NETWORK NEWS December 2018 06:30 Network News Editor, Ann Brady , brings you up to date with all the happenings around our busy networks . 0 Comments Read
CELEBRATIONS December 2018 06:30 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... 1 Comments Read
FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR Round-up of the Year 06:30 Every month Words & Pictures highlights a SCBWI member as Featured Illustrator, with a biography and gallery of images on our Illus... 0 Comments Read
FROM YOUR EDITOR SCBWI-BI Outstanding Contribution Awards 2018 06:30 Words & Pictures Deputy Editor, A M Dassu is delighted to share this year's Outstanding Contribution Award winners. A HUGE rou... 1 Comments Read
SLUSH PILE CHALLENGE October 2018 Results 06:30 Hannah Sheppard of DHH Literary Agency set October's challenge. 0 Comments Read
INTERVIEW Mother Goose, aka Imogen Cooper 06:30 What’s the view from the editorial director's chair? Fran Price went to meet Golden Egg Academy founder Imogen Cooper... 0 Comments Read
JUSTIN'S DEBUT-DANCE BALL Last Dance and Christmas Roundup! 06:30 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... 0 Comments Read
OPENING LINES Results from Gillie Russell 06:30 In Opening Lines, Liz MacWhirter gets expert advice from top literary agents to help you tune up your concept, pitch, and opening lines... 2 Comments Read
EDITING KNOWHOW When telling is better than showing 06:30 In the first of her series on editing, Xena Knox looks at some of the benefits of telling over showing. 1 Comments Read
SCBWI-BI CONFERENCE 2018 Illustrators' Report 06:30 The 2018 SCBWI conference in Winchester was an absolute blast, with illustration at the forefront of activities. John Shelley summari... 1 Comments Read
SCBWI-BI CONFERENCE 2018 A Scholarship Winner's Perspective 06:30 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... 2 Comments Read
UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS Rachel Lovatt 06:30 Our Undiscovered Voices winning illustrator this week is Rachel Lovatt , a recent graduate of the Cambridge MA illustration course, an... 1 Comments Read
BLOG BREAK Notebooks, Night-time and New Novels 06:30 Nick Cross presents his fortnightly selection of must-read blogs. 2 Comments Read
ILLUSTRATION KNOW-HOW Using Layers in Watercolour 06:30 For children's book illustrators using traditional materials, watercolour remains one of the most popular mediums. Belgian illustr... 1 Comments Read
PICTURE BOOK FOCUS Top Tips for REVISION (THE BIG STUFF) 06:30 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... 0 Comments Read
EVENTS What's the Big Idea? 06:30 On Saturday 20th October, the fabulous Linas Alsenas , editor at Scholastic, gave up his time to chair a SCBWI Masterclass. Andrew G... 1 Comments Read
WRITING FEATURE Melvin Burgess in conversation with Lucy van Smit 06:30 Carnegie Prize winner Melvin Burgess in conversation with SCBWI writer Lucy van Smit on writing The Lost Witch… and burn out. 0 Comments Read
UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS Kathryn Kettle 06:30 In this week's Undiscovered Voices writer interview, we're delighted to introduce Kathryn Kettle . 0 Comments Read
CELEBRATIONS November 2018 06:30 We eagerly race into November with an explosion of colourful inspiration. Wrapped in a snuggly blanket with a nice cup of some... 0 Comments Read
JUSTIN'S DEBUT-DANCE BALL P.G. Bell 06:30 Welcome to Justin’s Debut-Dance Ball , a virtual party to celebrate SCBWI-BI members’ debut publications. This month, Justin welcomes mi... 0 Comments Read
YA KNOWHOW How to create suspense 06:30 Writing suspense is key in keeping young readers hooked. In the third of her series on writing YA, Tracy Darnton talks us throu... 0 Comments Read
UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS Emily Jones 06:30 For her illustration submission to Undiscovered Voices , Cardiff based illustrator Emily Jones selected one of Toad's escapades fro... 0 Comments Read
TRANSLATION Avery Udagawa 06:30 In our new series of interviews with children's book translators, translators explain just what goes into their work. The second ... 1 Comments Read
BLOG BREAK From Folk Tales to Fan Letters 06:30 Nick Cross presents his fortnightly selection of must-read blogs. 2 Comments Read
FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR Kim Geyer 06:30 Kim Geyer is this month's Featured Illustrator. London-based Kim has had a long career in the creative arts before focusing on chi... 1 Comments Read
EVENTS Top Tips for the SCBWI Conference Newbie of 2018 06:30 Candy Gourlay recounts her experience of being a conference newbie many, many moons ago. (Originally published in 2016, with twea... 0 Comments Read
WRITING FEATURE Being A Writer in Residence 06:30 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 ... 1 Comments Read
CRITIQUING KNOWHOW Using your feedback 06:30 So you've found your crit group and taken part in a structured feedback session . You've heard some great things about yo... 0 Comments Read
INSPIRATIONS FROM THE BOOKSHELF K M Peyton 06:30 In the first of our new series about inspirational children's book creators, Linda Newbery revisits K M Peyton. 1 Comments Read
SLUSH PILE CHALLENGE Zoё Armstrong April 2018 Winner 06:30 Zo ё Armstrong Zo ё Armstrong winner of the April 2018 Slush Pile Challenge, tells us why she entered the competition and a... 2 Comments Read
UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS Matthew Olson Roy 06:30 In this week's Undiscovered Voices writer interview, we're delighted to introduce Matthew Olson Roy. 0 Comments Read
DEBUT DIARIES Elizabeth Ezra 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... 1 Comments Read
REVIEW Kristen Lamb Blog 06:30 This month, Reviews' Editor Natalie Yates shares the benefits of subscribing to Kristen Lamb's blog 0 Comments Read
UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS Sandy Horsley 06:30 This week's Undiscovered Voices illustrator showcase is East Anglia based Sandy Horsley . A graduate of the Cambridge MA illustrati... 0 Comments Read
OPEN SKETCHBOOKS Autumn 2018 Part 2 06:30 Concluding our look through members' sketchbooks for this autumn, illustration features editor, John Shelley presents another crop ... 1 Comments Read
CRITIQUING KNOWHOW Writing group types - which one are you? 06:30 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... 0 Comments Read
BLOG BREAK Brain Tuning, Book Sales and Brackets 06:30 Nick Cross presents his fortnightly selection of must-read blogs. 0 Comments Read
CREATIVE SECRETS Tanya Landman 06:30 In search of inspiration, Caroline Deacon invites established writers and illustrators to tell us about their creative space. This mont... 1 Comments Read
SCBWI-BI CONFERENCE 2018 Stop press! 06:30 Heads up: we have a new keynote speaker. AJ de Montjoie , Co-Chair SCBWI Conference updates us on this and all the latest confere... 1 Comments Read
YA KNOWHOW Talking dialogue 06:30 In the next part of her series about writing YA, Tracy Darnton gives us her top tips for writing authentic teenage dialogue. ... 0 Comments Read
WRITERS' MINDS Philip Ardagh 06:30 When the Edinburgh International Book Festival opens its doors, you never know who you might meet in the sun-filled gardens of Charl... 1 Comments Read
PICTURE BOOK FOCUS: Top Tips for REVISION (THE LITTLE STUFF) 06:30 Natascha Biebow shares tips on how to revise your picture books on a micro level. 4 Comments Read
ILLUSTRATOR MASTERCLASS Creating Worlds with Nghiem Ta 06:30 In early October Walker Books art director Nghiem Ta headed our latest SCBWI Illustrator's Masterclass at the House of Illustration... 0 Comments Read
UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS Katie Hayoz 06:30 In this week's Undiscovered Voices interview, meet writer Katie Hayoz 0 Comments Read
EVENTS An Afternoon with Lauren Child 06:30 Last week, SCBWI-BI's Candy Gourlay interviewed Children's Laureate Lauren Child at the Manchester Literature Festival. Gill... 1 Comments Read
WRITING KNOWHOW Plotting your novel with Scrivener 06:30 In the final part of her Writing KnowHow strand, Caroline Deacon looks at how Scrivener makes plotting easier. 0 Comments Read