Tag Archives: author-illustrator

A Cafe Chat with Author-Illustrator Kayla Miller, by Berrie Torgan-Randall

Posted on September 12, 2022 by EasternPennPoints

Our 2022 Illustrator Day event at the Free Library of Philadelphia is less than a month away! We are so excited to welcome our keynote speaker, New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Kayla Miller! In preparation for the event, we recently … Continue reading →

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A Cafe Chat with Literary Agent Kelly Dyksterhouse, by Berrie Torgan-Randall, and a Critique Giveaway (manuscript or illustration)

Posted on April 4, 2022 by EasternPennPoints

Our “Meet the Agency” webinar series, featuring Raven Quill Literary, begins this week and runs through the month of April. We’ll have four webinars led by four different agents from Raven Quill, and at the end of the series we’ll … Continue reading →

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A Cafe Chat (and Critique Giveaway!) with Award-Winning Illustrator and Agent Shadra Strickland, by Berrie Torgan-Randall

Posted on May 22, 2021 by EasternPennPoints

A Cafe Chat with Award-Winning Illustrator and Agent Shadra Strickland, by Berrie Torgan-Randall Welcome back to the EasternPennPoints Café, our virtual café here in Eastern PA. Today’s café chat features a conversation between award-winning illustrator and agent Shadra Strickland and … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Falling on the Ice, by Berrie Torgan-Randall

Posted on April 3, 2021 by EasternPennPoints

Lessons from Falling on the Ice  I knew at five years old what I wanted to be when I grew up—a professional ice skater. I decided on my chosen profession after my parents took me to an Ice Capades (Disney … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Illustrator Floyd Cooper, by Berrie Torgan-Randall

Posted on March 11, 2020 by EasternPennPoints

We are excited to have award-winning author and illustrator Floyd Cooper on our faculty at our upcoming Pocono Retreat in April. Our Eastern PA SCBWI Illustrator Coordinator, Berrie Torgan-Randall, interviewed Floyd in preparation for the event. Here’s what they had … Continue reading →

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Meet Michael Rex—Author, Illustrator, Mentor, by Berrie Torgan-Randall

Posted on November 6, 2019 by EasternPennPoints

We are excited to have Michael Rex presenting at our “Digging Deep into the Picture Book Creation Process” workshop this weekend. Our Eastern PA SCBWI Illustrator Coordinator, Berrie Torgan-Randall, tells us a little bit about him. Last year I received … Continue reading →

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Page Street Kids Prize

Posted on October 8, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

Prize Announcement! Page Street Kids, the children’s book imprint of Page Street Publishing, is thrilled to announce the first annual Page Street Kids Prize, acknowledging a stand-out children’s book proposal from a debut author-illustrator. Author-illustrators with strong storytelling abilities, innovative … Continue reading →

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An Interview With Author/Illustrator Angela Dominguez, by Virginia Law Manning

Posted on April 17, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

Welcome, Angela! I’m so excited for our members to meet you at the Pocono Retreat. I can’t believe it’s less than a month away. I thought it would be fun to introduce you to our members on EasternPennPoints first. Tell … Continue reading →

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