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Call for Proposals for Our Annual Pocono Mountain Retreat
EPA SCBWI Members Are Needed to Lead Sessions at Our 28th Annual Pocono Mountain Retreat Our Eastern PA team of volunteers are once again looking for EPA members to lead sessions at this year’s Pocono Mountain Retreat. The sessions are … Continue reading
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A Cafe Chat with New York Times Best-Selling Author Lisa Maxwell, by Laura Parnum
Today at the Eastern Penn Points Café Laura is joined by Lisa Maxwell, author of the New York Times Best Seller The Last Magician. Lisa will be joining our faculty at our annual Pocono Retreat in April (for more information … Continue reading
A Café Chat with Literary Agent Marie Lamba, by Laura Parnum
I recently had the very lovely pleasure of chatting with Marie Lamba at the Eastern Penn Points Café. Marie is an author as well as a literary agent at the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency and will be joining our faculty … Continue reading
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Tagged Author, eastern PA scbwi, faculty, Interviews, Laura Parnum, literary agents, Marie Lamba, picture book authors, Picture Books, Pocono Retreat, Pocono Retreat 2019, SCBWI, ya authors, ya fiction, YA novels
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A Café Chat with Editor Eileen Robinson, by Heather Pierce Stigall
Eastern PA SCBWI’s very own critique group coordinator and meet & greet coordinator, Heather Pierce Stigall, recently caught up with editor and publisher Eileen Robinson here at the café. We are so excited to have Eileen on our faculty for … Continue reading
An Interview with Art Director Jess Tice-Gilbert, by Virginia Law Manning
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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Tagged Art, Art Director, book designer, Cartwheel, children's books, eastern PA scbwi, faculty, Interviews, Jess Tice-Gilbert, novelty books, Orchard Books, Picture Books, Pocono Retreat, Pocono Retreat 2019, pop-up books, SCBWI, Scholastic, virginia law manning
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A Café Chat with Assistant Editor Amanda Ramirez, by Laura Parnum
I recently had the opportunity to invite Amanda Ramirez to chat with me at the café. Amanda is an assistant editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers and will be on our faculty at the 2019 Pocono Retreat … Continue reading
An Interview with Author-Illustrator Melissa Iwai, by Virginia Law Manning
It’s my pleasure to introduce you to Brooklyn-based author-illustrator Melissa Iwai. I first met Melissa in 2015 and have been following her career and getting to know her ever since. Melissa is talented, humble, genuine, and supportive, so I knew … Continue reading
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Tagged Author Illustrators, children's books, eastern PA scbwi, faculty, Highlights Foundation, illustrator, Melissa Iwai, picture book illustrators, Picture Books, Pizza Day, Pocono Retreat, Pocono Retreat 2019, recipes, SCBWI, Soup Day, Thirty Minutes Over Oregon, virginia law manning
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A Cafe Chat with Jennie K. Brown, by Laura Parnum
For our final installment of interviews in preparation for YA/MG Day, I got to speak with the awesome middle-grade author, Jennie K. Brown. You can still register for YA/MG Day, but time is running out if you want to sign … Continue reading
A Cafe Chat with Agent Zoe Sandler, by Laura Parnum
Have you signed up for YA/MG Day in Lancaster, PA, on November 3? Did you know you can also sign up for a ten-page critique from one of the faculty members? Critique submissions are due this Friday, October 5. Sign … Continue reading
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Tagged Bone Gap, faculty, ICM Partners, Interviews, kid lit, Laura Parnum, literary agents, middle grade, scbwi eastern pa, SCBWI. Events, teen fiction, YA, Zoe Sandler
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A Cafe Chat with Quirk Books Editor Rick Chillot, by Laura Parnum
I was recently able to chat with Rick Chillot, editor at Quirk Books in Philadelphia. Rick will be presenting at YA/MG Day in November, and he’ll also be doing critiques, so be sure to sign up here. Laura: Hello, Rick. … Continue reading
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Tagged Critiques, eastern PA scbwi, editors, faculty, Interviews, Laura Parnum, League of Regrettable Sidekicks, League of Regrettable Superheroes, League of Regrettable Supervillains, middle grade fiction, Nick and Tesla series, pitching tips, Quirk Books, Rick Chillot, SCBWI, scbwi eastern pa, SCBWI. Events, teen fiction, William Shakespeare's Star Wars, ya fiction
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