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SCBWI Artober 2026 Day 27 Cottage.

#scbwiArtober2026 #artober #artober2026 #illustration #kidlitart #childrenillustrator
October 27, 2026 at 9:52 PM
brianlarossa.com
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
lawrenceschimel.bsky.social
My newest translation into English. 🥰🥰

#comics #graphicnovel #odyssey #booksky #comicsky #scbwi #kidlit #mglit
ebyrbooks.bsky.social Eerdmans Books for Young Readers @ebyrbooks.bsky.social · 1d
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
lawrenceschimel.bsky.social
And the sequel comes out in March. 🙂

#comics #graphicnovel #iliad #kidlit #worldkidlit #scbwi
fuse8.bsky.social Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social · 1d
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
krisbock.bsky.social
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
scbwi-nm.bsky.social
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
Info on Handsprings Conference
October 28, 2026 at 5:24 PM
scbwi.bsky.social
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
debbieohi.com
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-nm.bsky.social
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
scbwi-nm.bsky.social
Coming soon! Handsprings #KidLit Conference
Nov 6-8 Albuquerque & VIRTUAL!
Sat: Breakout sessions & keynotes by award-winning Kidlit creators.
Sun: You can still sign up for the Online Pitch Party to a panel of #agents!
www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#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...
www.scbwi.org
October 26, 2026 at 10:17 PM
lawrenceschimel.bsky.social
Sent the proofs back to the printers today. Now back to waiting for these boardbooks to be printed and bound and shipped and etc.

But... soon, they will be out in the world!
😍😍🌈🌈

#kidlit #queerkidlit #booksky #scbwi
lawrenceschimel.bsky.social Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · 5d
So exciting! Got proofs from the printers for the upcoming editions of my two new #rainbowfamilies board books with Elina Braslina (JUGAMOS!, JUGEM!, or LET'S PLAY! & PINTAMOS!, PINTEM! or LET'S PAINT!) in so many different languages (plus some reeditions of the first 2 titles).

#kidlit #booksky
Four rows of printed mock ups for four board books written by Lawrence Schimel and illustrated by Elina Braslina. Top row: JUGEM!, JUGAMOS!, or LET'S PLAY! in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Dutch, French and Basque Second row: PINTEM!, PINTAMOS!, or LET'S PAINT! in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Dutch, French and Basque Third row: NO ES HORA DE JUGAR or DOG TIRED in Spanish, English, and Dutch Bottom row: PRONTO POR LA MAÑANA or EARLY ONE MORNING in Spanish, English, and Dutch
October 26, 2026 at 10:50 PM
scbwisandiego.bsky.social
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
Olivia Haase, Associate Editorial Coordinator of Children’s & YA Publishing, Sourcebooks
October 28, 2026 at 2:22 PM
pennyschnei.bsky.social
She's crafty! SCBWI Artober prompt of the day... Knit. #scbwi #scbwiartober2026 #pennysdoodles #knit #scbwiillustrator #authorillustrator
October 22, 2026 at 1:56 PM
scbwi-nm.bsky.social
Handsprings Online Pitch Party
Sunday, November 8, 2 to 4 p.m. MST
Pitch your project to a panel of online agents!
With agents:
Sara Megibow
Kaitlyn Sanchez
Andrea Goetz
Andrea Colvin
Sandra Proudman
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#books #kidlit #scbwi #writing #YAlit #picturebook
Sunday: Online Pitch Party - Pitch your project to a panel of online agents!
October 26, 2026 at 7:14 PM
scbwiwestcentny.bsky.social
Sequential Art Connect: Focus on Page Turns
Let’s take a look at the picture book page spread and explore the qualities needed to make your compositions dynamic and want readers to turn that page for more.
REGISTER HERE:
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#kidlitart #kidlit #scbwi
October 28, 2026 at 1:26 PM
kerryvalenzuela.bsky.social
Day 24 “veil” and day 25 “forest” #scbwiartober2026
I’m so late to the game but I’m on the day and a day early 😝🙃☺️ #kidlitart #kidlit #scbwi
October 24, 2026 at 2:32 PM
mariablackman.bsky.social
Day 26 of SCBWI Artober 2026 - Hunter's Moon
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#scbwiARTOBER2026 #scbwiARTOBER #huntersmoon #watercolourillustration #inkandwatercolour
A photo of a small ink and watercolour illustration of a nine-tailed fox standing under an orange tinged moon
October 26, 2026 at 11:53 PM
ljrwritenow.bsky.social
Apply Now! Yes, NOW‼️Applications due Monday, 11/2/2026
Invest in your writing craft @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social
#SCBWI work one-on-one with an author or illustrator #PB #MG #GN #YA
#kidlit
Michelle Begley mentor program APPLY NOW! https://tn66zndbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EY0Q5rOKiGzuL_CBSAjPmLu8Bv6gWsB7bYwf7G50eFxS0t4GlS2I1ns7rJIt2ZAJzJpOTJ9LNAXhsX9-wM20fcgnuPL016GOpoLbQ9ApdeDFcIwFqSG1l1r04u3cikmmITobD6W2kEyHfjhMi-7ZbBk8hFFnCcRh7--GNozsqnSuxmFLL1UV6l9j7QllXdykoO_Bo6I6OiM=&c=J1ZiOS-ZMbB_AsrN1U_323oH_bH8uRLcM9UYo1J119JUQFdhZ7Pgsg==&ch=Pk9NEd0tCegHK_vJ9MHHGxHdYqL0b2JOnuL3r8CMbhA1VDx0_-ca2w==
October 28, 2026 at 5:31 PM
scbwi-nm.bsky.social
Handsprings KidLit Conference
Nov 6-8 Albuquerque &🎥*VIRTUAL*!🖥️
Fri: Mingle
Sat: Choose breakout sessions and enjoy keynotes by award-winning #Kidlit creators.
Sun: Online Pitch Party to a panel of 5 #agents!
www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#books #scbwi #writing #MGlit #YAlit #PBlit #childrensbook
Info on the Handsprings Conference Friday Info on the Handsprings Conference Saturday Info on the Handsprings Conference Sunday
October 24, 2026 at 11:20 PM
aynamnotwen.bsky.social
I got to meet Jane Yolen through scbwi and she liked my writing. I literally felt like I could die happy that day.
October 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
lawrenceschimel.bsky.social
How exciting!

Just got the covers for the first two books of mine to be translated into Bangla, forthcoming from Mayurpankhi in Bangladesh.

😍😍

#kidlit #booksky #scbwi #worldkidlit
The cover of the Bengali edition of LA TARTA DE CUMPLEAÑOS (THE BIRTHDAY CAKE) illustrated by Blanca Millán. The cover of the Bengali edition of ¡QUÉ SUERTE TENGO! (LUCKY ME!) illustrated by Juan Camilo Mayorga.
October 27, 2026 at 3:43 PM
letaseletzky.com
Join @unrlowresmfacw.bsky.social and me next Thursday, October 29 at 5:30 pm PT/8:30 pm ET for An Evening with the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

Here’s the link to register for this free virtual event: www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening...
AN EVENING WITH SCBWI THE GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY FOR CHILDREN'S BOOK CREATORS SCBWI SOCIETY OF CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS, Nevada Region A free virtual event featuring: Jenny MacKay Assistant Regional Advisor Join us as we discuss all that SCBWI has to offer. Learn how it can enhance your career and creative life. Thursday October 29 5:30 pm PT/ 8:30 pm ET Register at https://bit.ly/4epiFkO or scan QR code University of Nevada, Reno Creative Writing Program Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts at Lake Tahoe
October 24, 2026 at 4:57 AM
scbwilongisland.bsky.social
SCBWI North Texas

Online Portfolio Reviews with Brian LaRossa
Join Brian LaRossa online November 14 for ten minutes of one-on-one feedback on your work. Choose a live review or a live review plus a marked-up PDF. Submissions are due November 2.

www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...

#scbwi
October 27, 2026 at 10:48 PM
kristinjensendodge.bsky.social
I won this award today at the #SCBWI CenCal #Writers Day. I'd submitted the first 10 pages and a full page synopsis on August 2nd. I won for MG/YA. I was so surprised and so excited!
A picture of me holding the certificate announcing that I had one the prize for most promising manuscript in the MG/YAcategory
October 25, 2026 at 12:19 AM
scbwisandiego.bsky.social
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.
www.scbwi.org/events/SCBWI...

#scbwi #childrensbooks #yalit #mglit #picturebooks #writingtips #Writing
Frankie DeGiorgio, Assistant Editor, Scholastic Frankie DeGiorgio (she/her) is a recent graduate of Barnard College of Columbia University and current Assistant Editor at Scholastic. She works on various imprints and properties at Scholastic including Acorn & Branches, AFK, Graphix Media, and I Survived. She is originally from Long Beach, California and currently based in New York City. She is passionate about accessible, diverse books for new and beginning readers with unique and creative characters and stories. Outside of work she can be found doing theater, watching YouTube video essays, and playing soccer.
October 26, 2026 at 6:41 PM