IDAHO:

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SCBWI Fall Conference. September 12, 2009, Boise, Idaho. Contact Neysa Jensen neysajensen@msn.com for details.

UTAH:

Monthly SCBWI Meeting, May 6, 2009 at the City Library (210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City). 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Conf. Room C. Clint Johnson will lead a workshop on Conflict and the Mechanism of Story—you won’t want to miss it! Questions? Contact Sydney at u.i.scbwi@mindspring.com  (free event)

June 3rd: Ann Cannon will talk about writing humor.

SCBWI Launch Party! June 6, 2009, The King’s English Bookshop (1511 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City), 2:00 p.m. to 4: 00 p.m. Come celebrate the newest books written and illustrated by our own local SCBWI members: Anne Bowen, Kristyn Crow, Mike Knudson, Kristen Landon, Jean Reagan, Sydney Salter, Wendy Toliver, and Sara Zarr. Fun, signings, and refreshments! Friends and family invited.

*If you have a book that has been released within the last year and would like to celebrate with fellow SCBWI members, please contact Sydney at u.i.scbwi@mindspring.com for complete details.

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SCBWI November Conference Update: The conference will be held, November 13-14, 2009. Speakers will include Egmont USA editor Elizabeth Law, Book Stop Literary agent Kendra Marcus, and Simon and Schuster art director Laurent Linn. Plus, a Friday writing intensive with Terri Farley (author of the Phantom Stallion series). More details to come soon!