EVENTS Making the most of school visits
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The dramatic late snow in Cambridge on a Sunday in mid-March was not enough to deter intrepid Scoobies from attending Part 2 of the...
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ILLUSTRATION EVENTS Portfolios that get you commissioned – a masterclass by David McDougall
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The 10th March SCBWI Illustration Masterclass on Portfolios at the House of Illustration was a great success. Here's an overview, ...
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DEBUT DIARIES—ONE YEAR ON Lorraine Gregory
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Welcome to Debut Diaries—One Year On , where you can share your highs (hopefully lots of these) and lows (hopefully fewer of these...
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REVIEW Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark
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In the second of our review series, Miranda Moore gives us her feedback on Roy Peter Clark's Writing Tools
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AGENT CONFIDENTIAL Thérèse Coen
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Name: Thérèse Coen Agency: Hardman & Swainson Genres represented: Both adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction, and then...
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STATIONERY PASSIONS Elizabeth Ezra
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This month, author Elizabeth Ezra shares her love of stationery with Anita Loughrey .
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EDITING KNOWHOW Editing Wisdom
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Is editing driving you mad? You’re keeping company with some big names! In this week's Editing KnowHow Catriona Tippin takes us on a...
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PICTURE BOOK FOCUS Creative Non-Fiction
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What is creative non-fiction? T o get you started, Natascha Biebow suggests some ideas for different types of books within ...
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EVENTS Putting Food on the Page
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There’s a kind of magic in the air when a group of writers get together to write, says Jayne Fallows . So I was thrilled when Catherine...
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WRITING FEATURE Working with a mentor
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Rachel Burge describes how a mentor helped her on the road to the publication of her first book – The Twisted Tree .
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FROM YOUR EDITOR Happenstance or strategic planning?
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Words & Pictures Editor Claire Watts considers taking a different approach to marketing.
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WRITING FEATURE Jo Franklin
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Jo Franklin's first book, Help! I'm an Alien! was initially published in translation in German, which she doesn't spea...
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CELEBRATIONS March 2018
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Spring is trying to fight its way through as we enter what some would say is the luckiest month of the year! As we welcome in Marc...
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ILLUSTRATION EVENTS Cambridge Winter Scrawl Crawl
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Illustrators and writers braved the weather for the second Scrawl Crawl event in Cambridge. Organiser Alina Surnaite tells us what ha...
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MIDDLE GRADE KNOWHOW Bringing a fantasy world to life
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Fantasy worlds are immersive and intriguing, but they also need to be convincing. In the first of our four part middle-grade strand,...
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EVENTS An insider's guide to: Industry Insiders
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The next Industry Insiders evening is on 18th April - when children's writers will be able to hear not one but two award-winning a...
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SPECIAL FEATURE The Big Rewards of ‘Small’ Book Awards
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SCBWI writer Ally Sherrick , author of Black Powder takes a closer look at the plethora of small awards celebrating children’s books.
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ONLINE KNOWHOW Writers' communities online
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Ever thought about publishing your stories online? Julie Sullivan walks us through some of the best websites for writers.
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INSPIRATION Judgement Call
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K. M. Lockwood looks at the question of justice in children’s books. What difference could it make to your work?
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FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR Jan Barger
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This month's Featured Illustrator is Jan Barger . Originally from the US, Jan has been based in the UK for many years, initially a...
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JUSTIN'S DEBUT-DANCE BALL Vashti Hardy
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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 ...
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SLUSH PILE CHALLENGE January 2018 Results
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Thérèse Coen, Rights Director and Agent at Hardman and Swainson set the following challenge: "I'd like to see a ...
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