Diverse Sci-Fi/Fantasy Panel Moderated by Jennifer Baker (Panel Organizer/Brand Manager, We Need Diverse Books)
OCTOBER 10, 2016 ---- MONDAY Diverse Sci-fi/Fantasy Panel Moderated by Jennifer Baker (Panel Organizer/Brand Manager, We Need Diverse Books) SCBWI Metro NY Co-Event with WNDB - Diverse SFF Panel Moderated by Jennifer Baker (Panel Organizer/Brand Manager, We Need Diverse Books), this panel of three authors: Heidi Heilig, Zoraida Cordova, and Tracey Baptiste offers a Diverse Sci-fi/Fantasy discussion on craft, world-building, research and more in terms of building stories with fantastical elements for young readers. Jennifer Baker is a native New Yorker and a production editor with over a decade of experience in publishing. Jenn's been a contributing writer to the urban ezine AroundHarlem.com and currently writes reviews for DinnerReviews.com. In December 2013, her young adult manuscript, The Facility, won the SCBWI On-the-Verge Emerging Voices Award for underrepresented voices in children's literature. Jenn is presently working on a multi-generational linked anthology centered around race and family as well as a young adult suspense with a diverse cast. A baking enthusiast as well as a writer you can find her on Twitter and Instagram: @jbakernyc. Heidi Heilig grew up in Hawaii, and then she moved to New York City and grew up even more. She holds an MFA from NYU in Musical Theatre Writing, and lives in Brooklyn. THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE is her first novel, and the sequel, THE SHIP BEYOND TIME, will be available Spring 2017. Zoraida Córdova is the author of The Vicious Deep trilogy, the On the Verge series, and Labyrinth Lost. She loves black coffee, snark, and still believes in magic. She is a New Yorker at heart and is currently working on her next novel. Send her a tweet @Zlikeinzorro Tracey Baptiste is the author of the creepy MG fantasy novel The Jumbies (with a sequel coming soon), the contemporary YA novel Angel's Grace and 9 non-fiction books for kids in elementary through high school. I'm a former elementary school teacher, I do lots of author visits, and I'm on the faculty at Lesley University's Creative Writing MFA program. I am a freelance editor for publishers and individual authors. My name is pronounced buhTEEST. Please note that you do NOT need a PayPal account to pay online; PayPal will accept your credit card without setting up an account. Walk ins: although we do accept walk ins, events often sell out so pre-registering is recommended. Event details: Doors open at 7.15pm. Seating is limited to the first 70 people. Late arrivals: if you are pre-registered and you have not checked in by 7:25pm, we reserve the right to assign your seat to someone else. Last minute changes: please check the calendar closer to the event in case of unforeseeable last minute changes. Refunds will only be considered 48 hrs prior to the event with a service charge.
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138 West Fifteenth Street (between Sixth and Seventh Avenues
New York, United States
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