Final Call for 2013 NESCBWI Conference Proposals

August 27th brings with it the close of
2013 New England SCBWI Conference Proposals,
so take a moment and submit your most awesome idea today! Proposal Due Date: August 27, 201Presenter Notification Expected: October 15, 2012 For Additional Information go to NESCBWI
Presenters from New England who send in more than one, well-crafted and detailed proposal will receive preferential consideration. Also, you may be asked to present your workshop twice during the conference. You might consider doing a 120 or 180 minute presentation and then tweaking it to fit a 55 minute format. With so much talent in our New England and surrounding regions, bringing you together to share knowledge and skill is what makes New England SCBWI the largest regional conference.
Types of Presentations:
55-minute workshops; 120-minute intensives; 180 studios w/15 minute break.
To Submit a Proposal: Please complete a conference proposal form. Separate submissions are required for multiple presentations or workshop/intensive versions of the same presentation. 
Selection Criteria and TopicsEvery year SCBWI New England receives so many excellent proposals, more than can fit into a conference schedule. Therefore, we must choose on the basis of experience, quality, variety, novelty, attendant costs, and other factors. Please use the 2013 NESCBWI Workshop Rubric for more explicit selection criteria and standards.
We would love to see presentations on the following topics. If you are an expert on one of these topics, we would love to see your proposal.Hands-on writing workshops that spotlight elements of craft: outlining, story arc, tools, tips, character, dialogue, sketching, etc.Hands-on illustration workshopsPublishing 201 session for intermediate authors or illustratorsDeveloping an idea from conception to completionHow to complete a Detailed Novel OutlineSecrets of Story ArcHow to lay out a picture book dummyHow to start your own publishing companyGesture and emotion for illustratorsSchool and library visits and promotionGrassroots Marketing strategies to libraries and other overlooked venuesWriting nonfiction articles and short storiesMystery writing, organizing your mysteryPlanning Out CluesHow to write chapter booksHow to design an eBookWriting Teen RomanceWhat I publish/represent and whyHistorical Fiction for middle grade and YA - What makes it work!How to reinvent yourself as a writer and reignite your career What exactly happens at BEA, ALA, Frankfurt, Bologna and how can it help you with book sales? 
How to write suspense for MG & or YAIllustration techniques - making the magic happenDefining the terms: High Concept, Realistic Fiction, Magical Realism, etc.Got Questions? Ask in the comments section below!