Eligibility: This program is open to SCBWI members.Tuition Cost: $650 covers six months of one-on-one work with a published author.
Application materials:
Illustration Portfolio: Up to two illustration portfolios plus a one-page letter about your story and your vision for it.
Please mention which category you are applying to. Send your application materials as a Word or RTF document (or PDFs for dummies/illustrations). Applications should be sent to [email protected] with Mentorship Application in the subject line. The application deadline is July 15, 2018.
Suma Subramaniam
Mentorship Program Coordinator for SCBWI Western Washington
Here is the tentative timeline:
May 2018 – July 15, 2018 – Application period
July 2018 – September 2018 – Applications review and selection
October 2018– Mentees announced and mentorship begins.
May 2019 – Mentorship Reception
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Categories and mentors:
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Mentor
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Middle Grade
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Ailynn Collins
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Middle Grade
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Sundee Frazier
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Middle Grade
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Suzanne Selfors
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Young Adult
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Jillian Anderson Coats
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Young Adult
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Kelly Jones
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Young Adult
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Kevin Emerson
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Nonfiction
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Clare Meeker
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Nonfiction
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Laurie Thompson
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Nonfiction
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Marin Younker
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Picture Book Text
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Lois Brandt
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Picture Book Text
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Peggy King Anderson
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Picture Book Text and Illustration
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Kevan Attebery
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Picture Book Text and Illustration
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Laura Kvanosky
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Illustration Portfolio
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Amy Hevron
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Illustration Portfolio
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Erik Brooks
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Inclusivity Scholarship Information
The SCBWI WWA Mentorship Program Inclusivity Scholarship is available to diverse candidates who are interested in pursuing the program with a published, qualified mentor.
One of the missions of our program is to make the mentorship opportunity as accessible as possible. We believe that encouraging deserving writers of all backgrounds can be powerful and life-changing. Our chapter recognizes all diverse experiences, including (but not limited to) LGBTQIAP+, people of color, gender diversity, people with disabilities, and ethnic, cultural, and religious minorities.
It is for these reasons that we are pleased to offer two scholarship opportunities this year.
Two successful applicants will receive a full scholarship for the mentorship program, valued at $650.00.
To be considered, please indicate on your application that you’re applying for a diversity scholarship. Please also submit an additional one-page artist statement with your application describing
- a) Within what areas of diversity do you identify?
- b) How does your work identify as diverse?
- c) Where do you see yourself after completing the mentorship program?
- d) Tell us about some of the ways your love of diverse kids’ books is part of your everyday life.
Eligibility Criteria: Eligibility is subject to review by the SCBWI WWA Mentorship Program Committee.
- Applicant must identify as coming from a diverse background as one or more of the following: a) LGBTQIAP+
- b) person of color
- c) person with a disability
- d) Ethnic, cultural, or religious minority in the United States.
- Applicant must be a member of SCBWI to apply.
Suma Subramaniam
Mentorship Program Coordinator for SCBWI Western Washington