Image by Laura-Susan Thomas, SCBWI CenCal Regional Illustrator Coordinator.
Happy Holidays from SCBWI Cen-Cal!
17 Friday Dec 2021
Posted in Central Coast
Tag Archives: SCBWI members
#KTIllustrates 2nd Annual Contest: Announcing the Winner and Runners Up!
10 Friday Dec 2021
Posted in #KTIllustrates, Contests & Grants, Illustrator's Gallery
This year we had a tremendous amount of participation in our #KTIllustrates Contest, with entries inspired by the prompt: “Here you will find the dragon’s secret.” The contest was open to any form (spot, spread or cover design) and in any medium, so long as it kept the interpretation of the prompt as it would apply to children’s books.
The winner is set to receive a gift certificate to ArtSupply Warehouse and will have a feature interview article for Kite Tales coming soon. So let’s give a hand to our winner and two runners up!
Continue readingWhat to Take on Your Writer’s Journey: #1 Find Your Communities of Writers
08 Wednesday Dec 2021
Posted in Author's Perspective, Community Corner
by Rieko Mendez
Editor’s Note: This is the first of three installments on What to Take on Your Writer’s Journey. Look for the next article next month, that explores the question of “Why Must You Write This Book?”
I write YA fiction and started writing seriously in the last five years. As a writer, there are craft books, workshops and conferences to hone your writing and I recommend using them. Here though, I want to share what I found crucial in my writing journey—what upped the game so to speak.
Continue readingSCBWI CenCal Writers’ Day 2021: The Winners Are…!
24 Wednesday Nov 2021
Posted in Central Coast, Tri-Regional News, Writers Days
By Ann Rousseau Smith, SCBWI CenCal News Liaison
This year’s SCBWI CenCal Writers’ Day Creating with Hope! was a hybrid event. Saturday, October 30, was an in-person event with several author speakers. Day two, Sunday, November 7, was a webinar featuring Megan Ilnitzki, editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books, and an illustrator’s gallery. Our fabulous writing contest winners were announced at Sunday’s event.
Congratulations to all our contest participants, including our winners!
Continue readingToot Your Horn!
03 Wednesday Nov 2021
Posted in Toot Your Horn!
Tags
biography, middle grade, picture book, published, publishing, SCBWI community, SCBWI members, young adult
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 hi-fives welcome in the comments!
Great News!
27 Wednesday Oct 2021
Posted in Great News!
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!
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Interview with Author Moni Ritchie Hadley
20 Wednesday Oct 2021
Posted in Author's Perspective
Moni Ritchie Hadley is the author of the picture book, The Star Festival (2021, Albert Whitman). A half-Japanese military brat, she bounced back and forth from the USA to Japan as a child. Daydreaming was a favorite pastime. She received a BA in Psychology at UCLA and later became a home/hospital teacher for the LAUSD, where she taught students with medical needs. Also published in Highlights magazine, The Star Festival is her picture book debut.
CHRISTINE VAN ZANDT: Welcome to Kite Tales! The first printing of your debut picture book, The Star Festival, sold out almost immediately—wow! Were you expecting that?
MONI RITCHIE HADLEY: I wasn’t even aware of this until I noticed that my publisher’s site (Albert Whitman) listed my book as “sold out.” My book released on April 1st; the second run was ordered on April 2nd. “Sold out” is relative to size of printing, and that can vary greatly between publishers, but it was a pleasant surprise that my book exceeded expectations!
Continue readingThe Power of a Listicle
06 Wednesday Oct 2021
Posted in Author's Perspective, Tips and Tools
by Sherry Shahan
Simply put, a ‘listicle’ is a catchall phrase for a short article arranged as a list. Each numbered item expands on the topic in simple, succinct sentences. Rarely is an individual item given more than a paragraph.
Young readers are drawn to listicles because they offer information in easily digestible chunks—as opposed to trying to absorb concepts plopped on a page in an inky mass.
Continue readingInterview with Author Erin Dealey
15 Wednesday Sep 2021
Posted in Author's Perspective
Erin Dealey is the author of more than a dozen children’s picture books. Today, she shares information about how her journey has evolved over the years.
Continue readingGreat News!
25 Wednesday Aug 2021
Posted in Great News!
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 reading
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