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Compiled by June Sengpiehl
Classes, conferences and workshops provide opportunities for professional contacts, manuscript critiques, networking and fellowship. Many an unpublished manuscript has been refocused, redefined, rewritten and published after its author attended a class or workshop.
CLASSES
SCHOOL OF ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
37 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603
Dept. of Continuing Studies and Special Program
Children’s Book Illustration Studio
Tuesdays
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Compiled by Dana Wilson Easley
***EVENTS (roughly by date)***
ANDERSON’S BOOKSHOP
Information is subject to change; some events require tickets. For more information on these and other upcoming events, visit http://www.andersonsbookshop.com/events.php, or call 630-355-2665 for AB Naperville (123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville) and ATDE (Anderson’s Two Doors East, 111 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville) or 630-963-2665 for
Continue reading News Roundup Spring 2013
By Cherie Colyer
Three things every writer should do…
Enjoy their craft
Laugh a lot
Attend at least one SCBWI Summer Conference
Six years ago I registered for my first SCBWI Summer Conference with the hopes of learning more about writing for children from professionals in the field. I wasn’t sure what to expect, wondered what to pack, and hoped
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By John Bowen
Fly #X91C-86QA-291B
Daily Report
November 10, 2012
Palatine, Illinois, USA
I rose at dawn with the other flies in my cohort. There was little wind and a fair sky; it was a perfect day for scouting food sources.
Detecting a slight odor of banana, I followed it until I arrived at Harper College, a large facility 0.6 km to
Continue reading Prairie Writer’s Day 2012: Something Brilliant This Way Comes
By Laura Nyman Montenegro
I am at the top of the toboggan slide at East Park. The platform is icy, the snow squeaky under my clunky black boots. I brush the scrabble of ice off the plastic toboggan pad with my mitten. I sit down, tuck my feet into the big wooden curl, and grab the
Continue reading From the Mundane to the Mysterious
By Michelle Kogan
Early Years and Art Schools
Hop aboard! We’re going on a multicolored journey, through my interrelated art pursuits of illustration, painting, and writing. As a young child I was always creating, in crayon, paint, words, and pictures. I was also very encouraged; my mom was a spot illustrator, constantly reading with me,
Continue reading Journey with an Illustrator, Painter, and Writer
By Laura Ripes
I was both flattered and terrified when I received the email stating that my name had come up during a meeting (AHHH!) and they would like me to write the article “Promote That Book” for the Prairie Wind newsletter! Seriously?!
Imagine my surprise. I’m a first time author, whose picture book, “The Spaghetti-Slurping Sewer Serpent,”
Continue reading You Sold It, Now Go Sell It
By Esther Hershenhorn
I feel extraordinarily lucky to have known Dennis Brindell Fradin of Evanston, Illinois, my SCBWI-Illinois kin of at least three decades, who sadly lost his battle with bone cancer on August 29.
Dennis’s genuine earnestness and passion for writing and research defined him. His legacy includes 300-some award-winning fiction and nonfiction books for young
Continue reading Tribute to Dennis Brindell Fradin
By Meg Fleming
August 2, 2012
5:15 a.m.
O’Hare Airport—Kiss and Fly
Three yawny kids were snuggled into the back of our car. A taxi pulled away and my husband swerved into the tiny space like he was landing an aircraft. Minivan style. I pulled my license out of my wallet.
“I don’t really feel ready, this time.”
My plane would soon
Continue reading When Surprises Happen
By David Opie
Although Pinterest and Twitter failed to capture my interest, I have recently started using the rapidly expanding microblogging platform Tumblr. I use Tumblr to share my sketches and illustrations, to get inspired by all the great work that’s out there, to share my expertise, to research artists and get photo reference for my illustration
Continue reading What I Like about Tumblr
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