On Sunday, August 2nd , at the end of what shall be a fantastic virtual conference, Pat Cummings, Laurent Linn and Cecilia Yung will be hos...

Summer 2026 Portfolio Showcase Our annual Summer Portfolio Showcase is a career-launching opportunity for children's book illustrators! ...

The countdown to SCWBI Summer Virtual Conference 2026 starts as we enter July! There is so much in store and we hope you will join us!  For ...

I am a native German-American writer, translator, and proofreader. I have been fascinated with languages since the fifth grade when we studi...

Volemos Grant Submissions open June 1 through June 30 . This award is open to authors and illustrators of Hispanic/Latinx/Ibero-American he...

When the world feels like it’s coming apart at all the seams and everything becomes unbearably loud, I feel myself shrinking, wanting nothin...

REMEMBERING JANE YOLEN The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and the children’s book world, is saddened by the ne...

I cannot believe it’s been over a month since SCBWI San Franciso South’s Golden Gate Fest 2026. As a total newbie, I officially stepped into...