Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Current Scratch: Join Us, Statewide, Summer Con, Industry News, Contest, & For Fun


Howdy folks! Hope your projects are zooming right along. It's almost time to take a short (well-deserved) break! Join us next Wed. for our next Schmooze! Great information gained and always a good time had by everyone.

JOIN US

 Our next Schmooze on July 30 at 10:00 a.m. Alternative Avenues of Publishing at the Barnes & Noble in College Station. There are many new avenues open to children's authors. We will discuss options. Please bring any options you are aware of to share. A gentle critique will begin at 9:30 a.m. Please bring 5 copies of the WIP you'd like to have critiqued. As always, join us for lunch directly following the Schmooze.

STATEWIDE

SCBWI North Texas Chapter Hosts Conference for Authors and Illustrators of Children’s Literature

Date/Time: all day Saturday, Sep. 27, 2014 with optional sessions the morning of Sunday, Sep. 28

Location: Addison Conference & Theatre Centre, 15650 Addison Road, Addison, Texas 75001

More: Visit https://northtexas.scbwi.org/events/out-of-this-world/ for conference details and to register online.

And... It's not too late to sign up for the next SCBWI Webinar  for Texas Regions. Want to write for magazines? Webinar: Get Published in Children’s Magazines with author Chris Eboch.  Please sign up through SCBWI Brazos Valley. Here is the link. Funds for this event support your local SCBWI.

Date/Time- 08/12/2014, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Cost: $10 for members, $35 for non members.

Don't forget you can visit the SCBWI website to check out the goings on with our sister (brother) chapters around the state. SCBWI Region Links.

2014 SUMMER SCBWI CON

Sold out!! But you can still keep up with what's going on during the conference by watching the SCBWI Conference Blog and by following the #LA14SCBWI hashtag on Twitter.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Check out 2014 Fall list of Children's Books.

CONTEST FINALISTS

Five Finalists for the 7th Annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest

FOR FUN

What happens when R. L. Stine (author of Goosebumps) and Marc Brown (the creator of Arthur) team up to write a picture book? Check out the article here from Publisher's Weekly.



The views expressed here are my own, and not necessarily those of the SCBWI.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Current Scratch: Join Us, Statewide, Interest, Market, RIP

Ah, we have reached the time of the year that it is necessary to hunker down in the air condition to continue to survive. I hope you are getting lots of work done.

Join us for our Next Schmooze. Alternative Avenues of Publishing. 10 a.m. July 30. Barnes & Noble. College Station. There are many new avenues open to children's authors. We will discuss options. Please bring any options you are aware of to share.

STATEWIDE

SCBWI North Texas Chapter Hosts Conference for Authors and Illustrators of Children’s Literature
Date/Time: all day Saturday, Sep. 27, 2014 with optional sessions the morning of Sunday, Sep. 28
Location: Addison Conference & Theatre Centre, 15650 Addison Road, Addison, Texas 75001
More: Visit https://northtexas.scbwi.org/events/out-of-this-world/ for conference details and to register online.

SCBWI Webinar  for Texas Regions. Want to write for magazines? Webinar: Get Published in Children’s Magazines with author Chris Eboch.  Please sign up through SCBWI Brazos Valley. Here is the link. Funds for this event support your local SCBWI.

Date/Time- 08/12/2014, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost: $10 for members, $35 for non members. 

INTEREST

Here is an article about the daily routines of some famous creative folk. This may inform your creative journey.  Here is a link: The Daily Routines of Famous People.

Surrounding yourself with creative folk is important. Here is article about 11 Beautiful Friendships between Authors from the Huffington Post by Claire Fallon.

MARKET

Check out this comprehensive article about the shifting children's book market in PW. 


RIP

We've are all sorely feeling this loss. RIP, Walter Dean Myers. Here's an article in PW. 

For over 55 years, she shared her editorial skills with the children's creative community. RIP, Francis Foster. Here's an article in PW. 

The views expressed here are my own, and not necessarily those of the SCBWI.