Tag Archives: SCBWI EPA

Member News—September 2022

Posted on September 30, 2022 by EasternPennPoints

Member News is a monthly feature on the EasternPennPoints blog. We want to celebrate our Eastern PA SCBWI members’ good news and help spread the word far and wide. Send us your children’s book–related news—book deals, releases, awards, author or illustrator … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Member News, Uncategorized | Tagged Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, Annette Whipple, Berrie Torgan-Randall, children's books, Christine Kendall, Dario Mescia, Diana Rodriguez Wallach, eastern PA scbwi, eastern PA SCBWI member news, eastern PA SCBWI members, EPA SCBWI, heather pierce stigall, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Jennifer Raudenbush, Karen Pokras, KidLit, Leslie Zampetti, Rona Shirdan, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, SCBWI members, sherri maret | Leave a comment

A Cafe Chat with Digital Presence Educator Sarah Maynard, by Laura Parnum, and a Giveaway

Posted on September 27, 2022 by EasternPennPoints

We are delighted to offer our FREE three-part webinar series on Digital Presence next month with digital presence educator Sarah Maynard. In preparation for the webinar series, we invited Sarah to chat at the EasternPennPoints virtual café with Laura Parnum, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cafe Chat, General, Giveaways, Interviews, Uncategorized, webinar | Tagged author website, children's books, digital presence, eastern PA scbwi, Eastern PA SCBWI webinar, EPA SCBWI, KidLit, Laura Parnum, Sarah Maynard, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, SCBWI webinar, social media advice, webinar | 7 Comments

Brainstormy Weather, by C.J. Bolognese-Warrington

Posted on September 16, 2022 by EasternPennPoints

Our comic for September is about getting yourself psyched up to start working on a project that you’ve been putting off, only to be distracted once again. Look for comics by C.J. on the third Friday of each month here on … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, General, Uncategorized | Tagged CJ Bolognese-Warrington, eastern PA scbwi, eastern PA SCBWI members, EPA SCBWI, Illustrators, KidLit, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA | 1 Comment

Ebb and Flow, by C.J. Bolognese-Warrington

Posted on August 19, 2022 by EasternPennPoints

We would like to present a new feature on the EasternPennPoints blog! Illustrator and graphic designer C.J. Bolognese-Warrington, an Eastern PA SCBWI member, will be contributing monthly comic strips about the process of creating children’s books to bring some humor … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, General, Uncategorized | Tagged children's books, CJ Bolognese-Warrington, Comics, eastern PA scbwi, eastern PA SCBWI members, EPA SCBWI, Illustrators, KidLit, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA | 4 Comments

Member News—July 2022

Posted on July 31, 2022 by EasternPennPoints

Posted in Member News, Uncategorized | Tagged Alison Green Myers, An Unusual Race, Berrie Torgan-Randall, children's books, eastern PA scbwi, eastern PA SCBWI member news, eastern PA SCBWI members, Ellen Ramsey, EPA SCBWI, Fig Wheatley and the Circle of Lunch, Good Day PA!, Grandma Lisa's humming buzzing chirping garden, hilda burgos, Hilda Eunice Burgos, Jeanne Moran, Jessica Yoon, Katey Howes, KidLit, Ladybug Magazine, Lindsay Bandy, Lisa Doseff, Lori DeFinis, Member News, Mikey and the Swamp Monster, patricia kreiser, Rose Cappelli, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, Spider Magazine, The Mouse Who Played Football, Things We Feel, Together, Tom Uleau | 1 Comment

Announcing the 2021 EPA SCBWI Mentorship Pairs!

Posted on April 10, 2021 by EasternPennPoints

We’re excited to announce the final pairs in our very first EPA SCBWI Mentorship Program, which officially kicks off TODAY! Congratulations to these promising mentees, and thanks to the mentors willing to share their experience, time, and talents. Check out … Continue reading →

Posted in mentorship, Uncategorized | Tagged Adrienne Wright, Bernadette Ziemba, Berrie Torgan-Randall, carrie rohman, charity munoz, cindy mock, Diana Rodriguez Wallach, Eastern PA SCBWI mentorship program, Eric Bell, hilda burgos, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, kat yeh, kate garchinsky, kathryn dowling wrye, kristen rashid, Linda Oatman High, Lindsay Bandy, lorinda lende, Mark Magro, mary spiers, Nadine Poper, nazneen akbari, Nicole Valentine, pradeep velugubantla, samantha divine, samantha jallah, Sandy Asher, SCBWI EPA | Comments Off

The WHO, WHERE & WHENs of Critique Groups, by Heather Pierce Stigall

Posted on March 30, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

In my last two articles, I addressed the WHYs and HOWs of Critique Groups. If you’re not already in a critique group, you’re ready to join or start one, right? Or maybe you have a few more questions (especially if … Continue reading →

Posted in critique groups, Uncategorized | Tagged #amwriting, critique exchange, critique groups, heather pierce stigall, how to form a critique group, KidLit, meeting place, online critiques, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, when, where, who | 3 Comments

#LoveMadeVisible: Confused Valentine, by Erik Ammon

Posted on February 21, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

I got this Valentine In my bag, But I’m not sure why. I do not like her, And she’s mean. She stole my jello, And she pushed me in the mud. But, she gave me this card That says I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in #LoveMadeVisible, Uncategorized | Tagged Erik Ammon, Picture Books, poetry, SCBWI EPA, self-published picture books, small publishing companies, the lost squirrel, the rabbit who wished he could fly, valentine, valentine's day | 8 Comments

Eastern PA Volunteer Announcements: Author Heather Pierce Stigall Joins the Team! by Virginia Law Manning

Posted on January 23, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

I love SCBWI! If you’ve met me, you probably already knew that. It’s been a whirlwind romance for me. I joined SCBWI in 2013 and immediately started attending events. A few months later, I met Kim Briggs at the Winter … Continue reading →

Posted in critique groups, Meet & Greet, Uncategorized | Tagged Adrienne Wright, critique groups, heather pierce stigall, Kim Briggs, Meet & Greet, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, scbwi membership, virginia law manning | 10 Comments

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 →

Posted in Interviews, Pocono Retreat, Uncategorized | Tagged #ArtTips, Art Director, Classes for illustrators, Giuseppe Castellano, Highlights Foundation, Illustrators, Interviews, Josef Albers Interaction of Color, Lindsay Bandy, Penguin Random House, Pocono Retreat, Pocono Retreat 2017, portfolio reviews, portfolio tips, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, The Illustration Department, tips for illustrators, What art directors want, writing picture books | 1 Comment