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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