University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum will hold the 2022 annual Summer Conference July 11-13. The three-day conference, which will be available in-person and virtually, features educational and engaging presentations from numerous internationally-known children’s book authors and illustrators. “It seems like it has been forever since we were last together for a Mazza Museum Summer Conference,” said Benjamin Sapp,...
University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum will be holding their 2020 annual Summer Conference July 13-15. As a commitment to the continued health and safety of patrons and staff, the Museum has decided to offer this year’s event virtually through Zoom. While being held as never before, this year’s virtual Mazza Museum Summer Conference is a...
This year’s summer conference hosted nine outstanding keynote presentations from authors and illustrators hailing from around the country and brought picture book enthusiasts together. While our more than 200 conference attendees from 16 states are no strangers to learning new things, every aspect of the event gave them something new to take in from keynote...
How do you make a manuscript stand out in the slush pile? Can I choose my own illustrator? What are the red flags to avoid in a submission cover letter? At the Mazza Summer Conference aspiring children’s book writers had the opportunity to ask these questions and more of some of the industry’s top editors,...
The 265 educators, artists, authors and all-around book lovers from 14 different states who attended the Mazza Museum’s Summer Conference this July heard from 12 authors and illustrators about their work with picture books. Hosted on the campus of the University of Findlay, each of the keynote presenters, including Chris Barton, Rosemary Wells, Barney Saltzberg,...
Rosemary Wells, award-winning author and illustrator who created the popular characters Max and Ruby, Noisy Nora and Yoko, will be one of the featured visiting artists at the Mazza Museum’s Summer Conference slated for July 18-22. The grand opening for an exhibition featuring some of Wells’ pieces will be held Sunday, July 17 at 3...
