Hello all!
I'm back with another entry where I share and highlight some of the fantastic resources that SCBWI has to offer to its members. Since joining in 2020, I still find new and exciting ways to engage, connect and grow as a member of SCBWI and the greater KidLit community.
Today, I want to highlight:
With so many awards and grants, there is something for everyone. From the Emerging Voices to Featured Illustrator, there are awards and grants geared toward all facets of the community.
Some of the awards are reoccurring, with some fast approaching, so be sure to visit the Awards & Grants page to check them out!
Here are a few with approaching deadline!
Karen Cushman Late Bloomer Award
Award info
The Karen and Philip Cushman Late Bloomer Award is for authors over the age of fifty who have not been traditionally published in the children’s literature field. The grant was established by Newbery Award winner and Newbery Honor Book recipient Karen Cushman and her husband, Philip Cushman, in conjunction with the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. The award is open to unpublished children’s book authors or author/illustrators over the age of fifty, and one winner will be chosen from the pool of those who have submitted material for the SCBWI Work-in-Progress Awards. The winner will receive $500 and free tuition to any SCBWI conference anywhere in the world.
(Conference tuition includes tuition to the general conference, and does not include transportation, hotel, and expenses.) SCBWI reserves the right not to confer this award in any given year.
Submissions NOW OPEN through March 31, 2026.
Award info
The SCBWI Work-In-Progress (WIP) Award assists children’s book writers and illustrators in the publication of a specific project currently not under contract. One winner per category will be selected. SCBWI reserves the right not to confer this award in any given year.
SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!
Submissions open March 1--March 31, 2026.
Award info
To assist illustrators in the completion of a book dummy or portfolio.
Don Freeman was a renowned illustrator and an early supporter of SCBWI. He established this award to enable picture book illustrators to further their understanding, training, and work in the picture book genre. Two grants of $1,000 each will be awarded annually. One grant to a published illustrator and one to a pre-published illustrator. The money may be used in any way to help you complete your project. Acceptable uses include: purchasing art supplies, enrollment in workshops or conferences, courses in advanced illustrating or writing techniques, travel for research or to expose work to publishers/art directors, or childcare. In any given year, the SCBWI reserves the right to withhold either or both of the grants for that year.
Submissions NOW OPEN through March 31, 2026.
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