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
CELEBRATIONS October 2018 06:30 As the days get darker and the spooks begin to creep out of the shadows, we look for that autumn magic floating through the ai... 1 Comments Read
UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS James Crosland-Mills 06:30 For his contribution to our Undiscovered Voices anthology, illustrator James Crosland-Mills chose to explore the character of Bigfoot. 0 Comments Read
THE WRITER'S CRAFT Patrice Lawrence 06:30 In the latest in his series of in-depth interviews with published children ’s authors, Geoff Barker discusses the difficulties and t... 0 Comments Read
FROM YOUR EDITOR Why isn't UKYA working? 06:30 There has been a huge drop in sales of Young Adult books in the last year. Words & Pictures Editor Claire Watts tries to get ... 1 Comments Read
TRANSLATION Helen Wang 06:30 In this new series of interviews with children's book translators, translators explain just what goes into their work. The first i... 4 Comments Read
JUSTIN'S DEBUT-DANCE BALL Lucy Van Smit 06:30 Welcome to Justin’s Debut-Dance Ball , a virtual party to celebrate SCBWI-BI members’ debut publications. This month, Justin welcomes YA ... 0 Comments Read
CRITIQUING KNOWHOW Rules of engagement 06:30 In the next of her strand about the wonder that is critiquing, Sarah Broadley talks us through how a critiquing session works. ... 0 Comments Read
EVENTS Agents' Party Time! 06:30 Last Friday afternoon, I travelled down to London feeling slightly nervous – I was off to the annual SCBWI Agents' Party,... 0 Comments Read
FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR Holly Swain 06:30 This month's guest illustrator is south coast-based Holly Swain . A children's illustrator since graduation, Holly is well known ... 0 Comments Read
SLUSH PILE CHALLENGE October 2018 06:30 We are pleased to announce the October 2018 Slush Pile Challenge, set by Hannah Sheppard , of D H H Literary Agency . 0 Comments Read
UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS Nicola Penfold 06:30 In this week's Undiscovered Voices writer interview, we're delighted to introduce Nicola Penfold. 2 Comments Read