Being a mentor to other writers is about sharing your knowledge and experience with your mentee. But as Jon Cox found out, the mentees ...

Features editor John Shelley takes a second look through sketchbooks of SCBWI illustrator members for the spring.

In the third of a series of quick creative prompts for all ages, K. M. Lockwood gets a little sniffy . . .

Well done. You’ve got an agent and that agent has landed you a deal for your most recent work.  Rounding off our series on copyright,  ...

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

Robots have been filling out Christmas stockings since Santa made his first ride, so as the festive season draws near lets connect the circ...

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

With even more contracted markets during the health crisis, illustrators are exploring all sorts of ways to market their art. Trish Phil...

In Opening Lines,  Natalie Yates  gets expert advice from top literary agents to help you tune up your concept, pitch, and opening line...

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