Ask a Publisher: Sarah Odedina, Publisher, Hot Key Books 02:00@sarahodedina talks to @CathJacobNews This interview was recorded at Hot Key Books on 13th March 2014 . 3 Comments Read
Hope & Persistence 00:24 Some interesting debate around the Carnegie Medal again this year. The Bunker Diary has been described as bleak and without hope, Room m... 4 Comments Read
José Patterson, The Peoples Choice! 02:00 Many Congratulations to José Patterson, long serving SCBWI member and second runner up in the People's Book Prize for her novel No ... 1 Comments Read
Quentin who? One illustrator’s late-in-life discovery of the great Quentin Blake 00:00 From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Can you imagine going through life and not knowing who Quentin Blake or Roald Dahl is? SCBWI BI m... 7 Comments Read
Proofreading Tips: Americanisms 02:00 Catriona Tippin Here’s a look at American English. We’re celebrating Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s 50th anniversary so this is... 5 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 24th June 02:30 I spent most of Saturday running the second-hand book stall at our school fete. It probably won't surprise you that parents constantly... 2 Comments Read
Creature Feature: The Unicorn 02:00 by Ken Lymer The symbol of the unicorn has many guises that have inspired writers and artists since the early Middle Ages. Its name deri... 5 Comments Read
Lots of Brilliant Stuff 13:28 Well I've had an exciting week, hobnobbing with publishers and Rowena House ( celebrated for the publication of her War Girls story... 1 Comments Read
Congratulations to Rowena for winning a place in War Girls! 02:00 This week, we're thrilled to raise our glasses to our Words & Pictures interviewer extraordinaire Rowena House, whose short st... 8 Comments Read
Featured Illustrator: Paul Morton 01:05 This month's Featured Illustrator is well known SCBWI member and Words & Pictures contributor Paul Morton . A familiar face at C... 9 Comments Read
Agent Confidential: Jodie Hodges 02:00 Name: Jodie Hodges AKA: The Secret Essex Girl Agency: United Agents 10 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 17th June 02:30 Does Tuesday really come around incredibly quickly, or is it just me? Mind you, after a frenzied weekend it's rather nice for me to si... 2 Comments Read
Roald Dahl the inventor - an inspiration piece 02:00 Willy Wonka ‘Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple.’ W... 3 Comments Read
Opportunities, Sheds and a Great Comedian Reads Dahl 10:13 I'm pleased to say there's been another healthy crop of entries for our second Chalkface Challenge . So grateful for Nick's Bl... 2 Comments Read
Bridget's Big Draw 02:30 We're very excited on Words & Pictures today to have Bridget Strevens-Marzo here with us to share her recent publishin... 9 Comments Read
Happy 50th Birthday Charlie Bucket 02:00 Karen Hart I’m 52 and it feels like the book has permeated much of my life over its 50 whipple-scrumptious years. I saw a delicious ... 4 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 10th June 02:30 Hello Blog Breakers, I hope I'm not distracting you from the breakdancing baboons and singing goldfish that are doubtless populating y... 3 Comments Read
My Little Hut 02:00 As part of our celebrations for the fiftieth birthday of Charlie and Chocolate Factory, Sandra Greaves takes a peek into Roald Dahl’s famo... 5 Comments Read
A Week with Publishers 11:22 Very exciting - entries for the Chalkface Challenge are rolling in. In this competition everyone's a winner. Last year's entra... 1 Comments Read
Farmer Falgu is far away from home! 11:42 It's a joy to celebrate with our Slush Pile Challenge Editor, Chitra Soundar on her UK launch of Farmer Falgu Goes on a Trip! Tha... 2 Comments Read
THE UNIQUE SELLING POINT 12:00 Harry's Horse dummy Generating a following and identifying a specific market for your book can be a challenging process. This week, ... 6 Comments Read
Ask a Picture Book Editor 04:00 So, you’ve found your UNIVERSAL theme, and you’ve created your child-centred characters, now: Think about the tone and pitc... 2 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 3rd June 02:30 Katrina Charman was complaining recently about how much time she spends reading the Blog Break when she should be writing. Sorry, Katrina... 1 Comments Read
Ask a Publisher: Venetia Gosling, Fiction Publishing Director, Macmillan Children's Books 02:00@neeshed talks to @CathJacobNews This interview was recorded at Macmillan Children's Books , on 13th March 2014 . 2 Comments Read
The Chalkface Challenge: Introducing the Judges 12:00 The Chalkface Challenge presents… The Shadow Judges… 0 Comments Read
So many things... 02:00 ...to tell you so I'm going to attempt super efficiency. Thank you again to the lovely Katrina for stepping in and stepping up las... 0 Comments Read