Do you have a completed manuscript that needs help with revision? If yes, then do not miss out on our new mentorship program. For a six-month period, writers will work one-on-one with a published author to analyze and revise their manuscript.
Eligibility: This program is open to SCBWI members.Tuition Cost: $650 covers six months of one-on-one work with a published author.
Eligibility: This program is open to SCBWI members.Tuition Cost: $650 covers six months of one-on-one work with a published author.
Deadline: July 15, 2018
Application materials:
Application materials:
A. A cover letter with the following information (not exceeding 250 words): Your experience with critique groups, paid critiques, how long you’ve been working on this project, and any other relevant information that concerns your project.
B. Category Expectations:
Middle grade/Young Adult: A one-page pitch or synopsis and 20 standard double-spaced manuscript pages of one completed, polished work of up to 50,000 words. For longer manuscripts, applicants can provide a synopsis of remaining chapters after the 50,000-word limit.
Nonfiction: A bibliography plus either one full standard double-spaced manuscript of up to 1500 words you intend to work on or, if completed manuscript will be more than 1500 words, the first two chapters plus an overview and outline.
Picture Book Text/ Picture Book Text and Illustration: Up to two full standard double-spaced manuscripts of up to 1000 words or dummies.
Illustration Portfolio: Up to two illustration portfolios plus a one-page letter about your story and your vision for it.
Illustration Portfolio: Up to two illustration portfolios plus a one-page letter about your story and your vision for it.
Your name must NOT appear on any page of the manuscript, synopsis, or portfolio. Your name and contact information should only be located in your email.
Please mention which category you are applying to. Send your application materials as a Word or RTF document (or PDFs for dummies/illustrations). Applications should be sent to wwa@scbwi.org with Mentorship Application in the subject line. The application deadline is July 15, 2018.
Please mention which category you are applying to. Send your application materials as a Word or RTF document (or PDFs for dummies/illustrations). Applications should be sent to wwa@scbwi.org with Mentorship Application in the subject line. The application deadline is July 15, 2018.
Inclusivity Scholarship Information: The SCBWI WWA Mentorship Program Inclusivity Scholarship is available to diverse candidates who are interested in pursuing the program with a published, qualified mentor. Please review our scholarship guidelines below and send us the required materials along with your application.
Suma Subramaniam
Mentorship Program Coordinator for SCBWI Western Washington
Suma Subramaniam
Mentorship Program Coordinator for SCBWI Western Washington
Here is the tentative timeline:
May 2018 – July 15, 2018 – Application period
July 2018 – September 2018 – Applications review and selection
October 2018– Mentees announced and mentorship begins.
May 2019 – Mentorship Reception
Email: wwa@scbwi.org
Categories and mentors:
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Category
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Mentor
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Middle Grade
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Ailynn Collins
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Middle Grade
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Sundee Frazier
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Middle Grade
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Suzanne Selfors
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Young Adult
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Jillian Anderson Coats
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Young Adult
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Kelly Jones
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Young Adult
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Kevin Emerson
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Nonfiction
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Clare Meeker
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Nonfiction
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Laurie Thompson
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Nonfiction
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Marin Younker
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Picture Book Text
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Lois Brandt
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Picture Book Text
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Peggy King Anderson
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Picture Book Text and Illustration
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Kevan Attebery
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Picture Book Text and Illustration
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Laura Kvanosky
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Illustration Portfolio
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Amy Hevron
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Illustration Portfolio
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Erik Brooks
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Inclusivity Scholarship Information
The SCBWI WWA Mentorship Program Inclusivity Scholarship is available to diverse candidates who are interested in pursuing the program with a published, qualified mentor.One of the missions of our program is to make the mentorship opportunity as accessible as possible. We believe that encouraging deserving writers of all backgrounds can be powerful and life-changing. Our chapter recognizes all diverse experiences, including (but not limited to) LGBTQIAP+, people of color, gender diversity, people with disabilities, and ethnic, cultural, and religious minorities.
It is for these reasons that we are pleased to offer two scholarship opportunities this year.
Two successful applicants will receive a full scholarship for the mentorship program, valued at $650.00.
To be considered, please indicate on your application that you’re applying for a diversity scholarship. Please also submit an additional one-page artist statement with your application describing
- a) Within what areas of diversity do you identify?
- b) How does your work identify as diverse?
- c) Where do you see yourself after completing the mentorship program?
- d) Tell us about some of the ways your love of diverse kids' books is part of your everyday life.
- Applicant must identify as coming from a diverse background as one or more of the following: a) LGBTQIAP+
- b) person of color
- c) person with a disability
- d) Ethnic, cultural, or religious minority in the United States.
- Applicant must be a member of SCBWI to apply.
Suma Subramaniam
Mentorship Program Coordinator for SCBWI Western Washington
The scholarships, if awarded, will be based on a combination of the work and the artist statement. If the scholarship recipients are selected, the winners will be announced in September 2018, and they will receive a full scholarship for the mentorship program, valued at $650.00
SCBWI Western Washington
SCBWI Western Washington
wwa@scbwi.org
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