Hi there,

I can’t believe the beginning of the CYA marathon of July is almost on us – in a week’s time we will kick it all off with our Bootcamps and Assessment weekend!

Zoom Update

Yes – in case you missed it along the way – we are using Zoom for everything this year. 

We’ve put up a new page on the website with a whole lot of information including how to register for the introduction sessions we’re running over the next two week so you can test your setup and get used to what the assessments, bootcamps and conference will be like before the day.

CYA Success Panel

We have our CYA Success and After the Success panels almost ready to rock and roll and will go live shortly. 

CYA likes to believe that they’re making a difference in the writing and illustrating journey of all you wonderful stars. When we hear that we’ve played a direct role in the success, we do a little chair spin in the office as we have tangible evidence that we’ve made a difference. A book was created because of a small part that we helped happen. And that is a brilliant feeling and helps propel us forward during those times when the administration can get a little overwhelming, knowing that we have helped people along the way. And we don’t want it to stop there. We love having the CYA Success panel for people to share with everyone what happened to them, but also to pass on their nuggets of wisdom so that others can learn from them.

This year we have the following success stories celebrating their debut books with us, where CYA Conference played a small part in their journey:

Anna Whateley, Brenda Gurr, Dannika Patterson, Nicola Philp, Heidi Cooper Smith, Kelly Hibbert, Ashling Kwok and Liz Ledden as they walk us through their journeys.

After the CYA Success Panel

The After CYA Success panel is about after your first book has happened, and the debut is now complete. You have your name in lights. Now what? It’s about expectations vs reality and how, as a creative person, you can manage your life and your time and continue the forward momentum. We are hoping that this panel will help many to manage their expectations on themselves, and lessen the pressure that we put on ourselves to achieve.

Join Candice Lemon-Scott, Jo Sandhu and Renée Treml as they chat about what’s happened after their success panels.

Appointment times

Appointment times were sent out on 21 June. If you haven't received yours please let us know.

There will be NO REFUNDS for missed appointments. If your mobile number has changed since you booked – please let us know. (This is not to hold your meeting on for most people, but it is to chase you if we can!)

Conference Bookings

One of the benefits of the online conference is that bookings will remain open right up until the conference starts so please continue to spread the word. We've had a lot of interstate bookings and even have folk joining us from overseas as a result of you spreading the word and we are extremely grateful for your support in the way.

Coming soon:

• 5-minute pitches with Alex Adsett bookings
• More practice date sessions for Zoom in the week 6th – 9th July.

Until then, keep writing, keep illustrating and keep creating your fantastic worlds!

CYA later!

Tina and her amazing team.