SCBWI Illustrators Meet and Greet

March 14: our Kathryn Powers, SCBWI illustrator coordinator, will touch base with illustrators in the area.

SCBWI is trying to have more useful programming for children's book illustrators. Come and brain storm!

7:00 pm at the Sharonville Library, 10980 Thornview Dr., Cincinnat

Illustrator News: Christina Wald Speaker at SCBWI Cincinnati October 13th

 

Just out from Capstone/Picture Window

The next meeting for the Cincinnati SCBWI group is Tuesday, October 13 at the Sharonville Library from 7 pm - 8:45 pm.

Our speaker is Christina Wald, a local children’s book illustrator who specializes in animal and science work. She’s a prolific artist with over 20 years’ experience in the field and has worked with numerous major publishers including Scholastic, Bloomsbury, Hachette, Penguin, and National Geographic, as well as on smaller-scale projects directly with authors.

Christina will talk about how she became a children’s book illustrator and what it’s like to work on a picture book from start to finish, including how she works with writers and publishers.

If you would like to have Christina sign one of her books, please feel free to buy it ahead of time and bring it to the meeting. We’ll leave time at the end for her to sign.

To learn more about Christina and the amazing books she’s illustrated, please visit her website: http://www. christinawald.com/ or her blog: http://christinawald.blogspot.com/ 

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COSCBWI Gallery Show in Columbus looking for Submissions

If you are a member of SCBWI, consider submitting to the member art show in Columbus. The Deadline is August 5th.

Ken Henson: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators L.A. Conference Review

Illustrator and Professor at the Art Academy Ken Henson went to the SCBWI Summer Conference in LA. Here is his blog entry about it:

If you've read all the books on illustrating and writing picture books, it all starts to sound cursory and you might find yourself clambering to find the next tier of information. These conferences are the place to get that information. Current trends, the kinds of projects specific editors are currently hungry for, and strategies for moving past their personal slush piles--all this was made readily available.

There were about 100 faculty members giving workshops and personal manuscript and portfolio critiques at this year's conference. Talent on the faculty included E. B. Lewis (who is as super nice as he is talented), Mac McCool, Jon Scieszka, Dan Santat, Bruce Hale, Marion Dane Bauer, and Cincinnati's own Loren Long. Faculty also included industry heavyweights Arthur A. Levine (Harry Potter editor), Cecilia Yung (Art Director and VP at Penguin Young Readers Group, and Justin Chanda (VP and Publisher at Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers). I enjoyed having my portfolio critiqued by Richard Jesse Watson, who's version of The Night Before Christmas was a New York Times Bestseller.

The conference was particularly helpful for illustrators because of the portfolio review. All of the editors, art directors, and agents attending the conference look at all of the portfolios on display. With only 150 or so portfolios on display, it offers a great opportunity to break through the noise.

Ken Henson

http://www.artistkenhenson.com/

Announcement: A Mixer for Greater Cincinnati Area Children's Writers and Illustrators

Come enjoy snacks and drinks while meeting fellow kid writers and illustrators.


WHEN: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 7:00 - 10:00 pm

WHERE: Ohio side this year! Blue Manatee Children’s Bookstore & Decafe (at Oakley Square); 3054 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45209 (Lost? Call them at: 513/731-2665) MAP

WHAT to BRING: A beverage OR a snack to share, if possible.

TO RSVP: Plan to attend? Email 123mkc@gmail.com with "Mixer RSVP" in the subject line.

This is a GREAT event! Hope to see you all there!



**Feel free to forward this invite to other local children's writers and illustrators.** Questions? Contact Mary Kay Carson: 123mkc@gmail.com or Ph: 513/542-7922