Tag Archives: SCBWI

April 2, 2010

Snapshot: Bologna

Dot-Connecting Snippets: SCBWI Bologna 2010

I met new friends and reconnected with writers I’d met in Bologna two years ago. Continue reading →

Filed under Africa, artists, NASA, space, writers

Tagged as Aimee Louise Photography, angela cerrito, apa books, Bethany House Trust, bologna, bologna children's book fair, bridget strevens-Marzo, candy gourlay, Crank, curtis brown, doug cushman, Ellen Hopkins, erik Pedrick, erzsi deak, Fallout, ginger clark, Gita Wolf, illustrators, irene ying-Yu Chen, john cusick, john shelle, kathlene ahrens, leonard marcus, magination press, marjorie Van heerden, Mio Debnam, neal porter, parenting magazine, Roaring Brook Press, sandra nickel, sarah towle, SCBWI, scbwi bologna, scott treimel NY, slush pile, South Africa, Space Cat, Tara Books, time traveler tours, tioka tokedira

March 24, 2010

Bits of Wisdom: SCBWI Bologna 2010

Notes from SCBWI Bologna 2010 conference. Continue reading →

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Filed under artists, writers

Tagged as Australia, Barefoot Books, Barry Lyga, Carrie Ryan, coraline, Dierdre McDermott, dressidea cowell, electronic publishing, Ellen Hopkins, fiona kenshole, Gita Wolf, holly black, how to train your dragon, India, John Green, laika entertainment, Laura Weiss, Laurie Halse Anderson, Maureen Johnson, Michelle Zink, Namelos, Neal potter, Neal Shusterman, new zealand, Patricia McCormick, Pete Hauptman, richard peck, Roaring Brook Press, Sara Grant, Sarah Dessen, Sarah Foster, SCBWI, scbwi bologna, society of Book writers and illustrators, spiderwick chronicles, Stephen Roxburgh, Tara Books, Tessa Strickland, UK, WalkerBook Publishing, WalkerBooks, Working Partners UK

February 2, 2010

Zombieland, formerly known as Penn Station

I felt as if we’d entered Zombieland, formerly known as Penn Station. 38,000 individuals EACH night use shelters. That number obviously misses all the homeless we saw in Penn Station. Continue reading →

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Filed under humanitarian aid, poverty, writers

Tagged as homeless, NYC Dept of Homeless Services, Penn station, SCBWI, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

January 30, 2010

Story-Makers Making Stories: Day 2

Good story-tellers unfold the world without exposition. Find an organic way to introduce information. Start at a pivotal moment in the story, but decide what is the pivotal moment for your character. Continue reading →

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Filed under writers

Tagged as Alvina Ling, Arianne lewin, ben schrank, Disney, Gemma Doyle Trilogy, Going Bovine, hyperion, libba bray, Little Brown, Mary Poppins, razor bill, SCBWI, Society of Childrens Book Writers and Editors

January 30, 2010

Story-Makers Making Stories in NYC

Fiction writers = story-makers. Can you think of a better description? Continue reading →

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Filed under writers

Tagged as Bloomsbury, Francesco Sedita, Michelle Nagler, Miss Popularity, Naughty List, SCBWI, Society of Childrens Book Writers and Editors, Suzanne Young

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Tag Archives: SCBWI

Snapshot: Bologna

Dot-Connecting Snippets: SCBWI Bologna 2010

Bits of Wisdom: SCBWI Bologna 2010

Zombieland, formerly known as Penn Station

Story-Makers Making Stories: Day 2

Story-Makers Making Stories in NYC

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