Sunday, August 4, 2013

SCBWI Member of the Year: Alexis O'Neill

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Alexis O'Neill, author The SCBWI has a huge number of volunteers who make an extraordinary difference for the children's writing...
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The 2013 SCBWI Golden Kite Luncheon Begins!

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The ballroom is transformed... Nom, nom... or should it be chomp, chomp! or Slurp or Smack! or Crunch! or munch... ...

The SCBWI Staff Takes The Main Stage

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A glowing Lin Oliver (left) introduces the folks that make the magic of SCBWI and this conference happen. From left: Joshua Smith (Web...

Andrea Pinkney Workshop: From Idea to Acquisition: Turning Your Brainstorm Into Books

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Andrea Pinkney  Andrea Davis Pinkney has a unique dual perspective: that of an Editor (she's Vice President and Executive Editor a...

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Allyn Johnston has worked with many picture book greats. She is Vice President and Publisher of Beach Lane Books located in San Diego. A...
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Bonnie Bader: Core Curriculum

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When I read there would be a workshop on Common Core--the new American educational standards--I immediately wanted to hear more. The new Com...
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Kirby Larson: Creating Characters through Figurative Language

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Kirby Larson is the Newbery-honor-winning author of HATTIE BIG SKY, along with many other beloved books.  She's multi-talented, writing ...

David Wiesner Keynote: Follow That Story - Pursue the Elusive Story Idea Wherever It Tries to Hide

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David Wiesner is nothing short of a wonder. As Lin Oliver introduced the three-time Caldecott winner, "David Wiesner's picture bo...

Agent Panel: Mela Bolinao and Jenny Bent

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Mela is an artist's rep with her eponymous company, MB Artists . Changes in publishing world: "With the consolidation of the...

Agents Panel: Ginger Clark

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Ginger Clark Ginger Clark is literary agent with Curtis Brown, LTD.  She represents science fiction, fantasy, paranormal romance, li...

Agents Panel: Joanna Volpe

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Joanna Volpe Joanna Vople of New Leaf Literary & Media represents everything from picture books to adult. She likes stories that h...

Agents Panel: Steven Malk

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Some of the top literary agents have come together for a panel: The New World of Children's Books, moderated by Lee Wind. Steven Malk is...
Saturday, August 3, 2013

The Black and White Gala... In Pictures That Move Really Fast!

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SCBWI's Director of Outreach Chelsea Mooser's husband Nick put together this amazing VINE video: Thanks Nick! And thanks to e...
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Two Black and White Gala Costumes That Deserve A Special SCBWI Conference Blog Shout Out

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Check out this dress by illustrator Amber Alvarez .  She did the black and white art, had it printed onto fabric, and made the dress.  Yup....
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Deborah Halverson's Keynote: Market Report: An Up-To-The-Minute State of the Industry

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Deborah Halverson on the conference big screen! One of the benefits of membership in SCBWI -- and attending the SCBWI Summer Conferenc...

SCBWI Success Story Panel: Kim Baker, Mike Jung, Elizabeth Ross and Moderator Krista Marino

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Great news! Turns out if you work hard, hone your craft, are a moderately nice person (even one that eats meat) and pay attention at SCBWI e...

Carolyn Mackler: Writing, My Life, and Other Insanely Overwhelming Things

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Carolyn Mackler is the best-selling author of the teen novels, The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things , Tangled , Vegan Virgin Va...

Steve Sheinkin's Workshop: Nonfiction Story Structure

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Steve Sheinkin is da bomb.  Well, actually, his book was a big bomb.  Wait.  Okay, let me try that again. Steve Sheinkin won the Newbe...
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Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett: Kids as Story Readers and Storytellers

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Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett read from BATTLE BUNNY and show pages We were lucky enough to see the world premiere of the BATTLE BUNNY t...

Melissa Manlove: A Kick in the Gut: How We Discover the Emotional Core of Stories

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Melissa Manlove is an editor at Chronicle Books. "If you tell a story that has that emotional core, that has truth buried in it, it w...
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Matt de la Peña: Writing (and Reading) on the Wrong Side of the Tracks

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Matt's one of SCBWI Western Washington's favorite speakers, and he's here to wow the summer conference crowd, too! I real...
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