Grupo de Crítica formación-- en Español!

An online critique group for writing in Spanish is forming thanks to a volunteer in Wales and La Cometa. We hope this can be the first of many other groups as there are Spanish speaking members all over the world. 

If you would like to participate in an ONLINE GROUP IN SPANISH, please contact the coordinator at SLC@SCBWI.ORG.

¡Escritura feliz!

BIG shout-out to Julie P!

GREAT NEWS for Julie Paschkis, who won the Cybil Award for poetry!

Julie Paschkis has won the prestigious Cybil award in Poetry for her bi-lingual picture book, Flutter and Hum. Beautifully illustrated poems in English and Spanish celebrate words and all they can mean in our world. 

 

Cybil Award Winner! Julie with her prized picture book.

 

 

From the judges:
“The author has combined so many elements for each poem and illustration that I kept finding something new each time I looked at it.” Also: “The poems are challenging and provocative”. . . “this book MATTERS, poetically and culturally.”

Congratulations, Julie! 

Put Flutter and Hum on your must-read list! And be sure to check out all the Cybil Award winners.

SCBWI's Spanish-language bulletin

La Cometa, the SCBWI Spanish-language bulletin is out! 

Spearheaded by Malena Alzu (Regional Advisor Spain) and Judy Goldman (Regional Advisor Mexico), number 38 of this publication has excellent resources and information for everyone.

Apart from the usual big section with news about the children's book world in Spain and Latin America, book fairs and events reports, we have an excellent interview with Adriana Domínguez, agent at Full Circle Literary (generously giving wonderful tips for latino writers & illustrators!), an article by César López about the Book Launch Party and its many benefits, another about writing in English from a Spanish view by Carmen Ferreiro (Latino Books into Movies Awardwinner) and a couple of interviews, one with a children's literature expert and another with a famous author from Ecuador. It is a very exciting and interesting issue in which SCBWI members from Mexico, Spain, US and the International chapters have collaborated.

To read it, visit CLICK HERE. 
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