WRITING KNOWHOW Finding Your Story 06:30 In her final post on settings, Jasbinder Bilan takes a closer look at using setting as a character and plotting to find your story. 0 Comments Read
OPENING LINES Results from Sallyanne Sweeney 06:30 I n Opening Lines, Natalie Yates gets expert advice from top literary agents to help you tune up your concept, pitch, and opening lin... 0 Comments Read
EVENTS Lorraine Gregory flies high 06:30 In November last year, SCBWI author Lorraine Gregory reached the clouds when she received the Crystal Kite Award 2018. She shares her... 0 Comments Read
BLOG BREAK Tolerance and Trilogies 06:30 Nick Cross presents his fortnightly selection of must-read blogs. 0 Comments Read
UNDISCOVERED VOICES 2020 Meet the volunteers 06:30 The launch of the seventh Undiscovered Voices project is almost here! Time to meet the volunteers who make it possible. 0 Comments Read
ILLUSTRATION MASTERCLASS REPORT Writing for illustrators 06:30 The first Illustration Masterclass of the year was a packed workshop led by author-illustrator Bridget Marzo , on how illustrators can ... 0 Comments Read
SCBWI-BI LONGEST-SERVING MEMBERS Anne-Marie Perks 06:30 This week, Anita Loughrey interviews Anne-Marie Perks who joined SCBW in 1991 – before the ‘I’ was added to SCBWI! Anne-Marie has be... 1 Comments Read
DEBUT DIARIES Lucy Rowland 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... 0 Comments Read
EDITING KNOWHOW Vivid Writing 06:30 How do you bring an image to life, share a story that paints a beautiful pictiure in the reader's mind? In her final post on editi... 0 Comments Read
UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS Sally Walker 06:30 To conclude our Illustration showcases for the SCBWI anthology Undiscovered Voices , we present Suffolk based print-maker Sally Walker , ... 0 Comments Read
RESILIENCE Be kind to yourself 06:30 Welcome to Kate Mallinder's brand new series for Words & Pictures on RESILIENCE! 1 Comments Read
EVENTS Finger clicking good poetry 06:30 When I signed up to performance poet Jasmine Gardosi’s Poetry Masterclass, I was looking for ideas and inspiration. I got this in ... 0 Comments Read
SPECIAL FEATURE Interview with agent Lina Langlee 06:30 Edinburgh-based YA writer Rachel Davison recently caught up with Lina Langlee , junior literary agent with the Kate Nash Literary Agen... 1 Comments Read
PICTURE BOOK FOCUS Raising the Stakes Part 1 06:30 In this three-part feature, Natascha Biebow suggests key ways to raise the STAKES in your picture book, to make readers (and e... 2 Comments Read
AGENT CONFIDENTIAL Zoë Plant 06:30 Name: Zoë Plant Agency: The Bent Agency Genres represented: Children’s fiction (middle grade, teen and YA), and adult crime and... 0 Comments Read
BLOG BREAK Well-Behaved Ducks Seldom Make History 06:30 Nick Cross presents his fortnightly selection of must-read blogs. 0 Comments Read
SCBWI-BI LONGEST SERVING MEMBERS Donna Vann 06:30 In the first of a new series, Anita Loughrey interviews SCBWI-BI's longest-serving member, Donna Vann . 1 Comments Read
CREATIVE SECRETS Peter Bunzl 06:30 In search of inspiration, Caroline Deacon invites established writers and illustrators to tell us about their creative space. This month... 0 Comments Read
UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS Jacob Turner 06:30 This week we focus on Undiscovered Voices illustrator Jacob Turner , who chose to use a silhouette papercut technique for his Arthurian ... 0 Comments Read
TRANSLATION Ros Schwartz 06:30 In our series of interviews with children's book translators, translators explain just what goes into their work. This month's... 0 Comments Read
CELEBRATIONS March 2019 06:30 March is all about the books with children around the world celebrating World Book Day! B B Taylor parties her way into March by s... 0 Comments Read
PLOTTING KNOWHOW Perfecting plot 06:30 In her third piece about plotting, K. L. Kettle breaks things down to build them back up again. 0 Comments Read
EVENTS A Scottish scrawl and scribble 06:30 Sarah Broadley tells us about a creative session with fellow SCBWIs led by Jill Calder at the V&A, Dundee, in February 2019... 0 Comments Read
SPECIAL FEATURE: Q&A With Caroline Walsh at David Higham Associates 06:30 Caroline Walsh , literary agent at David Higham Associates talks to W&P Deputy Editor, A. M. Dassu about her role as an agent, the... 0 Comments Read
SPECIAL FEATURE #WriteMentor Q&A Part 2 06:30 W&P’s Deputy Editor, A M Dassu talks to Emma Read , a mentor of the WriteMentor programme and Lydia Massiah , a mentee. 0 Comments Read
INSPIRATIONS FROM THE BOOKSHELF Katherine Paterson 06:30 In this month's Inspirations from the Bookshelf , Colleen Jones of SCBWI Ireland has a tricky time selecting which writer to plump... 0 Comments Read
FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR Alisa Coburn 06:30 This month's Featured Illustrator is Alisa Coburn . Born in Australia and now based in Kent, Alisa's career has explored animat... 0 Comments Read
DEBUT JOURNEYS Natascha Biebow 06:30 Welcome to this virtual landscape where SCBWI-BI members share their debut journeys with us. This month, Helen Simmons steps out with... 0 Comments Read
WRITING KNOWHOW Setting and Characters 06:30 In the third of her new strand on settings, Jasbinder Bilan takes a closer look at how setting can help reveal your characters to you... 0 Comments Read
BLOG BREAK Meet Your Local Bloggers 06:30 Nick Cross presents his fortnightly selection of must-read blogs. 0 Comments Read
SLUSH PILE CHALLENGE January 2019 Results 06:30 Alice Williams of Alice Williams Literary set January's challenge. 1 Comments Read
UNDISCOVERED VOICES INTERVIEWS Dale Hannah 06:30 In this week's Undiscovered Voices writer interview, we're delighted to introduce Dale Hannah . 0 Comments Read