I bet we're all hoping March's showers will bring lots of April flowers, right? Something beautiful must come from the torrential downpours we've experienced this month. (And I'm not talking about the accidental mini waterfall which has occurred in our backyard, due to the raging water flowing from the hill, washing out a section of our land.) I'm thinking of writing a story. I'm seeing a fire ant (Yes, I said fire ant. What? They can be cute, too! Sort of. Okay... maybe not.) family facing the extreme challenge of the backyard river. Texas... Fire ants... I may be onto something! What about you? Any new projects springing up?
JOIN US
"Writing for the Youngest Readers" is our Schmooze
topic this Wednesday with author Linnea Heaney. Linnea’s poems are being
published in the 2015 summer issues of Highlights Hello. A Real Best Friend,
her lyrical picture book story, was published at Hunger Mountain
Join us for her
presentation at 10 a.m. followed by time for questions and discussion. We meet
in the back corner of the College Station Barnes & Noble. Gentle critique
begins at 9:30 a.m. Bring copies of 5 double-spaced pages of your work in
progress. Those who have time stay for lunch at a local restaurant. Members and
friends welcome!
BV folks & friends, do you have a Facebook? Join us over at our new group! The more, the merrier!
Kid Lit Coffee Klatch
Join other SCBWI members and friends for a Kid Lit Coffee
Klatch for their next meet up in the evening! This is be a chance to meet other
writers and illustrators, maybe gossip a bit about our characters, and
encourage each other. You can email Liz at lizbmertz@gmail.com for the next date.
OPPORTUNITIES
The Grateful American Book Prize is the only award for
excellence in writing, storytelling and illustration for children’s historical
non-fiction and fiction focused on the events and personalities that have
shaped the United States
Writing YA? A small book publisher Intrigue Publishing (est. 2012) is
accepting stories for a forthcoming anthology titled, Young Adventurers:
Heroes, Explorers & Swashbucklers. Find out details here. Be quick! The deadline is April 1, 2015.
AWARDS
The Jane Yolen Midlist Author Award 2015 winner is Sanna Stanley. Congrats!!
And the runner-up is Jane Mitchell! Congrats to both! You can read about both authors on the SCBWI blog. Just follow the links.
BOOK BIZ
Big publishers selling books through Twitter? Check out this article about Harper Collins & Twitter. Although this is a special promotion for Harper, Hatchette recently explored the same selling adventure. The article above is certainly well worth the read!
What if you could get your books ordered from Amazon by drones? Yes, directly to your front lawn. *shakes head* Crazy thought, right? Well, Amazon just received approval to test. Read about it here.
FOR THE ILLUSTRATOR
This blog post just popped up, literally, as I was putting this together! Check it out. 10 Mistakes the Illustrator Makes on the SCBWI blog. Just read through it. Great tips to pack into your mental toolbox, illustrators!
JUST FOR FUN
This is a hilarious, short article I found on our fabulous SCBWI Blog called, "If Strangers Talked to Everybody Like They Talk to Writers." You can read the entire article here. I had a few giggles over my coffee this morning. Enjoy!
The views expressed here are my own, and not necessarily
those of the SCBWI.
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