CREATIVE FLO by Kerina Strevens 06:30 This week we begin serialising a new monthly comic strip from the hand of Kerina Strevens. 0 Comments Read
FUNDING KNOWHOW Authors' Emergency Fund 06:30 In these uncertain times, our Funding KnowHow series continues with KnowHow editor Eleanor Pender taking a look at The Authors' Em... 0 Comments Read
EVENTS An industry point of view 06:30 Before heading back home to Australia, Elizabeth Cummings attended possibly one of the last face-to-face SCBWI-BI events for a... 0 Comments Read
FROM YOUR EDITOR Stay safe 06:30 A message to you all from Words & Pictures Editor, Claire Watts . 0 Comments Read
INDUSTRY KNOWHOW Copyright: Using real-life as inspiration 08:44 Have you ever based a character on someone in your local coffee shop? Or the lady who walks her dog down your street? Is it ok to take ... 0 Comments Read
CREATIVE SECRETS Matt Killeen 06:30 In search of inspiration, Caroline Deacon invites established writers and illustrators to tell us about their creative space. This mon... 0 Comments Read
ILLUSTRATION MASTERCLASS REPORT Bringing Your Characters to Life 06:30 Have you ever thought of modelling your characters? Author-illustrator Jeff Crosby gave a fascinating Illustration Masterclass on Br... 1 Comments Read
OPENING LINES March 2020 06:30 This month Natalie Yates brings you the opportunity for feedback on your opening lines from Lina Langlee of Kate Nash Literary Agency 0 Comments Read
NETWORK NEWS What's happening to events and critique groups? 06:30 In light of government guidance, SCBWI BI has decided to suspend all events until the end of May. So what's going to happen in our ... 0 Comments Read
DEBUT DIARIES - ONE YEAR ON P.M. Freestone 06:30 This month, Tizzie Frankish welcomes P.M. Freestone , author of the duology Shadowscent: The Darkest Bloom , and the soon-to-be... 0 Comments Read
SLUSH PILE CHALLENGE Big Summer Slush Pile Challenge 2019 Winner Anita Loughrey 06:30 Anita Loughrey , winner of the Big Summer Slush Pile Challenge 2019, tells us why she entered the competition and about her experience... 0 Comments Read
PICTURE BOOK FOCUS Turning refrains on their heads 06:30 Expert Picture Book Editor Natascha Biebow shares tips on how to add a twist to your picture book by turning the refrain on its head. 0 Comments Read
ILLUSTRATION KNOW-HOW Creating visual narrative settings 06:30 Anne-Marie Perks takes a look at setting in children's books, with some tips on filling out the world of characters. 0 Comments Read
ILLUSTRATION FEATURE Artwork size and the printed page 06:30 How big should you draw? John Shelley considers what’s a natural size for illustrators to work at, and how it measures up in print. 0 Comments Read
BLOG BREAK Beards and Baked Beans 06:30 Nick Cross presents his fortnightly selection of must-read blogs. 0 Comments Read
ILLUSTRATION FEATURE Responding to the Crisis in Children's Mental Health 06:30 In her first illustration feature for Words & Pictures , Alison Padley-Woods looks at how children’s picture books and illustrated... 0 Comments Read
FUNDING KNOWHOW Royal Literary Fund 06:30 What can you do when you need a little help? Our Funding KnowHow series continues with KnowHow editor Eleanor Pender taking a look at ... 0 Comments Read
CELEBRATIONS March 2020 06:30 World Book Day is upon us as authors and illustrators of the world unite to celebrate! Join B B Taylor as she shares her mission ... 0 Comments Read
DEBUT JOURNEYS Nicola Penfold 06:30 Welcome to this virtual landscape where SCBWI-BI members share their debut journeys with us. This month Helen Simmons steps out w... 0 Comments Read
TRANSLATION Richard Robinson 06:30 This month, Words & Pics regular series on translation of books for young people brings you an interview with Richard Robinson , wh... 0 Comments Read
NETWORK NEWS Central North 06:30 This month, Network News Editor, Anne Boyere , highlights the Central North Network. Follow Buffy Randall 's Erik the Viking, do... 0 Comments Read
SLUSH PILE CHALLENGE January 2020 Results 06:30 Becky Bagnell of Lindsay Literary Agency set the January 2020 Slush Pile Challenge. 0 Comments Read
WRITING KNOWHOW Inspiring Landscapes 06:30 This week, KnowHow ventures out of the cities and heads to the coast. What can our own inspiring landscapes offer as a way to see a wor... 0 Comments Read
WRITING FEATURE Picture Book Word Counts… Is Less More? 06:30 When Jon Cox started writing picture book texts a few years ago, one of the first questions he asked was, ‘How long should my storie... 0 Comments Read
FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR Francesca Resta 06:30 This month's Featured Illustrator is London-based Francesca Resta . Originally from Italy, for several years Francesca has been b... 0 Comments Read
BLOG BREAK Dragons, Drawing and Cupcakes 06:30 Nick Cross presents his fortnightly selection of must-read blogs. 0 Comments Read
INSPIRATIONS FROM THE BOOKSHELF Rebecca Stead 06:30 When Sheila M Averbuch went looking for inspiration, she found it in the unputdownable, seamless puzzles of Rebecca Stead's ficti... 0 Comments Read