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From: Sally Isaacs <sisaacs@starconsultinginc.com>
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Subject: Announcing our 2014 Program!! 21st Century Children's Nonfiction Conference – June 20-22!!

Announcing our 2014 Program!! 21st Century Children's Nonfiction Conference – June 20-22!!
     
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Stay on top of the latest opportunities
and developments in Children's Nonfiction!
In-depth coverage of the most talked-about topics in Children's Nonfiction! Learn about Pre-K Literacy, Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, Digital Publishing, Social Media, and more. This is a unique opportunity to be at the crossroads
of the latest trends and opportunities! Below is a sample of some of our workshops. Click here to view the full conference program.

 Building Up Knowledge - An Approach to NF Content in the Common Core Era

Presented by: Alice Wiggins (Core Knowledge), Michelle Bisson (Capstone)
 

What Authors and Illustrators Need to Know About the Common Core

Presented by: Melissa Stewart (Author), Vicki Cobb
(Author, iNK Think Tank Founder), Amie Wright (NY Public Library)


Opportunities to Meet Today's Educational Initiatives: Pre-K Literacy, Multi-cultural Audiences, Technology in the Classroom

Presented by: Alice Wiggins (Core Knowledge), Shelby Alinsky (National
Geographic Kids)
 

Understanding the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Presented by: Melissa Stewart (Author), Shelby Alinsky (National Geographic Kids),
David Aguilar (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

Fitting into the Digital Age of Publishing

Presented by: David Aguilar (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), Shelby
Alinsky (National Geographic Kids), Gillia Olson (Capstone)
 

Being a 21st Century Illustrator 

  Presented by: Joan Mazzeo (Pearson), Roxie Munro (Author/Illustrator)
 

Making and Selling E-books: Manuscript
and Image Conversion, Formats, and Marketing 

Presented by: Christine Munroe (Kobo)
 

Making and Selling Apps: Practicalities,
Finances, and Marketing

Presented by: Roxie Munro (Author/Illustrator),
Julie Hedlund (Author)
 

What's Going On in Digital Nonfiction? A Survey of NF E-books, Apps, Transmedia, Gamification, and More? 

Presented by: Christine Munroe (Kobo), Kellian Adams Pletcher (Green Door Labs), Rebecca Graziano (Pearson), Gillia Olson (Capstone)

Building Your Brand and Letting People Know About It

Presented by: Dixie Laite (Nickelodeon)

Making and Using Trailers, Videos, and Printed Materials for Publicity

and Promotion

Presented by: Steve Swinburne (Author), Jason Wells (Abrams)
 

Creating Fact Books that Fly Off the Shelves or onto Tablets

Presented by: Melissa Stewart (Author), Sarah Albee (Author), Joy Bomba (Time Home Entertainment, Inc.)
 

Making It to the Shelf: Getting on the Booklists, in Book Reviews, and More

Presented by: Amie Wright (NY Public Library), Jackie Kellachan (Golden Notebook Bookstore)

Writing and Illustrating for NF Print Magazines

Presented by: Debra Hess (Highlights for Children), Lou Waryncia (Cobblestone Publishing)
 

What Is Gamification? How Can I Get Involved in this Genre?

Presented by: Kellian Adams Pletcher (Green Door Labs),
Roxie Munro (Author/ Illustrator)
 

Opportunities in the Educational Market

Presented by: Rebecca Graziano (Pearson),
Michelle Bisson (Capstone), Gillia Olson (Capstone)
 

Writing for Assessment Tests: Why, How, and for Whom?

Presented by: Joanne Mattern (Author), Hilarie Staton (Author)
 

Opportunities to Write and Illustrate for Museum and Heritage Organizations

Presented by: Joe Levit (American Museum of Natural History), David Aguilar (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
 

And there is much more!!!

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