Stories Really Are Everywhere! 13:08 Has it ever occurred to you how similar Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is to The Hunger Games ? Two stories each set in a bizarre an... 0 Comments Read
SCBWIs Scoop Greenhouse's Top Prizes! 02:00 It's a serious business making readers laugh; Swapna Haddow and Clare Welsh are seriously good at it, officially! Please lob great ... 8 Comments Read
ProCATsination, by Jion Sheibani 00:00A new regular comic strip for Words & Pictures ? Why yes, and it starts today! Earlier this year Jion Sheibani was our Featured Illustr... 5 Comments Read
Author Masterclass: Successful primary school visits with Jane Clarke 02:00 Jane Clarke has been an archaeologist, a teacher, and a library assistant, but is now a full time children’s writer with over seventy pu... 6 Comments Read
Amber Caraveo & Joanna Moult to Set Up New Children's Literary Agency 02:00We're delighted to share this exciting news with Words & Pictures readers. 4 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 26th August 02:30 I'd like to start this week's column with a special message for the Space on the Bookshelf team. Stop writing so many interesting ... 2 Comments Read
“There’s a Story in That” by Mo O’Hara 02:00 “There’s a story in that!” How often have you said that phrase? Maybe you were looking at an image, overhearing a bit of conversation (We ... 3 Comments Read
More Unmissableness 02:00 I'm at the foot-stomping cider-swigging Internet-lacking Purbeck Folk Festival this weekend, so before I drive off to a windy hills... 0 Comments Read
SCBWI Reception Rocks Edinburgh International Book Festival! 02:00 @edbookfest This week it's HUGE Congratulations to..... SCBWI British Isles! Specifically to Natascha and South East Scotland, i... 7 Comments Read
Croquet, Lindy Hop and Other Stories - Interview with Alexis Deacon 03:04 At the recent Picture Book Retreat Anne-Marie Perks had the opportunity to work with and interview award winning author illustrator Alexis... 3 Comments Read
Network News: On Teens, Treats and Peeking into Picture Books in Central North. 02:30 By Liz Miller We’ve been a bit spoilt in recent months in Central North with not one, not two, but three visiting speakers who... 3 Comments Read
Proofreading Tips: Fumblerules 02:00 Catriona Tippin It’s the silly season, here’s some grammatical nonsense. 9 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 19th August 02:30 August is one of those rare times of the year when living Down South seems like a disadvantage, as the various Edinburgh festivals take ce... 2 Comments Read
Telling Tales 09:00 Abu Shady the last professional hakawati or traditional storyteller in Syria In most cultures, the storyteller has an honoured place.... 2 Comments Read
Ask a Publisher: David Fickling, Publisher, David Fickling Books 02:00 David Fickling, @DFB_storyhouse talks to @CathJacobNews This interview was recorded at David Fickling Books, Oxford on... 8 Comments Read
Unmissableness 07:00 Sometimes soldiering on is not an option and last week was one of those times - I languished on a cliff top on the very windy Isle of Wi... 11 Comments Read
Ten Huge Congratulations to Mike Brownlow! 11:59 Many congratulations to Mike Brownlow on the publication of Ten Little Princesses, a fantastic companion volume to Mike's very s... 5 Comments Read
Featured Illustrator: Dave Gray 00:00 This month Featured Illustrator welcomes Dave Gray , one of the illustration winners of this year's SCBWI Undiscovered Voices antho... 13 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 12th August 02:30 After a quiet last week at the offices of my day job, there's been a sudden return of people from holiday. I hope the same is true of ... 1 Comments Read
An Interview with Robert Muchamore - Part Two 02:00 The SCBWI interview with best-selling teen author Robert Muchamore (author of the Cherub series) continues… 2 Comments Read
Picture Book Retreat 2014 – a Novice’s View 13:43 After excitedly anticipating this event for over six months, the day had finally come to embark on SCBWI’s Picture Book Retreat. I did not... 2 Comments Read
Network News: The Big Edit 02:30 This is something I do with my students at the end of each module and I thought it might be something some of our network groups mig... 5 Comments Read
The Debut Author Series: Christina Banach 02:00 The Learning Curve - Insights from Debut Authors Nicky Schmidt For many the road to publication is long and fraught. For others,... 11 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 5th August 02:30 A big thanks to Philippa for holding the fort so expertly last week. I'm just back from holiday and still catching up on stuff, but ... 2 Comments Read
An Interview with Robert Muchamore - Part One 02:00 Robert Muchamore is best known for the CHERUB series of books. He wrote the first instalment CHERUB: The Recruit in 2001 after his 12-ye... 4 Comments Read
Edinburgh 19:05 Home again from the city of fun, so wish I could have stayed for weeks. I saw some brilliant shows even got a free ticket for Potted Sher... 4 Comments Read
Badges Badges Badges 2014! 09:27Kathy Evans Once again I'm hijacking Celebrations to give you all a chance to win something! The Amazing SCBWI British Isles Annual C... 0 Comments Read