I'm pleased as punch to have had my credit card accepted by the 7th annual Pacific Northwest Children's Book Conference for writers and illustrators!

A whole week of solid illustrating and writing workshops in summery Portland sunshine, July 10-14. A welcome change after some of the work I did today...

True--no prerequisites/screening to attend but I am going and it will be smashing because of this faculty line up alone:

Marla Frazee,
Kirby Larson
and
Steve Geck

Not to mention the other amazing faculty members I have yet to meet!

Now that Janet has launched I'm free to feverishly plow through art and stories I'd love to have critiqued at this great conference.

If you are going or have gone I'd love to hear about your experience or get to know my fellow conference compatriots!

And since it is at Reed I'd really like to know some good coffee shops in walking distance of the campus.

Oodalolly!