Social Media–Is It For You? 06:58 by Katya Bozukova When it comes to social media, I get the feeling that we are all damned if we do, damned if we don’t. Sure, it has a ... 10 Comments Read
Small Big Celebration for a young writer 00:30 Many of us SCBWI members are parents and are passing on the writing gene to our children. I met member Emma Finlayson-Palmer at a Book Bou... 4 Comments Read
Masterclass Event Report: Writing Funny with Mo O'Hara 08:00 @alexthepink Banana skins, Blackadder and belly laughs. Alex English reports on the Writing Funny masterclass with Mo O'Hara. 6 Comments Read
Agent Confidential: Penny Holroyde 06:00 Name: Penny Holroyde AKA: Agent Pearl Agency: Holroyde Cartey 0 Comments Read
The Hook Finalists 2016! 02:00#scbwicon16 The Hook 2016 , SCBWI's own Dragons' Den style pitching event, is almost here and once again we have five finalist... 8 Comments Read
Who should be the next Children's Laureate? 06:33 Did you know that SCBWI has a voice in selecting the next U.K. Waterstone's Children's Laureate? This means you ! 14 Comments Read
A Fabulous First for Fir For Luck and Barbara Henderson 00:30 Barbara Henderson My oldest daughter and I are big historical fiction fans, so when I saw that a new historical novel for upper MG/lower... 0 Comments Read
Conference One-to-One Reviews for Illustrators 07:00 For any SCBWI illustrator who is still thinking about booking their conference place will you also be considering having a 1-1 portfolio r... 0 Comments Read
Network News - North east - more changes in the networks 09:00 Cathy dances out into the sunset There’s more change in the Networks, as the vintage queen Cathy Brumby steps down from her role as jo... 0 Comments Read
Event Report: SCBWI Agents' Party 2016 08:00 On Friday 30 September, somewhere in central London, 12 literary agents met a roomful of budding children's writers. Agents' Part... 9 Comments Read
Proofreading Tips - Common Mistakes Part Two. 06:00 Common mistakes, errors, lapses and typos Part Two Some grammar peevs from the Beeb... 5 Comments Read
A Voice Thundering Down the Decades 00:00 A sign to Alderley Edge by K. M. Lockwood @lockwoodwriter This month's Inspiration Feature focuses on the influence of Alan Garner... 1 Comments Read
The Watcher of the Skies Poetry anthology is out. 00:30By Charlotte Comley An exciting new poetry collection is out, and SCBWI member Dom Conlon is to be included. Dom writes: Poetry is th... 0 Comments Read
The Watcher of the Skies Poetry anthology is out. 00:30By Charlotte Comley An exciting new poetry collection is out, and SCBWI member Dom Conlon is to be included. Dom writes: Poetry is th... 0 Comments Read
The Watcher of the Skies Poetry anthology is out. 00:30An exciting new poetry collection is out, and SCBWI member Dom Conlon is to be included. 0 Comments Read
Inaugural Illustrators Meet-up, South-East Scotland 07:00 @Dulemba Often it's the smaller, more intimate gatherings that can make a real difference to the work of SCBWI supporters on a loc... 0 Comments Read
Network News: South West Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 08:00 By Marie Basting So we’ll start with the bad news. Our lovely South West Networks Organiser, Jo Thomas , has only gone and moved to Wale... 1 Comments Read
Event Report: How To Optimise Your Chances of Publication 08:00 @WordsAwayUK Keen SCBWIs gathered recently at The Savoy Tup, a London pub located just off the Strand, for an evening of industry... 1 Comments Read
Writers' Minds - with David Almond 06:00 @davidjalmond Image credit - Whizzy Barr Ever wondered what makes a writer tick? What cogs of creativity whirr to bring stories to lif... 8 Comments Read
Kate Wiseman signs with Therese Coen at Madeleine Milburn 00:30 I’m sure that many readers have been to the conferences, the one to ones and the agents' parties in the hopes of being signed by an a... 1 Comments Read
Featured Illustrator: Patrick Miller 07:00 This month's Featured Illustrator is London-based Patrick Miller . After a career path in other genres and media, Patrick renewed his... 3 Comments Read
Network News: North-west, sleeping amongst the books – a writers’ retreat 1-2 October 2016 08:00 Lovely grounds for a lovely building What bliss. Two days of concentrating on writing and other writerly activity. And where bette... 3 Comments Read
The Panicky Pitch 08:00 On a sun-drenched afternoon, the members of SCBWI South East Scotland were gathered together. Pitching, a word some writers associate wit... 0 Comments Read
The Debut Author Series - Eugene Lambert 06:30 @eugene_lambert The Learning Curve - Insights from Debut Authors Nicky Schmidt For many the road to publication is long and frau... 2 Comments Read
Winners of SCBWI's Margaret Carey Scholarship to 2016 Winchester Conference! 14:06 We’re delighted to announce this year’s winners of the Margaret Carey Scholarship , awarded in memory of children's writer, illustrator... 0 Comments Read
Slush Pile Challenge - October 2016 03:00 We are pleased to announce the October 2016 Slush Pile Challenge. 6 Comments Read
Another Superb Celebration for Sara Grant 00:30 @AuthorSaraGrant Sara was one of my tutors at Winchester University so I am delighted to announced that her new book Mystery at the Ic... 2 Comments Read