Congratulations Tamsyn Murray
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By Charlotte Comley More good news for another of our SCBWI members. Tamsyn Murray writes: I'm delighted to announce the happy ar...
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The International Illustrator
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Most UK publishers aim to sell rights to overseas markets. Many editors and art directors prefer to communicate by email rather than a pho...
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Network News: North East Event
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By Maureen Lynas Skills Sharing in York The York North East Group met up for their very first skillshare/critique event in January and...
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Proofreading Tips: False Friends -- Heterographs and Homophones
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Catriona Tippin Geyser -- Not to be confused with a blokey old bloke! Following on from the popular False Friends post, Catriona br...
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Ten-Minute Blog Break - 24th February
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It's interesting to question how much responsibility writers and illustrators have towards our audience. Is our work simply about expr...
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All mouth and no trousers
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It's been the kind of week where lots of things happen but not very much gets done. Re-active rather than pro-active. Sometimes you ju...
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Results - Slush Pile Challenge January 2015
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This challenge was set by Gemma Cooper from the Bent Agency. THE CHALLENGE... Submit the opening or scene of a novel aime...
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ProCATsination, by Jion Sheibani
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Click to enlarge ________________________________________________________ Jion's Illustrator Showcase Gallery is here , She can ...
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Synopsis Made Simple - Q&A with Nicola Morgan
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Are you the kind of writer who could quite happily knock out a 70,000 word manuscript, create a fully fleshed out fantasy world, populate...
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Network News: From Our New Networks Coordinator Marie Basting
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By Gill James Marie at the latest SCBWI conference You may all recall Jan Carr’s fantastic introduction to Marie back in Octob...
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Going Global With Your Stories
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Be the Intrepid Salesman! The UK and US markets are often the focus of our publishing ambitions, but these only represent a small propor...
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Ten-Minute Blog Break - 17th February
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It must be Tuesday again, and time for another Blog Break. This week's column takes on such diverse topics as procrastination, busines...
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Through the Looking Glass
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In response to our Going Global theme this month, I'm looking at the impact stories from other cultures can and should have on us as ...
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The art of compartmentalisation
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I've been reading a writing guide that I found in a second-hand book shop. It's called, 'Writing begins with the breath,'...
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Celebrating Sam Zuppardi
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By Charlotte Comley Picture books are hard to write, but I must admit it is the illustrators that put the zing on the page. So, I am re...
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Author Event Q&A: UKYA Extravaganza
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Authors are finding new ways of reaching readers on their own as more and more publishers tighten their publicity budgets. In this feature...
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Ten-Minute Blog Break - 10th February
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My favourite quote this week comes from Sarah McIntyre: "Illustrators have to be business people. We are not free-spirited fairies wh...
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London Book Fair: Getting ahead!
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Our New Year’s Resolutions might have flown out the window, but it’s still time to think about the future and getting ahead. Writers all a...
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The birthplace of children's stories
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I've just finished reading Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, first published in America in 1962 and in print ever since. ...
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Celebrating Clare Helen Welsh!
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I am delighted to share Clare's story of how she met her editor at Maverick...and how 'The Aerodynamics of Biscuits' (Silver m...
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Featured Illustrator: Yoko Tanaka
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For this month's Featured Illustrator , Words and Pictures is proud to showcase the fantastic work of Yoko Tanaka . Having travelled ...
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The Debut Author Series: Rebecca Colby
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The Learning Curve - Insights from Debut Authors Nicky Schmidt For many the road to publication is long and fraught. For others, a...
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Ten-Minute Blog Break - 3rd February
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There were so many great SCBWI-BI blog posts this week that I'm reeling slightly from reading them all. It's always hard to choose...
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The mixed metaphor of Pen-Y-Fan
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Last Saturday I thought I'd climbed a mountain. It turns out I hadn't. At least, not the right one. I'd driven my son up to th...
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