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Inspiration Quote: "Art is the highest form of hope"I saw this brilliant quote by Gerhard Richter in the Phaidon Press book by the same title, The quote citation: Gerhard Richter:...
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A Serendipitous Meeting: Beyond “The Gap”Spending time with book creator friends at my local Mid-Atlantic SCBWI Conference is always a special experience for me as a writer. At the 2022...
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Onomatopoeia - words that sounds like what they describeBuzz... Buzz... Buzz... Clap! Buzz... It's a fun exercise, to see if you can add some of these magical words to your picture book in...
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Our Stories, Our LegacyGrowing up as a refugee child, I struggled with navigating two worlds—my Vietnamese upbringing and my new life in the United States. I found...
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Two Options for the SCBWI Winter Conference - In-Person and Virtual!The In-Person conference Come and be inspired by renowned authors and illustrators, learn about the state of the...
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Interview with the members of PB Soar24Written by Leah Moser & the members of PB Soar24 From Left to right, Top to bottom: Kealani...
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Indigenous Reads Rising - a New Resource Celebrating Indigenous Children’s and Teen Literature from We Need Diverse BooksIndigenous Reads Rising is a excellent new hub of book lists (spanning picture books, middle grade, and young adult readers),...
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More Ups Than Downs (plus a sneak peak!)Written by Leah Moser I was thinking about my road to publication the other day. A line from one of my favorite picture books,...
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Picture Book Creation Inspiration from Illustrator R. W. (Bob) AlleyIn this Shelf Awareness interview with illustrator R.W. (Bob) Alley , the acclaimed illustrator is asked, Why make picture books?...
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Library LoveWritten by Leah Moser For those of you who don’t follow me on social media, I post pictures of my weekly library hauls. Simply put,...
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Earning Out Your Advance - Catherine Baab-Muguira Shares on Electric LitTraditional publishing deals generally work where the author gets an advance from the publisher against the book's future earnings. The publisher...
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Finding Your CheerleadersWritten by Leah Moser Being a writer can feel lonely at times. I do my best writing alone in a quiet room… with nothing but my computer...
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Apply to be a Guest Blogger for 2024 at SCBWI: The BlogHi Community! In 2024 we're going to continue with a guest blogger every month! For all of us who create work for children and teens (authors,...
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Salman Rushdie's Inspirational Words On Accepting the German Book Industry's Peace PrizeAs reported by John Mutter in Shelf Awareness , Rushdie said at the prize ceremony held during the recent Frankfurt Book Fair: “Counter bad...
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Reservations for the SCBWI In-Person Winter Conference 2024 Are Now Open!Hold the dates (February 9-11, 2024) and check out the schedule for the #scbwiNY24 here . There will be: Amazing Keynotes (Cece...
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CURES FOR LONELINESS: Writing & Illustrating DisabilityCURES FOR LONELINESS: WRITING & ILLUSTRATING DISABILITY by Charlotte Sullivan Wild...
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Scholastic Book Fairs Lets Schools "Opt Out" of Selected Diverse TitlesThe new ability for school book fair organizers to opt-out of a separate collection of books primarily by Black and LGBTQ+ creators and about...
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Disability Doesn’t Have to be Scary, Not Even for ChildrenThe first time a publishing professional commented that my chronic illness disability might be too scary for children, I was a bit taken aback....
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Before You Quit Your Day JobThe fantasy of writing (and/or translating, and/or illustrating) books for kids and teens and making a living doing so is certainly alive and...
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Five Tips for Managing Your Mental Health as a Disabled Writer“Nobody will want to read about your… difference .” “It’s not possible for kids with two hands to relate to kids with one.”...
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What's the Line Between "Upper Middle Grade" and "Lower Young Adult"? - Deborah Halverson ExplainsWith Deborah's kind permission, we're sharing this from her Oct 6, 2023 DearEditorDotCom Instagram Post : “Look at your...
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Disabled Representation in Recent British Middle Grade LiteratureIn the past two years, readers have been spoiled by own-voices, middle grade books with disabled main characters from British writers. A...
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Banned Books Week - A Survey of Independent Publishers and the Chilling Effect of "Shadow Banning"The results of this survey of members of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) were very telling: 17 percent of the IBPA...
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World Kid Lit Month 2023 - September is such a full month!For our fourth and final post celebrating World Kid Lit Month 2023, translator and global reading activist Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp shares...
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Want More Kid Lit News and Reviews? Here's a Round Up of 24 more from Australia!The list is called, " 25 Best Australian Children Book Blogs and Websites " and our very own SCBWI: The Blog is the very first one included...
