Network News: SCBWI Ireland Social Event in Galway - Ballet Dancing Alligator & Inspiration Ice Cream
We had a great first SCBWI Ireland meeting
in Galway on March 22nd. It will undoubtedly lead to another in the summer, and
we’re aiming for a field trip in the autumn!
Illustrators Eva Byrne (Sligo) and Kieran
Ryan (Galway) joined Helena Kilty and Declan Clarke, both writers from Galway.
Liam Clarke (the young writer in the photo and co-author of Max Stone) joined us after his drama
rehearsal.
We were very lucky to have JenniferJue-Steuck (writer, whose new book, Inspiration
Ice Cream, is out in July) join us from California at our inaugural meeting.
Jennifer gave us a great sense of connection with the wider SCBWI network, a
flavour of just how much an Irish chapter could do, and how much we can learn
from our European and U.S. colleagues.
In the beautiful city of Galway on the west
coast of Ireland, enjoying a coffee, it was great to be in the presence of
like-minded people. We got to discuss topics that are so relevant to us all but
difficult to broach in other company! How do you develop your author or
illustrator brand, especially if you write or draw in multiple genres or across
many platforms? Do editors or agents look for content that follows trends or
are they looking for work with an original voice? How do you manage your time
to ensure you get time to spend on that project, and do you have any tips...?
Eva shared the workings of her wonderfully
illustrated tale of the Ballet Dancing
Alligator. Jennifer’s new stories sound exciting and enchanting. Kieran
brought a selection of his hilarious cartoons for everyone and ...well, like I
said, it was great to be in the company of people who get people like us!
Left
to right: Declan Clarke (SCBWI Ireland Social Liaison Galway), Dr. Kieran Ryan,
Liam Clarke, Helena Kilty, Jennifer Jue-Steuck, and Eva Byrne
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Thanks everyone for coming along and for
sharing, greatly looking forward to our next coffee!
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Thanks for taking care of things in the west of Ireland, Dec! I really appreciate your help! Colleen :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post Declan, looking forward to a summer meet up with you all.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dec, for everything! Lovely to meet everyone.
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