Category Archives: Events

A Café Chat with Agent Susan Hawk, by Kristen Strocchia

Posted on March 22, 2023 by EasternPennPoints

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

Posted on March 10, 2023 by EasternPennPoints

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

Posted on March 6, 2023 by EasternPennPoints

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

Posted on March 2, 2023 by EasternPennPoints

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

Posted on February 20, 2023 by EasternPennPoints

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

Posted on February 15, 2023 by EasternPennPoints

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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An Interview with Upcoming Webinar Presenter: Agent Maria Vicente, by Heather Stigall

Posted on February 2, 2023 by EasternPennPoints

Today on the EasternPennPoints blog we are featuring an interview by Heather Stigall with literary agent Maria Vicente of P.S. Literary Agency. Maria will be presenting at the upcoming webinar “Visual Thinking for Picture Book Writers.” To learn more about … Continue reading →

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A Cafe Chat with Literary Agent Alice Fugate, by Kristen Strocchia

Posted on October 4, 2022 by EasternPennPoints

Are you getting ready to submit your work to agents or editors? We have an exciting opportunity coming up in the new year. It’s called “Submission Shine”—an online, deep-dive critique intensive opportunity in which you can meet one-on-one with a … Continue reading →

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A Field Trip to the New-York Historical Society, by Virginia Law Manning

Posted on August 5, 2022 by EasternPennPoints

On July 17, I traveled with a group of five Eastern PA SCBWI members to New York City to see Picture the Dream: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement through Children’s Books at the New-York Historical Society. The exhibition was curated … Continue reading →

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A Cafe Chat with Book Designer Taylor Abatiell, by Berrie Torgan-Randall

Posted on September 14, 2021 by EasternPennPoints

We are getting very excited for our upcoming Virtual Illustrator Day on October 9, 2021. This year we are focusing on nonfiction and biography. There is still time to register, and we are still accepting applications for our scholarships (application … Continue reading →

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