An esteemed panel of judges (possessing much expertise and very good taste) pored over portfolios yesterday to choose winners for the SCBWI Portfolio Showase! Laurent Linn, Steven Malk, Richard Jesse Watson, Nancy Conescu and Jamie Weiss Chilton chose a portfolio grand prize winner and three honor winners, and the Illustrator Committee chose several illustrators to participate in SCBWI's illustrator mentorship program.
Note that mentorship recipient
Julianna Brion won an SCBWI student scholarship (one of three winners), awarded this year for the first time. And she's the recipient of both a portfolio honor and mentorship. Also note that honor winner
Joen Deininger was a mentorship winner last year. (The wonderful SCBWI Illustrator Committee programs yield results!)
Here are the recipients...
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| Grand Prize Winner: ELIZA WHEELER |
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Portfolio Honor: GREG PIZZOLI |
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| Portfolio Honor & Mentorship Recipient: JULIANNA BRION |
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| Portfolio Honor: JOHN DEININGER |
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| Mentorship Recipient: ANDREA ZUILL |
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| Mentorship Recipient: JUANA MARTINEZ |
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| Mentorship Recipeint: CHRISTINA FORSHAY |
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| Mentorship Recipient: JESSICA LANAN |
