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Houston SCBWI Member featured in Voyage Houston!
Sanyu Ntanda was interviewed inVoyage Magazine, where she speaks on her journey as an author. Sanya writes stories for young readers that explore universal themes in a unique setting – an African village. Her aim is to inspire children to have meaningful conversations about cardinal virtues such as courage and patience.
Check out her website, or follow Sanyu on Instagram
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Photo by Jah Mitchell Photography | | | |
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Book Launch: Sydney Dunlap in Conversation with Lynne Kelly
Come join us to celebrate the release of Sydney Dunlap's latest middle grade novel. Lynne Kelly is one of the blurbists for RACING THE CLOUDS, and they will discuss the story and the inspiration behind it. Refreshments will be provided, including the extra -chocolatey chocolate chip cookies that appear in the book!
When: 3/1/15 @ 4pm
Where: 25162 Grogans Park Dr, The Woodlands, TX
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Picture Book Debut coming soon!
Alicia Salazar's first bilingual picture book will be released on May 31, 2025! Cascarones: An Easter Surprise is being published by Arte Publico and is about a young girl introducing her younger brother to the excitement of confetti eggs. You can pre-order the book now.
Follow Alicia on Instagram @albricias123
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Great place for book-loving volunteers! | A note from member Katie Wray Schon: Texas Children’s Hospital has patient / family libraries in both the Main and Woodlands locations. I’ve been volunteering at the Woodlands location, and we need more volunteers! It’s a super job - you get to hang out and help any visitors to the library, and push around a book cart to hand out books to patients. We all know how awesome books are and how much brighter they can make your day - what better way to give a little joy to some kids who need it! | |
Info shared by Katie Wray Schon @katiewrayschon (Instagram) | |
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I’ve found TCH a really great organization to volunteer for, too. They request three hours a week for consistency, but are very understanding about needing to miss for sick kids, travel, etc.
If you’re interested in volunteering, you can start here and find your way to the right volunteer application. Or if you have any questions for me about my experience there, feel free to reach out!
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Have News? Share It With Us!
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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Jen Cole grew up in Kingwood, Texas where she developed an early love for sports and animals. She attended Texas A&M University where she received a degree in Biomedical Science, competed for its division I tennis team, and continued her education at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine. She and her husband, Wil, currently reside in The Woodlands, Texas, have three children, and have practiced small animal medicine for over 25 years. After retiring from practice, Jen decided to tap into her creative side and combine her love of writing with her love of caring for animals. | | |
Read more about her on the SCBWI website, or find her on her website! | |
Spotlights
Are you a published author? Are you an illustrator working hard on your craft? 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.
Authors, click here.
Illustrators, click here.
Applications are now open! Got more questions? Email Kaye!
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The January prompt is: FITNESS
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! We want to see what you create!
#scbwiDrawThis
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Illustrator Gallery
Adding your illustrations to your SCBWI profile is a great way to showcase your talents, build a portfolio, and connect with industry professionals.
Visit: https://www.scbwi.org/galleries to view the SCBWI illustrator gallery.
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Calling All Illustrators! | |
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Want to learn more about Houston Lift-Off?
This is a group writing session where we select prompts, then, for 30 minutes, writers will ambitiously write and illustrators will gloriously illustrate the selected prompts. Afterwards, those who love their work will share what they created. So many of us are surprised at how well we work under these conditions! Our goal, with the writers permission, is to collect the best of the year's creations for a published anthology that our members can share with loved ones and list as a writing credit.
We want a graphic that will show the spirit of this group event. Enter your art submission with this form no later than 11:59pm CT, Thursday, Feb. 15th, 2025.
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Regional events that look too good to miss
You can scroll through all virtual SCBWI events by clicking here
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Price with membership: $10
From Feedback to Fabulous!
January 14, 2025 at 5:30pm PST
(You can check the time in your time zone here)
Author and educator, Suzanne Morgan Williams, will present ways to interpret editor and agent responses, and critique group and reader feedback. Whether evaluating rejections, diving into revisions, or preparing for an editorial call – every writer needs to weigh peer and professional responses. After years of writing, revising, mentoring, and self-editing she’s learned a few tricks. No matter where you are in your writing journey, she’ll give suggestions for evaluating what works for you and what to ignore. She’ll share specific techniques and benchmarks for deciding on your response and next steps. Hand-out provided. A recording will be made available for two weeks after the event for those who register.
Check it out here
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Price with membership: FREE!
New Year, New Goals
January 18th 2pm EST
Ready for some New Year’s resolutions? How about a new perspective on your illustration profession! Join us for a FREE online webinar with Kelly Pelsue of Morgan Gaynin!
Kelly Pelsue of Morgan Gaynin, a boutique agency specializing in publishing, shares her professional expertise as an agent and as a mentor for Theispot Mentorship Program, a program that guides artists in how to build their business as an illustrator. She’ll cover ways to think about your portfolio and online presence from a marketing perspective and share other business insights and need-to-knows in the publishing space. In addition to her presentation, Kelly will be on faculty for Spring Mingle in Decatur, GA, where she’ll be offering portfolio reviews during our post-conference sessions.
Check it out here
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