Alphabet Soup Goes to Comic Con 02:30 Alphabet Soup logo by Paul Morton Nick Cross writes: I've just about recovered from my trip to the MCM Comic Con at the weekend, ... 1 Comments Read
Save the date! Come to the SCBWI UK Conference this year! 07:30 The SCBWI British Isles Conference dates have been announced: 19-20 November in beautiful Winchester. Time to write it into your diary an... 5 Comments Read
An exciting month for Philip Davies 00:30 Philip S Davies had an exciting April 2016. The month started with a new Two Book Contract arriving from publishers Books to Treasure to r... 2 Comments Read
Noodling out your story by M. Louise Kelly 08:00 Earlier this month SCBWI Southeast Scotland was lucky enough to host Elizabeth Dulemba as she delivered an event for picture book writer... 7 Comments Read
Opening Lines with Anne Clark 05:00 @AnneClarkLit What grabs the reader's attention? What immediately draws you in and makes you want to read on? We are excited t... 0 Comments Read
Darkness and delight 00:00 On this day in 1935, Susan Cooper was born in Buckinghamshire. If you have any interest in fantasy, you will know the name and the ' ... 1 Comments Read
Masterclass Report: David Lucas 07:00 © David Lucas, from This is My Rock (Flying Eye, 2015) On 7th May SCBWI welcomed David Lucas to the House of Illustration. It was the ... 2 Comments Read
Network News: south east Scotland 07:30 Lindsay McKrell Member Lindsay McKrell, a previous winner in the New Writers Awards, has been named on the longlist for the pre... 1 Comments Read
Event Report: Publish or Perish by Kim Hutson 07:00 Kim Hutson looks at what could happen in the children's publishing world by 2020 3 Comments Read
Proofreading Tips - Plots (and some dates) 05:00 Plots (and some dates) Now and then a writer decides to embed a future date into their work. In 1949 George Orwell looked towards Nine... 4 Comments Read
Ask a Picture Book Editor 03:00 What makes a good picture book great? Like all good picture books Dangerous! , by Tim Warnes, is deceptively simple. The story goes ... 5 Comments Read
BLOCK, by Sally Kindberg 07:00This week we launch a new monthly comic strip series by a prolific illustrator, the amazing Sally Kindberg! ++++++++++++++++++++++++... 1 Comments Read
Event Report: London Book Fair (2) by Kim Hutson 08:00 Last week we saw London Book Fair 2016 from the perspective of Janey Robinson. This week, Kim Hutson talks about the three events she enjo... 0 Comments Read
Network News: south east 07:30Hello from the South East! There’s loads going on in our area so we thought it would be great to share it with you. Whether you are alread... 0 Comments Read
Writers' Minds - Piers Torday 04:30 Ilustration: Whizzy Barr Ever wondered what makes a writer tick? What cogs of creativity whirr to bring stories to life? We take a pee... 4 Comments Read
The successful ones persist 16:06 Eighty percent of success is showing up. – Woody Allen The best way out is always through. – Robert Frost You go on. You set one fo... 4 Comments Read
Featured Illustrator: Bee Willey 07:00 This month's Featured Illustrator is Suffolk based Bee Willey . Having grown up in France and travelled widely across the world, Bee... 4 Comments Read
Event Report: London Book Fair 2016 by Janey Robinson 08:00 Janey Robinson reports from The London Book Fair 2016 What business does a writer have at the London Book Fair? None. A better question ... 5 Comments Read
The Debut Author Series: Sue Wallman 05:30 Cover Design: Sean Williams The Learning Curve - Insights from Debut Authors Nicky Schmidt For many the road to publication is l... 7 Comments Read
Competitions for children's and YA book writers, open now 07:30 Open contests for children's and YA book writers Is your children's book manuscript ready to send off? Are you sure? Then here y... 2 Comments Read