Category Archives: Cafe Chat

A Café Chat with Author-Illustrator Dow Phumiruk, by Berrie Torgan-Randall

Author-Illustrator Dow Phumiruk will be offering a webinar through the Eastern PA SCBWI in June titled Powerful Portfolios. Berrie Torgan-Randall interviewed Dow about her creative process, publishing journey, and illustration tips. A Café Chat with Author-Illustrator Dow Phumiruk, by Berrie … Continue reading

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A Café Chat with Author Meg Eden Kuyatt, by Laura Parnum

Author Meg Eden Kuyatt will be offering a webinar through the Eastern PA SCBWI in May titled Bones and Narrative Energy: The Synopsis as a Roadmap. In preparation, Laura Parnum used the synopsis as a roadmap to guide her virtual … Continue reading

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A Café Chat with Agent Susan Hawk, by Kristen Strocchia

Agent Susan Hawk from Upstart Crow Literary will be joining our SCBWI chapter at the Pocono Remix 2023 retreat this April at the Highlights Foundation. Susan will run a workshop titled Great Openings, provide critiques for those who have signed up, and participate … Continue reading

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A Café Chat with Agent Marietta Zacker, by Jenny Krumrine

Agent Marietta Zacker of Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency will be joining our SCBWI chapter at the Pocono Remix 2023 retreat this April at the Highlights Foundation. Marietta will give the opening keynote speech, run a workshop titled The Marriage of Words and … Continue reading

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A Café Chat with Author Leah Henderson, by Rona Shirdan

Author Leah Henderson will be joining our SCBWI chapter at the Pocono Remix 2023 retreat this April at the Highlights Foundation. Leah will run a workshop titled Learn Character, Learn Voice, provide critiques for those who have signed up, give the Saturday keynote … Continue reading

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A Café Chat with Editor Irene Vázquez, by Laura Parnum

Levine Querido editor Irene Vázquez will be joining our SCBWI chapter at the Pocono Remix 2023 retreat this April at the Highlights Foundation. Irene will run a workshop titled Whose Line is it Anyway? Finding your Voice through Revision, provide critiques for those … Continue reading

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A Café Chat with Author-Illustrator Sharee Miller, by Jenny Krumrine

Author-Illustrator Sharee Miller will be joining our SCBWI chapter at the Pocono Remix 2023 retreat this April at the Highlights Foundation. Sharee will run a workshop titled Lessons drawn from writing: How writing made me a better illustrator (and vice … Continue reading

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A Café Chat with Art Director Aram Kim, by Berrie Torgan-Randall

Art Director Aram Kim will be joining our SCBWI chapter at the Pocono Remix 2023 retreat this April at the Highlights Foundation. Aram will run a workshop titled Who’s This?: Creating Characters Your Readers will Fall in Love With, and … Continue reading

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A Cafe Chat with Literary Agent Chad Beckerman, by Berrie Torgan-Randall

Get ready for our Picture Book Crossover Webinars coming in March! These webinars are for writers interested in illustrating and illustrators interested in writing. For our illustrator-based webinar, “Finding Your Story as an Illustrator,” we’ll host literary agent Chad Beckerman … Continue reading

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A Cafe Chat with Senior Executive Editor Wendy Loggia, by Lindsay Bandy

As February approaches, we are excited to host the webinar “Tips, Tropes, and Trends: Romance” on February 6 with editor Wendy Loggia of Delacorte Press/Random House Children’s Books. Wendy will give advice on how to approach the topic of romance … Continue reading

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