Conference Program

9:30 AM	Mentee registration, continental breakfast, and ... A One-on-One Success Story: Meg Wiviott, Author
9:30 AM	Mentor registration and continental breakfast
10:15 AM	Conference welcome and introductory remarks
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Five-on-Five Sessions
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Break
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM	Panel: Tell Me Something Good: Bright Spots in Children's Publishing (for mentees and other conference guests) Panelists: J. Albert Mann, Author, poet, disability activist Janna Morishima, Agent, Janna Co. Kortney Nash, Assistant Editor, Godwin Books/Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Tracy Shaw, Art Director, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Moderated by Agent and Council Member Sean McCarthy
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM	Mentor Hospitality Hour (for mentors - optional)
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM	Lunch with Editors
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	One-on-One Sessions
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Break
3:00 PM	Keynote Speaker: Lesléa Newman, Author
3:45 PM	Conference closing remarks
4:00 PM	Conference concludes