Tag Archives: Art Director

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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A Cafe Chat with Art Director Ellice Lee, by Berrie Torgan-Randall AND a Portfolio Critique Giveaway!

Posted on July 20, 2021 by EasternPennPoints

We are excited to be hosting a FREE webinar series this summer dedicated to those all-important first impressions. We call it “First Page Center Stage.” In this webinar series, industry professionals will provide live feedback of participants’ First Pages (for manuscripts) or … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Art Director Jess Tice-Gilbert, by Virginia Law Manning

Posted on March 8, 2019 by EasternPennPoints

Each year I kick off the first day of my summer camp letting the children explore different picture book formats—the traditional hardcover, the less expensive paperback, sturdy board books, and a wide variety of novelty books. Books with flaps, tabs, … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Art Director Ellice Lee, by Virginia Law Manning

Posted on April 9, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

Welcome, Ellice! Thank you for agreeing to be our faculty art director at the Pocono Retreat! I can hardly believe the conference is less than a month away. Wahoo!!! I’m super excited for your workshops and my portfolio critique with … Continue reading →

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A Cafe Chat with Senior Editor and Author Orli Zuravicky, by Lindsay Bandy

Posted on April 17, 2017 by EasternPennPoints

Orli Zuravicky is a senior editor at Scholastic, and she has written and edited over a hundred books for children. She’s about to add “2017 Pocono Retreat Faculty Member” to her long list of accomplishments! Here she is with a … Continue reading →

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A Cafe Chat with Executive Art Director, Designer, and Illustrator Giuseppe Castellano, by Lindsay Bandy

Posted on March 27, 2017 by EasternPennPoints

It’s Pocono Retreat Interview Season! Today we have our first faculty interview of 2017 with Giuseppe Castellano – an award-winning Designer, Illustrator, and Executive Art Director at Penguin Random House. Giuseppe also offers personal guidance for illustrators through classes and … Continue reading →

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A Cafe Chat with Lauren Rille, by Lindsay Bandy

Posted on March 11, 2016 by EasternPennPoints

It’s a great day for a cafe chat! I’m excited to be back in the interviewer seat, but Lori Ann Palma has kept it nice and warm for me. Didn’t she do a great interview with Sean McCarthy … Continue reading →

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Registration for Illustrator Day is open!

Posted on July 9, 2015 by EasternPennPoints

We hope you can make it to this event for Illustrators only. Great faculty with wonderful talks, fab pre-workshop assignment and a new venue! Annual SCBWI Eastern PA Illustrator Day Saturday September 12, 2015 with Illustrator Brian Biggs … Continue reading →

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#LoveMadeVisible Day 1: Roy’s in Love, by Ashley Lucas

Posted on February 1, 2015 by EasternPennPoints

It’s finally February, and I’m delighted to introduce our first #LoveMadeVisible artist, Ashley Lucas! Ashley is one of our monthly contributors here at Eastern Penn Points, and her post on tips for hosting a blog event inspired this blog event. … Continue reading →

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A Peek Into Highlights Foundation’s Cabin

Posted on March 23, 2014 by EasternPennPoints

Spring in Pennsylvania. Rustic cabins. Peace, quiet. Agents, editors, authors. Newberry and Caldecott winners. Workshops. Marketing Gurus. S’mores. Campfires. EPA SCBWI POCONO RETREAT AT THE HIGHLIGHTS FOUNDATION! If you’ve never been to the Highlights Foundation, here’s a sneak peek … Continue reading →

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