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The 2022 SCBWI-L.A. Nonfiction Mentorship Contest Winner Is…

09 Wednesday Mar 2022

Posted by Farrha Khan in Contests & Grants, Mentorship Contest

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by Brenda Scott Royce

SCBWI-L.A. is thrilled to announce the winner of the 2022 Nonfiction Mentorship Contest!

The competition was steep and the submissions enticingly diverse, making the decision a difficult one for mentor Joseph Taylor.

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2020 Mentorship Contest Winner with Mentor Nicole Maggi

03 Wednesday Jun 2020

Posted by Jessica Chrysler in Contests & Grants, Mentorship Contest

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by Nicole Maggi

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Being a writer sometimes ruins me for being a reader. It’s a rare book these days that can supersede my hypercritical mind, so when I find myself so lulled in by a story that my picky brain stops whirring, I know I’m in for a good read.

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Though The Show Mustn’t Go On—The Contest Still Can: Announcing The 2020 Writer’s Day Contest Winners!

08 Wednesday Apr 2020

Posted by Jessica Chrysler in Contests & Grants, Los Angeles, Tri-Regional News, Writers Days

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by Karol Ruth Silverstein, SCBWI-L.A. Contest Coordinator

The SCBWI-L.A. is thrilled to be able to bring good news to some of our members at a time that’s been so difficult for all of us. 

Let us begin by expressing a hearty thank you to our anonymous judges for selecting the 2020 honorees. As usual, manuscripts were submitted in four categories: Young Adult, Middle Grade, Picture Book, and Other (which includes poetry and non-fiction). If you’d like to contact any of the winners to request their manuscript or discuss publication, please let us know in the comments below!

This year, the first-place winners in each category will receive a manuscript critique from one of our faculty members plus free tuition to either the rescheduled 2020 Writers Day event or to next year’s Writer’s Day.

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Here are the 2020 honorees: Continue reading →

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Your 2020 Guide to Book Festivals, Conventions, and SCBWI Events

15 Wednesday Jan 2020

Posted by Jessica Chrysler in Industry Conferences, Industry News, Writers Days

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Need a creative pick me up? How about a new avenue for book promotion? Or maybe you just need some quality time with like-minded writers and illustrators working on their craft. SCBWI has you covered on the craft of kidlit and our region’s list of local book festivals and conventions is sure to broaden your creative perspectives!

SCBWI Sponsored Events for 2020

MARCH 28
Writers Day
Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
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Dive into craft and “Discover the Words Worth Keeping” with a full day of keynotes, critiques and agent pitch sessions. A special pre-event intensive with Harold Underdown will also give a new perspective on approaching revision to polish your work in progress. Contests, manuscript reviews and scholarships will also be available. Need more insight? Read author Charlotte Offsay’s recap of last year here.

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Toot Your Horn!

11 Friday May 2018

Posted by Sarah Parker-Lee in Toot Your Horn!

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SCBWI members’ publishing news is something to celebrate! Check out whose book is coming to a platform near you or around the world:

 

 

Los Angeles Is…, by Elisa Parhad, illustrated by Alexander Vidal, Cameron Kids, ages 0-6, Board Book, ISBN: 978-1-944903-23-7, released 04/24/2018. Continue reading →

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Great News!

22 Wednesday Nov 2017

Posted by Sarah Parker-Lee in Great News!

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SCBWI loves celebrating our members’ successes and noteworthy news, and there are many to be thankful for as Thanksgiving approaches! Read on to find out who’s got something to shout about. If you have something to be thankful for, kid-lit-related or otherwise, share in the comments! We here at SCBWI Los Angeles and Kite Tales are thankful for each and every one of you!

 

 

Rabbi the Rabbit, by Shireen Hakim, was published in the “Out of Many, One: Celebrating Diversity” anthology. It also won an award by the anthology publisher, Houston Writers Guild Press, on April 5, 2017.

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Toot Your Horn!

17 Friday Feb 2017

Posted by Sarah Parker-Lee in Toot Your Horn!

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chicksHatching Chicks in Room 6, by Caroline Arnold, illustrated by Caroline Arnold, Charlesbridge, ages 3-7, Nonfiction, ISBN: 978-1-58089-735-8, released 01/10/17.

 

 

The Sundown Kid – A Southwestern Shabbat, by Barbara Bietz, illustrated by John Kanzler, August House, ages 5-8, Picture book, ISBN: 978-1-93-916094-2, released 01/07/17.

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Great News!

15 Wednesday Feb 2017

Posted by Sarah Parker-Lee in Great News!

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GreatNewsSCBWI loves celebrating our members’ successes and noteworthy news, and there are many! Read on to find out who’s got something to shout about. Digital high-fives welcome in the comments!

 

 

living-fossils-coversmLiving Fossils: Clues to the Past by Caroline Arnold, is a 2016 CRA Silver Eureka Award winner and on the NYPL Recommends: New Nonfiction for Kids List, Bibliofile July 15, 2016. Continue reading →

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SCBWI Central Coast Regional News, First Quarter 2017

20 Friday Jan 2017

Posted by Sarah Parker-Lee in Central Coast, Tri-Regional News

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By Ann Rousseau Smith, SCBWI CenCal News Liaison

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2016 WRITERS’ DAY REFLECTION BY IAN FOUTZ:

I have attended Writers’ Days in the past, but the 2016 Writers’ Day was special. Not only because I was awarded a scholarship grant, but also because the day seemed custom-tailored to my current state as a writer. Stephanie Pitts’ amazing talk about “Writing Irresistible Picture Book Characters” provided a lot of wonderful examples from existing PBs that helped to make her points very easy to understand. By addressing topics such as character personalities, voice, and the idea of non-transformative change, she provided actionable advice to authors of all kinds. Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Regional News: 2017 Is Your Year!

30 Friday Dec 2016

Posted by Sarah Parker-Lee in Contests & Grants, Los Angeles, Tri-Regional News, Writers Days

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16150916042_0fd05ec8a8_kPuppy dogs and fairy queens, stars and wishes and unseen things . . . as a community of writers and illustrators, we have wondrous tales to spin and dazzling visuals to design. Our hope is that you find in this new year your strongest voice ever. For there are children waiting, children who need your stories of hope and love and adventure and triumph in their hands. Tell yourself, for them, that this is your year, and mean it.

All our best to all our Los Angeles SCBWI members from the Regional Team and Board

wdid2017_tsbannerUpcoming Events

On Saturday, February 25, we’ll once again be at the beautiful Skirball Cultural Center for Writers and Illustrators Day, combining two favorite events into one great day. Morning keynote speakers, lunch, and a choice of two afternoon breakout sessions are included in the price of registration. Continue reading →

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