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2022 Banner Challenge Winners Announced
We recently held our third annual illustration challenge for new banners to grace the top of our website, blog, and our social media profile backgrounds. Our banner changes every six months on November 30 and May 31. Eastern PA illustrators … Continue reading
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A Cafe Chat with Author/Illustrator Julie Fortenberry, by Laura Parnum
A Café Chat with Author/Illustrator Julie Fortenberry, by Laura Parnum A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of chatting with picture book author and illustrator Julie Fortenberry at the virtual EasternPennPoints Café. Not only has Julie released a number … Continue reading
An Interview with Upcoming Webinar Presenter: Literary Agent Paige Terlip, by Heather Stigall
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
#Vacation: Vacation Time, by Joe Kulka
Vacation Time By Joe Kulka Joe Kulka is an award-winning picture book author and illustrator. He has illustrated over 20 books for children, 6 of which he wrote. Joe’s book “Wolf’s Coming!” has won multiple awards and was named … Continue reading
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Tagged Author Illustrators, children's books, eastern PA scbwi, illustration prompts, illustrator, inspiration, Joe Kulka, KidLit, picture book author/illustrators, picture book authors, picture book illustrators, Picture Books, SCBWI, summer, summer starters, vacation, Vacation Time, writing prompts
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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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#LoveMadeVisible: Warm. So Warm, by Kate Garchinsky
Warm. So Warm By Kate Garchinsky From The Secret Life of the Skunk written by Laurence Pringle (Boyds Mills Press, August 13, 2019). Kate Garchinsky’s first word was “bird.” Now she illustrates award-winning books about birds and other wild creatures, including The Secret … Continue reading
#LoveMadeVisible: Inamorato Inamorata, by Victor Stabin
Inamorato Inamorata By Victor Stabin “Inamorato Inamorata” is another illustration from Victor Stabin’s unique ABC book, Daedal Doodle. Daedal Doodle’s 26 dictionary-driven characters catapulted Victor’s creativity into writing and animation. In addition, because the book is dictionary driven, he was asked to … Continue reading
#LoveMadeVisible: That’s Amore, by Suzanne Gaadt
©Suzanne Gaadt, gaadt.com That’s Amore By Suzanne Gaadt Suzanne Gaadt is an award-winning designer and illustrator. She’s passionate about books and the arts and is a keen observer of the natural world. Suzanne’s stationery company, Give A Fig™, features her illustrations on cards … Continue reading
#LoveMadeVisible: Microcephalic Minotaur, by Victor Stabin
Microcephalic Minotaur by Victor Stabin The Microcephalic Minotaur hails from Victor Stabin’s ABC book, Daedal Doodle. Victor was an illustrator for 25 years, stopped accepting commissions in order to create his own paintings, then stopped painting to create an ABC … Continue reading
Page Street Kids Prize
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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