UNDISCOVERED VOICES 2020 Judges' advice on hooking readers 06:30 Submissions for the next Undiscovered Voices anthology* open 1 June. Are you ready? 0 Comments Read
ILLUSTRATING KNOWHOW Sketching and Layout 06:30 Illustration Editor John Shelley revisits how to plan images and layout for illustrators starting out in picture books. 0 Comments Read
RESILIENCE Staying Focused 06:30 Welcome to the final part in Kate Mallinder 's series on RESILIENCE! This time it's about ‘Staying Focused’ 0 Comments Read
BLOG BREAK Achievements, Awards and Advice 06:30 Nick Cross presents his fortnightly selection of must-read blogs. 0 Comments Read
SPECIAL FEATURE BookTrust Represents 06:30 Jill Coleman , BookTrust’s Director, Olivia Danso , BookTrust Represents’ Project Manager, and children’s author, Patrice Lawrence talk... 0 Comments Read
DEBUT DIARIES – ONE YEAR ON Elaine Wickson 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
SCBWI-BI LONGEST SERVING MEMBERS Bridget Marzo 06:30 This week, Anita Loughrey interviews Bridget Marzo who joined SCBWI in 1996. 0 Comments Read
WRITERS' MINDS Catherine Johnson 06:30 Now, in her 25th year as a published author, Catherine Johnson talks to Words & Pictures' Sarah Broadley about... 0 Comments Read
PUBLICITY KNOWHOW Your Book Launch 06:30 Our KnowHow series on publicity with Children's and YA author, Gill Stewart , continues. This week, it's all about meeting your... 0 Comments Read
OPEN SKETCHBOOKS Spring 2019 Part 1 06:30 Our regular look inside illustrators sketchbooks is back. Features Editor John Shelley presents the first of a two part Spring selecti... 0 Comments Read
SCBWI-BI CONFERENCE 2019 — TELLING TALES 06:30 Plans for the 2019 conference are in full swing. Co-chair Georgina Lippiett gives us a taster of what's in store this November. 0 Comments Read
CREATIVE SECRETS Kate Leiper 06:30 In search of inspiration, Caroline Deacon invites established writers and illustrators to tell us about their creative space. T... 0 Comments Read
PICTURE BOOK FOCUS Raising the stakes Part 3 06:30 In the third of this three-part feature , Natascha Biebow suggests key ways to raise the EXTERNAL stakes in your picture book to ... 0 Comments Read
CELEBRATIONS May 2019 06:30 B B Taylor jumps into May by sharing the good vibes with some of our members' latest achievements and celebrations! 0 Comments Read
TRANSLATION Translation slam - The Little Mermaid 06:30 Translators are like ninjas. If you notice them, they're no good. – Etgar Keret To put it plainly, people like to believe that ... 0 Comments Read
WRITING KNOWHOW Worldbuilding in Picture Books 06:30 In a new Writing KnowHow series on Worldbuilding, illustrator Catherine Lindow takes us into the world of picture books. 1 Comments Read
BLOG BREAK Research, Regrets and Revisiting 06:30 Nick Cross presents his fortnightly selection of must-read blogs. 0 Comments Read
ILLUSTRATION FEATURE Agents – It’s a Funny Business 06:30 Working with agents has its ups and downs. Mike Brownlow offers some of his experiences with art reps and literary agents over the year... 0 Comments Read
EVENTS World Building and Rule Breaking 06:30 SCBWI member Camilla Chester steps through the secret door to report from Penny Thomas's inspirational and informative London... 0 Comments Read
SCBWI-BI LONGEST SERVING MEMBERS Sara Grant 06:30 This week, Anita Loughrey interviews Sara Grant who joined SCBWI in 1994. 0 Comments Read
CONTACT KNOWHOW The World of Children’s Books 06:30 Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books, Newcastle How do you get into the mind of a child for your writing? KnowH... 0 Comments Read
OPENING LINES May 2019 06:30 How can you ensure your manuscript makes it to the top of the slush pile? Natalie Yates brings you an opportunity to find out what ... 0 Comments Read
FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR Garry Parsons 06:30 This month's Featured Illustrator is London based Garry Parsons . A familiar name in the world of picture books, Garry has also l... 0 Comments Read
INSPIRATIONS FROM THE BOOKSHELF Matt Haig 06:30 This month, K. M. Lockwood interviews Emma Finlayson-Palmer about one of her literary heroes for Inspirations from the Bookshelf ... 4 Comments Read
SLUSH PILE CHALLENGE October 2018 Winner Ross Harrington 06:30 Ross Harrington Ross Harrington , winner of the October 2018 Slush Pile Challenge, tells us why he entered the competition and ab... 0 Comments Read