London Professional Series - Undiscovered Voices 2014 Evening 19:24 After the Undiscovered Voices official launch the previous Thursday , it was great to have a panel of UV winners (and a now published Ho... 2 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 30th April 02:30 It's been another great week for SCBWI blogging and I've been literally spoilt for choice (What exactly does that phrase mean? Wil... 1 Comments Read
Matchmaking @britishscbwi.org 02:00By Maureen Lynas Have you ever thought that SCBWI BI is like a dating agency? SCBWI members are constantly matchmaking at events and c... 5 Comments Read
Writing Spaces - from clutter to creativity 02:00An Interview with Julienne Durber by Michelle Newell This week, we talk to Julienne Durber , an aspiring YA and MG writer based in Rug... 8 Comments Read
Sshh... don't tell. 02:00 I’ve been distracted this week by preparations for youngest daughter’s 18th birthday – cooking acres of lasagne and slabs of chocolate cak... 0 Comments Read
Hoorah for Marchant and Meddour and Their Unusual Partners 02:00 @JMarchantAuthor This week we celebrate two new books from a pair of unusual writing partnerships and discover how they hooked their... 7 Comments Read
FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR - Layn Marlow: A Slow Evolution 00:00 Layn and Rufus, photo © Tom Greenwood Layn Marlow i s the new Featured Illustrator . Check out her work on the Showcase site . ... 22 Comments Read
Network News: Wales 00:30By Gill James Holly Wales is an interesting region. I’ve lived there and I know that it is often easier to go into England and then ba... 2 Comments Read
Marketing Part One: It’s not rocket science, is it? 02:00 by Nicky Schmidt Ask any author what they’d like to know more about, and one of the responses is inevitably “marketing”. This is far l... 6 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 23rd April 02:30 I always enjoy reading Jan's editorial , and it's fascinating to see how the themes we explore on this site are reflected elsewher... 5 Comments Read
Ask A Publisher - Q&A with Sara O'Connor, Editorial Director at Hot Key Books 02:00 Are you an aspiring writer wanting to increase your chances of publication? Or a published author who wants to maximise their marketing st... 11 Comments Read
Social Sheila Video: how to let people follow you on Facebook without becoming friends 02:00 Curious about the new "following" function on Facebook? This new and handy feature means you can let people listen to your publi... 11 Comments Read
Not Seeing the Queen 02:00 Had such a busy week. I’ve been up to London three times and not once did I see the Queen but I did see lots of very nice people at The ... 5 Comments Read
Undiscovered Voices 2014 has Launched! 02:00 Anticipation... Undiscovered Voices 2014 , the competition for unagented SCBWI members was launched last evening at Foyles , Charing Cr... 10 Comments Read
Super news, Shortlists and Series Deals for This Week's Celebrating SCBWI's! 02:00 Steve Hartley I'm thrilled to report the launch of a brand new series from Steve Hartley; breaking news for Anne Marie Conway;... 23 Comments Read
Jan Ormerod 02:00 Jan Ormerod, who passed away earlier this year, was a much loved picture book illustrator and author. Born in Western Australia in 194... 11 Comments Read
South East Network News 00:30by Mariam Vossough Kathy and Mariam The South East Network Co-ordinators are Mariam Vossough and Kathy Evans . If you're a SCBW... 2 Comments Read
Writing Humour for Children: Laughing all the way to the bank? 02:00by Celia J Anderson It’s easy for aspiring authors to think that all we need to do to make our fortune is to rattle off a funny children... 20 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 16th April 02:30 It's an all-illustrator special on the Ten-Minute Blog Break today, which will hopefully also prevent it from becoming a twenty-five-... 4 Comments Read
Guest Blogger: Beyond the Book Deal by Bryony Pearce 02:00 Each month, Words & Pictures will be inviting a guest blogger to share their inspirations, writing tips and experiences of being a p... 39 Comments Read
Tips for Authors Working in Public and School Libraries – Part Two 02:00 In this second of our two-part library workshop feature, writer K. M. Lockwood outlines how authors can maximise sales and publicity at li... 2 Comments Read
Another Top Week for Tips 02:00 It’s been a top week for tips, from K.M. Lockwood’s for Authors Working in Public and School Libraries (part 1) on Monday to Ten Top Tips... 0 Comments Read
SCBWI Members Sparkle with Publications, Prizes and Popularity! 02:00 Paula Harrison @P_Harrison99 This week we celebrate Paula Harrison going from strength to strength, Linda Lawlor coming top of the cla... 9 Comments Read
Illustration: Ten Top Tips & Techniques 02:00by Paul Morton Over the years I've picked up, adapted and invented many time saving and money saving tips that I'd like to sh... 14 Comments Read
Network News: London Network 00:30Report by Anita Loughrey I am the London Network coordinator, although I don’t live in London. I live in Thatcham, near Newbury. I w... 15 Comments Read
Ask an Agent - with Gemma Cooper and Molly Ker Hawn, from the Bent Agency 02:30 Have a question you've always wanted to ask an agent? Or looking for a query critique from those in the know? Each month, agents Gem... 10 Comments Read
So you want to write for a living…. 02:00by Sam Hawksmoor Rule One: If you ever apply for a mortgage, bank loan, car loan, insurance, NEVER admit to being a writer. There you... 8 Comments Read
South West Writers At Large 02:00Report from Lesley Moss Some of us from the South West SCBWI group came out of our writing caves to meet for an impromptu Exeter Café Wri... 6 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 9th April 02:00 Heavens, has another week gone past? I'm really glad all of our clever Scoobies have been blogging so hard this week, because it gives... 7 Comments Read
Imogen Cooper: in search of cracking good stories 02:00 Rowena House went to rural Somerset to talk to Imogen Cooper, senior editor at Chicken House Publishing, about writing, the industry and... 14 Comments Read
Tips for Authors Working in Public and School Libraries – Part One 02:00 School and public libraries are fantastic places to host author workshops, but if you're not sure where to start, author K.M. Lockw... 9 Comments Read
Making & Letting 02:00 Welcome to another week at Words & Pictures ! Last week was great; it’s a joy to see Duck & Bear up at last, I loved sne... 4 Comments Read
SCBWI Members Scoop up Awards, Deals and Debuts! 02:00 Mo O’Hara celebrates the debut of her first book while Nicola Robinson , Ruth Eastham and Rosemary Hayes are delighting in award ... 10 Comments Read
Duck & Bear Episode 1 02:00The first installment of Duck and Bear is now online! Created by Amanda Lillywhite especially for Words and Pictures, Duck and Bear ... 18 Comments Read
Network News: North West Writers Chasing the Publication Dream 00:30 Report by George Kirk The North West Professional series 2013 events began on 16th March when Manchester City Library was full of th... 8 Comments Read
Making a Living from Writing: Workshops 02:00 Making money from writing isn’t just a case of getting published. You need to get creative and put your skills to a variety of uses. Runn... 11 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 2nd April 02:30 Welcome back to the Ten-Minute Blog Break . I hope you had a good Easter, and the time off has filled you with new ideas, or chocolate, o... 12 Comments Read
London Professional Series - Making a Living as a Writer 02:00 @ SPoyton This the first of our SCBWI event write ups for Making a Living as a Writer that took place on March 21st 2013. It will g... 3 Comments Read
One Week UP 03:00 We’ve had a splendid first week! Thank you so much to everyone who’s viewed, read and especially, everyone who’s commented. We love com... 14 Comments Read
Writing Spaces - where do we write, draw and dream? 02:30An Interview with Kimberly Pauley by Michelle Newell In this series, we take a peek into the places and spaces where our authors and ill... 8 Comments Read