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Toot Your Horn!

12 Wednesday Jun 2024

Posted by Judy Y Faulkner in Toot Your Horn!

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Autobiography/Memoir, biography, Fantasy Adventure, historical fiction, horror, Middle Grade Fantasy, mystery, nonfiction picture book, picture book, poetry, published, publishing, SCBWI community, SCBWI members, supernatural, YA Fantasy, YA Horror, YA Mystery Thriller

SCBWI members’ publishing news is something to celebrate here at  Kite Tales!  Check out whose book is coming to a platform near you or around the world. Horn-tooting and digital high fives welcome in the comments!

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Announcing the 2024 SCBWI-L.A. Mentorship Contest Winner!

24 Wednesday Apr 2024

Posted by Judy Y Faulkner in Contests & Grants, Los Angeles, SCBWI Mentorship Program, Tri-Regional News

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author-illustrators, contests, Illustration, illustrators, Jaime Zollars, Jessica Woo, Kristin Marine, Mentorship Award, picture book, SCBWI community

by Jaime Zollars

In January, we invited illustrators to apply for a six-month mentorship with one of our Published and Listed members. This year’s mentor, Jaime Zollars, joins us to announce the winner and share some of the submission highlights.

It was a wonderful experience reading the entries for this year’s mentorship contest. It made me realize just how much I have missed my teaching days among so many promising students, and how exciting it is to share in the process of creating lasting stories. I loved reading the entrants’ goals, ideas, and thoughtful answers to my questions.

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SCBWI-L.A. Writers Day 2024 Contest Winners

20 Wednesday Mar 2024

Posted by Amy Carbo in Contests & Grants, Los Angeles, Tri-Regional News, Writers Days

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Andy Narwahl, Annette Bethers, authors, Lillie Pardo, Mary Malhotra, Mary Shannon, middle grade, picture book, Rilla Jaggia, SCBWI community, SCBWI events, SCBWI members, Trenise Ferreira, WritersDay2024

by Brenda Scott Royce, Contest Coordinator

SCBWI-L.A. Contest Coordinator Brenda Scott Royce announces this year’s winners.

Please join us in celebrating the 2024 Writers Day Contest runners-up and winners, who were announced at the SCBWI-L.A. Writers Day event on Saturday, March 9. With a record number of submissions this year, the competition was very steep! Our anonymous judges chose seven honorees in four categories: Young Adult, Middle Grade, Picture Book, and Non-Fiction. First-place winners in each category receive free tuition to next year’s Writers Day event and a manuscript critique from one of this year’s faculty members. 

Excerpts from the judges’ comments are included in the list of honorees that follows. If you’d like to contact any of the winners to request their manuscript or discuss publication, please let us know!

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Liz Garton Scanlon on Growing Your Craft and Your Community—A Writers Day Preview

28 Wednesday Feb 2024

Posted by Judy Y Faulkner in Author's Perspective, Writers Days

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author, chapter book, Liz Garton Scanlon, picture book, Writers Day, writing

Author Liz Garton Scanlon

Liz Garton Scanlon is the author of numerous beloved books for young people, including picture books Everyone Starts Small; Full Moon Pups; Kate, Who Tamed the Wind; the Caldecott-honored All the World; and many others, all illustrated by some of the very best artists in the business. She’s also co-authored several books with her pal Audrey Vernick, including the hilarious Bob, Not Bob and The World’s Best Class Plant. Scanlon’s middle grade novels are The Great Good Summer and Lolo’s Light, and her chapter book series Bibsy Cross debuts this June. Liz has taught at Austin Community College, Whale Rock Workshops, the Writing Barn, and at countless schools and conferences. She serves on the faculty of the Writing for Children and Young Adults program at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and lives in Austin, Texas. Find more at Liz’s website.

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Toot Your Horn!

21 Wednesday Feb 2024

Posted by Judy Y Faulkner in Toot Your Horn!

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biography, historical fiction, mystery, nonfiction picture book, picture book, poetry, published, publishing, SCBWI community, SCBWI members, YA Fantasy

SCBWI members’ publishing news is something to celebrate here at  Kite Tales!  Check out whose book is coming to a platform near you or around the world. Horn-tooting and digital high fives welcome in the comments!

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Ask an Editor: School Visits (Finding Gigs, What to Charge)

17 Wednesday Jan 2024

Posted by Christine Van Zandt, up next: HOT DOG!, LEVER, and COG in Ask an Editor, Tips and Tools

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#AskanEditor, Alexis O'Neill, author-illustrators, authors, business, Christine Van Zandt, editor, illustrators, middle grade, nonfiction, picture book, publishing, school visits

“Ask an Editor” is a quarterly forum wherein SCBWI members submit questions that are answered as part of our Kite Tales blog.

Hi Alexis – I have three traditionally published nonfiction picture books and have heard that I can make money doing school visits. You seem to do a lot of them. How do I get my first school visit and what should I charge?

—KK, Los Angeles

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Ready, Set, Enter: The Writers Day Contest Is Open!

29 Wednesday Nov 2023

Posted by Michelle Lin in Contests & Grants, Los Angeles, Writers Days

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authors, middle grade, Nicholas Ponticello, Patricia Toht, picture book, SCBWI community, Vincent X. Kirsch, writing contest, young adult

by Brenda Scott Royce

SCBWI-L.A.’s signature event, Writers Day, will be back in 2024—and with it comes the Writers Day Contest, an opportunity for all attendees to enter for a chance to win prizes and public recognition of their work.

Why enter writing contests? Prizes are awfully nice, and hearing your name announced as the winner is a definite thrill. A contest win can get you a step closer to publication. And just entering can be a reward in itself, providing the boost you need to polish your manuscript and send it out into the world.

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Toot Your Horn!

15 Wednesday Nov 2023

Posted by Judy Y Faulkner in Toot Your Horn!

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board book, graphic picture book, picture book, published, publishing, SCBWI community, SCBWI members

SCBWI members’ publishing news is something to celebrate here at  Kite Tales!  Check out whose book is coming to a platform near you or around the world. Horn-tooting and digital high fives welcome in the comments!

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Ask an Editor: Query Letters—When to Start Writing One?

01 Wednesday Nov 2023

Posted by Christine Van Zandt, up next: HOT DOG!, LEVER, and COG in Ask an Editor, Tips and Tools

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#AskanEditor, authors, Christine Van Zandt, editor, middle grade, nonfiction, novel, picture book, publishing, query letters, writing tips, YA

“Ask an Editor” is a quarterly forum wherein SCBWI members submit questions that are answered as part of our Kite Tales blog.

Hi Christine—I’ve finished the first draft of my middle-grade mystery but still have a ways to go before it’s ready for me to submit it to literary agents. When do I start writing my query letter?—Ava, Los Angeles

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Toot Your Horn!

30 Wednesday Aug 2023

Posted by Judy Y Faulkner in Toot Your Horn!

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middle grade, nonfiction, picture book, published, publishing, SCBWI community, SCBWI members

SCBWI members’ publishing news is something to celebrate here at  Kite Tales!  Check out whose book is coming to a platform near you or around the world. Horn-tooting and digital high fives welcome in the comments!

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