An Amazing Opportunity from SCBWI Mid Atlantic - Researching at the Smithsonian Libraries–Free Webinar for SCBWI Members

This sounds so cool!

Date(s) - 09/22/2020
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Smithsonian Libraries is the largest museum library system in the word, with over 2.5 million collection items and expert staff answering our 20,000 reference questions per year. In this session, you’ll learn more about the Smithsonian Libraries and explore how you can use Smithsonian resources for your work, from near or far. Join Outreach Librarian Erin Clements Rushing and Mid-Atlantic SCBWI Non-Fiction Coordinator Marcie Atkins for an evening of learning about Smithsonian research resources. The event will be held on 22 September from 7:00 pm to about 8:30 pm (Eastern Daylight Time).

Find out more and sign up here.

Illustrate and Write On,
Lee

P.S. Thanks to Maria for the heads-up on this one!

SCBWI Maryland/Delaware/West Virginia with Washington D.C. & Virginia's Read Local Challenge - Innovations in Book Marketing

With posters and taglines like:

What if you discovered that your favorite author also liked to hang out at your favorite frozen yogurt shop?

SCBWI Maryland/Delaware/West Virginia with Washington D.C. & Virginia are sponsoring a "Read Local Challenge."

A multi-faceted campaign that includes read local parties, discounts on speaker fees, and "Read Local" Kits with prizes and signed books, it promotes 17 picture books and their creators, 11 middle grade books and their creators, and 10 young adult books and their creators.

Learn more about the Read Local Challenge and offerings here.

Illustrate and Write On,

Lee