Check out the amazing Canadian Illustrators from @canscaip Packaging Your Imagination’s Art Show 2024. canscaip.org/PYI-Art-Show... #pyi2024 #kidlitart #kidlitillustrators

Attendees are still buzzing about CANSCAIP's 40th annual PACKAGING YOUR IMAGINATION conference! And it’s not too late to be motivated, educated and inspired...because registration is still open for PYI 2024 RECORDED. Register here: canscaip.org/event-5785439 #PYI2024

RECORDINGS AVAILABLE FOR PYI!!
#pyi2024
Thank you to the PYI committee and presenters.
Thank you to the Peter and Eleanor Daniels Foundation @ellybarlindaniels for sponsoring the Claire Mackay Memorial Lecture.
Contact canscaip.org for recordings.

Had a fantastic time at @canscaip.bsky.social 's #PYI2024 conference. Kathy Stinson's keynote was so inspiring... I may have just sat down and drafted a whole early reader that flashed into my mind while she was speaking. #CanKidLit

“When writing for children, we always want to leave them with a piece of hope.”
- Wanda Taylor sharing wisdom and reminding us why we do this at #PYI2024 #canscaip

“Not everyone loves to read, but everyone loves stories.”
- Melanie Florence kicking us off with a bang at #PYI2024

One of our conference favourites! “Breaking-In Panel” with newly published #kidlit creators
@jillian_dobson @rosenafung @pritimaheshwari7 @mxronnieriley , host @andrewkatzbooks
. PACKAGING YOUR IMAGINATION #PYI2024 In-person & recorded options. Info: canscaip.org/PYI-Conference

Thinking of writing Middle Grade non-fiction? Learn where to start with award-winning author
@HeatherCamlot
in “Face the Facts: Crafting the Nonfiction Proposal” at PACKAGING YOUR IMAGINATION #PYI2024 In-person & recorded options. More info here: canscaip.org/PYI-Conference

It's all about creating a picture book that resonates in “So Loud! Picture Book Trio” with #kidlit PB creators Sahar Golshan, Shiva Delsooz and Khary Mathurin at PACKAGING YOUR IMAGINATION #PYI2024 In-person & recorded options. More info here: canscaip.org/PYI-Conference

Every element of your #kidlit story is a tool for building suspense. Join Christina Kilbourne for “Using Suspense to Hook Young Readers” at PACKAGING YOUR IMAGINATION #PYI2024 In-person & recorded options. More info here: canscaip.org/PYI-Conference

Big topics in #kidlit can be a challenge. How do you avoid preaching, condemning, or glossing over these experiences? Join Vikki VanSickle for “Writing the Tough Stuff” at PACKAGING YOUR IMAGINATION In-person & recorded options. More info here: canscaip.org/PYI-Conference #PYI2024

Countdown to our PACKAGING YOUR IMAGINATION #PYI2024 conference, Saturday, October 26! In-person and recorded options. Details here: www.canscaip.org/PYI-Conference