SCBWI Meeting at The Hughenden, this Wednesday was packed with authors and illustrators sharing great publishing news from:-
Nina Rycroft’s picture books being sold in the UK and USA, Mark Thomason’s short listing for the WAYBRA Awards, Wendy Blaxland’s second series of 6 beautiful hardback books How are they Made? Macmillan Young Library with another series coming selling in Australia and the USA to Serena Geddes’ illustrations for new picture books for New Frontier Publishers, with new books coming from Sue Whiting, Deborah Abela, Jeni Mawter, Chris Cheng … and much more.
Last year there were nearly 150 published books by SCBWI Australia and New Zealand members.
There’s so much SCBWI Australia & New Zealand news
-the new Silver Kite Awards for regions outside the USA
- the Bologna Book Fair where Australia & New Zealand is represented at the SCBWI Conference by Sarah Foster Publisher Walker Books Australia, Frane Lessac Illustrator coordinator and Frances Plumpton NZ literary agent.
- Dianne Wolfer (WA) and Corinne King (Victoria), authors are doing a brilliant job organising the programme of countries presenting at the SCBWI stand at the Bologna Book Fair.
- the Speakers Directory for illustrators and authors on SCBWI Australia & NZ
- and the MAJOR NEWS that the SCBWI Biennial International Conference is at The Hughenden 17-19th September with Kira Lynn USA Publisher for Kane Books being flown in from the USA , Lin Oliver President of SCBWI International, film maker and children’s author and Australian publishers at an event that will promote the community of children’s writers & illustrators.
Look at the SCBWI website for more information: www.scbwiaustralia.org
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