Category Archives: Interviews

Here at EasternPennPoints we’ve got interviews galore, from authors near and far, agents, and editors. Check back often, because we’re always adding more!

An Interview with Upcoming Webinar Presenter: Literary Agent Paige Terlip, by Heather Stigall

Posted on March 23, 2021 by EasternPennPoints

Today on the EasternPennPoints blog we are featuring an interview by Heather Stigall with literary agent Paige Terlip of Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Paige will be presenting at the upcoming webinar “Picture Book Building Blocks.” To learn more about the … Continue reading →

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An Interview and Upcoming Webinar with Agent Laurel Symonds, by Virginia Law Manning

Posted on March 9, 2021 by EasternPennPoints

Today on the EasternPennPoints blog we are featuring an interview by Virginia Law Manning with literary agent Laurel Symonds of The Bent Agency. Laurel will be presenting at the upcoming webinar “Picture Books as Physical Objects.” To learn more about … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Award-Winning Author Wendelin Van Draanen, by Laura Parnum

Posted on March 4, 2021 by EasternPennPoints

Today on the EasternPennPoints blog we are pleased to have award-winning author Wendelin Van Draanen. Wendelin has written more than thirty novels for young readers and teens, including three book series: the Sammy Keyes series, the Shredderman books, and the … Continue reading →

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A Cafe Chat with Sarah Ryan, by Berrie Torgan-Randall

Posted on January 25, 2021 by EasternPennPoints

Today on the blog we return to the virtual EasternPennPoints Café where our Illustrator Coordinator, Berrie Torgan-Randall, has invited illustrator Sarah Ryan for a chat. Sarah has recently embarked on an Instagram challenge in which she plans to draw 100 … Continue reading →

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A Café Chat with Author Lindsay Bandy and the Eastern PA SCBWI Regional Team

Posted on October 27, 2020 by EasternPennPoints

Today at the EasternPennPoints virtual café, the regional team of Eastern PA SCBWI has gathered to celebrate the release of Nemesis and the Swan, a young adult novel written by our co-Regional Advisor Lindsay Bandy. Joining Lindsay at the café are co-Regional … Continue reading →

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A Cafe Chat with Eastern PA SCBWI Social Media Coordinator Tom Uleau, by Berrie Torgan-Randall

Posted on October 6, 2020 by EasternPennPoints

Welcome back to the virtual EasternPennPoints Café. Our Illustrator Coordinator, Berrie Torgan-Randall, has invited Tom Uleau to chat at the café. Tom is an author/illustrator and is an active Eastern PA SCBWI member and volunteer. In fact, he is in charge … Continue reading →

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A Cafe Chat with Senior Designer Andrea Miller, by Berrie Torgan-Randall

Posted on September 3, 2020 by EasternPennPoints

We are gearing up for our upcoming 2020 Virtual Illustrator Day. Illustrator Day is less than two weeks away (September 12!), and there are still spots open if you’d like to join us. Register here. Today at the virtual EasternPennPoints Café, … Continue reading →

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Meet April Powers, SCBWI’s Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, by Laura Parnum

Posted on July 9, 2020 by EasternPennPoints

I couldn’t be happier. Really, this is my dream job. And I’ve said it in some of the meetings, but I’m totally not joking. My sons have chores, they’re eight and ten, and my eight-year-old looked at me and said, … Continue reading →

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A Cafe Chat with Author-Illustrator Lee Harper, by Berrie Torgan-Randall

Posted on June 25, 2020 by EasternPennPoints

Welcome to our first Illustrator Day 2020 café chat faculty interview with author-illustrator Lee Harper, our keynote speaker. This year, Illustrator Day will be a virtual event held on Saturday, September 12, 2020. For more information about the event and … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Author Pamela Tuck and a Book Giveaway, by Virginia Law Manning

Posted on June 21, 2020 by EasternPennPoints

Hello, Eastern PA members! I’m thrilled to introduce Pamela Tuck. Pamela is a writer, mother, and SCBWI PAL member who grew up in Greenville, North Carolina, but now lives in Eastern Pennsylvania. She is the author of Mother of Many, the 2007 Lee & Low … Continue reading →

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