I wasn't fortunate enough to attend the SCBWI-ILLINOIS sponsered retreat "Words in the Woods" featuring agent Barry Goldblatt, Holly Black, and editor Namrata Tripathi (Disney-Hyperion). I can, however, share a link to Trina Sotira's blog reporting on it.

http://trinasotira.livejournal.com/1839.html 


Also, visit my main blog:  

http://jdwrites4kids.blogspot.com/

Jim Danielson