Librarians+Authors+Students = A Great Writing Workshop!

Mari Mancusi - 10:00 to 11:50 – Texas Authors LIVE

Liz Garton Scanlon – 10:00 to 11:00 – Simon & Shuster Booth

Pat Miller -  11:oo to 12:00 -  Albert Whitman  Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution

Jeanette Larson - 11:00 a.m. in the autographing corrals. Signing Friday 15th at 11:00 a.m. at the Charlesbridge booth.

Christina Mandelski - 12:00 to 1:00 – Egmont USA

PJ Hoover- 1:00 to 2:00 – signing, author area

Jessica Lee Anderson – 1:00 to 2:00- in the author signing area

PJ Hoover & Jessica Lee Anderson -  2:30 to 3:00 – Meet the teens, teen area

Bruce Foster - 1:00 – 2:00  in the Authors Area

Pat Miller - 2:00 to 4:00 - Upstart Library Monkeys

Don Tate - 3:00 to 3:30 – the HarperCollins booth

Friday-April 15

Kathi Appelt – 9:00 to 10:00 – Simon & Shuster Booth #1549

Kathi Appelt with Clare Dunkle - 10:15 to 10:45 – Booth #1342

Jeanette Larson – 11:00 a.m. at the Charlesbridge booth.