20 SCBWI Stories for 20 years of SCBWI BI
20 SCBWI Stories for 20 years of SCBWI BI
On Monday, June 20, the Society of Children's Book
Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) in the British Isles celebrated its 20th
anniversary in London. To mark this occasion members congregated at events in
the capital throughout the day; starting with a brunch at Drink, Shop & Do
in Kings Cross, followed by a sketchcrawl led by illustrator Anne-Marie Perks
exploring nearby Granary Square and then an evening
party with games and book cover cakes at The Lukin
near Warren Street.
Those who could attend had the opportunity to share
their stories of being a member of SCBWI. It was a way for us to immortalise
the notable event and represent a taster of the talent amongst members. This
resulted in a collection of 20 SCBWI Stories capturing memories,
experiences and the sentiment our creative community shares in being a part of
this inspiring society.
Anyone attending could take part. Contributors in
order of appearance include:
Other notable moments included a heartfelt welcome
at the evening party from Regional Advisor and SCBWI BI Chair Natascha Biebow, raucous games run by
authors Candy
Gourlay and Mo O’Hara, the talents of
illustrator author Bridget Strevens-Marzo in The Big Draw
pictionary game and the poetry competition compered by author Karen Taylor and won by author Anita Loughrey.
You can read Anita’s winning poem in the 20 SCBWI Stories collection.
Special
thanks go to Tania Tay and Karen Taylor, SCBWI London Network leads, for
organising the events and ensuring everyone had enough drinks and cakes. Tania’s book cover cakes were not only delicious but a
brilliant representation of the published SCBWI BI authors we can celebrate.
Here’s to the next twenty years and all the SCBWI BI book deals still to come!
In the meantime look out for upcoming SCBWI events you can attend, including
upcoming 20th anniversary celebrations around the British Isles, on the What’s On page: https://britishisles.scbwi.org/events/
Janey Robinson spent fifteen years writing poetry and short stories before
becoming an aunt - four times and reawakening her love for the books of her
childhood. She joined
SCBWI in 2015 and volunteers to help organise their London events and is
currently working on her picture book texts. Janey lives with her husband
Tom in Notting Hill and is expecting their first child.
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