#SCBWI
Author & translator Lawrence Schimel stopped by the show to talk about his fascinating career and translating the gorgeous Spanish graphic novel THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS: A GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE ODYSSEY. @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social @ebyrbooks.bsky.social

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October 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
It's Family Literacy Month! What are you reading? (Might I suggest one of these new books from the Rocky Mountain Chapter members of SCBWI?) #kidlit #literacy @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social
November 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
October 30, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Registration for the SCBWI 2027 New York Conference opens tomorrow, October 29th @ 10am PST ! 🎉

⁠View the entire in-person line up on our website here: tinyurl.com/jhwaubpk

Art by Cancan Jin @cancanjin.bsky.social

#scbwiNY27 #SCBWI #childrensbookauthor #childrensbookillustrator
October 29, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Love at first Light. SCBWI Artier prompt... Moth. If you can't find the light, be the light. We all need some light. #scbwi #scbwiartober2026 #scbwiillustrator #authorillustrator #pennysdoodles
October 30, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Studying 101… It may have been a long time ago, but I remember cram sessions full of junk food and girl talk very vividly. Did we ever get much studying done?

(New middle grade work added to my website)

#kidlit #kidlitart #scbwi #illustration #middlegrade
November 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Just booked my ticket to the SCBWI NY Conference for 2027! 📚✨

Looking forward to meeting fellow writers and illustrators, and making new connections! :)

#SCBWI #KidLit
October 31, 2026 at 1:19 PM
October 27, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Kidlit writers and illustrators: join SCBWI Houston tomorrow, Nov. 2, for our virtual monthly meeting!

Nadia Salomon presents “The Marketing Hustle: Simplified!” for anyone thinking about book promotion.

Register: www.scbwi.org/regions/hous...

#writersofsky
November 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
IT'S A WRAP! After 17 two-page spread illustrations, the commissioned artwork for Dobbie Doo's picture book is finished and being prepped for press!
Check www.picturebookart.com to see if I'm the right fit for your special project.
#kidlit #kidliitart #huion #scbwi #digitalart #childrensbookart
November 3, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Hey #kidlit illustrators! Several of you have asked me for a portfolio review recently. Here’s an opportunity! I’m offering online portfolio reviews on November 14th via SCBWI North Texas. You don’t have to be in Texas to sign up!
💙❤️✨
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SCBWI North Texas: Online Portfolio Reviews with Brian LaRossa
Join SCBWI North Texas for an online, ten-minute, one-on-one portfolio review with Brian LaRossa on November 14, 2026. Choose live feedback or live feedback plus a marked-up PDF review. Appointments b...
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October 27, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Discoverability is the part nobody warns you about — you can make a beautiful book and still be invisible. Really glad SCBWI-SF is giving artists a session on it. Hope it's a packed room.
November 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
From SCBWI North Texas:

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October 29, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Just a few days left to register for our 
SCBWI New Mexico Handsprings Conference!
Albuquerque, Nov 6-8
CNM Workforce Training Center
In-person or online! PROFESSIONAL recordings - Access recordings for 30 days!
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#books #scbwi #writing #MGlit #YAlit #PBlit
SCBWI-NM Handsprings Conference 2026
Join us in Albuquerque—Friday night at Books on the Bosque and Saturday at CNM Workforce Training Center—for an enriching, community-building conference celebrating children's literature and its creat...
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October 28, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Just a few days left to register for our
SCBWI New Mexico Handsprings Conference!
Albuquerque, Nov 6-8
CNM Workforce Training Center
In-person or online! PROFESSIONAL recordings - Access recordings for 30 days!
www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#books #scbwi #writing #MGlit #YAlit #PBlit
October 28, 2026 at 5:24 PM
October 31, 2026 at 5:38 AM
My newest translation into English. 🥰🥰

#comics #graphicnovel #odyssey #booksky #comicsky #scbwi #kidlit #mglit
It's pub day for our much-anticipated THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS: A Graphic Novel of The Odyssey! Have you gotten your copy? 😃

...and THE TROJAN WAR is coming Mar 2, 2027!

⭐ "Killer." — @ala-booklist.bsky.social

⭐ "Engrossing." —Kirkus Reviews

#graphicnovel #odyssey #mythology #Greek
October 27, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Books Open New Worlds. This is my illustration for this October’s Draw This Challenge by SCBWI.

Reading books has the power to open new worlds, helps you have new experiences and return changed for the better.

#kidlit #neverendingstory #booksky #illustrator
October 30, 2026 at 9:32 AM
And the sequel comes out in March. 🙂

#comics #graphicnovel #iliad #kidlit #worldkidlit #scbwi
What goodies lay on the 2027 publication horizon? You're just gonna have to wait and see for yourself with this @ebyrbooks.bsky.social preview. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/10/27/p...
October 27, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Just booked my hotel room for the SCBWI New York Conference, which is March 5-7, 2027. I'm very happy that the conference is March -- less chance of flights being delayed/cancelled because of winter weather! #scbwiNY27
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2027 SCBWI New York Conference
Our annual New York Conference for children's book writers, illustrators, and translators takes place in March this year, but that’s not the only change! Read below for our exciting new offerings.
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October 28, 2026 at 2:08 AM
SCBWI Artober day 30 (2nd last day!) Moth
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I started making the moth from card then realised it was too big for the envelope but it does look cool!
#scbwiARTOBER2026 #scbwiARTOBER #papercuttingart  #moth
October 31, 2026 at 12:07 AM
SCBWI Artober day 31 - ghoul
I forgot to post the last Artober piece!
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#scbwiARTOBER2026 #scbwiARTOBER #ghoul #illustrationoftheday
November 3, 2026 at 1:24 AM
📣Shout out SCBWI SF South November 5: Deep Dive for Illustrators⚡Join @scbwisf.bsky.social in conversation w/ Brian LaRossa, Véronique Lefèvre Sweet, and Doan Buu—art director's perspective: how to be discovered in the current market. @dbuu.bsky.social @brianlarossa.com www.scbwi.org/events/sfsou...
October 29, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Zoom Mtg Nov 14 at 2-4 pm PT - Meet The Editors: Get an inside look at the world of children’s publishing with editors from Scholastic, Sourcebooks, and Viking. Replay available.
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#scbwi #childrensbooks #yalit #mglit #picturebooks #writingtips #Writing
October 28, 2026 at 2:22 PM
It’s coming soon!
Handsprings KidLit Conference
Nov 6-8 Albuquerque and 🎥*VIRTUAL*!🖥️
Choose breakout sessions and enjoy keynotes by award-winning Kidlit creators.
www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#books #scbwi #writing #MGlit #weneeddiversebooks #YAlit #PBlit
#childrensbook
SCBWI-NM Handsprings Conference 2026
Join us in Albuquerque—Friday night at Books on the Bosque and Saturday at CNM Workforce Training Center—for an enriching, community-building conference celebrating children's literature and its creat...
www.scbwi.org
October 27, 2026 at 11:54 AM