Some more pics from SCBWI

 Corinne sharing the sugar-hitCorinne and I easing our way out of frame Apparently I talk with my hands … a lot … hence  this action-hands shot!We’ve had a grand old time, and Corinne has become a very good friend. Wonder what we’ll do...

A final SCBWI adventure

On Saturday, Corinne King and I presented at our final SCBWI meeting in our respective roles as ARA (Assistant Regional Adviser) and helper. We’ve been doing this for eight years and we’ve handed over to the ‘new guard’.Corinne talked about...

Welcome Deborah Underwood!

Deborah was the SCBWI Crystal Kite Winner for California/Hawaii.Deborah Underwood worked as a street musician, puzzle writer, jewelry maker, and administrative assistant before embarking upon her career as a children’s author. Her books include The Quiet Book, A...

Welcome Tammi Sauer!

Tammi won the 2011 SCBWI Crystal Kite for Texas/Oklahoma. Children’s book author Tammi Sauer has sold nine picture books to a number of major publishing houses: Bloomsbury, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Simon & Schuster, and Sterling. Bernadette was mostly...

Welcome Kathryn Erskine!

Kathryn was the Crystal Kite winner for Pennysylvania/Delaware/New Jersey/Wash DC/Virginia/West Virginia/ Maryland for her novel MockingbirdKathryn Erskine, a lawyer-turned-author, grew up in six countries, an experience that helps her view life, and her writing, from...

Welcome Marsha!

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch’s novel Stolen Child is the Crystal Kite Winner for the Americas, which encompasses Canada, Mexico, Central and South America.She has received numerous awards and honours for her dozen-plus children’s books.In addition to receiving...