NETWORK NEWS December 2018
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Network News Editor, Ann Brady , brings you up to date with all the happenings around our busy networks .
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CELEBRATIONS December 2018
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There's a sparkle in the air and a tingle of excitement as one year draws to an end and the possibilities of the next begin to cre...
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FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR Round-up of the Year
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Every month Words & Pictures highlights a SCBWI member as Featured Illustrator, with a biography and gallery of images on our Illus...
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FROM YOUR EDITOR SCBWI-BI Outstanding Contribution Awards 2018
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Words & Pictures Deputy Editor, A M Dassu is delighted to share this year's Outstanding Contribution Award winners. A HUGE rou...
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INTERVIEW Mother Goose, aka Imogen Cooper
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What’s the view from the editorial director's chair? Fran Price went to meet Golden Egg Academy founder Imogen Cooper...
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JUSTIN'S DEBUT-DANCE BALL Last Dance and Christmas Roundup!
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Two years ago, Justin Davies opened the doors to his dance hall and invited his first debut children’s author to take a spin on the fl...
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OPENING LINES Results from Gillie Russell
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In Opening Lines, Liz MacWhirter gets expert advice from top literary agents to help you tune up your concept, pitch, and opening lines...
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EDITING KNOWHOW When telling is better than showing
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In the first of her series on editing, Xena Knox looks at some of the benefits of telling over showing.
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SCBWI-BI CONFERENCE 2018 Illustrators' Report
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The 2018 SCBWI conference in Winchester was an absolute blast, with illustration at the forefront of activities. John Shelley summari...
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SCBWI-BI CONFERENCE 2018 A Scholarship Winner's Perspective
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It is a week since the SCBWI-BI Conference 2018 came to a close, but for those of us lucky enough to have gone, the dust is still set...
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UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS Rachel Lovatt
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Our Undiscovered Voices winning illustrator this week is Rachel Lovatt , a recent graduate of the Cambridge MA illustration course, an...
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ILLUSTRATION KNOW-HOW Using Layers in Watercolour
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For children's book illustrators using traditional materials, watercolour remains one of the most popular mediums. Belgian illustr...
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PICTURE BOOK FOCUS Top Tips for REVISION (THE BIG STUFF)
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Natascha Biebow shares tips on how to revise your picture books on a macro level. Last month's blog was all about revision on the m...
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EVENTS What's the Big Idea?
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On Saturday 20th October, the fabulous Linas Alsenas , editor at Scholastic, gave up his time to chair a SCBWI Masterclass. Andrew G...
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WRITING FEATURE Melvin Burgess in conversation with Lucy van Smit
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Carnegie Prize winner Melvin Burgess in conversation with SCBWI writer Lucy van Smit on writing The Lost Witch… and burn out.
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UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS Kathryn Kettle
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In this week's Undiscovered Voices writer interview, we're delighted to introduce Kathryn Kettle .
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CELEBRATIONS November 2018
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We eagerly race into November with an explosion of colourful inspiration. Wrapped in a snuggly blanket with a nice cup of some...
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JUSTIN'S DEBUT-DANCE BALL P.G. Bell
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Welcome to Justin’s Debut-Dance Ball , a virtual party to celebrate SCBWI-BI members’ debut publications. This month, Justin welcomes mi...
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YA KNOWHOW How to create suspense
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Writing suspense is key in keeping young readers hooked. In the third of her series on writing YA, Tracy Darnton talks us throu...
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UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS Emily Jones
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For her illustration submission to Undiscovered Voices , Cardiff based illustrator Emily Jones selected one of Toad's escapades fro...
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TRANSLATION Avery Udagawa
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In our new series of interviews with children's book translators, translators explain just what goes into their work. The second ...
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FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR Kim Geyer
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Kim Geyer is this month's Featured Illustrator. London-based Kim has had a long career in the creative arts before focusing on chi...
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EVENTS Top Tips for the SCBWI Conference Newbie of 2018
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Candy Gourlay recounts her experience of being a conference newbie many, many moons ago. (Originally published in 2016, with twea...
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WRITING FEATURE Being A Writer in Residence
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Members of SCBWI have more than one string to their bow, generally a ‘day’ job, but sometimes we’re lucky enough to have a job that ...
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CRITIQUING KNOWHOW Using your feedback
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So you've found your crit group and taken part in a structured feedback session . You've heard some great things about yo...
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INSPIRATIONS FROM THE BOOKSHELF K M Peyton
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In the first of our new series about inspirational children's book creators, Linda Newbery revisits K M Peyton.
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SLUSH PILE CHALLENGE Zoё Armstrong April 2018 Winner
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Zo Ñ‘ Armstrong Zo Ñ‘ Armstrong winner of the April 2018 Slush Pile Challenge, tells us why she entered the competition and a...
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UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS Matthew Olson Roy
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In this week's Undiscovered Voices writer interview, we're delighted to introduce Matthew Olson Roy.
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DEBUT DIARIES Elizabeth Ezra
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Welcome to Debut Diaries—One Year On , where SCBWI-BI members share their highs (hopefully lots of these) and lows (hopefully fewer of t...
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REVIEW Kristen Lamb Blog
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This month, Reviews' Editor Natalie Yates shares the benefits of subscribing to Kristen Lamb's blog
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UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS Sandy Horsley
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This week's Undiscovered Voices illustrator showcase is East Anglia based Sandy Horsley . A graduate of the Cambridge MA illustrati...
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OPEN SKETCHBOOKS Autumn 2018 Part 2
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Concluding our look through members' sketchbooks for this autumn, illustration features editor, John Shelley presents another crop ...
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CRITIQUING KNOWHOW Writing group types - which one are you?
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In a special one-off post, Tracy Darnton gets us thinking about the archetypes of writing groups. We might not be snooping like the S...
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CREATIVE SECRETS Tanya Landman
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In search of inspiration, Caroline Deacon invites established writers and illustrators to tell us about their creative space. This mont...
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SCBWI-BI CONFERENCE 2018 Stop press!
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Heads up: we have a new keynote speaker. AJ de Montjoie , Co-Chair SCBWI Conference updates us on this and all the latest confere...
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YA KNOWHOW Talking dialogue
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In the next part of her series about writing YA, Tracy Darnton gives us her top tips for writing authentic teenage dialogue. ...
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WRITERS' MINDS Philip Ardagh
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When the Edinburgh International Book Festival opens its doors, you never know who you might meet in the sun-filled gardens of Charl...
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PICTURE BOOK FOCUS: Top Tips for REVISION (THE LITTLE STUFF)
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Natascha Biebow shares tips on how to revise your picture books on a micro level.
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ILLUSTRATOR MASTERCLASS Creating Worlds with Nghiem Ta
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In early October Walker Books art director Nghiem Ta headed our latest SCBWI Illustrator's Masterclass at the House of Illustration...
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EVENTS An Afternoon with Lauren Child
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Last week, SCBWI-BI's Candy Gourlay interviewed Children's Laureate Lauren Child at the Manchester Literature Festival. Gill...
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WRITING KNOWHOW Plotting your novel with Scrivener
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In the final part of her Writing KnowHow strand, Caroline Deacon looks at how Scrivener makes plotting easier.
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