Hip Hip Hurray for Jan and the Mass Book Launch-ers! 02:00 If you're feeling a bit of a party pooper for missing the SCBWI Mass Book Launch last Saturday never fear! Here's your turn to... 6 Comments Read
2014 Illustrator Showcase launch at the Winchester Conference 00:31Bridget Strevens Marzo Detail of Alex Wilson's submission The Illustrator Showcase this year at our SCBWI BI Winchester Conference... 3 Comments Read
Network News: Network Breakfast, Lighting the Spark Conference, Winchester, 2013 00:30Gill James A bright and clear autumn Sunday morning. Light floods into the restaurant block of University of Winchester’s King Alfred... 3 Comments Read
State of the Nation Panel: It's a Mad World 02:00 By Katrina Charman Nicola Morgan The State of the Nation panel was held on Saturday morning at the conference, and was chaired by a... 7 Comments Read
Malorie Blackman: Writing from the heart and selling from the head 18:00 Malorie Blackman Conference Writing Keynote Speaker 2013 It was a joy to listen to National Treasure and Children's Laureate, Malor... 2 Comments Read
Conference Blog Break 02:30 Thanks to everyone who has told me about their SCBWI-BI conference blog posts so far. I'm happy to keep this post updated over the nex... 4 Comments Read
Conference Goers - All a Twitter 21:02David Richardson There will be reviews and articles from the SCBWI Winchester Conference on the Words & Pictures blog over the next... 2 Comments Read
Greetings from Winchester! 02:00 It's the conference weekend, Yay! On Twitter we're #scbwicon And SCBWI Bloggers, are you up for the Conference Blog Challenge?... 0 Comments Read
Congratulations Katie Dale! 02:00 With the Mass Book Launch at the SCBWI Conference in Winchester this evening it's going to be a great day for celebrations all round..... 2 Comments Read
Graphic Novel Publisher – Myriad Editions 01:02 Brighton-based publisher Myriad Editions is an independent producer of the acclaimed ‘state of the world’ infographic atlases, and ... 3 Comments Read
Volunteer for SCBWI 02:00 Did you know that everything that we do at SCBWI British Isles is run by a team of talented and energetic volunteers? We asked them why t... 2 Comments Read
Ask an Agent - with Gemma Cooper and Molly Ker Hawn, from the Bent Agency 02:00 Are you looking for a query critique from those in the know? Or do you have a question you've always wanted to ask an agent? E... 2 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break & Conference Blog Challenge! 02:30 Before I start this week's Blog Break, I'm pleased to announce something a little special for next week, the Conference Blog Chall... 0 Comments Read
Lighting the Spark 02:00 A touch of seasonal inspiration from Philippa R. Francis I have ‘stolen’ the title from the conference – but you don’t need to be going... 1 Comments Read
Flitting 12:08 Only a week to go until the conference and I expect everyone is tip top ready now, especially after the tip top tips Celia collected for u... 4 Comments Read
Launching The Barefoot Book of Jewish Tales 02:00 This week we are celebrating SCBWI illustrator Amanda Hall's stunning work in The Barefoot Book of Jewish Tales . Amanda collab... 5 Comments Read
Tiny Pencil - Birth of an ArtZine 01:00 Spine and cover detail from Issue 1. Cover art by Nick Sheehy . Launched in early 2013, Tiny Pencil is an independent anthology artzine... 5 Comments Read
Network News: SCBWI South East Scotland is Go! 02:30 M Louise Kelly We have lift off! On Saturday 26th October SCBWI South East Scotland met for its inaugural workshop and what a launch ... 5 Comments Read
Preparing for the Conference 02:00 By Celia J Anderson The social butterfly! As November 23rd approaches at speed, I’ve been running through the essential preparations ... 18 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 12th November 02:30 Due to a scheduling mix-up on my part, we came about this close to not having a Blog Break this week. But it's OK, because no-one nee... 4 Comments Read
It's amazing what goals you can achieve over brunch 02:00 @miriamhcraig Miriam Craig , who hosts the midweek goal-setting brunch in London, tells us what they get up to and how it all wo... 2 Comments Read
Hurray it's November! 10:15 It's that time of year again when last minute nose to the wall people like me have to make something up for the Friday Night Critique... 1 Comments Read
Summoning up Success! 02:00 Dancing shoes on today people because it's time to do a happy jig for one of our very hardworking volunteers. Benjamin Scott, fo... 6 Comments Read
Featured Illustrator: Nicola Patten 00:07 This month's Featured Illustrator is Reading-based artist Nicola Patten . A graduate of University College Falmouth, she was one of t... 6 Comments Read
Network News: North-East - Line by line by line by line editing with Sara Grant in York 00:30Maureen Lynas The lovely Sara Grant visited our NE group in York a couple of weeks ago to deliver a workshop on line by line editing. I... 7 Comments Read
Lil Chase: crafting a great book is 70% editing 02:00 After an inspiring SCBWI South West workshop with author and Working Partners editor Lil Chase , Lesley Moss and Rowena House talked to ... 7 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 5th November 02:30 November has arrived, and with it the chance to blow up your back garden for Guy Fawkes Night, grow a moustache for Movember or write 1,66... 6 Comments Read
Ask A Publisher - Q&A with Sara O'Connor, Editorial Director at Hot Key Books 02:00 Publishing expert, Sara O'Connor returns with another set of answers to your questions this month. This time she's focusing on Ne... 9 Comments Read
The Agony of Choice 11:36 I have realised this week how much I love to have people to 'do' for me. We have someone to do the garden it's not very big bu... 2 Comments Read
An Ever So Black and White Celebration 02:00 This week we’re celebrating the launch of two wonderful picture books. Alice Hemming’s The Black and White Club and Julie Fulton’s Dorot... 4 Comments Read
Picture Book Basics - Character Dynamics 02:18 In the third part of a series on Picture book Basics we're looking at characters. Successful Picture Books, especially those for youn... 4 Comments Read