Every year the NJ SCBWI Annual Conference gets better and better. This year did not disappoint.
Here are some photographic highlights:
Opening Keynote Speaker, David Wiesner
My amazing agent, Liza Fleissig, and my fellow Liza Royce Agency peeps!
Yvonne Ventresca, Cathy Breisacher, Laurie Wallmark, Darlene Beck-Jacobson, Erica George, Leslie Santamaria, me, and Liza Fleissig
Diana Murray and me
Johanna Bilbo Staton, Yvonne Ventresca, and Cathy Breisacher
Katey Howes
Lauri Meyers
Darlene Beck-Jacobson and Carole Lindstrom
Annie Silvestro and Kim Pfennigwerth
Me and Cristina Ergunay (Mawrters in the house! Anassa kata!)
Beth Ferry
Julie Matysik and Yvonne Ventresca
Jacki Morris
Liza Fleissig, Keisha Senter, Kathy Temean, Carole Lindstrom, Leslie Santamaria, me, Karl Jones, Colleen Rowan Kosinski, Marlaina Cockcroft, and Linda Patterson Kujawski
Laura Sassi and Diana Murray
Leeza Hernandez
Me and Katya Szewczuk
Tara Lazar
Lori Degman
Laurie Wallmark accepting the Crystal Kyte Award.
Julie Gribble
Tish Rabe
Jonathan Rockefeller
Guy Olivieri and Charlotte Bennardo
Closing Keynote Speaker, Suzy Ismail
Me and Suzy Ismail
A very big THANK YOU to everyone who made this year’s conference so special. I’m already packing my bags for next year’s conference. I can’t wait!
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NJ SCBWI
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Aw, Robin – What a great synopsis! I’m packing my bags right with you!!
Woo hoo! As always, great to see you, Kim. Big hugs! xo
Must have been such an amazing experience! I was telling Darlene that friends of mine and I are trying to decide whether to attend this one or NESCBWI next year. 🙂
Teresa, I hope you come to NJ. It would be so nice to finally meet in person. 🙂
Have you attend the NE one before? If so, which do you prefer? It would be great to meet you at either one of those!
I haven’t. I’ve heard very good things about the NE conference as well.
It was a blast! Great committee, faculty, attendees. Thanks for the photo! Now what to present next year….
Charlotte, I loved your presentation. I hope you’ll do another crime writer-themed one next year. For those of us who write detective books, I found it extremely useful. 🙂
Great pictures and great conference!
Thanks, Marlaina! Always great catching up. xo
So much fun sharing it with you! xo
Same here, Darlene! Always great catching up! xo
Robin, I’m so glad you took all these pics and posted them! I barely thought to pull out my phone to do it myself, which is so typical of me at the conferences. I’m saving all these though! lol
It was GREAT to see you and everyone. There really is NOthing like our NJ conferences. The BEST!!!!!!!!! 😀 ❤
Donna, Always wonderful seeing you. 🙂 There’s nothing like NJ SCBWI. xo
Hi Robin! I
I just wanted to say thanks for your kind compliments! It was wonderful to meet you and talking crime solving. I was really thrilled to know that I could help out Wilcox and Griswold on there next case! Feel free to contact me any time with any questions. It is my pleasure. Once again thanks!
Guy Olivieri
Guy, It was so nice meeting you at the conference. Your workshop was extremely informative and helpful. Thank you! I hope you do another workshop at next year’s conference.