• Home
  • About
  • #KT250 Contest Info
  • #KTChat Event Info
  • Submissions

Kite Tales

Kite Tales

Tag Archives: LATFoB

SCBWI Los Angeles at LA Times Festival of Books: Location, Location, Location

13 Friday Apr 2018

Posted by Sarah Parker-Lee, Managing Editor in Los Angeles

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Book Festivals, LATFoB, Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, PAL, R.S. Mellete, volunteers

By R.S. Mellete

In 2015, when we first decided to have a booth at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, I had no idea where we should request our booth. When I looked at the map of the festival, I saw Childs Way and figured that’s where the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators should be, right?

I’m not from Los Angeles. I didn’t go to USC or UCLA. The most time I’ve ever spent on either campus has been working on movie locations, so I had no idea that Child’s Way was the name of a street, not a section of the festival — which ended up being in the “Hero Complex.” Continue reading →

Advertisements

Share this:

  • Email
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Google

Like this:

Like Loading...

SCBWI and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Signing Booth

03 Wednesday May 2017

Posted by Sarah Parker-Lee, Managing Editor in Los Angeles, Tips and Tools

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

Andrea J. Loney, Ashlyn Anstee, authors, Bethany Barton, Chris Robertson, illustrators, Jake Gerdhardt, LATFoB, Laurenne Sala, Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, PAL, Robert Mellette, SCBWI members, Summer

By Jacob Gerhardt

SCBWI members have a legendary reputation for being friendly and supportive. Working the SCBWI LA Times Festival of Books booth with fellow authors proved, as always, that this characterization is well deserved.

I would estimate about half the festivalgoers who stopped by our booth were interested in purchasing our books and the other half curious to learn more about the world of children’s books. We were happy to accommodate on both ends. Continue reading →

Share this:

  • Email
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Google

Like this:

Like Loading...

Enter your email to have new posts sent to your inbox!

Join 2,461 other followers

Connect with SCBWI Los Angeles!

  • View scbwilosangeles’s profile on Facebook
  • View SCBWISOCALLA’s profile on Twitter
  • View scbwila’s profile on Instagram

Learn More!

SCBWI Membership Benefits About Kite Tales

Search This Blog!

Blog Contents

A note about comments:

We welcome comments! The comment section is for discussion amongst yourselves about the blog post itself. Please note: It is not for self-promotion or asking question about SCBWI policies, events, dues, etc. These types of comments may not be posted/answered. If you do have questions about SCBWI, please go to your regional page on scbwi.org. Thank you!
 Author and Editorial Services, www.zoitmedia.com

how to place an ad

Follow SCBWI SoCal on Twitter!

My Tweets
Advertisements

What is SCBWI?

Founded in 1971 by a group of Los Angeles-based children's writers, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators is a non-profit, 501 (c)3 organization. There are currently more than 22,000 members worldwide, in over 70 regional chapters writing and illustrating in all genres for young readers, making it the largest children's writing organization in the world.

Member Benefits

Members of SCBWI receive exclusive access to tools, information, and industry professionals as well conferences, workshops, and critiques. Click HERE to find out more. Join us and take your writing to the next level!

Blog at WordPress.com.

Cancel
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
%d bloggers like this: