EVENT REPORT: Pitch Perfect 06:30 Jenny Rees reports back on the London SCBWI Industry Insiders workshop where industry experts Karen Ball and Sara Grant delivered an ... 0 Comments Read
FROM YOUR EDITORS Bibliophile heaven 06:30 Why do people become children’s book writers and illustrators? For love of books, of course. Words & Pictures Co-editor, Claire Wat... 1 Comments Read
AGENT CONFIDENTIAL Philippa Milnes-Smith 06:30 Name: Philippa Milnes-Smith Agency: Lucas Alexander Whitley (LAW) Genres represented: Children’s and YA writers and ... 0 Comments Read
OPENING LINES Results from Amber Caravéo 06:30 Opening Lines is all about how to tune up your concept, pitch and opening lines to make them the strongest possible ‘hook’. Today, Amber ... 2 Comments Read
ILLUSTRATING KNOWHOW Mixing Tools and Styles Part 4 06:30 In the concluding instalment of Know-How articles on mixing media and technique, Bridget Marzo takes a look at using multiple tools. 2 Comments Read
OPEN SKETCHBOOKS Summer 2017 Part 4 06:30 Pencils sharpened! John Shelley presents a fourth and (for the moment) final selection of sketchbook pages from SCBWI member illustrator... 2 Comments Read
BLOG BREAK Skills, Sites and String 06:30 Nick Cross presents his fortnightly selection of must-read blogs. 0 Comments Read
DEBUT DIARIES — ONE YEAR ON Peter Bunzl 06:30 Welcome to Debut Diaries — One Year On, where SCBWI-BI members share their highs (hopefully lots of these) and lows (hopefully fewer of t... 0 Comments Read
CALL YOURSELF A WRITER? Becky Hamilton 06:30 Are you ready to stand up and ‘Call Yourself a Writer?’ Lorraine Cooke pokes her nose into the writing lives of some of SCBWI’s unpublish... 0 Comments Read
NON-FICTION KNOWHOW Pitching non-fiction 06:30 In the first part of our Non-fiction KnowHow series, Claire Watts looks at how to pitch non-fiction to a publisher. 0 Comments Read
EVENT REPORT: The Great Gender Debate 06:30 Louise Kelly explores gender stereotyping in children's literature after attending The Great Gender Debate at the Edinburgh Interna... 4 Comments Read
FROM YOUR EDITORS What makes a legacy picture book? 06:00 Recently the perennially popular picturebook, The Tiger who Came to Tea hit a remarkable milestone... In light of this, Ellie Brough , Wo... 0 Comments Read
INSPIRATION Song and Dance I 00:00 First of a two-part series from K. M. Lockwood , provoked by Whitby Folk Week . This month: where does dancing fit within children'... 0 Comments Read
EVENTS FEATURE Piers Torday Interview 07:30 Kate Walker interviews award winning author Piers Torday at the Chiddingstone Literary Festival ahead of his SCBWI Masterclass in Octobe... 0 Comments Read
An Illustrated Book Without Which… Ladybird ‘Well Loved Tales’. 06:30 This month Sue Rundle-Hughes has chosen the Ladybird 'Well-Loved Tales' series as cherished titles that have influenced her de... 4 Comments Read
CELEBRATIONS September 2017 06:30 We love bringing you SCBWI-BI good news! Charlotte Comley shares some SCBWI success stories worth celebrating this month! 0 Comments Read
YA KNOWHOW Avoiding Mary Sue 06:30 In the second of a four-part series of YA KnowHow, Kim Hutson looks at how to write real, rounded, and flawed characters. 0 Comments Read
BLOG BREAK Frustration, Illustration and Inspiration 06:30 Nick Cross presents his fortnightly selection of must-read blogs. 0 Comments Read
Illustrators and Social Media 06:30 Recently SCBWI ran a survey of illustrator members on using social media. John Shelley takes a look at the results. 1 Comments Read
JUSTIN'S DEBUT-DANCE BALL Catherine Pickles 06:30 Welcome to Justin’s Debut-Dance Ball , a virtual party to celebrate SCBWI-BI members’ debut publications. This month, Justin welcomes Ca... 0 Comments Read
SELF-PUBLISHING KNOWHOW Self-Publishing Through A Company 06:30 In part 4 of our self-publishing series, Camilla Chester talks us through her own route to self-publication. 0 Comments Read
SCBWI-BI CONFERENCE 2017 Fun Facts about Liz Pichon 06:30 Award winning writer and illustrator Liz Pichon is one of the keynote speakers at the SCBWI-BI Conference 2017 and we at SCBWI are abso... 0 Comments Read
SLUSH PILE CHALLENGE July 2017 results 06:30 Kate Nash, of Kate Nash Literary Agency , set the following challenge for Contemporary realism: " I'd like to s... 0 Comments Read