Corinna Luyken is a WINNER!

 Huge HOORAYs for our own Corrina Luyken, who was awarded a SCBWI 2015 Work-In-Progress Grant! She is a recipient of the Don Freeman Illustration Grant for pre-published work. [Insert applause here!]  

The winners of the Don Freeman Grant will each receive $1,000 to further their understanding, training, and work in the picture book genre.

For other winners of this year's grants, see below:

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators congratulates the winners of the 2015 Work-In-Progress Grants.

 

Young Adult Fiction: Twisted by Erin Stewart

In a futuristic world, sixteen-year-old Rose discovers that her genetic code was switched at birth, and must decide whether her own free will or her DNA will define who she is.

 

Nonfiction: Tomboy: The Daring Life of Blanche Stuart Scott by Donna Janell Bowman

Follow the adventurous life of the first female pilot, making history on wheels and on wings.

 

Multicultural Fiction or Nonfiction: Walking on a Tightrope by Suma Subramaniam

After losing her family in the South Asian tsunami, eleven-year-old Mayili is imprisoned by child traffickers and must use her tightrope walking skills to escape.

 

Picture Book Text: Toad in the Road by Peggy Archer

Come along with Toad on his whimsical adventure with its rhythmic, infectious (rollicking) language, sure to delight young children.

Middle Grade Fiction: Chasing Gold by Beth Cahn

In 1911 a young boy must contend with the stereotypes of Chinese immigrants during the California Gold Rush.

Chapter Books/Early Fiction: Haunted Key Mystery: Help! I’m Haunted

by Lorrie-Ann Melnick

In this swashbuckling mystery, Kat, her newfound cat, Tuna, and her frenemy Rebecca must rid themselves of a ghost thief.

 

 

About the Work-In-Progress Grants

The SCBWI Work-In-Progress (WIP) Grants assist children’s book writers and illustrators in the completion of a specific project currently not under contract. For more information, visit www.scbwi.org/awards/grants/work-in-progress-grants/.

SCBWI Crystal Kite deadline

It's that time of year again––time to submit your book for consideration for SCBWI's 2014 Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS FAST APPROACHING: MARCH 20, 2015

For all the guidelines and to recheck whether your book is eligible, please click here.

SCBWI Work-In-Progress awards

Now these are really something to consider if you have an ongoing project, whether in revision mode or taking up space in your file cabinet because you just aren't sure where to go next.

SCBWI, that's where! Read all about how to submit and apply for their Work-In-Progress (WIP) awards, and maybe you will get that extra boost you need to push through to the end.

For application/submission/specifics, please click here.

Submissions accepted starting March 1, 2015 and until March 31, 2015.

Golden Kite Award deadline reminder

Don't let the tryptophan stop you!

The 2014 Golden Kite Award submissions are due
NO LATER THAN THIS COMING Monday, December 1.

Since 1973, The Golden Kite Awards are the only literary awards judged by a jury of your peers. Over 1,000 submissions are expected in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Picture Book Text, and Picture Book Illustration.

For detailed information, please click here.

Golden Kite Award winners

In case anyone missed it, the Golden Kite Awards were given this week! Without further ado, here are the fabulous and fortunate folks. Click here for a list and information on all of the winners.




Congratulations to all!

Good News Abounds!!!

Happy Friday All!! We're busting with Good News today!!!

First up The Golden Kites have been announced and it's Good News and Happy times for our Region!!!

Golden Kites Winners:

* The 2012 Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration goes to "BALLOONS OVER BROADWAY" by Melissa Sweet (Houghton Mifflin)- Melissa will be a keynote speaker at our annual conference in April!

* There are also four 2012 Golden Kite Honor Recipients: For Non-Fiction, "MYSTERIOUS BONES: THE STORY OF KENNEWICK MAN" by Katherine Kirkpatrick, Illustrated by Emma Stevenson (Holiday House)- Congratulations Katherine!!

And from today's deals@publishersmarketplace.com:

SMELLS LIKE DOG author Suzanne Selfors's THE IMAGINARY VETERINARY, a chapter book series in which a string of unusual events -- from finding a lost dragon hatchling to tracking an escaped sasquatch -- leads ten-year-olds to become apprentices to a veterinarian for imaginary creatures, to Julie Scheina at Little, Brown Children's, in a three-book deal, for publication starting in Spring 2013, by Michael Bourret at Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (World). Woohoo for Suzanne!!

Congratulations to our fellow SCBWI WWA members!! Thanks to Laurie for being the Good News messenger!!

Awesome Art Alert: Tomie de Paola Award Submissions

Tomie Award submission by Elisa Wikey

An industrious SCBWI-er in Texas, Diandra Mae, put together this lovely, unofficial gallery of submissions for the latest SCBWI Tomie de Paola award.

Check out the full gallery here. I didn't see any SCBWI WWA submitters, let us know if you did! You can still add your submission to the gallery.

Read more about the award here, this year's theme is Chicken Little (in case you thought it was Madame Bovary, it's not, but I know, it's easy to confuse the two–so many chicks!)

Hangout with Tomie yourself, either with his SCBWI Master Class DVD, or the kickarse biography by Barbara Ellman.

Tomie award submission by Diandra Mae

The 2012 winner will be announced on Monday. And don't forget to put a reminder on your new Justin Bieber wall calendar for next fall, when they announce the 2013 award guidelines!