Success for Suzie Wilde 00:00 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... 1 Comments Read
The Art of the Johnstone Twins 07:00 Dean’s Gift Book of Fairy Tales The illustration of Anne and Janet Grahame Johnstone was as familiar to the generations of children that... 6 Comments Read
Script Writing for Children's Television workshop - Event Report 04:44 Kate Scott Fancy spending your Saturday watching CBeebies, writing jokes and eating cake? Alex English and some other lucky SCBWIs ... 4 Comments Read
Opening Lines with Joanna Moult from Skylark 03:18 @SkylarkLit What grabs the reader's attention? What immediately draws you in and makes you want to read on? Joanna Moult from Sk... 1 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 27th October 02:30 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... 3 Comments Read
Manga making... for writers 07:30 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... 5 Comments Read
Take the plunge! 07:00 The conference is almost upon us. If you're still undecided whether you want to or should book and come along, then read on. 0 Comments Read
Featured Illustrator: Jane Porter 07:00 Our Featured Illustrator this month is London based creator Jane Porter . After beginning in editorial, Jane later followed her passion fo... 2 Comments Read
Industry Insiders MG & YA event, at the Savoy Tup on Wed 23rd Sept 05:30 Non Pratt, Jenny Rees & Mandy Rabin I could write this event report with one word: Fabulous. Not enough detail? Ok… Clar... 6 Comments Read
Proofreading Tips - Metaphorically Speaking 05:30 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... 6 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 20th October 02:30 Logo by Melany Pietersen It's only a month until the SCBWI-BI Conference in Winchester - how did that happen! Every year it seems... 0 Comments Read
Out of the mouths... 00:30 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... 0 Comments Read
Deadlines are good for you 07:00 This isn't about procrastination. This is about why deadlines are essential. Like things that are good for you. You may not like them;... 3 Comments Read
Open Sketchbooks (part 2) 07:00 Sketchbook of Frida Kahlo In a further selection of illustrator sketchbooks for this month, SCBWI members have been working on everythin... 1 Comments Read
Who are you pitching to? The Hook @ Conference '15 05:30 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... 0 Comments Read
Writers' Minds - Sally Nicholls 05:30 Illustration - Whizzy Barr Ever wondered what makes a writer tick? What cogs of creativity whirr to bring stories to life? We take a pe... 2 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 13th October 02:30 Logo by Melany Pietersen I seem to have written a lot this week, so I'll keep the introduction as short as... 0 Comments Read
2015 Winners of the Margaret Carey Scholarship 07:00 We are thrilled to announce the two winners of the Margaret Carey Scholarship. Awarded in memory of children's writer, illustrator and... 4 Comments Read
Open Sketchbooks (part 1) 07:00 Many thanks to all our illustrator members who generously responded to this month's call-out for sketchbook pages. Here's the firs... 1 Comments Read
Creating Exceptional Picture Books with Jude Evans – Event Report 05:25 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 ... 2 Comments Read
The Debut Author Series: Mike Revell 07:00 @RevellWriting The Learning Curve - Insights from Debut Authors by Nicky Schmidt For many the road to publication is long and fra... 0 Comments Read
Ten-Minute Blog Break - 6th October 02:30 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 ... 0 Comments Read
Social Media for SCBWI: How Not to Blog 07:30 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.... 4 Comments Read
SlushPile Challenge - October 2015 08:00 We are pleased to announce the October 2015 SlushPile Challenge 8 Comments Read
Congratulations to Philip S Davis 00:00 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 ... 6 Comments Read
Picture Book R and D's 07:00 'A Very Top Secret Mission' (Templar, 2015) It's easy for illustrators to underestimate how much research and development pi... 5 Comments Read
Network News: North West - meeting Skylark a personal view 08:00 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... 0 Comments Read
SCBWI BI Conference: One-to-Ones - Portfolio Reviews for Illustrators 05:30 Calling all you illustrators out there! As you’re busily booking your place at this year’s awesome conference, please take a few momen... 2 Comments Read