REPORT Learning to Build Worlds Masterclass with Pam Smy
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SCBWI's first Illustrator Masterclass of the year, 'Learning to Build Worlds’ with Pam Smy proved to be an enormously popular ev...
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Special Events Feature: Q&A With Literary Agent, Sarah Davies
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Sarah Davies , founder of The Greenhouse Literary Agency, talks to Events Editor, A.M. Dassu about her role as an agent working across No...
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Debut and Day Job – an interview with YA author Sarah Alexander
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Cover: Connie Gabbert Many writers dream of giving up the day job. But recent articles in the Guardian and the Irish Times have highli...
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Ten-Minute Blog Break - 28th March
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Logo by Melany Pietersen Nick Cross writes: Has it really been two weeks since the last Blog Break? I've been completely rushed ...
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DEBUT DIARIES – ONE YEAR ON: Olivia Levez
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Cover art by Nathan Burton Welcome to Debut Diaries – One Year On , where SCBWI-BI members share their highs (hopefully lots of these...
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FROM YOUR EDITOR Celebrity children's books *sigh*
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Flanimals by Ricky Gervais, illustrated by Rob Steen Few things rub the community of children’s writers up the wrong way more than ...
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Lines of Intent, by Anna Willett
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Introducing a new comic strip for Words & Pictures ! Anna Willett presents Lines of Intent . click to enlarge @ Anna_M_Willett ...
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London Industry Insiders: Skylark Literary Talk and One-to-One Opportunity - What We Learnt
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On Tuesday 7th March, Amber Caraveo and Joanna Moult from Skylark Literary Agency held a marathon three-hour session of one-to-one mee...
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Agent Confidential: Yasmin Standen
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Name: Yasmin Standen Agency: Standen Literary Agency Genres represented: Children’s fiction, YA and some non-fiction ...
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Carnegie Story: “Writing is a transgressive act”
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Author Mimi Thebo was long-listed for this year's Carnegie Medal. She talks to Helen Liston about the Carnegie, West Country living...
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Ask a Picture Book Editor: Story Magic!!!
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Add some fairy (tale) magic dust to your manuscript! Sometimes, to make a really cracking picture book, you have to turn a story idea ...
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My First London Book Fair:
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The London Book Fair (LBF) – what's it really like for an unpublished author or illustrator? Following on from our article, How to g...
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A book without which... 'Writing Picture Books'
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Continuing our series on transformative books on the shelves of illustrators, Paul Morton gives an appraisal of Ann Whitford Paul's W...
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SCBWI Writers' Retreat: Tell Me More!
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Dunford House The hugely popular SCBWI Writers' Retreat returns to Dunford House this May. Here, Organiser Mel Rogerson , talks to ...
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Proofreading Tips: Contronyms
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Hea der courtesy of http://www.ikeinc.co.uk/ Also known as auto-antonyms , these are potentially confusing words with meanings that seem...
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Ten-Minute Blog Break - 14th March
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Logo by Melany Pietersen Nick Cross writes: Happy Mother Tongue Day! That's if you're in Estonia, of course. If you're s...
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No Spoilers!
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“Man Reading” by orionpozo is licensed under CC BY 2.0 By K. M. Lockwood @lockwoodwriter Five years ago today, I had my first rev...
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FROM YOUR EDITORS World Book Day at 20
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World Book Day is 20 years old this year. Words & Pictures Co-editor Claire Watts takes a look at the event ’s origins and aims.
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Featured Illustrator: Pam Smy
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This month's Featured Illustrator is Pam Smy . Senior Lecturer of the Illustration Course for the Cambridge School of Art at Anglia R...
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SCBWI Writer Masterclasses: Tell Me More!
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SCBWI have some interesting and exciting Writer's Masterclasses planned in 2017 to help you develop your writing. Here, Co-ordinator Al...
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Call Yourself a Writer?
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Image by Dan Cooke Are you ready to stand up and Call Yourself a Writer? Lorraine Cooke pokes her nose into the writing lives of SCBWI...
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Network News: London, Welcome to Larisa Villar Hauser
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Last time in Network News we said goodbye to our joint London network organiser Karen Hart. This week we welcome Larisa Villar Hau...
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Writing Across Boundaries
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The apartheid era ended only in 1991 Five years ago, Natalie Yates was working with some GCSE students on poetry from other cultures....
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Whose Culture Is It Anyway?
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by Patrice Lawrence Seriously – what, actually, is it? For me, it’s like having a name. A name is a legal require...
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Results - Slush Pile Challenge - January 2017
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Sallyanne Sween ey , literary agent at Mulcahy Associates set this challenge. THE CHALLENGE: 'Best Beginnings'! ...
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School Visits for Illustrators
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© John Shelley @Godfox What happens when an illustrator undertakes a school visit for the first time? What do you present? How do you w...
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How To Become An Author: Candy Gourlay Opens SCBWI Wales 2017 Programme of Events
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Given that the journey from Cardiff to Swansea began with a heavy mist hugging the M4, the glorious sunshine in Swansea was unexpected. Al...
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Justin's Debut-Dance Ball: Corrinne Averiss
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Illustration by Louisa Glancy @LouisaGlancy Welcome to Justin’s Debut-Dance Ball , a virtual party to celebrate SCBWI-BI members’ debut...
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