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Are you attending the American Library Association in New Orleans, LA this summer? I’m going! I’m speaking!

In an exciting group effort, I’ve joined with nine other non-fiction authors to propose a session, NON-FICTION BOOKBLAST!

Here’s what we’ve done so far:

1. Formed a group. Once the session was proposed on a mailing list of non-fiction authors it quickly reached its maximum of ten great authors. It was limited to authors who hae new books coming out this year that they could have available to promote at the June conference. Through an email-list, we’ve worked together to iron out details.
2. Proposed a session. The ALA accepts session proposals, but has a specific timeline and format. We’ve met every deadline and our session was accepted. There are still deadlines for sending in handouts, etc, but we’ve got those under control.
   Here’s the description of our session:

Nonfiction Book Blast: Booktalks and Activities for Your Library

Start school with new booktalks and activities from ten nonfiction authors: April Pulley Sayre (Rah, Rah, Radishes), Kelly Milner Halls (In Search of Sasquatch), Deborah Heiligman (Charles and Emma), Loree Griffin Burns (The Hive Detectives), Carla Killough McClafferty (The Many Faces of George Washington), Christine Taylor-Butler (Magnets), Shirley Duke (You Can’t Wear These Genes), Darcy Pattison (Prairie Storms), Carla Mooney (Explorers of the New World) and Anastasia Suen (Read and Write Sports). (Handouts)

• Weird Rocks! Writing the Books that Prove It, by Kelly Millner Hall
• Horse Poop vs. Street Lamps by Deborah Heiligman

I’ll post two things next Monday: a group book trailer and a post about my forthcoming book, PRAIRIE STORMS.

Coming August, 2011

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So, among many of the hats I wear in the illustration field, I’m the vice president of ICON6, which is the only creative conference in the US that focuses exclusively on ILLUSTRATION.

It’s been 2 years of a lot of work to plan an unforgettable event people leave with A LOT from, making it worth their money, energy and time.

Now, we’re almost there, merely 2 weeks away, and I can say with certainty that we, the board, have proudly achieved our goal: This is the best ICON ever, packed with art directors and art buyers, illustration stars, educators and a couple of networking events (full disclosure: I’m the events chair too) that will make sure you don’t remember what you did last night.

The conference rate is about to go up, so hurry! If you’re wondering if it’s worth it, I can assure you won’t regret it- and I’m supposed to be the queen of networking and self-promotion.

Speakers include The New York Times, creatives from the illustrated United ad campaign, Christoph Niemann, DreamWorks, Yuko Shimizu, Random House, Tim Biskup, Wired, Taschen and Bil Donovan among others.

ICON6 – LA July 14-17, 2010
www.theillustrationconference.org

See you there!

Fernanda Cohen
ICON6 Vice President & Events Chair