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