APPLICATION 2008 ONE-ON-ONE PLUS CONFERENCE

Name ________________________________________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________________________

Home phone _________________ Work phone__________________ Fax or e-mail __________________

I am primarily an: Author_____ Illustrator_____ Author/Illustrator_____

Please check genre: _____Fiction _____Nonfiction

and the area of greatest interest:

_____Picture Books   _____Easy Readers    _____Middle Grade   _____Young Adult   _____Other (explain):

IMPORTANT: The art/manuscript that you bring to the conference must reflect the genre and category checked.

On a separate sheet of paper, please tell us about your professional writing career. Have you submitted your work? Where? Have you had anything published (including stories, articles, textbook pieces, etc.)? Send a sample of your work for children (not to exceed 3 pages, double-spaced for middle grade and young adult, or three illustrations with or without a dummy. Picture book authors may send one complete manuscript). Do NOT send original art. We cannot return and are not responsible for any materials submitted.

Have you attended this conference before? ____No ____Yes. If so, which year(s)?____________________

To assist us in making the best possible mentor-mentee matches, please answer the following questions:

Do you currently have a book under contract? ____No____Yes. If so, with what Publisher?

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Do you have an agent? ____No____Yes. If so, with what agency?

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Have you had previous children's books published? ____No____Yes. If so, please list the titles and publishers. (This information in no way determines our decision. We base acceptance solely on your writing sample.)

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APPLICATION DEADLINE:
JULY 1, 2008

Mail application and a sample of your work to the person responsible
for submissions in your category*:

FICTION

Picture Books (text only):

Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature
c/o Pat Brisson
94 Bullman Street
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865

Middle Grade and Easy Readers:

Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature
c/o Marcie Aboff
7 Diamond Drive
Edison, NJ 08820

Young Adult

Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature
c/o Sally Keehn
1691 Lehigh Parkway North
Allentown, PA 18103

NONFICTION (All Categories):

Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature
c/o Vivian Grey
250 B West Montgomery Avenue
Haverford, PA 19041

ILLUSTRATIONS (with or without dummy)

Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature
c/o Lena Shiffman
69 Redwood Terrace
Flemington, NJ 08822

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IMPORTANT!

DO NOT SEND APPLICATIONS AS CERTIFIED MAIL.

Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your submission
in order to be notified of our decision.

A check for the conference fee ($150.00) must accompany your application
and will be returned if you are not accepted.

Make check payable to: Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature.

*Applications inadvertently sent to the wrong category address will still be considered.