Here's a great idea from fellow SCBWI WWA member Jenn Chushcoff. She noticed fellow members with books coming out are having book "birthday" parties. When her book came out last year she had book "birth" announcements printed, complete with name, date, weight and size. It was fun and a great conversation starter. A great idea... Continue Reading →
Good News for Jenn Chushcoff
Good news and happy days for Jenn Chushcoff! Jenn's book, SNOWFLAKES, won the 2011 Moonbeam gold medal in the pop up category. Yevgeniya Yeretskaya created the illustrations and paper engineering. Jenn said she did an amazing job! Look at this page!For more information on Jenn, and her work, visit her website.
Good News for Jenn Chushcoff (and a Great Post by Jenn too!)
Good News to Jenn Preston Chushcoff. Jenn's story, THE ABCDEATH MURDER MYSTERY, won Under the Juniper Tree's Edward Gorey challenge. Jenn also sent in a wonderfully written post about writing for UTJT to share more about her experience. Here's her post-Crow Toes Quarterly has closed shop, but the macabre side of children's literature has found... Continue Reading →
Artist Opportunity for Underneath the Juniper Tree Online Journal
Underneath the Juniper Tree is an online journal (it's a reincarnation of Crow Toes Quarterly). Here's what they are looking for:Artists for our June issue! Help us fill up these pages with creepy, courageous, colorful images. Submit your work and ideas to [email protected] and head over to our Submit Work Page for what is horribly... Continue Reading →
Good News for Jenn Chushcoff
A big woohoo for Jenn Chushcoff! Her book, SNOWFLAKES: A POP-UP (Jumping Jack Press, 2010), is going into a second printing in May. You can learn more about Jenn, and her work, at her website.
Custom Sweets for a Signing or Event
Jenn Chushcoff, fellow SCBWI member, and author of SNOWFLAKES: A POP-UP (released in 2010) has sent us a "sweet" resource. She recently went to do a book signing in California, and wanted to bring treats to her signing. She connected with a local woman named, Alison, who owns Sweet Themes Cookies. Jenn says that "she... Continue Reading →
Good News
Jenn Chushcoff reports news of a contract with Jumping Jack Press for her first children's book, a pop-up about snowflakes, tentatively titled, SNOWFLAKES: TINY TREASURES. Their paper engineers and artists are creating the illustrations. It's due to be released 8/2010.Deborah Reber announces that the website for the teen-authored memoir series she created and edited for... Continue Reading →