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Sydney Dunlap's middle grade novel It Happened on Saturday has been nominated for the Reading the West Awards, named to the Oklahoma Library Association's Intermediate Sequoyah Masterlist, and is a finalist as a Foreword Indies Book of the Year for Juvenile Fiction.
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Lynne Kelly should set camp at Buc-ee's! The first chapter of her new book, The Secret Language of Birds, takes place there, and she's received wonderful news during her last two Buc-ees stops! Both The Secret Language of Birds and Song For a Whale made the USA Today bestseller list, and The Secret Language of Birds is on the Indie Bestsellers List.
Lynne was also interviewed on a recent episode of Houston Life.
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Kristen Kiesling's launching her YA graphic novel THE HARROWING!
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When?
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2024 at 5:00 pm
Where?
BLUE WILLOW BOOKSHOP
14532 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
- And there's an afterparty! Follow us to FINN MACCOOL'S IRISH BAR
- **FREE FOOD, DARTS, AND FUN!!!!
(under 18 welcome at Finn's until 9pm)
FINN MACCOOL'S IRISH BAR
1127 Eldridge Pkwy Suite 600, Houston, TX 77077
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is not part of our regularly scheduled member news, but take a moment to look at how many Houstonians showed up in Austin for the All Y'all conference. We were an impressive group with the combined star power of a red supergiant. And combined is how we will inspire the next Big Bang and begin our fantastic (albeit, fictional) universe. GO HOUSTON!
Okay, the corny section of this newsletter has ended. Back to our regularly scheduled awesomeness.
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Submit author & illustrator news for the next newsletter by the 25th of each month via this form. Event submissions for member book launches and signings can be added to our regional calendar! Please be sure to include the date, time, and location.
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Writer Spotlight
Are you a published author? Would you like to be featured in one of our monthly newsletters and website? Get your bio & cutest headshot ready and complete the short application. Application is open now! Got more questions? Email Kaye!
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Local Author Spotlight: Kristen Kiesling | | |
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Kristen Kiesling is the award-winning author of the young adult graphic novel THE HARROWING. She is extremely good at one thing—scaring herself. Kristen grew up in Oklahoma, where she spent her days uncovering fictional truths, exploring mysterious forests, and solving imaginary crimes. Now residing in Houston, Texas, with her hubby and two boys, Kristen writes screenplays, graphic novels, young adult books, and stories for children. A former public school teacher and the current Director for Kindling Words West, Kristen enjoys creating new twists that challenge readers’ beliefs, interpretations, and assumptions. Find her online at https://kristenkieslingbooks.com/
And check out the Official Book Trailer!
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Illustrator Corner
Calling all illustrators! We want to feature you! Please submit your completed works to newsletter.scbwihou@gmail.com for a chance to be featured in an upcoming newsletter.
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Local Illustrator Spotlight: Meghan Senkel
Meghan has been absolutely crushing it! After dedicating herself to the chapter as our RA, she stepped down to focus on her craft. And boy, is it paying off! We're thrilled to announce that Meghan has clinched this year's Emerging Voice Mentorship, showcasing her outstanding talent and dedication.
As Meghan tells it, she has dabbled in several mediums including photography, ceramics, and illustrated journals. Through it all, she always imagined herself as an author. Her pre-child self thought it would be for a sprawling novel; but parenthood led her to rediscover the complexity, joy, and complete artistry of a deceptively simple picture book.
Find her portfolio online at meghansenkel.com
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What is this Emerging Voice Mentorship? | |
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As Austin's Laura Fisk explains: The Emerging Voice Mentorship is a yearlong mentorship given out to an illustrator who does incredible work with room to grow. This mentorship happens over the course of the following year. Meghan will work with PAL member from the Austin chapter, C.S. Jennings. He is the author-illustrator or illustrator of many books, including the Pet Shop Racers series coming out later this year with Disney Hyperion. The purpose is to work one-on-one with an experienced, published illustrator to both push the mentee's work and help them see where they'd like their career to go and how to get there. It's a great opportunity to push yourself with accountability!
And I'm sure you couldn't help but notice our own Paula Rodriguez standing on stage next to Meghan! She is the Portfolio Showcase Honor winner. We have a lot of talent in this chapter!
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DrawThis Prompt!
The May prompt is: PRINCE
Every month we develop a long list of potential #scbwiDrawThis prompts to choose one word or phrase that will challenge our illustrator members to dig deep and draw. Our goal is to find words rooted in a unique action, mood, point of view, or character theme. We also hope this practice will help you develop new art for your growing portfolios. Share your work with us! Share it often, online and in your member profile page on https://www.scbwi.org/galleries. We want to see what you create!
#scbwiDrawThis
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