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February Picture Book Opportunities

February 2, 2021 Marianne Knowles

Welcome back for another roundup of online opportunities for picture book writers and illustrators. Two quick things: Having trouble subscribing by email? Send a message

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January Picture Book Opportunities

December 29, 2020 Marianne Knowles

Events, classes, contests for picture book writers and illustrators for January, 2021

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December Picture Book Opportunities

December 1, 2020 Marianne Knowles

Events, classes, contests for picture book writers and illustrators for November, 2021

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Finding Your Place in the Writing Community

December 4, 2018 Becca Brehon

Writing can often seem like a solitary occupation, and for a new writer this can be discouraging. Sometimes it feels like you’re writing in a

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Conferences You Must Attend

February 27, 2018 Dana Nuenighoff

As writers, we’re always looking for ways to better our craft. No one, no matter how successful, knows everything. One of the great things about

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Encore, Encore! (A recap of NESCBWI Encore 2017)

November 17, 2017 Alumni & Guests

By Sarah Lynne Reul As you might remember, I absolutely love the Spring conference run by the New England chapter of the Society of Children’s

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Conferences in your Pajamas

October 20, 2017 Alison Potoma

In my travels over the interwebs, I came across The Manuscript Academy, a website partnered with Manuscript Wish List, that provides classes and conferences that

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Top 3 Things I Learned at the NESCBWI Conference

April 28, 2017 Kirsti Call

  1. Get started!  Incredible author/illustrator, Melissa Sweet said: “We don’t have to know what we’re going to make, we just have to get started.”

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21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference

June 17, 2016 Alumni & Guests

By Sarah Lynne Reul I just got back from another amazing conference – this time, it was the 21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference, held this

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Intentional (RE)Invention: #NESCBWI16

May 3, 2016 Marianne Knowles

This past weekend I was fortunate to attend the annual spring conference of the New England chapter of SCBWI. This year’s conference theme was “The

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The 2016 New England SCBWI Conference Registration Opens Today!

February 9, 2016 Josh Funk

The 2016 New England Regional SCBWI Conference will be held on Friday, April 29 – Sunday, May 1 at the Sheraton Monarch Place Hotel in Springfield, MA. And today, February 9th, registration opens at noon.

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What’s So Great About The Picture Book Summit?

July 28, 2015 Carrie Charley Brown

I love going to conferences and have flown across the country to pursue some of the best. When you factor in airfare, hotels, meals, and

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Planning the New England SCBWI 2016 Conference: The Power of (RE) INVENTION

June 26, 2015 Josh Funk

On the evening of Friday, April 20th, 2012, I walked into the Sheraton Monarch Place in Springfield, Massachusetts without a clue of what I was

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NESCBWI 2015 Conference: And My Fantasy Acceptance Speech

May 12, 2015 Paul Czajak

I just returned from the 2015 NESCBWI conference a couple of weeks ago and like always, it was fantastic! How many times do you get to

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“Every Book Still Kicks My A**” Words of Solidarity from the SCBWI 2015 NY Winter Conference

February 24, 2015 Alumni & Guests

By Diana Zipeto Dr. Brené Brown, vulnerability researcher, says that in the midst of struggle, the two words we most want to hear are, “Me,

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3 things I learned at NESCBWI14

May 20, 2014 Kirsti Call

NESCBWI’s spring conference earlier this month crackled with creativity.  It was almost palpable, a beating heart infusing life’s blood into every writer and illustrator at

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