Join us TODAY for our final session in our Nonfiction Series as a part of SCBWI University! Register here: www.scbwi.org/events/creat...

Apply for the Bologna Illustrator Scholarship 📝 Submissions open until September 30, 2025. Submissions can be found on the MY AWARDS tab in your Member Home. Members must be logged in to scbwi.org to access their Member Home. Learn more here: www.scbwi.org/awards-and-g...

Congratulations to the July/August #scbwiDrawThis Winners for the prompt "Mismatched!" ! Ellie Peterson IG: @ellie_pete and Izzy Robe www.scbwi.org/members/izzy.robe.2 September's prompt is Travel 🛳

Join us today for our second SCBWI University session in our Nonfiction Series! Register here: www.scbwi.org/events/creat...

SCBWI BookStop is back! 🎉📚 Put your book in the spotlight with BookStop—SCBWI’s annual showcase created just for our members! Every year, BookStop brings thousands of readers and book buyers right to your stories. Learn more here: www.scbwi.org/bookstop-faq

Congratulations to this month's Featured Illustrator Shelley Hanmo. In this interview, Shelley shared how she became an award-winning concert pianist and built a successful journey into illustration for young readers. Learn more about Shelley Hanmo’s work at www.junoniaarts.com.

Join us today for our first SCBWI University session with Lesa Cline-Ransome in our newest series! Register here: www.scbwi.org/events/creat...

Congratulations to the Portfolio Showcase Gold Award Winner, Merrill Rainey! 🎉

Congratulations to SCBWI Member of the Year, Debbie Ohi! 🎉 Head over to www.debbieohi.com or click the link in our bio to see Debbie's work! @debbieohi.com

Congratulations to our Bronze and Silver Portfolio Showcase Award Winners! Amy Sharp Katria Raden & Kara M. Mitchell #scbwisummer2025 #childrensliterature #kidlitart #childrensbookillustrator #childrensbookillustrations

Check out all the wonderful artwork by SCBWI illustrator members on the Portfolio Showcase pages. www.scbwi.org/submissions/... #scbwiSummer25

That's a wrap, everyone. Sarah Baker, is right. Take advantage of your SCBWI community to help bring your stories to life. We'll see you next time. 🤗

Congratulations to the SCBWI Member of the Year, Debbie Ridpath Ohi!!! #scbwiSummer25

"Black Boy Joy" by Bryan Collier #scbwiSummer25

"The next generation needs to see themselves in books." - Bryan Collier #scbwiSummer25

Creating a book is about trying to get home, to the end of your story. #scbwiSummer25

"You can never outgrow a picture book." - Bryan Collier #scbwiSummer25

Bryan Collier was inspired to tell stories when he was 4 years old by "Harold and the Purple Crayon." #scbwiSummer25

And starting now, here he is, Bryan Collier! #scbwiSummer25

The conference is on a break right now. We'll be back later with the closing keynote featuring award-winning author-illustrator Bryan Collier, along with the awards. Stay tuned! #scbwiSummer25

Tonya Duncan Ellis' "Sophie Washington" series has a diverse cast of characters, which helped it to garner a broad audience. Kids need to see themselves in books. #scbwiSummer25 #selfpublishing #authorpublishing

Author Tonya Duncan Ellis is correct that ALLi is a great organization to get information about companies that serve author-published book creators. SCBWI has relationships with ALLi and IBPA, and you can find their information at scbwi.org. #scbwiSummer25 #selfpublisihing #authorpublishing

Fun fact: Panelists Hilary Horder and Hillary Moore, and Lee Reed are SCBWI Spark Award winners in the picture book and middle grade categories. The Spark goes to the best author published books of the year. #scbwiSummer25 #selfpublishing #authorpublishing

Professional reviews can help get your books in libraries (like Kirkus Reviews). That's a note from librarians. #scbwiSummer25 #selfpublishing #authorpublishing

Long game opportunities are important to generate awareness about you and your book. That can happen with book giveaways at library events, for example. #scbwiSummer25 #selfpublishing #authorpublishing

The joys of control are a lure for some children's book creators. It's yours to create on all levels. #scbwiSummer25

The panel on self-publishing is underway. Such a wonderful panel of creators, moderated by Lee Wind. Excited to hear from the authors! #scbwiSummer25

Starting soon! #scbwisummer25 www.scbwi.org/events/virtu...

Hi Book Fam! Another day, another great panel and breakout session! Looking forward to connecting with you in the Coffee Lounge. See you soon!

Conference Attendees-come hang out in the coffee lounge and network with fellow attendees! We will be here from now until 9AM PST. You can access the link from your Member Home under the My Events tab! ☕

Can't read a calendar. The ILLUSTRATOR INTENSIVE IS ON SUNDAY, NOT SATURDAY. Sorry for the jump scare. #scbwiSummer25

Thanks for your time and attention today, book fam! We'll see you tomorrow, which also includes the Illustrator Intensive. G'night! 😴 #scbwiSummer25

We're in our second breakout session for today. Hang around for our next Coffee Lounge networking session at 3:30 PT today. #scbwiSummer25

The world is a big, wide, wonderful place. Tell stories of joy in immigrant life. #scbwiSummer25

Italicizing words in books that are other than English, "others" those beautiful languages. #scbwiSummer25

More bilingual books. Yes, please! #scbwiSummer25

Time to hear about what it's like to write from the immigrant experiences. A stellar panel of book creators. #scbwiSummer25

You can get books by our esteemed faculty on SCBWI's Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/SCBWI #scbwiSummer25

The conference is in its breakout sessions right now. We'll be back in the plenary session later with Writing for the Immigrant Experience with moderator Paula Yoo. #scbwiSummer25

So many kind and actionable insights from our editor and agent panel. Make sure you watch it in the replay. Replays are only available to those who've registered for the conference. Register through September 9 at scbwi.org.

Patrice Caldwell has a good point. Don't bypass younger agents. They can be a wonderful fit for you. #scbwiSummer25

Coming up, editors and agents. #scbwiSummer25

"The book chose me." Soman is right in following what inspires him creatively. #scbwiSummer25

Thank goodness someone told Soman to turn his idea for a film of the School of Good and Evil into a book. #scbwiSummer25

Our Executive Director, Sarah Baker, is welcoming the crowd! #scbwiSummer25

Starting soon with a keynote by the talented Soman Chainani, award-winning filmmaker and New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil series. #scbwiSummer25

Hello! It's time for the Virtual Summer Conference! Who's ready to learn stuff, and to network to find your people? #scbwiSummer25

We'll see you tomorrow at the Virtual Summer Conference. Registration is still open. Go to scbwi.org for more details. #scbwiSummer25

What are your 3 personal goals at this conference? #scbwiSummer25

The Portfolio Showcase is a great place to see the talented illustrators' beautiful work. #scbwiSummer25