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ILLUSTRATION KNOWHOW Picture Book Basics

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One of the most popular posts in Words & Pictures, Illustration Editor John Shelley revisits pushing the rules in picture book...

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*News Blog Break Catherine Friess Claire Watts Ellie Rose McKee Emma Perry Julie Ballard Julie Pike Natascha Biebow News Nick Cross Sally Poyton

BLOG BREAK Quiet books and lost voices

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

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PICTURE BOOK FOCUS 5 Reasons Your Perfectly Good Book Isn't Selling

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In this feature , Natascha Biebow demystifies why your perfectly good picture book isn't selling!

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CREATIVE SECRETS Cate James

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In search of inspiration, Caroline Deacon invites established writers and illustrators to tell us about their creative space. This mont...

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*What's On 2019 SCBWI-BI conference Alice Williams Catherine Pellegrino Emily Lamm Events Friday Night Critique and Dinner Homefeature Joe Marriott Speed-pitching Tracy Liennard What's On

SCBWI-BI CONFERENCE 2019 Fast feedback

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Terrified of speed pitching? Don't be! Conference co-chair Tracy Liennard recalls her first adrenalin-fuelled SCBWI pitching even...

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WRITING FEATURE There's a monster in the loch!

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Sarah Broadly met with authors Sara Sheridan and Lari Don to discuss how ideas grow into the books we read.

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NETWORK NEWS Scotland

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This month, Network News Editor, Janey Robinson , highlights the Scotland Network .

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WRITING KNOWHOW Worldbuilding in YA

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Our Writing KnowHow series on worldbuilding continues with author P.M. Freestone taking us back in time into the world of YA sc...

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TRANSLATION Maïca Sanconie

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This month, Words & Pics regular series on translation of books for young people brings you an interview with Maïca Sanconie, Frenc...

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SCBWI-BI CONFERENCE 2019 The Hook and 1-1s

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I’m hooked! The Hook and 1-1s appointments will be back at this year’s SCBWI-BI conference 2019, so it’s time to start perfecting yo...

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