20 Wednesday Nov 2024
Posted in Great News!
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Ann Suk Wang, Ben St. James, Benson Shum, Eori Tokunaga, Helena Ku Rhee, J. Dianne Dotson, jendia gammon, Joan Bransfield Graham, Josh Oaktree, Kimberly Tso, Laura Segal Stegman, SCBWI community, SCBWI members, Sherry Shahan, Sue Ganz-Schmitt, Wayne L. Wilson
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 reading13 Wednesday Nov 2024
Posted in Author's Perspective
by Kelly Pellico
I’ve spent 148,628* hours reading, studying, and writing picture book manuscripts. I’ve scoured library shelves and listened to an endless stream of craft advice through podcasts, webinars, classes, and conferences. And . . .
(Insert suspenseful page turn)
Continue reading06 Wednesday Nov 2024
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authors, Charlotte and Wilbur Award for Compassion for Animals, Golden Kite Awards, illustrators, London Writers' Salon, NaNoWriMo, published, SCBWI Annual Winter Conference, SCBWI community, SCBWI events, SCBWI members, self-publishing, Spark Award, Walter Awards
OPEN NOW
Registration for the 2025 SCBWI Winter Conference in New York City is now open! “This year’s event features must-attend keynotes from Newbery Medal–winning author Meg Medina, Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Sophie Blackall, and Caldecott Honor–winning author/illustrator Peter Brown.” If you are unable to attend the in-person conference from January 31, 2025–February 2, 2025, the Virtual Winter Conference will take place February 21–22, 2025.
09 Wednesday Oct 2024
Posted in Central Coast, Tri-Regional News, Writers' Retreat
Ann Rousseau Smith, SCBWI CenCal News Liaison
Join us for a weekend of pursuing creativity at the Cavalier Oceanfront Resort in San Simeon along the beach. Enjoy plenty of unstructured writing or illustrating time, plus short inspirational gatherings and optional critique groups.
The retreat begins Friday, January 24, 2025, at 4:00 pm and continues through Sunday, January 26, 2025, at 11:00 am. Four meals are included: Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast, Saturday dinner, and Sunday breakfast.
As a no-speaker event, flexibility and abundant time to focus on your projects can be combined with community gatherings at meals and optional opportunities for feedback.
Bring your critique group!
The hotel will be offering special rates. Local commuters are also welcome. Full information will be posted on the CenCal Website by October 15, 2024. Make sure you are following SCBWI CenCal on your SCBWI profile home in order to receive an alert when information about this event is posted.
Volunteers Needed for 2025!
SCBWI CenCal is looking for volunteers. Contact Regional Advisor Rebecca Lanston-George at cencal-ra@scbwi.org.
Images provided by the SCBWI Central-Coastal Region and Cavalier Oceanfront Resort, San Simeon
02 Wednesday Oct 2024
Posted in Contests & Grants, Illustrators Day, PAL, Treasure Chest, Tri-Regional News, Writers Days
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authors, Book Festivals, Book Fests, Fall Harvest, Golden Kite Awards, illustrators, International Literacy Association, London Writers' Salon, NaNoWriMo, published, Rare Books LA, SCBWI Artober, SCBWI community, SCBWI events, SCBWI members, Ventura County Celebration of Books, Walter Awards, We Need Diverse Books, Writers & Illustrators Day
ONGOING
Join the SCBWI Illustration Community in October for 31 days of drawing fun as part of SCBWI Artober 2024! Throughout the month, get inspired with daily prompts to create new art while working in any medium you like. “The goal is to develop a daily practice of creating new art.” Be sure to share your work with the #scbwiArtober2024 hashtag on Instagram and Twitter (X).
18 Wednesday Sep 2024
Posted in Los Angeles, Tri-Regional News, Writers' Retreat
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agents, Andy Greene, authors, critiques, editors, Jenny Lopez, Jim Averbeck, Julie Edwards, Katya Dove, Mary C. Moore, Melanie Figueroa, SCBWI community, SCBWI events, Working Writer's Retreat, writing
Be sure to reserve your spot for the 2024 SCBWI-LA Working Writers Retreat from September 27–29, 2024 at the Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Encino, CA! While there will be plenty of quiet time to revise at your leisure, you’ll also be in the company of peers and industry professionals who will provide feedback on your craft as they help you take your project to new heights! There are only a few spots left for this exclusive event, so sign up soon!
Over the weekend, you’ll have access to tasty meals and snacks during your stay, a wine and cheese night, a karaoke party, as well as critique sessions led by industry professionals, all of which are included in the registration fees! Our incredible faculty members are absolutely looking forward to this year’s exclusive event and have shared a little bit about who they are as we get ready for the retreat!
Continue reading04 Wednesday Sep 2024
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authors, banned books week, Book Festivals, Book Fests, CenCal Writer's Day, Events, Fall Harvest, grants, illustrators, Los Angeles Kids Book Festival, mentorship, OC Children's Book Festival, publishing, Rare Books LA, SCBWI community, SCBWI events, SCBWI Impact & Legacy Fund, SCBWI members, We Need Diverse Books, Working Writer's Retreat, Writers & Illustrators Day
OPEN NOW
Registration for the popular SCBWI Los Angeles Working Writers Retreat is now open! Join fellow writers from September 27–29, 2024, at the Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Encino “for a weekend of immersive writing, critique, revision and camaraderie.” This annual retreat will have plenty of quiet work spaces, social evenings, and even group critique sessions led by four publishing industry professionals! Spots are filling up very quickly!
28 Wednesday Aug 2024
Posted in Toot Your Horn!
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biography, contemporary fantasy, early reader, educational writing, Fantasy Adventure, fiction, Graphic Novels, historical fiction, MG, Middle Grade Fantasy, mystery, nonfiction, nonfiction picture book, picture book, picture book biography, poetry, published, publishing, SCBWI community, SCBWI members, verse, YA, YA Fantasy, 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!
21 Wednesday Aug 2024
Posted in Great News!
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Andy Narwhal, Andy Nordvall, Brenda Scott Royce, Caroline Arnold, Charlotte Sherman, Erika Lewis, J. Dianne Dotson, Josh Oaktree, Kelly Hollman, Lee Wardlaw, Margo Sorenson, Molly Ruttan, Nasrin Aboulhosn, Nelly Buchet, Rosalind Barden, SCBWI community, SCBWI members, Scott Slater, Sherry Shahan
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 reading14 Wednesday Aug 2024
Posted in Contests & Grants, SAG, Writers' Retreat
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contest winner, middle grade, SCBWI community, SCBWI members, Sherry Shahan, Sue Alexander Grant, working writers retreat
by Brenda Scott Royce, SCBWI-L.A. Contest Coordinator
We’re thrilled to announce this year’s winner of the Sue Alexander Grant, Sherry Shahan, whose middle-grade adventure got our judges’ hearts racing!
“My middle-grade work-in-progress, The Icy Wilds, was inspired by my many treks to Alaska as a photojournalist,” Sherry says. “In particular, visiting a small town where 95 percent of the residents live in a building that also houses a post office, church, general store, etc.”
Here’s what the judges had to say:
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