Success for Suzie Wilde
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By Charlotte Comley If you haven't heard of UNBOUND , you would be wise to check it out! Submitting to them certainly helped Suzie Wi...
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The Art of the Johnstone Twins
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Dean’s Gift Book of Fairy Tales The illustration of Anne and Janet Grahame Johnstone was as familiar to the generations of children that...
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Script Writing for Children's Television workshop - Event Report
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Kate Scott Fancy spending your Saturday watching CBeebies, writing jokes and eating cake? Alex English and some other lucky SCBWIs ...
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Opening Lines with Joanna Moult from Skylark
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@SkylarkLit What grabs the reader's attention? What immediately draws you in and makes you want to read on? Joanna Moult from Sk...
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Ten-Minute Blog Break - 27th October
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Logo by Melany Pietersen The life of a writer is not all fun and frolics - I have been staring at my manuscript literally all weekend...
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Manga making... for writers
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You may be wondering why this post is not on Friday, for illustrators. Well, it's because this post is about writing... but with pict...
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Take the plunge!
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The conference is almost upon us. If you're still undecided whether you want to or should book and come along, then read on.
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Featured Illustrator: Jane Porter
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Our Featured Illustrator this month is London based creator Jane Porter . After beginning in editorial, Jane later followed her passion fo...
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Industry Insiders MG & YA event, at the Savoy Tup on Wed 23rd Sept
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Non Pratt, Jenny Rees & Mandy Rabin I could write this event report with one word: Fabulous. Not enough detail? Ok… Clar...
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Proofreading Tips - Metaphorically Speaking
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Here’s a look at some similes, metaphors and idioms. When proofreading your work in progress you may find you are fonder of your metap...
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Ten-Minute Blog Break - 20th October
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Logo by Melany Pietersen It's only a month until the SCBWI-BI Conference in Winchester - how did that happen! Every year it seems...
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Out of the mouths...
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In this month's inspiration piece, K. M. Lockwood looks at the things children say. How can we use these to good effect - and what do...
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Deadlines are good for you
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This isn't about procrastination. This is about why deadlines are essential. Like things that are good for you. You may not like them;...
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Open Sketchbooks (part 2)
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Sketchbook of Frida Kahlo In a further selection of illustrator sketchbooks for this month, SCBWI members have been working on everythin...
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Who are you pitching to? The Hook @ Conference '15
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Are you gearing up for your spot on The Hook at this year’s conference? Or just looking to get the lowdown on this year's excellent l...
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Writers' Minds - Sally Nicholls
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Illustration - Whizzy Barr Ever wondered what makes a writer tick? What cogs of creativity whirr to bring stories to life? We take a pe...
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Ten-Minute Blog Break - 13th October
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Logo by Melany Pietersen I seem to have written a lot this week, so I'll keep the introduction as short as...
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2015 Winners of the Margaret Carey Scholarship
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We are thrilled to announce the two winners of the Margaret Carey Scholarship. Awarded in memory of children's writer, illustrator and...
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Open Sketchbooks (part 1)
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Many thanks to all our illustrator members who generously responded to this month's call-out for sketchbook pages. Here's the firs...
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Creating Exceptional Picture Books with Jude Evans – Event Report
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Jude Evans in Action Photo by Cathy Bee Well, that was possibly the best £27 I’ve spent in my writing career. A whole afternoon of ...
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The Debut Author Series: Mike Revell
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@RevellWriting The Learning Curve - Insights from Debut Authors by Nicky Schmidt For many the road to publication is long and fra...
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Ten-Minute Blog Break - 6th October
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Logo by Melany Pietersen I was briefly tempted this week to seek out a bunch of posts on the very subjects that I advised you not to ...
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Social Media for SCBWI: How Not to Blog
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Everyone, it seems, tells writers they need a blog, or at least a website. You have probably already decided whether you want to or not....
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Congratulations to Philip S Davis
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I am delighted to share Philip's good news. Philip's book Destiny's Rebel is the result of his hard work and refusal to give ...
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Picture Book R and D's
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'A Very Top Secret Mission' (Templar, 2015) It's easy for illustrators to underestimate how much research and development pi...
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Network News: North West - meeting Skylark a personal view
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We’re having some superb meetings now in our North West network group – thanks to the hard work of Catherine Whitmore and Marion Brown o...
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SCBWI BI Conference: One-to-Ones - Portfolio Reviews for Illustrators
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Calling all you illustrators out there! As you’re busily booking your place at this year’s awesome conference, please take a few momen...
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