Kweli Children's Book Writers' Conference 

THE CONFERENCE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL 2015. MORE DETAILS SOON. 

Celebrate diversity in storytelling. Join us on September 30th at Poet’s Den Theater for an incredible evening with top editors, authors and illustrators in the children's publishing world. Our fall conference is an excellent opportunity to learn, get inspired and network with others in the industry. The first twenty people to register by September 19th will win free book giveaways and other prizes.  

Refreshments will be served. 

Industry Professionals

1.  Tracey Baptiste (author of The Jumbies, and editor at Rosen Publishing) 
2.  Sulay Hernandez (editor / founder of Unveiled Ink Book Consulting)
3.  Charles Johnson (co-author / illustrator of Bending Time, The Adventures of Emery Jones, Boy Science Wonder)
4  . Elisheba Johnson (co-author of Bending Time, The Adventures of Emery Jones, Boy Science Wonder)
5.   Varian Johnson (author of The Great Greene Heist, Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic) 
6.   Cheryl Klein (executive editor at Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic)
7.   Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich (author of 8th Grade Super Zero, Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic)
8.   Danette Vigilante (author of Saving Baby Doe, G.P. Putnam's Sons)
9.   Leila Gómez Woolley (author of Los Pirineos the Mostly True Memoirs of Esperancita Gómez)
10. Sara Woolley (illustrator of Los Pirineos the Mostly True Memoirs of Esperancita Gómez)
11. Phoebe Yeh (VP / Publisher of Crown Books for Young Readers - Random House Children's Books)

NOTE: Charles Johnson, Elisheba Johnson and Varian Johnson will be appearing via Skype. 

Register Now! Check out highlights from our previous conferences.