No refunds of registration fees after April 6. No refunds for manuscript critiques or pitches (if assigned an appointment).

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Deadlines:

Manuscript & Art Portfolio Consultations (optional):

SCBWI members who preregister and prepay can pay $40 for a 12-minute critique with one of the conference faculty. All manuscript and portfolio critiques are on Saturday.

For manuscripts, send fee and a manuscript that adheres to the manuscript guidelines below. For art, send fee only and bring portfolio to the conference. DO NOT mail your portfolio. Include a range that shows your best work.

Consultation times will be posted at registration. Conference faculty will conduct critiques. There is no guarantee of a specific publishing professional. Please, don't request a specific person.

Please follow these rules carefully for manuscripts: Send a fiction or nonfiction manuscript of 1 picture book, short story, or set of poems, with a maximum of 13 pages. For novels, you may add a synopsis of up to 2 pages. Submissions over 15 pages will have only the first 15 pages included. Several short manuscripts MAY NOT be combined to reach the total number of pages. All pages should be properly formatted (SCBWI's "From Keyboard to Printed Page" at scbwi.org's "Publications"). Mss will be returned during consultations. Don't include SASE.

Space is limited. The conference committee will assign appointments. No refunds (if assigned an appointment), and no exceptions to the rules.

Mail manuscripts to:

Arkansas SCBWI
P.O. Box 94109
North Little Rock, AR 72190

March 16 is the deadline to sign-up for both manuscript and portfolio critiques.

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Informal Pitch Sessions (optional):

Preregistered, prepaid attendees can pay $30 for a 10-minute informal pitch session with an editor or agent. All informal pitch sessions are on Friday night. Check the schedule for specific times.

For pitch, send fee and 1-2 sentence summary of projects you wish to pitch by March 15 to the address above.

Pitch times will be posted at registration. Conference faculty will conduct pitches. There is no guarantee of a specific publishing professional. Please, don't request a specific person.

Space is limited. The conference committee will assign appointments. No refunds (if assigned an appointment), and no exceptions to the rules.

Remaining pitch times will be offered first to SCBWI members - at registration you must submit summary.

You may bring a writing sample of 1-2 pages to your session. Check our pitch page for advice on how to pitch your work.

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Portfolio & Writing Display (conference)

SCBWI illustrators may display a small portfolio with pieces limited to max size 8.5" x 11". Do not bring oversized portfolios, as space is very limited. Bring business or post cards with your contact information. Bring copies, NOT originals.

SCBWI writers may bring copies of recently published books or magazines.

Arkansas SCBWI does not take responsibility for the security of items at the conference. Space is very limited for displays. Displays are for promotion only and not for sales.

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Genre Meetings (conference)

The Genre Meetings are informal breakout groups (NonFiction, PB, Novel, Illustration) where participants can meet one another, talk about the genre and their current projects. The Genre Meetings are part of the Friday night Pizza Party & Social.

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