Tag Archives: Pocono Retreat 2019
Voice in Nonfiction – Part 2, by Anthony D. Fredericks
Navigating Nonfiction A monthly column by Anthony D. Fredericks Last month we talked about creating your voice in nonfiction. I shared with you some powerful ways to build communication bridges with your readers—principally by reading your writing aloud. This month … 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 Literary Agent Jennifer Herrera, by Susan North
We are gearing up for our 2019 SCBWI Pocono Retreat, which will be April 12 to 14 at the Highlights Foundation (https://epa.scbwi.org/events/27th-annual-pocono-mountain-retreat-2019/). Recently, at the Eastern Penn Points Café, middle-grade writer Susan North had a chance to speak with one … Continue reading
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Tagged David Black Agency, eastern PA scbwi, interview, Jennifer Herrera, literary agents, Pocono Retreat 2019, SCBWI, Susan North
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