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UNDISCOVERED VOICES 2020 Judges' advice on hooking readers

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Submissions for the next Undiscovered Voices anthology* open 1 June. Are you ready?

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ILLUSTRATION KNOWHOW Sketching and Layout

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Illustration Editor John Shelley revisits how to plan images and layout for illustrators starting out in picture books.

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RESILIENCE Staying Focused

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Welcome to the final part in Kate Mallinder 's series on RESILIENCE! This time it's about ‘Staying Focused’

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BLOG BREAK Achievements, Awards and Advice

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Nick Cross presents his fortnightly selection of must-read blogs.

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SPECIAL FEATURE BookTrust Represents

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Jill Coleman , BookTrust’s Director, Olivia Danso , BookTrust Represents’ Project Manager, and children’s author, Patrice Lawrence talk...

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DEBUT DIARIES – ONE YEAR ON Elaine Wickson

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Welcome to Debut Diaries – One Year On , where SCBWI-BI members share their highs (hopefully lots of these) and lows (hopefully fewer of ...

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SCBWI-BI LONGEST SERVING MEMBERS Bridget Marzo

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This week, Anita Loughrey interviews Bridget Marzo who joined SCBWI in 1996.

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PUBLICITY KNOWHOW Your Book Launch

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Our KnowHow series on publicity with Children's and YA author, Gill Stewart , continues. This week, it's all about meeting your...

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OPEN SKETCHBOOKS Spring 2019 Part 1

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Our regular look inside illustrators sketchbooks is back. Features Editor John Shelley presents the first of a two part Spring selecti...

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WRITERS' MINDS Catherine Johnson on inspiration, aspirations and craft

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Now, in her 25th year as a published author, Catherine Johnson talks to Words & Pictures' Sarah Broadley about...

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