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Retreat Schedule
Friday, Sept. 25
1-3 p.m. Check-in
3-3:30 p.m. Welcome & Introductions
3:30-5 p.m. Scenic Writing,
Darcy Pattison
5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner
7-9 p.m.
First Pages,
Alexandra Penfold

Saturday, Sept. 26
8-9 a.m. Breakfast
9-10:30 a.m. Create A Compelling Voice,
Darcy Pattison
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Revise Like An Editor: Learn to Take Your Second Draft to the Next Level,
Alexandra Penfold
12-1 p.m. Lunch
1-3 p.m. First Pages Continued,
Alexandra Penfold
3-5 p.m. Free Time
5-6 p.m. Dinner
7-9 p.m. Write with Scene and Voice,
Darcy Pattison

Sunday, Sept. 27
8-9 a.m. Breakfast
9-10 a.m. Open Mike/Q&A
10-11:30 a.m. What Your Editor Wants You to Know About Marketing and Publicity,
Alexandra Penfold

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The 12th annual Arkansas SCBWI Fall Retreat for Writers of Children’s Literature will guide you through a series of exercises to strengthen your skills in fiction, especially novels. Explore new territory and bring your writing skills to the next level working hand-in-hand with editor Alexandra Penfold of Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster Children’s Books, and author and writing teacher Darcy Pattison.

This year's retreat is open to all writers, but suggested for published writers or those working seriously toward publication. Space is limited.

Arkansas SCBWI Fall

Retreat 2009:

Novel Focus:

Write A Winning Novel

September 25-27, 2009

St. Scholastica Retreat Center

2009 Retreat Brochure (PDF)

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