Saturday, February 1, 2025

Opening Keynote: Erin Entrada Kelly

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Fresh off her second (!!) Newbery Medal win for her middle grade novel The First State of Being , Erin Entrada Kelly opens her keynote with...

Welcome Sarah Baker, SCBWI Executive Director

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HAPPY CONFERENCE WEEKEND! After an amazing Portfolio Showcase, where there were over 200 portfolios submitted, and hundreds of industry prof...

And the SCBWI Winter 2025 In-Person Conference is getting started!

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As the saying goes, let's get this party started! from left to right, your SCBWI Team bloggers for the SCBWI Winter 2025 In-Person Confe...
Friday, January 31, 2025

Portfolio Showcase 2025

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Portfolio Showcase 2025 Wowowowowowow!  What an incredible turn out! There were SO MANY portfolios submitted—over 200 actually! And what a r...
Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Registration for the In-Person SCBWI Winter 2025 Conference is Now Open!

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#SCBWIwinter25 will take place Friday Jan 31 - Sunday Feb 2, 2025, and will have industry panels, one-on-one manuscript and portfolio critiq...
Saturday, August 3, 2024

Thank You for Joining Us for The SCBWI Summer 2024 Virtual Conference

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  Your Summer 2024 SCBWI Team Blog, clockwise from top left: Jaime Temairik, Don Tate, Jolie Stekly, Lee Wind, Justin Campbell, and Debbie R...

Portfolio Showcase Awards & Wrap-Up

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Congrats to the winners of the 2024 SCBWI Summer Conference Portfolio Showcase ! This year, the Showcase featured 154 portfolios from illust...

Awards: Stephen Mooser Member of The Year Award, Scholarship Winners

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Stephen Mooser Member Of The Year Award Avery Udagawa Avery gave an inspiring acceptance speech in which she emphasized the importance of na...

Closing Keynote: Kate DiCamillo

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All the hearts for Kate and Sarah! Kate DiCamillo needs no introduction with this crowd! Kate's work is known for its warmth and wit and...

Breakout Session: School’s In: Writing for the Educational Market with Nikki Shannon Smith

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Nikki Shannon Smith Nikki Shannon Smith is an educator, presenter, and the award-winning author of over 20 children’s books. She has five ti...

Illustrated Notes from the SCBWI Summer Conference

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Thanks to all the creators who shared their Illustrated Notes on Bluesky via the hashtag #scbwiNotes! Here's just a small selection... F...
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2024 Portfolio Showcase: Some of my favs

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Okay, I could spend all day hanging out with artwork—studying standout styles, admiring unique characterization, and relishing vibrant color...

Portfolio Showcase

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PORTFOLIO SHOWCASE Wow Wow Wow! If you have not browsed the Portfolio Showcase , don't walk, RUN because WHAT AN INCREDIBLE group of art...

Breakout 4: A Graphic Novel Workshop for Illustrators with Sharee Miller

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  Wow, Sharee Miller presented a super informational session on graphic novels! Of course, the presentation was very visual, as you might ex...

Breakout Session: Illustrating Stories Digitally with Juanita Londoño

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Illustrating Stories Digitally: From Concept to Final Artwork  with Juanita Londoño About this Breakout Session: In this workshop, participa...