Tag Archives: Susan North

A Cafe Chat with Award-Winning Author Donna Gephart, by Susan North

Posted on September 15, 2019 by EasternPennPoints

Eastern PA SCBWI is gearing up for this year’s Fall Philly event on November 2. We are planning a packed day, including keynotes, breakout sessions, lunch, and optional critique add-ons with our phenomenal faculty members. In preparation for the event, … Continue reading →

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A Recap of the 27th Annual SCBWI Pocono Retreat, by Laura Parnum

Posted on May 14, 2019 by EasternPennPoints

The Annual SCBWI Pocono Retreat at the Highlights Foundation has easily become one of my favorite SCBWI events. It has the relaxed and intimate atmosphere of a writing retreat but with the faculty, facilities, and programming of a top-rate conference. … Continue reading →

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A Cafe Chat with Literary Agent Jennifer Herrera, by Susan North

Posted on March 1, 2019 by EasternPennPoints

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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A Cafe Chat with Hilda Eunice Burgos and the Lancaster Avenue Writers’ Group, by Laura Parnum

Posted on October 11, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

The Lancaster Avenue Writers’ Group is a middle grade and young adult SCBWI-affiliated critique group that I belong to. Today I’ve invited some of our other members here to the Eastern Penn Points Café for a very special occasion. One … Continue reading →

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SCBWIEPA Pocono Highlights #2: Get into Character by Kim Briggs

Posted on May 5, 2016 by EasternPennPoints

Hi one and all! I wrote this letter to Alison, my Ink Sister, over at our blog: INKSistersWrite. I thought I’d share it here, because it’s all about the Pocono Retreat! Dear Alison, I am a closet illustrator. I admire illustrators’ … Continue reading →

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