Many options exist for publication that range from working with a small press to self-publication. Join four authors who will share their experience and advice for publishing picture books, middle grade books, or young adult novels and discuss the pros and cons of these options.
| Where: | Education Room 351 (Seats 46, Wheelchair accessible)    |
| When: | Sun, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm |
| Genre: | Children |
| Moderator: | Sharon Skinner |
Dr. Leia Barrett is a children's book author based out of Kansas City. For more than a decade she worked in the nonprofit sector, first as a Director of Education for the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra where she created family programming for more than 65,000 families annually....
Antonio Farias has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of California Riverside-Palm Desert. His work has been published in Sudden Fiction Latino, Chicken Soup for the Latino Soul, Latino Boom, Urban Latino Magazine, Tilde and Bilingual Review....
Ariel Fawn Strobel, the illustrator of "Niko's Noisy Neighborhood," has been a Tucson local artist for the past decade. Born and raised in New York, she studied Studio Art at Skidmore College. The Sonoran Desert has become an inspiration for her, from the wildlife, companion animals, and the all encompassing plants and landscapes....
Niki Tilicki is an elementary teacher and a Tucson-based writer whose debut picture book began as her son Easton’s sixth-grade story. A lifelong educator, she has spent more than 35 years helping students see the world through curiosity, kindness and the power of a good question....
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