5th Annual Illustrator’s Day at Fort Mason

Join us for a wonderful day on the San Francisco Bay to learning more about illustrating children’s books. We will be inspired, pick up new tips and tricks, learn more about the industry, meet and reunite with other children’s book illustrators, and have fun.  Our portfolios will be viewed by art directors, editors, and agents. Watch our website for a link to registration, opening May 23.

Lunch Included

This year we have included lunch in the registration fee to provide folks time to visit with each other and with the faculty while dining. (No more waiting in line at Green’s.)

Art Director Illustrator Assignment (optional)

We have a new feature – an art director illustration assignment to do ahead of the conference. Sketches will be reviewed in advance by Joann Hill before the illustration is completed. This is optional, and we will all learn from the critiques of some of the finished illustrations at the conference. They will all be displayed. This is instead of First Look panel.

Speakers:

Joann Hill

Joann Hill is currently Art Director at Disney•Hyperion Books in

New York. During her career she has been fortunate to work with some amazing illustrators including David Wiesner, John Rocco, Betsy Lewin, Maggie Smith and Andrew Glass.

Linda Pratt

Linda Pratt is a literary agent at Wernick & Pratt Agency in New York. She and Marcia Wernick recently left the Sheldon Fogelman Agency to establish their own agency. Linda represents both authors and illustrators. Her clients include LeUyen Pham, Margaret Chodos-Irvine, Robert Neubecker, Angela Dominguez, Richard Peck, Denise Brunkus, Kathryn Erskine among many others. Two of her clients have debuts coming out in Spring 2012: Augusta Scattergood with GLORY BE (Scholastic) and Lisa Luedeke with SMASHED (Margaret K. McElderry Books/S&S).

Andrew Glass

Andrew Glass is an author and illustrator of books of fact and fiction about American folk history including The Wondrous Whirligig published by Holiday House. He has illustrated many books by other authors including The Erie Canal Pirates by Eric Kimmel. Andrew lives in Manhattan with his beautiful wife and lovely daughter.

Portfolio Critiques available with:

Joann Hill

Linda Pratt

Andrew Glass

John Clapp – Associate Professor at San Jose State University

Abigail Samoun – Agent at Red Fox Literary (formerly Editor at Tricycle)

Dana Goldberg – Editor at Children’s Book Press

Kristine Brogno - Art Director at Chronicle Books

Renee Ting – Publisher Shen’s Books

Portfolio Display

All attendees are welcome to bring a portfolio to display in the portfolio room. Business cards, postcards and dummies are strongly encouraged. Faculty will have a private viewing of all portfolios, and will mark the piece in each portfolio they think would make the strongest promotional mailer.

Illustration Assignment

All attendees are invited to participate in an optional illustration project assigned and critiqued by Joann Hill. More information will be provided after registering for the conference. No extra charge.