2010 Conference Photos (cont.)
 
 
     
Agents Beth Miller and Joanne Stampfel-Volpe at the
mentor breakfast. 		  Council Chair Vivian Grey delivers welcoming
remarks to all attendees before mentors and
mentees proceed to their five-on-five groups.
In the Five-on-Five sessions, mentors and mentees discuss a wide range of topics relating to the craft of writing, and the publishing industry in general.

 

 This year's panel topic was titled: "Get a Grip: Using Social Media Tools Effectively." From left to right: Deborah Sloan, founder of marketing and promotion firm Deborah Sloan and Company; Alvina Ling, Senior Editor, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; author/illustrator/podcaster Katie Davis.
   
 
Editors, agents, art directors. authors and illustrators mingle
during the Mentor Hospitality Hour.
      left to right: editor Kaylan Adair, agent Becca Stumpf, editor Andrea Tompa.      
 
Mentors and mentees mix, mingle and network at lunch.
Editors and agents are at every table, and mentees may sit wherever they like.