Friday, May 31, 2013

Agent Joanna Volpe - The Pre-#LA13SCBWI Conference Interviews

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I had the great fortune to interview agent Joanna Volpe , who'll be on faculty at the upcoming SCBWI Summer Conference, August 2-5, ...
Wednesday, May 8, 2013

SCBWI Success Story: Tracy Clark

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As we gather momentum for the upcoming SCBWI Summer Conference (Aug 2-5, 2013) in Los Angeles , Team Blogger Martha Brockenbrough came up wi...
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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Until the next time... In Los Angeles! (August 2-5, 2013)

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Team Blog, hard at work. From left to right:   Martha Brockenbrough , Jolie Stekly , Lee Wind , Jaime Temairik and Suzanne Young .  E...
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Arree Chung's #NY13SCBWI Experience

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Author/Illustrator Arree Chung tells us about his conference weekend: Thanks, Arree!

Sara Woolley's #NY13SCBWI Conference Experience

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Illustrator (and now writer/illustrator) Sara Woolley tells us about the impact the weekend has had on her: Thanks Sara!
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The Autograph Party

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Almost the moment Mo Willems' keynote speech ended, people started lining up to get their books signed and we kid you not, the line ran...
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Andrea Yerramilli and RaChelle Lisiecki - Their #NY13SCBWI Experience

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Andrea Yerramilli and RaChelle Lisiecki share with us how the New York SCBWI Conference went for them... Thank you!

Kelly Thrasher-Brooks: My #NY13SCBWI Experience

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Illustrator  Kelly Thrasher-Brooks is a first time conference attendee! Thanks, Kelly!
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Mo Willems' Keynote: "Writing in 4 Easy Steps, 4 Kinda Harder Steps, and 1 Impossible Step"

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Don't let the pigeon drive the bus, but do let Mo Willems give the closing keynote at a conference weekend full of icons and inspiratio...
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Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton: 'It Takes Two' Keynote

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 Julie Andrews is one of the world's most beloved entertainers. She's Mary Poppins. She's Maria. She's the Queen of Genov...
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Remembering Bridget Zinn

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In 2011 we lost one of our own — Bridget Zinn . At 33, Bridget had just sold her first book to Disney/Hyperion, and she was also bravely fig...
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Bookstore Bustle

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Grabbing titles before Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton's Keynote!

Margaret Peterson Haddix Keynote "Tell Me a Story"

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Margaret Peterson Haddix is an award-winning author of more than thirty books for kids. Margaret takes the stage in such a vibrant man...

Art Showcase Winners

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The winners and honorees were announced for the Art Showcase Awards. The portfolios were judged as a whole, and the grand prize winn...
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Emerging Voices Award

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The SCBWI On-The-Verge Emerging Voices Award was created in 2012 to foster the emergence of diverse voices in children’s books. It's gi...

The 2013 Jane Yolen Mid-List Author Grant

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Jane Yolen onstage presenting the grant she established for Mid-List authors Jane starts by speaking about being a re-starter, and wh...

Unofficial Team Blog Contest

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The first attendee that can come tell me how this picture relates to Julie Andrews WITHOUT USING THE GOOGLES gets a latte or a cookie on me....
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LGBTQ&A

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Since 2008, SCBWI has hosted an invaluable LGBTQ&A at their national conferences.   Hosted by Lee Wind ( I’m here. I’m queer. What the h...
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Tomie de Paola Award Winner

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The guy that put the I in SCBWI (no, really!), that dynamo Tomie de Paola , is here today to present the award in person! Tomie explains t...

The SCBWI Staff Shout Out!

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Lin starts off the Sunday of the conference with introductions and applause for the amazing staff of SCBWI that makes conferences like this ...
Saturday, February 2, 2013

Cocktail Gala: Eat and Meet

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On Saturday evening conference attendees gathered to nosh and chat with friends new and old. SCBWI put out quite a sprea...