WELCOME OUR NEW RA,
ERICA WOOD!
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Erica Wood grew up in Charlotte where she studied English, Theatre, and Creative Writing at Queens University. She received her Masters of Science in Vision Rehabilitation Therapy from Western Michigan University and worked with adults experiencing vision loss until she became a mother. Now she devotes her time to pandemic-style homeschooling and writing.
Erica writes middle grade, YA, and poetry. She believes in the holistic nature of creating and the lifelong process of staying curious. She has gained so much since joining SCBWI through the annual conferences, the community and introduction to her stellar critique group, the Write Brainers. She looks forward to working with our excellent regional team and exploring ways to support the talented Carolinas’ region.
Erica lives just north of Charlotte with her husband and two young children.
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SCBWI CAROLINAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Update!
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- Critiques will be returned by November 15th.
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Submission information from our conference faculty has begun to make its way to your inboxes. * A quick note* To receive submission opportunities from our conference faculty, you needed to sign up for those specific faculty member's presentations.
- All additional submission information will be coming out the last week of October.
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CONFERENCE TWITTER SOCIALS! |
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Illustrator Twitter Social: October 21st 7-8 p.m. #SCBWICCCART
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Farewell Twitter Bash: November 10th 7-8 p.m. #SCBWICCC (this hashtag will also serve as our general hashtag for the conference.)
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The SCBWI Carolinas
2021 Calendar has arrived!
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This calendar supports our region, our illustrators, and SCBWI as a whole. They make great gifts if you need to get a jump on that holiday shopping! Congratulations again to our winners! |
Writer & Illustrator Opportunity:
Ignite the Spark
SCBWI Carolinas members are invited to
Ignite the Spark by writing—and drawing—MicroFiction. Fast, furious fun and inspiration...
all within one hour!
Hosted by our very own
John Strong & Linda Gerber
Ignite the Spark will be held every
third Tuesday starting October 20th @ 7:30
For more information:
To sign up:
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Welcome, Linda Gerber,
"Ignite the Spark" Co-Host!
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Linda Gerber is the author of ten YA and MG books, including TRANCE and the best-selling DEATH BY BIKINI series. Before landing in North Carolina, she lived and wrote in a very small apartment in Tokyo where she served as the Regional Advisor for SCBWI Japan.
When she's not writing, she can be found curled up with a book and good dark chocolate, trying not to smudge the pages.
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Welcome, Chuck Mall,
Social Media Assistant!
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Chuck Mall lives in the mountains south of Asheville, moving there with his partner two years ago from Chicago. He was active in SCBWI-IL and is a former regional advisor for SCBWI-KS. His book "The Owl Motel: And Other Places Where You Are Not Welcome" (2014) is a collection of middle-grade short stories.
Chuck is now a full-time fiction writer, after spending years in marketing jobs, ghostwriting business books, and as a freelance writer for fitness magazines. His MG novel, “Climbing the Crazy Family Tree,” is with his agent and he is currently writing a historical MG, “Lena: Wild Girl on the Prairie,” picking up on the story of Lena, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s cousin.
His website, chuckmall.com, often covers middle-grade fiction and occasionally adds personal, embarrassing stories. Follow him @chuckmall on all social media.
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Art Prompt Contest
Prompt Announced!
October will be the last month of this
banner contest campaign
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Congratulations to all of our past winners! The October prompt has been announced, so be sure to check out the SCBWI-Carolinas Working Illustrators Network (WIN) Facebook page. Illustrators can enter this month's contest by creating an image to illustrate the prompt topic and pasting your work into the comments section of the post.
The contest will be open for entries until October 31st. Images are submitted anonymously to a judge outside of the Carolinas Region. The winning illustration for the month will be showcased in the following month's newsletter. In addition, the winner will have the opportunity to design the banner art for the following month's newsletter. See the Facebook page for additional details.
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Don't Miss Vijaya Bodach's
Writing with Chronic Illness
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Volunteer Regional Administrative Team
Regional Advisor, Donna Earnhardt
Assistant Regional Advisor, Elizabeth Rawls
Co-Assistant Regional Advisor, Becky Shillington
Regional Illustrator Coordinator, Ashley Belote
Volunteer At Large, Leigh Anne Carter
PAL Coordinator, Derick Wilder
Critique Coordinator, Vijaya Bodach
Membership Outreach Coordinator, Megan Hoyt
Blog Coordinator, Carol Baldwin
cbaldwin6@me.com
Social Media Coordinator, Carolyn Bennet Fraiser
Ignite The Spark Co-Host, Linda Gerber
gerb@lindagerber.com
Social Media Assistant, Chuck Mall
Volunteer Coordinator, John Strong
Webmaster, Kris Black
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Newsletter Banner art needed
Be a featured artist in our newsletters!
If you are a Carolinas illustrator, join
Facebook Page (a closed group)
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Critique Group Classifieds:
Check out the CRITIQUE GROUP CENTRAL area of our webpage to find a critique group near YOU!
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If you’d like to start a critique group in your area, let us know and we can place an ad for you in the Critique Group Classifieds section of our monthly newsletter! The ad will appear in two consecutive newsletters unless longer is requested.
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Did You Know?
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SCBWI's THE BOOK has a plethora of information ranging from legal contracting questions to local speakers. It also contains a listing of freelance editors. It’s an amazing resource.
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Communication within the chapter is conducted via the Facebook Group and the SCBWI BlueBoards. For those members interested in joining the FB Group, where blogs, announcements, and craft discussion can take place among the membership, find the link on the FB SCBWI Carolinas page and request to join.
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A warm welcome to all of our new members—we are so glad you've joined us! If you have any questions, please let me know!
—Megan Hoyt
scbwicmembers@gmail.com
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SCBWI MEMBERSHIP
You MUST be a member to join the WIN Facebook page and/or the new PAL FB group.
You can check your membership expiration on your profile page at www.scbwi.org. You can also renew online if necessary.
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SCBWI uses Constant Contact as its main email blast provider. In order to receive emails you must be signed up with Constant Contact. Unfortunately, if you unsubscribe to one scbwi.org email, you unsubscribe to all.
If you believe you have unsubscribed use this link
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SCBWInvite
Don't forget that SCBWInvite is now live on our site HERE and full of listings of book events held by our members. This comprehensive listing of public events, both in-person and virtual, is a great way for SCBWI members to connect and build a literary community. Post your upcoming events by visiting your Member Profile and clicking SCBWInvite in the left-hand column. This is a great way to promote U.S.-based events, International events, and live virtual events such as webinars and Twitter chats. As long as your event is free and on-theme, SCBWInvite will promote it.
This logo is in the lower right of our SCBWI Carolinas chapter homepage.
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Some Inspiring News From the World! |
Photo courtesy of Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir Facebook page
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When a room of people start to sing together, individual voices suddenly become a part of something much bigger. Imagine the feeling of hearing 17,000 voices come together. That's just what happened when the largest choir ever assembled!
During a time when we need art most, 17,000 voices joined forces virtually to sing
It’s a story of beauty and resilience that will remind us all of our shared humanity. Thanks to composer, Eric Whitacre, a new kind of choir has emerged during the COVID-19 era.
This assembly of the arts is giving us a renewed sense of hope in these times! It’s a beautiful reminder of the ways we feel like we are together, even when we have to be apart.
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NEW SCBWI Digital Workshops are happening!
Don't Miss Out!
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We want to blast your good news throughout our social media, so please send it our way!
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Send news of agency signings, contracts and awards to
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