SCBWI http://www.scbwi.org Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:23:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 Are you a member of SCBWI? http://www.scbwi.org/event-message/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=event-message http://www.scbwi.org/event-message/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2014 20:34:42 +0000 Test NameChange2 https://www.scbwi.org/event-message/ Did you know that SCBWI members always receive a discount on events?

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Are you a member of SCBWI? http://www.scbwi.org/are-you-a-member-of-scbwi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-a-member-of-scbwi http://www.scbwi.org/are-you-a-member-of-scbwi/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:06:22 +0000 Joshua J. Smith http://www.scbwi.org/?p=287916 Did you know that SCBWI members always receive a discount on events?

Whether Regional events or the International Conference, all members receive a discount.

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Announcing the Karen Cushman Award Winner http://www.scbwi.org/287732/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=287732 http://www.scbwi.org/287732/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2014 17:37:42 +0000 Chelsea Confalone http://www.scbwi.org/?p=287732 The SCBWI congratulates Jennifer Sommer of Kettering, Ohio, as the winner of the annual Karen and Philip Cushman Late Bloomer Award for authors over the age of fifty who have not been traditionally published in the children’s literature field.  Jennifer received an M.F.A. in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University and has worked as a children’s librarian for twenty years. Jennifer won the award for Octopus Capers, a fun and interesting twist on nonfiction in which octopuses are the culprit in aquarium mysteries around the world. Learn more about Jennifer at www.jennifersommer.weebly.com.

The grant was established by Newbery Award winner and Newbery Honor Book recipient Karen Cushman and her husband, Philip Cushman, in conjunction with the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.  Karen published her first children’s book, The Midwife’s Apprentice (winner of the 1996 Newbery Medal), at the age of fifty-three and has gone on to become one of the field’s most acclaimed novelists.

“I chose Jennifer Sommer's Octopus Capers because it reached out and grabbed me–it's original and engaging.  The proposal made me wonder, laugh, and want to know more about octopuses, and I am looking forward to reading the whole thing,” said Karen.

SCBWI Executive Director Lin Oliver added, “Due to the generosity of Philip and Karen Cushman, this award recognizes the fact that creative life has no age limit.  Jen pursued her M.F.A. during midlife, and her dedication has borne wonderful fruit!”

To read an interview with Jennifer Sommer by SCBWI official blogger, Lee Wind, visit

SCBWI: The Blog at www.scbwi.blogspot.com.

Find out more about applyting for the Karen and Philip Cushman Late Bloomer Award 

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Beloved Children’s Book Author and SCBWI Mentor Walter Dean Myers Dies at 76 http://www.scbwi.org/beloved-childrens-book-author-and-scbwi-mentor-walter-dean-myers-dies-at-76/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beloved-childrens-book-author-and-scbwi-mentor-walter-dean-myers-dies-at-76 http://www.scbwi.org/beloved-childrens-book-author-and-scbwi-mentor-walter-dean-myers-dies-at-76/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2014 20:51:00 +0000 Kayla Heinen http://www.scbwi.org/?p=286424 The SCBWI is deeply saddened to report the passing of Walter Dean Myers, a longtime member of our Board, A former Ambassador for Children's Literature, fierce advocate for diversity in children's literature, an award-winning author of pioneering middle grade and young adult books, and mentor to a generation of like-minded authors as well as a devoted friend.  He leaves behind an enduring body of work and countless readers around the world.  He was 76.  And already terribly missed.

To read the full obituary from HaperCollins click here.

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July/August 2014 Bulletin http://www.scbwi.org/julyaugust-2014-bulletin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=julyaugust-2014-bulletin http://www.scbwi.org/julyaugust-2014-bulletin/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:47:26 +0000 Sara Rutenberg http://www.scbwi.org/?p=285405
We have discovered a printing error in some of the July/August 2014 Bulletins that were just mailed out. Some of the pages are missing and in the wrong order. This only occurred in a small number of the copies, but we have no way of knowing which ones these are. Please check your Bulletin carefully and if I you received one of the copies with the error, please email Sarah Baker (sarahbaker@scbwi.org) and we will mail you a new copy after we have them reprinted. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your patience.

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SCBWI Executive Director Speaks Out on Diversity http://www.scbwi.org/scbwi-executive-director-speaks-out-on-diversity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scbwi-executive-director-speaks-out-on-diversity http://www.scbwi.org/scbwi-executive-director-speaks-out-on-diversity/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2014 21:51:43 +0000 Chelsea Confalone http://www.scbwi.org/?p=282903 lin1-250x300An open letter from Executive Director Lin Oliver:

I’d like to share some of my thoughts on diversity in the children’s book industry, something that has occupied my thoughts for a while, but especially in the last month when it’s become a matter of important public discourse in the publishing world.

My first and singular thought about diversity is simply this: It’s essential.  It is a crucial thing for young people to see all kinds of people reflected in the pages of their books—people who are represented fairly and fully and deeply, without stereotypes.  Yes, minority kids need to see themselves in the pages of their books, but as important, all kids need to see the variety of the human experience, to understand that human beings are complex, different, and yet the same.

A tougher question is who should create these works that represent diverse cultures.  In other words, who has permission to write “multicultural” literature?  This is a hotly debated subject, and I’m not sure where I come out on it, philosophically speaking.  I understand and empathize with both sides of the argument.  Yet I do know, intuitively, what I am comfortable with for myself, as a writer.  And it’s this.  I don’t believe that I can authentically write from the point of view of a contemporary protagonist who is telling a unique story that derives from a racial or cultural experience not my own.  Some people may feel comfortable with that.  I don’t.  One of the reasons I’m so eager to read literature written by people with diverse backgrounds is to get their authentic take on their experience.  I just don’t trust that my take on it would ever be completely true or right. However, I do believe that I should always try to include people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, races and religions in my work…to populate the world I’m writing about with all kinds of people.  This is different for me than writing from the point of view of a particular ethnic or racial character or experience.  That’s where I personally come out on this issue. 

Often, the issue of who should be writing multicultural books obscures what to me is the most important issue of how we can implement diversity in children’s books.  I feel like it is my deep and constant responsibility to support diversity in our field.  I can do this in many ways.  By reading broadly from the works of authors (and illustrators) that represent cultural or ethnic minorities.  By recommending those books to friends, kids, parents and booksellers.  By buying those books for myself and as gifts, because let’s face it, the best way to get the publishing industry to feature multicultural books and authors of color is to make those books a success in the marketplace.  By speaking publically about the need for a diverse body of literature for children.  And finally, by working within the SCBWI to initiate and support the many SCBWI initiatives that help discover diverse creators of children’s books and to do everything in my power to increase their visibility and reach. 

Won’t you all join me and do the same? 

Lin Oliver

Want to get involved? Come hear the diversity panel at this year's SCBWI Summer Conference in Los Angeles.

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Summer Conference is sold out! http://www.scbwi.org/register-for-the-summer-conference-in-los-angeles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=register-for-the-summer-conference-in-los-angeles http://www.scbwi.org/register-for-the-summer-conference-in-los-angeles/#comments Tue, 27 May 2014 19:00:55 +0000 Chelsea Confalone http://www.scbwi.org/?p=281760 2014-summer-squareThe summer conference has sold out! You can follow the action on twitter and on our official conference blog!

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A brilliant array of children’s literature star authors and illustrators will inspire you with their knowledge and vision.

Small group targeted breakout workshops will give you take-away skills to hone your craft.

Classroom-sized intensives on the final day give you an opportunity to dig into your work-in-progress, and make it the best it can be.

Whether you are an author or illustrator, published or unpublished, creator of picture books or young adult novels or nonfiction, you won't want to miss the SCBWI Summer Conference! 

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Amazon -Hachette Dispute Continues http://www.scbwi.org/amazon-blocks-orders-from-hachette/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-blocks-orders-from-hachette http://www.scbwi.org/amazon-blocks-orders-from-hachette/#comments Fri, 23 May 2014 20:38:53 +0000 Chelsea Confalone http://www.scbwi.org/?p=281398 In the ongoing dispute , Amazon has either pulled, raised prices on or refused to allow preorders on many books published by Hachette. The move, first reported by industry newsletter Publishers Lunch, comes as Hachette and Amazon are negotiating a new agreement governing terms under which Amazon will sell Hachette e-books. 

In the wake of the federal government's e-book antitrust pricing settlement with publishers, publishers supply e-books to retailers at a price set by the publishers but which retailers are able to discount. Retailers such as Amazon get a roughly 30% cut of the fixed price but any discounting reduces the retailers' actual take.

In the talks with Hachette, Amazon is seeking a higher percentage split, said an industry executive. The two sides haven't yet reached an agreement.

The backdrop to Amazon's push is that e-books generate much higher profit margins for publishers than print books, where the costs including paper, printing, binding, warehousing, shipping and returns. Bedi Singh, chief financial officer of News Corp, which owns HarperCollins Publishers and The Wall Street Journal, earlier this month told analysts that margins are around 75% for e-books, about 60% on paperbacks, and about 40% on hardcovers.

Internet giant Amazon has blocked orders of books from Hachette in response to contract disputes between the two. The move comes as there is growing discontent at the strict terms Amazon imposes on publishers.

The complicated relationship between Amazon and publishing houses was discussed in-depth last February in the New Yorker Article, Cheap Words.

Opinion from board member and Hachette author/illustrator Peter Brown

With all the sea changes in publishing, we will no doubt continue to see issues like this arise. The SCBWI hopes, on behalf of the creative community, that authors and book creators won't be penalized as these corporations  do battle with these policies.

 

 

 

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Golden Kite Poster with Original Art by K.G. Campbell http://www.scbwi.org/golden-kite-poster-with-original-art-by-k-g-campbell/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=golden-kite-poster-with-original-art-by-k-g-campbell http://www.scbwi.org/golden-kite-poster-with-original-art-by-k-g-campbell/#comments Thu, 22 May 2014 18:17:32 +0000 Chelsea Confalone http://www.scbwi.org/?p=281333 SCBWI_GK_Poster_2014Each year the SCBWI honors the award–winning Golden Kite books with a commemorative poster. The poster is created with original art and distributed to, among others, various schools, independent bookstores, libraries and publishers.

This year's poster was designed especially for the SCBWI with original artwork by K.G. Campbell, winner of the Golden Kite for Picture Book Illustration in 2013 for his book, Lester’s Dreadful Sweaters. 

A ticket to the Golden Kite Awards Awards Ceremony Luncheon is included in your registration for the 2014 Summer Conference in Los Angeles.

More information on the Golden Kite Awards

For informtion on obtaining a poster click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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