Bring Your Career into Sharper Focus with wik2020! EARLY REGISTRATION

Wik2020—Writing and Illustrating for Kids 2020—is coming March 13th and 14th to Homewood, Alabama! SCBWI Southern Breeze has lots to offer the writer and/or illustrator looking to bring his or her career into sharper focus and we can’t wait for you to join us! Get ready to register on December 15th when we’ll be opening our early registration!

There’s a very good reason why you should register early for wik2020. In fact, there are lots of good reasons so let's focus on...

THE TOP TEN REASONS TO REGISTER EARLY FOR WIK2020: 

10. Have you seen our schedule? It’s amazing! But we’re in a beautiful new space this year so some sessions will have limited enrollment due to the size of the session room. Take a look here at all the sessions and then register early to get exactly what you want!

9. And check out the Intensives! You want to reserve your space there, too! And really, we’d love for each and every person who registers to get exactly what they want at wik2020. But those rooms for each track can only hold so many and you know that old cliché, right? If you want your worm—er, track—then register early!

8. Let’s talk numbers. Because conferences have costs and we do everything we can to keep our costs reasonable. And that includes the discount with early registration. If you want to save money--$25 to be exact!—register early! Because on January 1st, the Early Bird registration flies away!

7. Another way to save money is the RA Scholarship to attend the conference. We’ve answered all sorts of questions about the RA Scholarship over at our new Conference FAQ page here, so take a look and see if you qualify to apply. But only the early birds will get this deal because when they’re gone, they’re gone!

6. And illustrators! Have you sent in your application for the Liz Conrad Award? You have till January 1st so the winner of the award won’t be determined until after the early registration date closes. BUT if you win, your registration fee will be refunded! So technically, it’s not about early registration but it is about saving money. That counts, right?

5. Want to stay at the Aloft Hotel where all the action is? Yep, there’s only a certain number of rooms available at the conference rate. First callers, first served! So register early and reserve a room at the Aloft Hotel at the same time!

4. You know that feeling you get around the holidays when you’re just a teeny bit overwhelmed and you wish you had something relaxing, something just for you? And here’s wik2020, opening registration on December 15th, just when you need it. And you’ll save money, too! Ahhhhh.

3. Not to mention that other feeling, the thrill of marking off something on your To Do List in December. (So I won’t mention it but you know I’m talking about registering early for wik2020, right?)

2. And early registration means $25 in your pocket for something else. Like a manuscript critique or a one-on-one. And I really hate to bring this up, but those one-on-ones fill up fast. The early registration guarantees you a better chance of getting your selection.

1. So not to put too fine a point on it, but the early bird is also the wise and frugal bird. Be smart, be a saver, and get that discount when early bird registration opens on December 15th!

Make 2020 the year that brings your writing or illustrating career into sharper focus. See how at wik2020!

                                                           REGISTER HERE! 

(Early registration opens on December 15th and lasts till January 1st, 2020. All links will go live on that date!)