Lorna Hemingway of Bell Lomax Moreton set and judged the July 2022 Slush Pile Challenge.       Lorna Hemingway Lorna’s chall...

This month,  Julie Sullivan gives a few hints to writers about what to avoid when submitting a picture book.   Picture books are delightful...

This month's Featured Illustrator is  Sophie Gilmore .  Sophie is a half-kiwi-half-Scottish author and illustrator of picture books who ...

Where does your story fit within the world of children's literature? Yvonne Banham  attended a fascinating discussion at the recent  Edi...

Alison Padley-Woods invites illustrator  Helen Cann  to tell us about her studio space and to give us an insight into her creative process....

When Jon Cox started writing picture book texts a few years ago,  one of the first questions he asked was, ‘How long should my storie...

  Be inspired by keynote speaker Alex Wheatle, a nd workshops to suit every writing power. Tania Tay reports. We’re so thrilled to be welc...

In the first of a series of articles on picture book basics, Words & Pictures Illustration editor John Shelley offers some beginner ...

Clare Bell ,  SCBWI BI Co-N etwork-Organiser of the Central West region, r eports on the  Mass Book Launch which will take place on the eve...

Illustration Editor Tita Berredo is part of the conference graphics team and shares the best tips to choose what to submit for the conferen...