Applications are still being accepted for the 2021–2022 SCBWI WWA Mentorship Program! Get to know our extraordinary mentors in these interviews, posted during the submission window on our Pen & Story blog. You’ll find more information about the mentorship program and how to apply here. Deadline: July 30! Why do you like mentoring? When I was... Continue Reading →
Get to Know Your Mentors 2021: Craig Orback (PB Text + Illustrations, Illustration Portfolio)
The submission window for the 2021–2022 SCBWI WWA Mentorship Program is open, and we’re sharing interviews with each of our magnificent mentors to help prospective mentees get to know them better. Learn more about the mentorship program, including how to apply, here. Deadline: July 30! Craig Orback is an award-winning children’s book illustrator in Everett, WA.... Continue Reading →
Get to Know Your Mentors 2021: Liz Wong (PB Text, PB Text + Illustrations, Illustration Portfolio)
The submission window for the 2021–2022 SCBWI WWA Mentorship Program is open, and we’re sharing interviews with each of our magnificent mentors to help prospective mentees get to know them better. Learn more about the mentorship program, including how to apply, here. Deadline: July 30! What are the best parts about being an author-illustrator? It’s pretty... Continue Reading →
Get to Know Your Mentors 2021: Curtis Manley (Nonfiction)
The submission window for the 2021–2022 SCBWI WWA Mentorship Program is now underway! Between now and July 30, we’ll be sharing interviews with each of our just-right mentors to help prospective mentees get to know them better. Learn more about the mentorship program, including how to apply, here. What are the best parts about being an... Continue Reading →
Get to Know Your Mentors 2021: Will Taylor (Middle Grade)
The submission window for the 2021–2022 SCBWI WWA Mentorship Program is now underway! Between now and July 30, we’ll be sharing interviews with each of our marvelous mentors to help prospective mentees get to know them better. Learn more about the mentorship program, including how to apply, here. I like to mentor because . . .... Continue Reading →
Get to Know Your Mentors 2021: Cam Montgomery (Young Adult)
The submission window for the 2021–2022 SCBWI WWA Mentorship Program is now underway! Between now and July 30, we’ll be sharing interviews with each of our multitalented mentors to help prospective mentees get to know them better. Learn more about the mentorship program, including how to apply, here. I like to mentor because . . .Every... Continue Reading →
Get to Know Your Mentors 2021: Mary Boone (Nonfiction)
The submission window for the 2021–2022 SCBWI WWA Mentorship Program is now underway! Between now and July 30, we’ll be sharing interviews with each of our marvelous mentors to help prospective mentees get to know them better. Learn more about the mentorship program, including how to apply, here. I like to mentor because . . . ... Continue Reading →
Get to Know Your Mentors 2021: Trudi Trueit (Middle Grade and Nonfiction)
The submission window for the 2021–2022 SCBWI WWA Mentorship Program is now underway! Between now and July 30, we’ll be sharing interviews with each of our marvelous mentors to help prospective mentees get to know them better. Learn more about the mentorship program, including how to apply here. I like to mentor because . . .... Continue Reading →
Interview with Debut Author Diana Ma
Diana Ma Author of the young adult novel: HEIRESS APPARENTLY (Daughters of the Dynasty #1) Gemma Huang is a recent transplant to Los Angeles from Illinois, having abandoned plans for college to pursue a career in acting, much to the dismay of her parents. Now she’s living with three roommates in a two-bedroom hovel, auditioning... Continue Reading →
How Kandace Coston helps shape children’s publishing
Kandace Coston, Associate Editor at Lee & Low Books, talks about today's publishing climate with SCBWI member Dolores Andral.