12 Wednesday Feb 2025
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Ben St. James, Delia Ruiz, Jenny Turnbull, Kitty Felde, Lee Wardlaw, Margery J Fain, Marie Chan, Moni Ritchie Hadley, Nell Cross Beckerman, SCBWI community, SCBWI members, Sue Ganz-Schmitt
SCBWI loves celebrating our members’ successes and noteworthy news, and there are many! Read on to find out who’s got something to shout about. Digital high-fives welcome in the comments!
Continue reading27 Friday Dec 2024
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#AskanEditor, Alexis O'Neill, Andy Greene, April Halprin Wayland, authors, Cara J. Stevens, Christine Van Zandt, craft, illustrators, inspiration, Jaime Zollars, Joy Peskin, Julia Edwards, Kelly Pellico, Kim Wildman, Liz Garton Scanlon, Nell Cross Beckerman, Paige Vinten Taylor, Philana Marie Boles, publishing, publishing tips, quotes, Roya Asgari, SCBWI community, writing tips
It’s been a roller coaster of a year. But that means there’ve been ups as well as downs. Joy, growth, progress, breakthroughs, satisfaction. So, take a moment to peruse our traditional year-end inspirational quotes column, which this year includes a baker’s dozen. We need ’em! And we have them, thanks to all of you who have been kind enough to share your time, expertise, images, thoughts, words—and reasons for huzzahs—with all of us through Kite Tales. Now, let’s hop in the time machine together and take a look back at some of the highlights.
Continue reading02 Friday Aug 2024
Posted in Author's Perspective, Industry Conferences
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Abrams, American Library Association, authors, Beach Lane Books, chapter book, conferences, Graphic Novels, illustrators, Kate Messner, Katherine Roy, kidlit, librarians, MG, Nell Cross Beckerman, picture book author, picture books, publishers, SCBWI events, Scholastic Press, YA
by Nell Cross Beckerman
What is ALA? Who gets to go to ALA? How can I go to ALA? Will my publisher pay for me to go to ALA? What is it like going to ALA? WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH ALA??
Perhaps these questions have been floating in your head for years, easy to ignore or not contemplate for too long. That’s what it’s been like for me. But this year, as the American Library Association (ALA) held its annual conference in San Diego last month, it was impossible for me to ignore the giddy updates and photos flooding my socials with friends who were SO EXCITED TO BE AT ALA!!!! Because I was there, too.
As a traditionally published picture book author who debuted in 2020, I’m happy to share my recap of how I got to go to the conference, along with some insider tips to help demystify attending ALA Annual.
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