#WITW2024 • ALLERTON • April 29 - July 14 |
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SUBMIT | REVISE | RESUBMIT | REVIEW + RETREAT! |
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INTENSIVE + IN-PERSON
Laurel Symonds (Agent, KT Literary)
INTENSIVE
NaShantá Fletcher (Design Director, Cottage Door Press) • Jessica Saint Jean (Agent, Jill Grinberg Management) • Louann Brown (Novelty Books-What Have You Been Missing?) • Denise Holmes & Catherine Velasco (Turn Your Manuscript Into a Baby Board Book for Fun, Profit & Revision)
• Alice McGinty (How to Give & Receive Supportive Feedback)
• Rob Sanders (Making Your Writing Personal and Universal—Inviting Readers In) • Laura Vecchiolla (PsyD, CT, Responsible Representations of Trauma) • Jennifer Wagh (Pacing and Page Turns to Hook Your Reader)
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2.5 hours from Chicago | Indianapolis | St. Louis |Under 4 hours from Louisville |
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ASSEMBLE AT ALLERTON
Has it been awhile since your online critique group met up in person?
Are you looking for a critique group and some structure to get your mss or dummy submission-ready?
Consider WORDS IN THE WOODS: Allerton to reconnect with your kidlit community!
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The WITW Committee is reviewing applications and will release the name of the winner shortly...stay tuned! |
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UPDATE: PRIZES & OPPORTUNITIES |
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SURVEY: FUTURE OF OUR REGION |
SPEAK NOW about how YOU want to be a part of the SCBWI Illinois Community. Build friendships and exercise your creativity. SURVEY will remain open until MIDNIGHT June 1st.
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Chicago Southside Network |
Chicago Southside Network Representative Addie Grosse is looking for a co-rep to help bring programs to Hyde Park, if you are interested, please reach out.
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Prize steward and Equity & Inclusion Team member Alina Celeste Hevia received more than a dozen applications for the 2024 Many Voices Prize!
Our Region is grateful to offer this opportunity with the support of a generous and anonymous member benefactor — THANK YOU!
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AVAILABLE THROUGH APRIL 7
Enjoy UNLIMITED viewings of these recorded Illinois programs with a small convenience fee.
This month, (5) recorded Network Events are offered for unlimited viewing.
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Your fee supports Illinois’ free events & opportunities like Networks (offered online or in-person for free) and scholarships and mentorships.
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THANK YOU to the volunteers who create & host these monthly meetings for our Region. |
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Southside Chicago
Editor Talk with Josh Gregory
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Bolingbrook-Naperville
Musicality in Manuscripts
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Near West | Oak Park
A Day in the Life of a Children's Librarian
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Rockford Network
Author visit with Lorelei Savaryn
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Chicago Area Illustrators'
On Nature Journaling
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NEW BOOK?
Calling for 2024 book releases to announce in Spring & Fall Prairie Wind's "Season's Crop"
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Congratulations to
Sarah Aronson who received the Prairie State Award for Exellence in Children’s Writing at IRC
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Volunteers Make
IRC a Success
Thanks to Louann Brown, Juli Canveny & Jen Wagh who oversaw our efforts to promote PALs and their books at Illinois Reading Council in Springfield, March 13-16!
We’re grateful to all our published members who sent us (2) books + promotional pieces.
Volunteers handed out 300 promotional pieces to teachers and librarians to view a slide show of Illinois PALs!
Thanks to Jen Wagh, Sarah Aronson, and all the PALs who helped to create and distribute it!
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES:
— AISLE CONFERENCE, Champaign, NOV 7-9
— #ReadALOUDIllinois
Date TBD
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Oak Park & Near West Suburban Network
IN-PERSON
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Thanks to all our Network Reps for creating exceptional spring programming!
FIELD TRIP: Butler Children's Literature Center
Join us and visit the Butler Children’s Literature Center in River Forest! Curator, Jen Clemons, will explain how the Butler Center's selection of newly published books and special permanent collections can be used by kidlit authors and illustrators and also share some tidbits from her upcoming trip to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
We’ll try out some writing exercises using books from the collection, and there will be plenty of time to browse. The Butler Center is a wonderful local resource!
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When: Thursday, April 11, 2024
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Where: Dominican University - River Forest Campus | 7900 W Division St, River Forest | Rebecca Crown Library | Rm 214
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No foolin', ILLINOIS…there's a shower of
GOOD NEWS!
Share yours on our Google Groups with the subject April Good News!
SCBWI member illustrators please make sure you are on the illustrator Google Group! To be added email Allan Woodrow
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APRIL SCBWI-IL OPPORTUNITIES:
APRIL 1
- Start sharing your good news!
APRIL 2
APRIL 3
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Geneva Network In-person Critique Night Barnes & Noble, 102 Commons Drive, Geneva 7PM Subject to weather Email Janet Riehecky
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Chicago Southside Network Critique Group Robust Coffee Lounge, 6300 S Woodlawn Chicago
April 9
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APRIL 11
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Near West Suburban Network Field Trip to Butler Children’s Literature Center, Rm 214 Rebecca Crown Library at Dominican University, 7900 W. Division St., River Forest, 7PM
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Chicago's Southlands Network Discussion | Chapters 1-5 WHAT'S YOUR STORY? by Marion Dane Bauer Please contact Jim Danielson for Zoom link.
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APRIL 13
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Mid-State Illustrator Network Meet- Up Decatur Public Library, 130 N. Franklin St, Decatur, 9:30AM
APRIL 17
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Edwardsville Network Critique Night Books-A-Million, 6601 Edwardsville Crossing Drive in Edwardsville, 6-8PM
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Far Northwest Suburban Network Open Critique Café in Barnes and Noble, 1470B E. Golf Road, Schaumburg, 6:30 PM
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Galena/Freeport Area Network Free Critique or Share Time 6:30 to 8:30 PM: Email Jamie Petras for info.
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Geneva Network Online Critique Night 6PM.Email Janet Riehecky for Zoom link.
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Bolingbrook-Naperville Network Pop-Up Critique Fountaindale Public Library 300 W. Briarcliff, Rd, Bolingbrook 10 AM
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APRIL 29
MAY
- Spring Recordings BY REQUEST
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