You’ve just received another email for an online writers' conference. How do you know if it’s right for you? Will it really advance your writing career? Is there such a thing as a free conference? 

We’re celebrating 10 years of hosting the Picture Book Summit online writing conference. So much has grown and changed in the online conference space in that time. So, today, we pull the curtain back and give you some insight into what goes into putting on a conference so you can pick the best online writing conferences for you and your writing goals.

Listen up! We have 5 questions to ask yourself before choosing your next online writing conference. (Don’t worry! Some of these will apply to in-person conferences too.) 

We invite YOU to celebrating our 10th year of Picture Book Summit this year on October 5th! Go to picturebooksummit.com/conference for our free download and learn more about this year’s one-of-a-kind conference for picture book creators.

Join us for Perfect 10: Going for Picture Book Gold! Superstar Speakers include: 

• Newbery, Geisel, and Caldecott Honoree Grace Lin
• National Ambassador of Young People's Literature Meg Medina
• New York Times bestselling duo Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett

Get $100 off with an Early Bird ticket through August 31, 2024. Register here!