Conference Location, Utah Valley University Campus
Conference, book sample
Children's Author, Janet Stevens
Conference, book sample
Children's author, Jennifer Holm
Client: Utah Valley University, Continuing Education
Event: Children's Literature Multiday Conference (Currently Engaged Reading)
City: Orem, UT
Goal: Engage and expose hundreds of local teachers and librarians to new and loved authors and illustrators. Lead on working with the educational board to create yearly theme, budget items, and choose multiple children's authors to spotlight. Once theme was chosen, created design marketing materials and mailers, interacted with chosen authors (Jennifer Holm/Babymouse and Janet Stevers/To Market To Market) and host other artists and authors in vendor fair complete with book signings and giveaway. In concordance with conference, sponsor a writing contest for 5-6th elementary children, judge selections and then offer winner the chance to read selection aloud at the conference.
Contract: Yearly, Event Management