Tag Archives: Highlights Foundation

A Special Thank You to the Highlights Foundation, by Kim Briggs

Posted on May 11, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

In 2014, I received a scholarship to attend the Eastern PA SCBWI Pocono Retreat. I’d been a member of SCBWI for two years, but I’d never attended a chapter event. At the time, the chapter ran two writer focused events … Continue reading →

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What’s the FORCE Behind Your Work? Part 1, by Team EPA SCBWI

Posted on April 30, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

As we started planning this year’s Pocono Mountain Retreat, the opening date– May 4th resonated with us. For those who don’t know Yoda or Luke or Leia or Obi-Wan, the date may not appear as serendipitous. For those who do know STAR WARS, you know May 4th … 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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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 K.M. Walton, by Lindsay Bandy

Posted on April 6, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

Hello, Eastern PA! I’m here at the Cafe with our good friend, K.M. Walton. If you attended Fall Philly in 2017, you probably heard Kate’s amazing keynote. Because we all wanted to hear more, we invited her back for the … Continue reading →

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A Café Chat with Award-Winning Author Susan Campbell Bartoletti, by Lori Ann Palma

Posted on April 3, 2017 by EasternPennPoints

Our guest today in the Eastern Penn Points Café is Susan Campbell Bartoletti! Susan Campbell Bartoletti is an award-winning author of picture books, novels, and nonfiction for children, including the Newbery Honor book Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow, the Sibert … Continue reading →

Posted in Cafe Chat, Interviews, Pocono Retreat | Tagged Black Potatoes, Dear America A Coal Miner's Bride, Highlights Foundation, Hitler Youth Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow, lori ann palma, Newbery Honor, SCBWI Golden Kite Award, Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Terrible Typhoid Mary A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America | 1 Comment

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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