2013 Young Authors, Young Artists Conference Brochure

Registration Deadlines Early-Bird: April 19, 2013 Final Registration: May 3, 2013

Young Authors, Young Artists Conference

Address Service Requested

Southeast Service Cooperative 210 Wood Lake Drive SE Rochester, MN 55904 phone 507.288.1282 fax 507.288.7663

Non-Profit Org US Postage Paid Rochester, MN Permit # 187

Southeast Service Cooperative Presents its 26th Annual Young Authors, Young Artists Conference for Students in Grades 4-6

May 21 and May 22, 2013

Rochester Community and Technical College Heintz Center

2013 Young Authors, Young Artists Conference

Map to Heintz Center 1926 Collegeview Drive SE, Rochester

On May 21 and 22, over 800 students in grades 4-6 from public, private, and home schools across southeast Minnesota will converge in Rochester for a conference that promotes student enthusiasm and competence in written and visual communication. Students will learn from and work with authors, poets, illustrators, artists, journalists, book crafters, and others in sessions that expose them to the art and joy of writing and creating.

Heintz Center

In addition to participating in conference activities, students are invited to submit a piece of their work (written or artistic) electronically to kcunningham@ssc.coop for publication on the Southeast Service Cooperative website. Student work should be submitted prior to or soon after the conference. Although we prefer electronic submission, students do have the option to submit a hard copy at the conference. It should be a legible, clean copy and will not be returned.

DATES AUDIENCE LOCATION

Tuesday, May 21 and Wednesday, May 22 Students in grades 4-6 Heintz Center, 1926 Collegeview Drive SE, Rochester (an extension of Rochester Community and Technical College)

TIMES

COST

8:15 - 8:45 am ..... ..Check-In 8:45 - 9:30 am ..... ..Introduction/Keynote Speaker 9:40 - 10:40 am......Session 1 10:50 - 11:50 am....Session 2 12:00 - 12:30 pm....Lunch 12:30 - 1:30 pm......Session 3

Driving Directions to Heintz Center 1926 Collegeview Drive SE, Rochester HWY 52 Southbound: Exit at 41st STREET exit to access 37th STREET NW (turns into East Circle Drive and County Road 22) and travel east through the intersection of US 63. Before the County Road 9 intersection (stop light), merge right onto Country Road 9 (College View Road). Take a left (past Fuad Mansour Soccer Complex) into the east parking lot of Heintz Center (enter in Door H7).

Registrations postmarked by April 19, 2013: $45 per student

HWY 63 Southbound: Exit (left) at 37th STREET NW (turns into East Circle Drive and County Road 22). Follow the directions outlined above.

Registrations postmarked after April 19, 2013: $50 per student

HWY 63 Northbound: Exit at HWY 14 East (also known as 12th Street) and travel east. Turn left at 15th Avenue SE/ Marion Road intersection. Follow 15th Avenue to 4th Street and turn right onto 4th street.

Continue past the 4-way stop. Turn at the first right into the east parking lot of Heintz Center (past RCTC building) and enter in Door H7.

Chaperones are FREE! The final deadline for all registrations is May 3, 2013.

A special thanks to RCTC for all their help with this event.

I-90: Exit at HWY 63 North and follow instructions above.

HWY 14 Westbound or Eastbound: Exit at County Road 22 (30th Avenue) and follow to County Road 9 intersection. Turn left onto Country Road 9 (College View Road). Take a left (past Fuad Mansour Soccer Complex) into the east parking lot of Heintz Center (enter in Door H7).

Note to Schools & Parents: This form can be copied and sent home with students. We will not accept registrations submitted on the form below. Registrations must be submitted by Excel spreadsheet found on the SSC website.

Dear Parent:

Your child has been invited to attend the Young Authors, Young Artists Conference, a celebration of student writing and creative expression. Published writers, illustrators, artists and speakers will work with your child to enhance his/her writing skills and creative expression. Registration information has been provided below by your child’s school. More information and detailed descriptions of all available sessions is available on the Southeast Service Cooperative website at www.ssc.coop.

Participants should bring their own lunch and beverage. No refrigeration will be available.

Session assignments are made on a first come, first served basis. Although not guaranteed, every effort will be made to give students their top two of three session choices.

Students are invited to submit a piece of their work (written or artistic) electronically to: kcunningham@ssc.coop for publication on the Southeast Service Cooperative website.

Conference Attendance Date (please circle one): Tuesday, May 21

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Wednesday, May 22

Cost Per Student: __________________ Return Student Registration Form By: ____________ Return This Form To: ___________________________________________________________

• Individual Registration Form • Young Authors, Young Artists Conference 2013 __________________________________

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Student Name

Grade

STUDENT SESSION CHOICES List three sessions you would like to attend, in the order you would like to attend them. (Sessions are listed to the right.)

Every effort will be made to grant your requests as space allows, but we cannot guarantee that you will get all of your requested sessions. Assignments are made based on many factors.

Session Letter First session choice

_________

Second session choice

_________

Third session choice

_________

PARENT INVOLVEMENT/PERMISSION _____ I will attend the conference as an adult chaperone.

___________________________ Parent Name

______________________ Phone Number

______________________________________________________ Parent Email

• Presenter Sessions • Choose Three A - Monster Madness B - Communicating through Illustration and Design C - Sniff... Squeeze... Gulp!

Writing Stories That Sizzle D - The Amazing Author Journey E - What Do You See? F - Writing from Your Personal Experiences G - Hook ‘em and Hold ‘em!

H - Draw From Your Wild Side: Creative Character Adaptations I - Illustrating in Soft Pastels J - Meander Books K - Cutting Edge Bookmaking: The Dos-a-Dos Book L - Goldilocks Meets the Three Bill Goats Gruff M - Painting Your Color Poem!

N - Beautiful Watercolor Made Easy O - Creating Covers P - The “What If” Question: Writing “Choose-Your-Path” Stories Q - Creating Stories With Your Characters

School Attendance Day Assignments Tuesday - May 21, 2013 Byron Cannon Falls Fillmore Central Glenville-Emmons Grand Meadow Houston Kasson-Mantorville Kenyon-Wanamingo

Lyle Randolph Rochester • Elton Hills • Franklin • Friedell • Jefferson • John Adams

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Kellogg Lincoln Choice Longfellow Pinewood Riverside Sunset Terrace Washington Willow Creek

Wednesday - May 22, 2013 Albert Lea Austin Austin Catholic Goodhue LeRoy-Ostrander Lewiston-Altura Mabel-Canton

Northfield Pine Island Rochester • Bamber Valley • Bishop • Folwell • Gage

• Gibbs • Hoover Rochester Catholic St. Mary’s Owatonna Stewartville Triton Zumbrota-Mazeppa

Conference T-Shirts will be available for purchase Cost is $8 per shirt Available sizes: • • • • •

Youth Medium Youth Large Adult Small Adult Medium Adult Large

Shop at Lunchtime The Book Shelf, a book store located in Winona, offers a full selection of new and used books for adults and children. During lunch, students will have the opportunity to shop for books including some of the conference presenters’ own creations.

Pricing for books will range between $5 to $20, with more than 90% of the titles priced at $9.99 or less. Teen and adult books will also be available for purchase.

www.bookshelfwinona.com

Registration Procedure

Conference Presenters Linda Back McKay is a Minneapolis writer, poet and teaching artist who works with youth and adults at the Loft Literary Center and elsewhere. She is author of the groundbreaking book, Shadow Mothers: Stories of Adoption and Reunion, as well as Choppers, a book about custom motorcycles for young people. Her new poetry collection is titled The Next Best Thing. She enjoys mixing visual art with writing and especially loves helping new writers blossom.

Blake Hoena grew up in central Wisconsin, where, in his youth, he wrote stories about robots conquering the Moon and trolls lumbering around in the woods behind his parents’ house. He has now written more than fifty books for children, including retellings of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the Perseus and Medusa myth. Most recently, he’s adapting classic stories, like Treasure Island and Swiss Family Robinson, into choose-your-path books.

Mary Bleckwehl is the author of the multiple-award winning Henry! You’re late AGAIN! and her recent release Henry!

You’re hungry AGAIN? She lives in Northfield, MN but grew up on a dairy farm in northeast Iowa. When she’s not doing author visits to schools, she teaches and works on her next story. Mary loves inspiring students to dream big and create stories of their own.

Elizabeth Hurley grew up in a military family, living between the States and South Korea. She finally settled in Minnesota after attending the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and received a BFA in Illustration in 2001. She currently lives in Minneapolis and works as a digital cover artist for young adult fiction.

Julie Bowe grew up in Luck, Wisconsin.

She is the author of the Friends for Keeps Series: My Last Best Friend, which is perfect “for readers who have graduated from Sara Pennypacker’s ‘Clementine’ stories, Barbara Park’s ‘Junie B. Jones’ series, and Megan McDonald’s ‘Judy Moody’ books,” according to School Library Journal; My New Best Friend, My Best Frenemy, My Forever Friends, and the forthcoming My Extra Best Friend (Dial, 2012). She doesn’t live in Luck anymore, but she still feels very lucky to be a children’s author. Julie can be found online at www.juliebowe.com.

Amy Christie is an artist, blogger, crafter and do it yourself-er residing in the Twin Cities with her husband & two children. She loves to create and make whenever she can.

Terri DeGezelle has combined her love of reading, writing and now added photography. She has published over 60 non-fiction children books. In the field of photography, she is an award-winning photographer plus has her own photography exhibits.

Ryan Jacobson has long loved to read and write, but he never planned on becoming an author. It wasn’t until he read a Magic Tree House chapter book that his love of children’s stories was born. In the years since, he has launched a successful career as an author and presenter. He has written nearly 30 children’s books—including picture books, graphic novels, chapter books and choose-your-path books—with several more projects in the works. He has presented at dozens of schools, organizations and special events throughout Minnesota. He lives in Mora, Minnesota, with his wife and two sons. For more about the author and to read his free webcomic, visit www.MonsterNinjas. com.

Margie Kiefer is celebrated for her transforming wall murals and illustrations.

She specializes in flowers, trees, garden scenes and turning the ordinary into beautiful works of art.

Katie McKy loves to play. When she was a kid, her six siblings and she would walk to the grocery store again and again, bringing home cardboard boxes that they’d use to construct mazes. The neighborhood kids would then form long lines to enter those mazes, which had various traps. Not much has changed for Katie. She’s still building mazes. She’s still got long lines of kids

STEP 1 •

Prior to registration, we suggest you do the following:

Identify a Contact Person for each school building, district, or parent (for students not attending with their school group). An email address is required.

You may duplicate the Individual Student Registration Form in this brochure. Add or delete information appropriate to your school and send the registration form home with your students. You may also wish to copy the session descriptions to send home with the form.

Determine what sessions each student wants to attend and assign up to 10 students to each supervising adult. All students must have a designated chaperone!

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STEP 2

Ready to register?

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Go to www.ssc.coop/Page/122

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Download the “Student Registration” Excel spreadsheet and enter the information requested (student name, grade, chaperone, their 3 session choice letters). Re-save this spreadsheet and email it to: kkuehl@ssc.coop. Additional instructions will be provided to you with this file.

All registrations must be submitted on the Excel spreadsheet.

Payment Procedure STEP 3 • • •

CONSOLIDATE PAYMENT and choose one of these options:

Purchase Order (mail, email or fax) Check (mail) Credit Card (email Kirsten Kuehl at kkuehl@ssc.coop)

Registration is not complete without payment.

Mailing Address: Southeast Service Cooperative Attn: YAYA Conference 210 Wood Lake Drive SE Rochester, MN 55904

Fax: 507.288.7663 Email: Kirsten Kuehl at the Southeast Service Cooperative: kkuehl@ssc.coop Early-Bird Registration Deadline is April 19, 2013 Registration Deadline is May 3, 2013

Registration Information COST $45 per student (postmarked by 4/19/13) $50 per student (postmarked after 4/19/13) CHAPERONE REQUIREMENTS We require one adult per 10 students attending the conference. Every student must have a designated chaperone. Chaperones who attend a session may be asked to assist the presenter with their needs.

DEADLINE DATE In order to process session choices and print personalized schedules for the students, registrations must be received by May 3, 2013.

Registrations will be taken on a first come, first served basis. Registrations received after enrollment has filled will be put on a waiting list and notified if there are cancellations.

REGISTER STUDENTS AT www.ssc.coop/Page/122 Download and complete the Excel spreadsheet and email it to: kkuehl@ssc.coop. Registration instructions can be found on the “Registration Procedure” page of this brochure.

CONSOLIDATE PAYMENT • Purchase Order (mail, email or fax) • Check (mail) • Credit Card (email Kirsten Kuehl at kkuehl@ ssc.coop) SESSIONS Students should choose three sessions to attend. Due to space limitations, we cannot guarantee that students will be assigned to all sessions requested. We will do our best to satisfy as many requests as possible.

LUNCH Participants should bring their own lunch and beverage. No refrigeration will be available.

Lunch may be eaten in the commons or outside.

STUDENT WRITING Students can submit a piece of their work (written or artistic) electronically to kcunningham@ssc.coop for publication on the Southeast Service Cooperative website.

Students may submit a hard copy at the conference. This piece should be a legible, clear copy and will not be returned.

T-SHIRTS T-shirts with the conference logo can be purchased at the event for $8. A limited supply will be available and sold on a first come, first served basis.

ARRIVAL Conference check-in begins at 8:15 am. The supervising adult (1/10 students) should check in at the registration table to pick up a box of conference materials. After distributing conference materials, chaperones should store jackets, lunches, etc., in the box and leave it in a designated area in the commons.

CONFIRMATION OF SESSION CHOICES Personalized schedules for each student, master lists of students’ session assignments for each chaperone, and a map of rooms will be mailed or emailed to the school Contact Person prior to the conference (to pass on to individual chaperones), if registration is received prior to the registration deadline.

Registration lists will be compiled for each session and used to admit students to each session.

PARKING INFORMATION/BUSES Parking is available at the Heintz Center.

Buses and car pools must unload/load and park on the east side of the building (door H7) for registration and check-in. (Parking is not permitted in the west lot across from the hospital).

REFUND POLICY Cancellations after the May 3, 2013, registration deadline can receive a refund (minus a $15.00 processing fee). Special circumstances will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS Contact Kirsten Kuehl at 507.281.6670 or by email at kkuehl@ssc.coop.

Conference Presenters wanting to explore them. When she isn’t building mazes, she writes picture books, young adult novels, and magazine articles.

Her book, Pumpkin Town, has sold nearly 600,000 copies in various editions around the world and she has taught and entertained about 300,000 kids in the last decade at schools and conventions.

Faythe Mills graduated in 1990 from North Hennepin Community College with a Graphic Design degree, then started her own business, Graphics by Faythe.

Fine art is her passion, working in pastels, watercolor, inkwash, pencil, and acrylic.

She has illustrated three published children’s books. Two are for author Deb Mercier, The Captain’s Hat and The Adventures of Molly & Skunky. The third book is for author Norma Thorstad Knapp called, Missing My Best Friend. Faythe has two grown sons and five grandchildren.

They have all been models for some of her illustrations or artwork. Faythe’s work can be seen at: www.faythemills.com.

Scott Rolfs is a professional illustrator/ cartoonist specializing in creating art and characters with “Kid-Appeal”. Scott’s client projects include educational graphic novels and teaching aids, activity and coloring books, and kids-oriented food packaging.

Melanie Schmidt is the Youth Development Program Supervisor for Mankato Public Schools Community Education/Recreation Department.

Tom Spense is an artist/instructor with the Minnesota Center for Book Arts’ Youth Program. Illustrator and comic book artist extradordinaire, Tom has designed and taught classes to children and families at MCBA and other regional art centers since 2008. Tom has his BFA from the College of Visual Arts.

Jon Steffes is a second grade teacher in La Crescent, Minnesota. He has his master’s degree as a Reading Specialist.

He keeps busy in the summer months running the Summer Recreation Program and Community Pool for the City of

La Crescent. Jon grew up in Winona, Minnesota. He loves to hunt, fish, and spend time outdoors with his wife, JoAnn, and three children. Jon has written two young adult novels. His first book is called Dirty Hands, and is about a boy named Charlie who goes to live with his uncle who is starting his own apple orchard.

Charlie has some obsessive, compulsive tendencies that he needs to learn to work through as he spends the summer with his uncle. Jon’s second book is called, Wings in the Wind: The Armistice Day Storm of 1940. Jon uses his father (Bob), a survivor of the storm, as the main character. Bob struggles to survive a blizzard while duck hunting in the Mississippi River bottoms during the historic blizzard of 1940 that claimed the lives of dozens of hunters.

Shannon Steinfeldt grew up in Winona, spent 7 years in Rochester, and has recently returned to Winona. She graduated from Winona State University with a degree in art and has been an active artist in the community since 1999, executing over 125 commissions. In addition, she has taught art in the Rochester Public Schools, for the Rochester Art Center, and conducted private lessons. Her speciality is painting murals.

Greg Wimmer has a wide and varied background. Early in his career, he painted several wall murals for the Department of Natural Resources. Eventually he found his way to Rochester and worked for a small ad agency for 15 years. He has been a freelance artist and designer for 17 years.

His design business includes designing logos, brochures, displays, and books covers. He has also illustrated several books. More recently, he has been involved in painting wall murals and graphics for numerous businesses in Rochester. Some local projects include: the Kismet business on North Broadway, the Reading Center, KROC Radio, Goonies Comedy Club, St. Francis Catholic Church and the Rochester Produce building. Most of Greg’s work can be viewed at www.gregsgraphicart.com.

Conference Sessions A Monster Madness (drawing) This session will focus on discovering your creativity and applying it to the visual arts.

Activities will include hands-on art making. Join one of Rochester’s best known artists for a fun and imaginative session all about art.

Shannon Steinfeldt

B Communicating through Illustration and Design

D The Amazing Author Journey (steps to publish a

Conference Sessions G Hook ‘em and Hold ‘em! (writing)

book)

Year after year, Katie McKy has had to talk about writing and she’s sick of it. Sick of it!!! This year, she’s going to talk about fishing. Yep, you’ll learn how to trick the tricksy fishies, how to get ‘em to come closer and closer, so that you can hook ‘em and hold ‘em. Come prepared to run and also be prepared to maybe learn a little about writing too. Tight lines, y’all. Katie McKy

Just how does an idea turn into an award-winning book? Follow this published author from the very unexpected source of her inspiration to the final producther HENRY! Books. Step-by-step raw materials of the publishing/ printing process will also be shared. Mary Bleckwehl

(drawing) With the use of cell phones and computers to send pictures, our world of visual messaging grows every day. But artists and illustrators have been communicating visually for decades. Most good design, illustration, or art carries a message with it. A picture is worth a thousand words. In this class we will explore what it means to communicate through art. We will view different types of design and illustration and how it is used to deliver a message.

As an activity, we will do some sketching and Greg will guide the kids through creating a simple illustrated book cover design for a book. Greg Wimmer

C Sniff… Squeeze… Gulp!

Writing Stories That Sizzle (writing) What do gummy worms have to do with good writing? Find out in this session where you’ll use your five senses to write a story that “shows” rather than “tells” readers what’s going on. Bring your appetite for sour worms, your imagination, and your favorite pen or pencil!

Julie Bowe

E What Do You See? (drawing) In this workshop, students will be introduced to the art of coloring photographs using soft pastels.

Each student will be supplied with a photo to add color, working with soft pastels adding their own flavor and bring the photo to life. Each student will produce a frame-able work of art.

Terri DeGezelle

H Draw From Your Wild Side: Creative Character Adaptations (drawing) What does it mean to be a “fish out of water”? What would happen to your character in a totally new environment? Come explore fun drawing exercises in creating new characters and story ideas based on their survival in a strange environment. During this class we will have a tutorial to warm up our imagination and draw your own simple character.

Then see what happens when you imagine your character in a whole new world! Scott Rolfs

F Writing from Your Personal Experiences (writing) What inspires you to write?

Young authors will be given tips on how to use what we already know to create an entertaining and interesting story. Often times, writing about what we know can be easy and allow you to connect with your story. Do you know of an interesting person with unique characteristics that you could use to create a character in a story? Have you had an experience in your life, or know someone who has, that would lend to an interesting story? Can where you live or what you are familiar with help you create a story? Jon Steffes

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Illustrating in Soft Pastels (drawing) A short video of the illustration process from photo, to pastel drawing, to finished page will be shown. Original pastel illustrations will be on display.

Together, we will each do a 3-dimensional ball drawing in soft pastels. There will be time for questions and answers at the end. Faythe Mills

J Meander Books (bookmaking) A book with endless possibilities.

A single sheet of paper with a little folding and cutting is transformed into a 3 dimensional creature. With more folding and less cutting it becomes a tiny book with seemingly endless meandering pages. A fun engaging book to support stories, poems, illustrations, and information. Come explore the possibilities. Tom Spense

K Cutting Edge Bookmaking: The Dos-a-Dos Book (bookmaking) What’s better than one book inside one cover? Two books inside one cover. Technically it’s two signatures in one cover, but we’ll go over that in class. Come!

Have fun! Make a book!

Amy Christie

L Goldilocks Meets the Three Bill Goats Gruff (readers theater) Readers Theater is a form of peformance that emphasizes “reading with expression.”

Using two popular fairytales, participants will gain skills necessary to entertain! Class includes scripts to take home and participation by everyone! Come to this session prepared to be something or someone you are NOT! Melanie Schmidt

M Painting Your Color Poem! (watercolor/poetry) What is your favorite color? What does a color mean? Does blue mean happiness or sadness?

Does red mean excitement? In this session we will learn colorful things about colors – and then we will paint and write about our favorite color. If you love to be artistic in all sorts of ways, this session is for you!

Linda Back McKay

N Beautiful Watercolor Made Easy (watercolor) Learn the tricks of watercolor through a hands-on session with watercolor pencils. This medium allows the young artist to develop drawing, shading and painting skills. Margie Kiefer

O Creating Covers (drawing) The cover art is the first thing readers see when they spy a new book. Is it dynamic, interesting, and above all, does it make you want to read the book? Come and learn about the process of creating covers. You will create your own cover from your very own concept, so bring big ideas to this class! Elizabeth Hurley

P The “What If” Question: Writing “Choose Your Path” Stories (writing) What if Harry Potter never went to Hogwarts? What if Edward and Bella had never met? What if Katniss didn’t volunteer for the Hunger Games? Nothing changes a story more quickly than the “What if” question, and that’s what choose-your-path books are all about. Learn the secrets behind writing chooseyour-path books and what makes them so much fun to read. Then get ready to create your own exciting life-or-death choice!

Ryan Jacobson

Q Creating Stories With Your Characters (writing/drawing) First we’ll create a character (this will be your chance to draw!).

Then we’ll place that character into different situations to create stories. This session will use samples from published books to illustrate how stories are created, and is a great session for those who like to draw and write.

Blake Hoena

Conference Sessions A Monster Madness (drawing) This session will focus on discovering your creativity and applying it to the visual arts.

Activities will include hands-on art making. Join one of Rochester’s best known artists for a fun and imaginative session all about art.

Shannon Steinfeldt

B Communicating through Illustration and Design

D The Amazing Author Journey (steps to publish a

Conference Sessions G Hook ‘em and Hold ‘em! (writing)

book)

Year after year, Katie McKy has had to talk about writing and she’s sick of it. Sick of it!!! This year, she’s going to talk about fishing. Yep, you’ll learn how to trick the tricksy fishies, how to get ‘em to come closer and closer, so that you can hook ‘em and hold ‘em. Come prepared to run and also be prepared to maybe learn a little about writing too. Tight lines, y’all. Katie McKy

Just how does an idea turn into an award-winning book? Follow this published author from the very unexpected source of her inspiration to the final producther HENRY! Books. Step-by-step raw materials of the publishing/ printing process will also be shared. Mary Bleckwehl

(drawing) With the use of cell phones and computers to send pictures, our world of visual messaging grows every day. But artists and illustrators have been communicating visually for decades. Most good design, illustration, or art carries a message with it. A picture is worth a thousand words. In this class we will explore what it means to communicate through art. We will view different types of design and illustration and how it is used to deliver a message.

As an activity, we will do some sketching and Greg will guide the kids through creating a simple illustrated book cover design for a book. Greg Wimmer

C Sniff… Squeeze… Gulp!

Writing Stories That Sizzle (writing) What do gummy worms have to do with good writing? Find out in this session where you’ll use your five senses to write a story that “shows” rather than “tells” readers what’s going on. Bring your appetite for sour worms, your imagination, and your favorite pen or pencil!

Julie Bowe

E What Do You See? (drawing) In this workshop, students will be introduced to the art of coloring photographs using soft pastels.

Each student will be supplied with a photo to add color, working with soft pastels adding their own flavor and bring the photo to life. Each student will produce a frame-able work of art.

Terri DeGezelle

H Draw From Your Wild Side: Creative Character Adaptations (drawing) What does it mean to be a “fish out of water”? What would happen to your character in a totally new environment? Come explore fun drawing exercises in creating new characters and story ideas based on their survival in a strange environment. During this class we will have a tutorial to warm up our imagination and draw your own simple character.

Then see what happens when you imagine your character in a whole new world! Scott Rolfs

F Writing from Your Personal Experiences (writing) What inspires you to write?

Young authors will be given tips on how to use what we already know to create an entertaining and interesting story. Often times, writing about what we know can be easy and allow you to connect with your story. Do you know of an interesting person with unique characteristics that you could use to create a character in a story? Have you had an experience in your life, or know someone who has, that would lend to an interesting story? Can where you live or what you are familiar with help you create a story? Jon Steffes

I

Illustrating in Soft Pastels (drawing) A short video of the illustration process from photo, to pastel drawing, to finished page will be shown. Original pastel illustrations will be on display.

Together, we will each do a 3-dimensional ball drawing in soft pastels. There will be time for questions and answers at the end. Faythe Mills

J Meander Books (bookmaking) A book with endless possibilities.

A single sheet of paper with a little folding and cutting is transformed into a 3 dimensional creature. With more folding and less cutting it becomes a tiny book with seemingly endless meandering pages. A fun engaging book to support stories, poems, illustrations, and information. Come explore the possibilities. Tom Spense

K Cutting Edge Bookmaking: The Dos-a-Dos Book (bookmaking) What’s better than one book inside one cover? Two books inside one cover. Technically it’s two signatures in one cover, but we’ll go over that in class. Come!

Have fun! Make a book!

Amy Christie

L Goldilocks Meets the Three Bill Goats Gruff (readers theater) Readers Theater is a form of peformance that emphasizes “reading with expression.”

Using two popular fairytales, participants will gain skills necessary to entertain! Class includes scripts to take home and participation by everyone! Come to this session prepared to be something or someone you are NOT! Melanie Schmidt

M Painting Your Color Poem! (watercolor/poetry) What is your favorite color? What does a color mean? Does blue mean happiness or sadness?

Does red mean excitement? In this session we will learn colorful things about colors – and then we will paint and write about our favorite color. If you love to be artistic in all sorts of ways, this session is for you!

Linda Back McKay

N Beautiful Watercolor Made Easy (watercolor) Learn the tricks of watercolor through a hands-on session with watercolor pencils. This medium allows the young artist to develop drawing, shading and painting skills. Margie Kiefer

O Creating Covers (drawing) The cover art is the first thing readers see when they spy a new book. Is it dynamic, interesting, and above all, does it make you want to read the book? Come and learn about the process of creating covers. You will create your own cover from your very own concept, so bring big ideas to this class! Elizabeth Hurley

P The “What If” Question: Writing “Choose Your Path” Stories (writing) What if Harry Potter never went to Hogwarts? What if Edward and Bella had never met? What if Katniss didn’t volunteer for the Hunger Games? Nothing changes a story more quickly than the “What if” question, and that’s what choose-your-path books are all about. Learn the secrets behind writing chooseyour-path books and what makes them so much fun to read. Then get ready to create your own exciting life-or-death choice!

Ryan Jacobson

Q Creating Stories With Your Characters (writing/drawing) First we’ll create a character (this will be your chance to draw!).

Then we’ll place that character into different situations to create stories. This session will use samples from published books to illustrate how stories are created, and is a great session for those who like to draw and write.

Blake Hoena

Registration Information COST $45 per student (postmarked by 4/19/13) $50 per student (postmarked after 4/19/13) CHAPERONE REQUIREMENTS We require one adult per 10 students attending the conference. Every student must have a designated chaperone. Chaperones who attend a session may be asked to assist the presenter with their needs.

DEADLINE DATE In order to process session choices and print personalized schedules for the students, registrations must be received by May 3, 2013.

Registrations will be taken on a first come, first served basis. Registrations received after enrollment has filled will be put on a waiting list and notified if there are cancellations.

REGISTER STUDENTS AT www.ssc.coop/Page/122 Download and complete the Excel spreadsheet and email it to: kkuehl@ssc.coop. Registration instructions can be found on the “Registration Procedure” page of this brochure.

CONSOLIDATE PAYMENT • Purchase Order (mail, email or fax) • Check (mail) • Credit Card (email Kirsten Kuehl at kkuehl@ ssc.coop) SESSIONS Students should choose three sessions to attend. Due to space limitations, we cannot guarantee that students will be assigned to all sessions requested. We will do our best to satisfy as many requests as possible.

LUNCH Participants should bring their own lunch and beverage. No refrigeration will be available.

Lunch may be eaten in the commons or outside.

STUDENT WRITING Students can submit a piece of their work (written or artistic) electronically to kcunningham@ssc.coop for publication on the Southeast Service Cooperative website.

Students may submit a hard copy at the conference. This piece should be a legible, clear copy and will not be returned.

T-SHIRTS T-shirts with the conference logo can be purchased at the event for $8. A limited supply will be available and sold on a first come, first served basis.

ARRIVAL Conference check-in begins at 8:15 am. The supervising adult (1/10 students) should check in at the registration table to pick up a box of conference materials. After distributing conference materials, chaperones should store jackets, lunches, etc., in the box and leave it in a designated area in the commons.

CONFIRMATION OF SESSION CHOICES Personalized schedules for each student, master lists of students’ session assignments for each chaperone, and a map of rooms will be mailed or emailed to the school Contact Person prior to the conference (to pass on to individual chaperones), if registration is received prior to the registration deadline.

Registration lists will be compiled for each session and used to admit students to each session.

PARKING INFORMATION/BUSES Parking is available at the Heintz Center.

Buses and car pools must unload/load and park on the east side of the building (door H7) for registration and check-in. (Parking is not permitted in the west lot across from the hospital).

REFUND POLICY Cancellations after the May 3, 2013, registration deadline can receive a refund (minus a $15.00 processing fee). Special circumstances will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS Contact Kirsten Kuehl at 507.281.6670 or by email at kkuehl@ssc.coop.

Conference Presenters wanting to explore them. When she isn’t building mazes, she writes picture books, young adult novels, and magazine articles.

Her book, Pumpkin Town, has sold nearly 600,000 copies in various editions around the world and she has taught and entertained about 300,000 kids in the last decade at schools and conventions.

Faythe Mills graduated in 1990 from North Hennepin Community College with a Graphic Design degree, then started her own business, Graphics by Faythe.

Fine art is her passion, working in pastels, watercolor, inkwash, pencil, and acrylic.

She has illustrated three published children’s books. Two are for author Deb Mercier, The Captain’s Hat and The Adventures of Molly & Skunky. The third book is for author Norma Thorstad Knapp called, Missing My Best Friend. Faythe has two grown sons and five grandchildren.

They have all been models for some of her illustrations or artwork. Faythe’s work can be seen at: www.faythemills.com.

Scott Rolfs is a professional illustrator/ cartoonist specializing in creating art and characters with “Kid-Appeal”. Scott’s client projects include educational graphic novels and teaching aids, activity and coloring books, and kids-oriented food packaging.

Melanie Schmidt is the Youth Development Program Supervisor for Mankato Public Schools Community Education/Recreation Department.

Tom Spense is an artist/instructor with the Minnesota Center for Book Arts’ Youth Program. Illustrator and comic book artist extradordinaire, Tom has designed and taught classes to children and families at MCBA and other regional art centers since 2008. Tom has his BFA from the College of Visual Arts.

Jon Steffes is a second grade teacher in La Crescent, Minnesota. He has his master’s degree as a Reading Specialist.

He keeps busy in the summer months running the Summer Recreation Program and Community Pool for the City of

La Crescent. Jon grew up in Winona, Minnesota. He loves to hunt, fish, and spend time outdoors with his wife, JoAnn, and three children. Jon has written two young adult novels. His first book is called Dirty Hands, and is about a boy named Charlie who goes to live with his uncle who is starting his own apple orchard.

Charlie has some obsessive, compulsive tendencies that he needs to learn to work through as he spends the summer with his uncle. Jon’s second book is called, Wings in the Wind: The Armistice Day Storm of 1940. Jon uses his father (Bob), a survivor of the storm, as the main character. Bob struggles to survive a blizzard while duck hunting in the Mississippi River bottoms during the historic blizzard of 1940 that claimed the lives of dozens of hunters.

Shannon Steinfeldt grew up in Winona, spent 7 years in Rochester, and has recently returned to Winona. She graduated from Winona State University with a degree in art and has been an active artist in the community since 1999, executing over 125 commissions. In addition, she has taught art in the Rochester Public Schools, for the Rochester Art Center, and conducted private lessons. Her speciality is painting murals.

Greg Wimmer has a wide and varied background. Early in his career, he painted several wall murals for the Department of Natural Resources. Eventually he found his way to Rochester and worked for a small ad agency for 15 years. He has been a freelance artist and designer for 17 years.

His design business includes designing logos, brochures, displays, and books covers. He has also illustrated several books. More recently, he has been involved in painting wall murals and graphics for numerous businesses in Rochester. Some local projects include: the Kismet business on North Broadway, the Reading Center, KROC Radio, Goonies Comedy Club, St. Francis Catholic Church and the Rochester Produce building. Most of Greg’s work can be viewed at www.gregsgraphicart.com.

Registration Procedure

Conference Presenters Linda Back McKay is a Minneapolis writer, poet and teaching artist who works with youth and adults at the Loft Literary Center and elsewhere. She is author of the groundbreaking book, Shadow Mothers: Stories of Adoption and Reunion, as well as Choppers, a book about custom motorcycles for young people. Her new poetry collection is titled The Next Best Thing. She enjoys mixing visual art with writing and especially loves helping new writers blossom.

Blake Hoena grew up in central Wisconsin, where, in his youth, he wrote stories about robots conquering the Moon and trolls lumbering around in the woods behind his parents’ house. He has now written more than fifty books for children, including retellings of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the Perseus and Medusa myth. Most recently, he’s adapting classic stories, like Treasure Island and Swiss Family Robinson, into choose-your-path books.

Mary Bleckwehl is the author of the multiple-award winning Henry! You’re late AGAIN! and her recent release Henry!

You’re hungry AGAIN? She lives in Northfield, MN but grew up on a dairy farm in northeast Iowa. When she’s not doing author visits to schools, she teaches and works on her next story. Mary loves inspiring students to dream big and create stories of their own.

Elizabeth Hurley grew up in a military family, living between the States and South Korea. She finally settled in Minnesota after attending the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and received a BFA in Illustration in 2001. She currently lives in Minneapolis and works as a digital cover artist for young adult fiction.

Julie Bowe grew up in Luck, Wisconsin.

She is the author of the Friends for Keeps Series: My Last Best Friend, which is perfect “for readers who have graduated from Sara Pennypacker’s ‘Clementine’ stories, Barbara Park’s ‘Junie B. Jones’ series, and Megan McDonald’s ‘Judy Moody’ books,” according to School Library Journal; My New Best Friend, My Best Frenemy, My Forever Friends, and the forthcoming My Extra Best Friend (Dial, 2012). She doesn’t live in Luck anymore, but she still feels very lucky to be a children’s author. Julie can be found online at www.juliebowe.com.

Amy Christie is an artist, blogger, crafter and do it yourself-er residing in the Twin Cities with her husband & two children. She loves to create and make whenever she can.

Terri DeGezelle has combined her love of reading, writing and now added photography. She has published over 60 non-fiction children books. In the field of photography, she is an award-winning photographer plus has her own photography exhibits.

Ryan Jacobson has long loved to read and write, but he never planned on becoming an author. It wasn’t until he read a Magic Tree House chapter book that his love of children’s stories was born. In the years since, he has launched a successful career as an author and presenter. He has written nearly 30 children’s books—including picture books, graphic novels, chapter books and choose-your-path books—with several more projects in the works. He has presented at dozens of schools, organizations and special events throughout Minnesota. He lives in Mora, Minnesota, with his wife and two sons. For more about the author and to read his free webcomic, visit www.MonsterNinjas. com.

Margie Kiefer is celebrated for her transforming wall murals and illustrations.

She specializes in flowers, trees, garden scenes and turning the ordinary into beautiful works of art.

Katie McKy loves to play. When she was a kid, her six siblings and she would walk to the grocery store again and again, bringing home cardboard boxes that they’d use to construct mazes. The neighborhood kids would then form long lines to enter those mazes, which had various traps. Not much has changed for Katie. She’s still building mazes. She’s still got long lines of kids

STEP 1 •

Prior to registration, we suggest you do the following:

Identify a Contact Person for each school building, district, or parent (for students not attending with their school group). An email address is required.

You may duplicate the Individual Student Registration Form in this brochure. Add or delete information appropriate to your school and send the registration form home with your students. You may also wish to copy the session descriptions to send home with the form.

Determine what sessions each student wants to attend and assign up to 10 students to each supervising adult. All students must have a designated chaperone!

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STEP 2

Ready to register?

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Go to www.ssc.coop/Page/122

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Download the “Student Registration” Excel spreadsheet and enter the information requested (student name, grade, chaperone, their 3 session choice letters). Re-save this spreadsheet and email it to: kkuehl@ssc.coop. Additional instructions will be provided to you with this file.

All registrations must be submitted on the Excel spreadsheet.

Payment Procedure STEP 3 • • •

CONSOLIDATE PAYMENT and choose one of these options:

Purchase Order (mail, email or fax) Check (mail) Credit Card (email Kirsten Kuehl at kkuehl@ssc.coop)

Registration is not complete without payment.

Mailing Address: Southeast Service Cooperative Attn: YAYA Conference 210 Wood Lake Drive SE Rochester, MN 55904

Fax: 507.288.7663 Email: Kirsten Kuehl at the Southeast Service Cooperative: kkuehl@ssc.coop Early-Bird Registration Deadline is April 19, 2013 Registration Deadline is May 3, 2013

Note to Schools & Parents: This form can be copied and sent home with students. We will not accept registrations submitted on the form below. Registrations must be submitted by Excel spreadsheet found on the SSC website.

Dear Parent:

Your child has been invited to attend the Young Authors, Young Artists Conference, a celebration of student writing and creative expression. Published writers, illustrators, artists and speakers will work with your child to enhance his/her writing skills and creative expression. Registration information has been provided below by your child’s school. More information and detailed descriptions of all available sessions is available on the Southeast Service Cooperative website at www.ssc.coop.

Participants should bring their own lunch and beverage. No refrigeration will be available.

Session assignments are made on a first come, first served basis. Although not guaranteed, every effort will be made to give students their top two of three session choices.

Students are invited to submit a piece of their work (written or artistic) electronically to: kcunningham@ssc.coop for publication on the Southeast Service Cooperative website.

Conference Attendance Date (please circle one): Tuesday, May 21

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Wednesday, May 22

Cost Per Student: __________________ Return Student Registration Form By: ____________ Return This Form To: ___________________________________________________________

• Individual Registration Form • Young Authors, Young Artists Conference 2013 __________________________________

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Student Name

Grade

STUDENT SESSION CHOICES List three sessions you would like to attend, in the order you would like to attend them. (Sessions are listed to the right.)

Every effort will be made to grant your requests as space allows, but we cannot guarantee that you will get all of your requested sessions. Assignments are made based on many factors.

Session Letter First session choice

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Second session choice

_________

Third session choice

_________

PARENT INVOLVEMENT/PERMISSION _____ I will attend the conference as an adult chaperone.

___________________________ Parent Name

______________________ Phone Number

______________________________________________________ Parent Email

• Presenter Sessions • Choose Three A - Monster Madness B - Communicating through Illustration and Design C - Sniff... Squeeze... Gulp!

Writing Stories That Sizzle D - The Amazing Author Journey E - What Do You See? F - Writing from Your Personal Experiences G - Hook ‘em and Hold ‘em!

H - Draw From Your Wild Side: Creative Character Adaptations I - Illustrating in Soft Pastels J - Meander Books K - Cutting Edge Bookmaking: The Dos-a-Dos Book L - Goldilocks Meets the Three Bill Goats Gruff M - Painting Your Color Poem!

N - Beautiful Watercolor Made Easy O - Creating Covers P - The “What If” Question: Writing “Choose-Your-Path” Stories Q - Creating Stories With Your Characters

School Attendance Day Assignments Tuesday - May 21, 2013 Byron Cannon Falls Fillmore Central Glenville-Emmons Grand Meadow Houston Kasson-Mantorville Kenyon-Wanamingo

Lyle Randolph Rochester • Elton Hills • Franklin • Friedell • Jefferson • John Adams

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Kellogg Lincoln Choice Longfellow Pinewood Riverside Sunset Terrace Washington Willow Creek

Wednesday - May 22, 2013 Albert Lea Austin Austin Catholic Goodhue LeRoy-Ostrander Lewiston-Altura Mabel-Canton

Northfield Pine Island Rochester • Bamber Valley • Bishop • Folwell • Gage

• Gibbs • Hoover Rochester Catholic St. Mary’s Owatonna Stewartville Triton Zumbrota-Mazeppa

Conference T-Shirts will be available for purchase Cost is $8 per shirt Available sizes: • • • • •

Youth Medium Youth Large Adult Small Adult Medium Adult Large

Shop at Lunchtime The Book Shelf, a book store located in Winona, offers a full selection of new and used books for adults and children. During lunch, students will have the opportunity to shop for books including some of the conference presenters’ own creations.

Pricing for books will range between $5 to $20, with more than 90% of the titles priced at $9.99 or less. Teen and adult books will also be available for purchase.

www.bookshelfwinona.com

2013 Young Authors, Young Artists Conference

Map to Heintz Center 1926 Collegeview Drive SE, Rochester

On May 21 and 22, over 800 students in grades 4-6 from public, private, and home schools across southeast Minnesota will converge in Rochester for a conference that promotes student enthusiasm and competence in written and visual communication. Students will learn from and work with authors, poets, illustrators, artists, journalists, book crafters, and others in sessions that expose them to the art and joy of writing and creating.

Heintz Center

In addition to participating in conference activities, students are invited to submit a piece of their work (written or artistic) electronically to kcunningham@ssc.coop for publication on the Southeast Service Cooperative website. Student work should be submitted prior to or soon after the conference. Although we prefer electronic submission, students do have the option to submit a hard copy at the conference. It should be a legible, clean copy and will not be returned.

DATES AUDIENCE LOCATION

Tuesday, May 21 and Wednesday, May 22 Students in grades 4-6 Heintz Center, 1926 Collegeview Drive SE, Rochester (an extension of Rochester Community and Technical College)

TIMES

COST

8:15 - 8:45 am ..... ..Check-In 8:45 - 9:30 am ..... ..Introduction/Keynote Speaker 9:40 - 10:40 am......Session 1 10:50 - 11:50 am....Session 2 12:00 - 12:30 pm....Lunch 12:30 - 1:30 pm......Session 3

Driving Directions to Heintz Center 1926 Collegeview Drive SE, Rochester HWY 52 Southbound: Exit at 41st STREET exit to access 37th STREET NW (turns into East Circle Drive and County Road 22) and travel east through the intersection of US 63. Before the County Road 9 intersection (stop light), merge right onto Country Road 9 (College View Road). Take a left (past Fuad Mansour Soccer Complex) into the east parking lot of Heintz Center (enter in Door H7).

Registrations postmarked by April 19, 2013: $45 per student

HWY 63 Southbound: Exit (left) at 37th STREET NW (turns into East Circle Drive and County Road 22). Follow the directions outlined above.

Registrations postmarked after April 19, 2013: $50 per student

HWY 63 Northbound: Exit at HWY 14 East (also known as 12th Street) and travel east. Turn left at 15th Avenue SE/ Marion Road intersection. Follow 15th Avenue to 4th Street and turn right onto 4th street.

Continue past the 4-way stop. Turn at the first right into the east parking lot of Heintz Center (past RCTC building) and enter in Door H7.

Chaperones are FREE! The final deadline for all registrations is May 3, 2013.

A special thanks to RCTC for all their help with this event.

I-90: Exit at HWY 63 North and follow instructions above.

HWY 14 Westbound or Eastbound: Exit at County Road 22 (30th Avenue) and follow to County Road 9 intersection. Turn left onto Country Road 9 (College View Road). Take a left (past Fuad Mansour Soccer Complex) into the east parking lot of Heintz Center (enter in Door H7).

Registration Deadlines Early-Bird: April 19, 2013 Final Registration: May 3, 2013

Young Authors, Young Artists Conference

Address Service Requested

Southeast Service Cooperative 210 Wood Lake Drive SE Rochester, MN 55904 phone 507.288.1282 fax 507.288.7663

Non-Profit Org US Postage Paid Rochester, MN Permit # 187

Southeast Service Cooperative Presents its 26th Annual Young Authors, Young Artists Conference for Students in Grades 4-6

May 21 and May 22, 2013

Rochester Community and Technical College Heintz Center