This annual series of five informal dialogues feature award-winning authors, illustrators, editors, and publishers. Each conversation reveals the guest speaker's insights into the creative process. Direct exposure to authors and illustrators and networking opportunities provide invaluable insights and resources for classroom, library, and home use.

Among past guest speakers are Newbery Award winners Katherine Paterson, Lois Lowry, and Avi; Caldecott Honor winners Molly Bang and Tony DiTerlizzi; and National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson. Book sales and signings complete each session.

Begun more than a dozen years ago, Conversations with... continues to be the only program of its kind in New England.

New England Voices

The culminating event in the Conversations with... series, New England Voices presents new works read by area authors and illustrators and spotlights new talent in the world of children's literature.

Among past guest speakers are illustrator Jamie Harper, illustrator Christopher Bing, and young adult author Mark Peter Hughes. This event is free and open to the public.

Enrollment includes:

• One-year full membership in the FCB
• Invitations to all programs and events
• Substantial discount on What's New in Children's Books? workshop
• Ten (10) Professional Development Points (PDPs) for teachers who complete the series (any five of the Conversations with..., What's New in Children's Books? and New England Voices events)