RUTGERS UNIVERSITY COUNCIL ON CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
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To maintain the one-on-one ratio, enrollment is limited to between 70 and 80 qualified applicants with work in progress, people actively pursuing careers as authors and/or illustrators of books for young readers:
The conference is of greatest benefit to those not already represented by an agent. The conference fee is $195 and includes a continental breakfast and a buffet lunch. Check must accompany application and will be returned if you are not accepted. Make checks payable to: Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature. (See below for our cancellation and refund policy.) We have two scholarships available for promising authors or illustrators who might not otherwise be able to attend the conference. For details, click here. Because of the overwhelming number of applicants in recent years, we have designated separate mailing addresses for each category. Send your application and a sample of your work (three pages of a manuscript for middle grade or young adult, a complete manuscript for the picture book category, or two to three pages of illustrations with or without a dummy) with a check made payable to the Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature to the individual responsible for your genre and category.* (See below.) Please submit your application to one category only. Format: Writing samples must be double-spaced in 12 point Times New Roman with one-inch margins on all sides. Writing samples and illustrations must be unpublished Do not send applications as certified mail. Refund Policy: We will refund the full amount of the application fee up to one month before the Conference. After that, applicants receive 50% of their fee. There is no refund for cancellations made forty-eight hours before the Conference. FICTION Picture Books (text only): Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature Easy Readers, Early Chapter Books, and Middle Grade: Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature Young Adult: Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature NONFICTION All Categories (pbk, mg, ya): Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature ILLUSTRATIONS (with or without a dummy) Rutgers University Council
on Children's Literature ............................................................................ IMPORTANT! Please enclose a self-address, stamped envelope (Notification will be made by late August.) Additionally, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard which we will return upon initial receipt of your application. The 2011 One-on-One Plus Conference will be
held at the Application Deadline: July 1, 2011 *RUCCL WILL NO LONGER BE MAILING CONFERENCE BROCHURES. CONFERENCE INFORMATION AND THE APPLICATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. ................................................................................................................... Click here for a copy of the 2011 conference application. Click here for application tips.
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