Congratulations to Theresa Milstein who won ILLUSIONS and Sandra Warren who won STONES from last week's blog. Today, I'm bringing you a guest post by a fellow North Carolina children's writer, Melissa Cole Essig. This article first appeared on the SCBWI-Carolinas blog, PEN & PALETTE. Melissa graciously allowed me to share it with you. A… Continue reading LIVING–and WRITING and ILLUSTRATING–in the Time of COVID-19: A Guest Post by Melissa Cole Essig
It's been over a month since I've returned from summer camp at Highlights. In this last post I leave you some of my lasting impressions from the week. When you attend a workshop at Highlights Foundation, this Welcome sign on the Barn will greet you, as well as a sign on the screen window of your… Continue reading Moments and Memories: Summer Camp at Highlights Part V
As a member of SCBWI, I follow topics of interest through LinkedIn. Recently the question, "Where are the People of Color in Children's Literature?" generated many comments. When I read a personal response from a Charlotte, NC illustrator, Vanessa Bradley-Newton, I asked her permission to post it here. Vanessa is also our featured illustrator in… Continue reading Where are the People of Color in Children's Literature? An Answer from Vanessa Newton
Congratulations to Barbara Younger who was last week's winner of Emily Pearce's book, Isabel and the Miracle Baby. By the way, for those of you who are in the middle of that interesting/challenging/unavoidable time of your life called menopause, Barbara runs a fun and informative blog on the subject! In this second blog featuring my… Continue reading Guest Instructor #2: Tameka Brown and a Giveaway!
As promised, this week's blog is brought to you by Deanna Klingel. When I read Deanna's Facebook post about how a query letter resulted in a contract for three picture books that "had been in her drawer for 25 years," I asked her to be a guest blogger. Without further ado, here are Deanna's thoughts about… Continue reading Putting Your Best Query Forward–and a Giveaway!
At our recent SCBWI critique meeting, aspiring picture book author, Dorothy Price mentioned she had read on Rebecca Sherman's Writer House profile and on Teresa Kietlinski's profile for Prospect Agency that each were looking for individuals who could both write and draw. I wondered if this was a new trend, so I asked Harold Underdown and… Continue reading Author Illustrators