ticket & event details

professional Development day part 1

Base ticket 1 includes;

• In-person professional development day learning from the experts through panels , presentations and networking.

• Get the inside scoop from Australian trade publishers on what’s hot and what’s not.

• First pages competition winner insights from the publishers.

• Specialist talks from expert creative speakers.

• Insights on how to get published . 

• Publisher Q&A panel.

• Illustrator exhibition & book stall signings.

• Network with creatives and publishers over lunch and leave your business card on the fun Connect wall to stay in touch.

• Beachside after-party including grazing platters and drinks with the publishers.

• Development day notes.

• A digital recording of the day with closed captions.

• All-day catering.

  Add-ons

• With this base ticket, you can add-on tickets to pitch pro sessions, first pages competition or illustrator gallery exhibition.

But wait there is more! Base ticket 1 includes access to the day’s digital recording plus the online Professional development day part 2 talks and workshops by award-winning authors and illustrators.  

The in-person weekend base tickets are limited and will sell out fast!

Coach camp

Base ticket 2 includes;

• One full day developing your craft in workshops (writing and/or illustrations) with a publisher, editor or award-winning creative expert.

• Work in a small group capped at 5 attendees.

• Specific written coach assessment on your work-in-progress.

• Group discussion on each work-in-progress to help your understanding of what publishers look for in submissions.

• Direction on next steps to improve your manuscript.

• Time to edit your work-in-progress.

• A second round of coaching feedback.

• A 1 hour workshop with award-winning creator Claire Saxby.

• Publisher Q&A panel.

• Network with creatives and publishers over lunch and leave your business card on the fun Connect wall to stay in touch.

• All day catering, beach walks and ocean views.

• Here are the publisher coaching genres;

  • Tash Besliev - PB/CB (selling fast!)

  • Dani Vee - PB/CB/GN

  • Alyson O’Brien - BB/PB

  • Kate Whitfield - MG/YA

  • Jess McGeachin - Illus/Authorstrator

  • Writers - submission of 2 x BB/PB or first 2,000 CB/GN/MG/YA words plus 500-800 word synopsis due to your coach 31 August

  • Illustrators - 6 images for review with 2-3 you’d like to work on during the day in one pdf document due to your coach 31 August.

    Abbrev: BB/PB (board/picture book), CB (chapter books incl early readers & junior fiction), MG (middle grade), YA (young adult), GN (graphic novel), Illus/Authorstrator (illustrator-author that illustrates)

    Add-ons

• With this base ticket, you can add-on tickets to pitch pro sessions, first pages competition or illustrator gallery exhibition.

professional Development day part 1 recorded

Base ticket 3 includes;

A digital recording with closed captions of the Professional development day part 1 program to your email address.

• The inside scoop from Australian trade publishers on what’s hot and what’s not.

• First pages competition winner insights from the publishers.

• Specialist talks from expert creative speakers.

• Insights on how to get published, fast. 

• Illustration exhibition viewing.

• Publisher Q&A panel.

• Development day notes.

• The recording will be available for 30 days on receipt.

  Add-ons

• With this base ticket, you can add-on tickets to pitch pro sessions, first pages competition or illustrator gallery exhibition.

  But wait there is more! Base ticket 3 includes access to Development Day part 2 talks and workshops by award-winning authors and illustrators.  

professional development day part 2

Base tickets 1 & 3 holders also receive a full day of live on-line professional development sessions including;

• On-line professional development full day of talks, tips and activities by award winning creative experts helping you level-up your writing and illustration skills.

• Hands-on creative workshops for writers and illustrators of all levels.

• Opportunities to ask creatives your burning questions.

• Development day notes.

• A recording of the day available for viewing for 30 days.