"The spark for this story came...when I saw Rep. Lewis give his acceptance speech [for] the National Book Award...when he was 16... he walked into the whites-only library in his hometown of Troy, Alabama & asked for a library card even though he knew they would tell him 'no.'”
If you live in the Tulsa area and are interested in writing for kids, we'd love to have you join our @SCBWIOKAR group on Tues, October 8 @ 630PM to hear YA author @CasieBazay. She has an exciting publishing story to tell. @scbwi membership not required.
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Kidlit writers & illustrators, have we got a retreat for you! Join us in NE Oklahoma to learn from the best: @DeborahHalversn & @smagoon. Time to write, illustrate, & revise in a beautiful state park.
https://t.co/Zxe9zgLQfH
Writers of #kidlit, you are invited to join @SCBWIOKAR for a webinar. Writing Nonfiction Picture Books: Finding the Focus, with author @barbara_lowell, author of SPARKY & SPIKE & many more NF books. Offsite critiques by @HeatherCashman & @Miranda_Paul. Link in comments.
If you write nonfiction picture books, don't miss this webinar by @barbara_lowell presented by @SCBWIOKAR . #scbwi members, registration is only $15, and nonmembers can register for $25.
There is a limited number of critiques available by: @HeatherCashman and @Miranda_Paul.
Yes, I personally read all my queries. Managing the flow by opening to queries the first full week each month, then closing the other weeks to read & process.
There aren't enough words to express how thankful we are to these members of SCBWI Oklahoma-Arkansas who took time out of their schedules to share their thoughts about our organization! People like you make the difference!
Register for the conference at https://t.co/iH9f5uLzpt
We presented our @HolidayHouseBks Summer '24 titles to our marketing, sales + design teams today, and there are 2 books coming out next summer that had been found in our unsolicited manuscript pile. A novel, and a nonfiction book that was right for our Boos for a Better Earth...
Do #nonfiction picture books have to be <1,000 or even 800 words? I undertook a survey of debut nonfiction picture books to answer that question. Here's my analysis. I'd love for editors to weigh in. @CarolCHinz@EmilyFeinberg#writingcommunity#amwriting https://t.co/1KERGuDM4s