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April Shop Talk Discussion: USING MENTOR TEXTS | |
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When: April 9, 7-8 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Shop Talks are ZOOM ONLY with no in-person meeting:
https://scbwi.zoom.us/j/92630402188?pwd=UnNNQmIzL0ZrZzFDZ1BycW5veEovZz09
Meeting ID: 926 3040 2188
Passcode: 380848
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Sharon Sivinski will facilitate a discussion of how we use mentor texts to improve our writing by modeling the excellent craft and skills of authors and/or illustrators we admire.
If you use mentor texts, bring examples to share of books and techniques you use. We’ll look at some examples of these skills and any others you bring along.
- Character Arc
- Character Traits
- Description (alliteration, repetition, vowels, onomatopoeia, sensory details,
rhyme)
- Page Turns
- Style and media for illustrators
Never heard of mentor texts before? Here’s a great description from Kate
Messner of how to use We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorrell and Frane Lessac. It’s short, so you can read it in advance if you’d like.
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SCBWI-NM Third Saturday Online Critique Group
Come join Diane Mittler and a wonderful group of writers on Saturday, April 20, 9:00-11:00 am for this month's Zoom critique group.
● Please send 5 pages, double-spaced or entire picture book manuscripts to
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Diane Mittler at critgroupscbwinm@gmail.com by the Wednesday prior to the meeting. If you plan to attend but do not wish to submit, please RSVP.
● Diane will send everyone's pages ahead of the meeting. Please read them
ahead of time, if possible. If not, no worries. You can read the pages as we
discuss them.
● Anyone can feel free to do a line-by-line critique, but it is not required.
● Please send questions and concerns to Diane at critgroupscbwinm@gmail.com
We are a friendly group and welcome anyone who wants to share their work.
Hope to see you there!
For guidance on participation in a critique group, check out this GREAT discussion from
SCBWI-Wisconsin: https://wisconsin.scbwi.org/critique-group-helpful-handout/
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Join Zoom Meeting
https://scbwi.zoom.us/j/91472051843?pwd=eEpabmc2MGN6S0h1ZitrRHh3eVJtdz09
Meeting ID: 914 7205 1843
Passcode: 689531
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EVENING VIRTUAL COFFEE HOUSE
NM SCBWI is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Virtual Coffee Third Wednesday Evening
Time: April 17, 2024 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://scbwi.zoom.us/j/93445723842?pwd=cG1Wd1RBUmo5eGl5OXF4Y3JybnJuUT09
Meeting ID: 934 4572 3842
Passcode: 952052
Newcomers and Old-timers alike, join us for free-ranging conversations on craft, the nuts and bolts of the industry, and a chance to set some accountability goals for yourself.
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Are you struggling to find dedicated time to write? Looking for like-minded folks and accountability? SCBWI-NM is launching a new monthly writing group. This is just one evening a month where we come together and spend two hours writing. No prompts, required sharing, or critiquing– just writing. Bring your laptop or pad of paper and work on your current project. Hope to see you there!
When: Last Wednesday of the month (April 24)
Where: North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
Please contact Marti Johns at martijohns23@gmail.com with any questions.
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AFTERNOON VIRTUAL COFFEE HOUSE
Newcomers and Old-timers alike, join us for free-ranging conversations on craft, the nuts and bolts of the industry, and a chance to set some accountability goals for yourself.
First Wednesday, May 1, meeting time is 4:00 pm MDT.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://scbwi.zoom.us/j/93445723842?pwd=cG1Wd1RBUmo5eGl5OXF4Y3JybnJuUT09
Meeting ID: 934 4572 3842
Passcode: 952052
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Color Theory for Picture Books with Noah Klocek
(Production Designer & Art Director, Pixar Animation Studios)
Saturday April 20, 2024 12 Pm-2:30 PM EST
Do you ever wonder how a Pixar artist thinks about color? Then this course is for you! Noah Klocek is a production designer and art director at Pixar Animation Studios as well as an author and illustrator. He presents color theory in a unique way that will have you thinking about color differently. This in-depth course will focus on hue, value, temperature and saturation while teaching about color scripting. It will include a live demonstration using the techniques taught in the class and a 30 minute Q & A at the end.
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Oklahoma/Arkansas Spring Conference
April 12-13
Edmond, Oklahoma.
Faculty includes:
Kelly Delaney, Editor at Penguin Random House
Stephanie Fretwell-Hill, Senior Agent at Red Fox Literary
Matt Phipps, Assistant Editor at Penguin Random House
Morgan Hughes, Literary Agent at Fine Print Literary
Brenda Maier, Author
David Corbly, Founder of Open Door Creations, a website and SEO company
Offsite Critiques and post conference submissions available to all faculty, including our offsite faculty:
Monica Rodruguez, Context Literary
Josh Gregory, Editor at Albert Whitman
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Pocono à la Mode 2024: Moving Through the Middle--annual retreat
Hosted by: SCBWI Eastern PA
Date: Friday, April 19, 2024 - Sunday, April 21, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM ET on Friday through lunch on Sunday (itinerary)
Location: The Highlights Foundation in Boyd's Mills, PA
Intended Audience: Everyone
Cost:
I scream. You scream. We all scream for our annual Eastern PA SCBWI retreat at the Highlights Foundation–complete with an ice cream sundae social and all the publishing professional interaction we could pack into one weekend. Attend workshops and meals with our all-star faculty, including Senior Literary Agent Jennifer Laughran, Scholastic Executive Art Director Brian LaRossa, Simon & Schuster senior editor Deeba Zargarpur, and New York Times bestselling author-illustrator and Caldecott winner Vashti Harrison. Plus critiques, roundtable sessions, socials, and more! Whether you're just getting started or you're Published and Listed (PAL), we'll explore the proverbial middles of the journey and search out our sweet spots so we can move through it all in style.
For more information or to register, visit: https://www.scbwi.org/events/pocono-a-la-mode-2024-moving-through-the-middle
Questions? Please contact ARA Kristen Strocchia, at epa-ara@scbwi.org.
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WHEN: May 3-5
WHERE: Talkeetna, Alaska
WHAT: Rachel Orr of the Prospect Agency will be presenting and workshopping on such topics as: Submission mistakes, Building Strong Characters, Mentor Text and Illustrations (illustrator focused) and more. There will also be critiques by Rachel Orr, opportunities for peer critiques and have time to be creative.
Registration includes 2 nights lodging and Retreat sessions.
Cost is $250 for members, $300 for non-members.
https://www.scbwi.org/regions/alaska/events
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Join us online or in-person May 4-5 in Austin, Texas for opportunities to learn your craft, boost your career, get feedback on your work, and meet and make friends with fellow children’s book writers and illustrators. The schedule includes 3 keynotes, the always popular publishing panel, 8 intensives, and 16 breakouts along with critique and pitch opportunities for all of our attendees, including those joining us online!
What: ALL Y’ALL: An All Texas SCBWI Writers and Illustrators Conference
Where: ONLINE & in-person
When: May 4-5 @ 8-5 (central time)
Cost: Early Bird Prices until 4/1/24
ONLINE ONLY: $217 members/$317 non-members
In-person: $297 members/$397 non-members
Prices increase on 4/1/24
link: https://www.scbwi.org/events/texas-writers-and-illustrators-conference
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Chesapeake Press publishes fiction and non-fiction books for children about American democracy. We are looking for original fiction manuscripts and non-fiction book proposals related to civics education for readers in grades K-8. We are also looking for illustrators, graphic artists, and book designers. More information at the website. | |
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Online; May 9-June 13
A 6-Week Online Course
(If you can't attend any sessions live, you'll receive the recordings after)
Mold your middle grade or young adult novel into the story only you can tell, with senior literary agent, freelance editor, and author Linda Epstein. This program includes pre-recorded lectures, live discussion, writing exercises, two included 1:1 meetings with Linda to discuss your work in progress, and two optional post-course critique opportunities for written feedback. Register now.
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Online; May 28 + 30, 7-8:15pm EST each evening
(If you can't attend live, you'll receive the recordings after)
Beginning illustrators can join children’s book author/illustrator Courtney Pippin-Mathur to talk about approaches to using different media (traditional and/or digital) in your illustrations. Special guest Aram Kim will join us the second day for ten tips about submitting work to an art director (traditional and/or digital). Register now.
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Sept. 20-26 Green Gable Retreat Join fellow writers and kindred spirits for a seven-day, six-night guided getaway to Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. Visit historic Anne of Green Gables landmarks. Write where Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote. Guided by award-winning author Gary Schmidt and renowned editor, author and VCFA faculty emerita Shelley Tanaka, each day will provide time to work on your writing as well as prompts and activities to spark your creativity. Participants may submit ten pages to each instructor for expert editorial review and will have a 30-minute one-on-one meeting with each instructor. (Cavendish, Prince Edward Island) | | |
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Shirley Raye Redmond's BRAVE HEROES AND BOLD DEFENDERS (Harvest House)
is now available in a Korean language edition, along with her award-winning
COURAGEOUS WORLD CHANGERS (Harvest House).
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