Deadline April 1, 2013
In memory of Ann Barrow, an important member of SCBWI New England, NESCBWI will award a scholarship to the 2014 New England conference. The Scholarship winner will be selected by the committee and awarded to an illustrator who is registered for the 2013 conference. The scholarship pays full tuition for the 2014 New England Conference Saturday only.
Ann Barrow, a dedicated SCBWI member & teacher, illustrated over 20 children's books including Big Blue, published by Charlesbridge in 2004, Butterflies in My Garden, published by Mondo in 2003 and Growing up Abenaki, written by Joseph Bruchec, published by Rigby in 2003. Her career began in 1977 and included book jackets, children's magazines, greeting cards, giftware and portraiture. She was killed in 2006 in a tragic accident.
To apply for the Ann Barrow Illustrators Scholarship, send 10 images on a non-returnable CD by April 1, to: Margo Lemieux
NESCBWI Scholarship
Box 583
Mansfield, MA 02048
All CD's must be clearly labeled. The CD must be both Windows and Macintosh compatible. Files on the CD must be in JPEG format only (we will not accept any other file format for submission) using the following specifications: ? File size should not exceed 1MB ? Image resolution should be exactly 150 DPI (not smaller or larger) ? Artist name should appear on the artwork
Entries that do not follow the above guidelines may be removed from the jury process at the discretion of the committee. SCBWI: NE will not be responsible for entries that do not respect the guidelines above, defective media, or CD's which can't be read on our computers. Please test your CD before sending to insure that your files will open directly from the CD.
The applicant MUST be registered for the 2013 conference.
The scholarship is for Saturday tuition only and does not cover any other expenses such as editor critiques, hotel or travel.
Previous winners are ineligible.
Must be a resident of New England & a member of SCBWI
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Scholarships Available for NESCBWI 2013
Applications are being accepted again this year for the Ruth Landers Glass Writers Scholarship and the Ann Barrow Illustrators Scholarship. All submissions must be postmarked or e-mailed by Monday, April 1, 2013.
Applicants MUST be registered for the 2013 New England SCBWI Spring Conference.
Scholarship winners will receive one day's free tuition for the 2014 New England SCBWI Spring Conference or any other NE SCBWI one-day event including Encore, Salon or other one-day workshop that we hold. The scholarship is for tuition only and does not cover any other expenses such as editor critiques, hotel or travel.
*Submissions for the Ann Barrow Illustrators Scholarship will be accepted from now until April 1, 2013
*Submissions for the Ruth Landers Glass Writers Scholarship will be accepted from March 1st to April 1, 2013
The winners will be announced on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at the New England Conference in Springfield, MA.
General Guidelines for the Ruth Landers Glass Scholarship. * You must be a current/active member of SCBWI and a resident of New England. * All submissions must be postmarked or e-mailed by Monday, April 1, 2013. * All submissions are a maximum of 10 pages. Additional pages will be removed. * The winner of this year's scholarship will receive free tuition for ONE DAY at the 2014 NESCBWI Conference. The winner will be announced Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the NESCBWI Conference in Springfield. * Only UNPUBLISHED manuscripts will be accepted for the scholarship. Circulating manuscripts/manuscripts being read by editors or agents are accepted unless the manuscript is under contract with a publisher. * Past winners are not eligible (so that we may help jumpstart as many writers as possible!).
You may submit ONE of the following: * One (1) picture book manuscript, not to exceed 10 pages * Three (3) poems, not to exceed 10 pages * One (1) non-fiction manuscript, not to exceed 10 pages * Longer fiction (such as chapter book, middle grade, young adult), not to exceed 10 pages
Please include in your submission: * Name, address, phone number and e-mail address. * Mark the work Fiction or Non-fiction AND if it is: Picture Book, Poems, Chapter Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Graphic Novel, etc.
Our preferred method of submission is a PDF attachment e-mailed to: francinepuckly@verizon.net
If you cannot send a PDF attachment, you may mail your submission to: Francine Puckly 73 Mowry Street Mendon, MA 01756
If you have any questions, please contact me at francinepuckly@verizon.net or news@nescbwi.org
I look forward to hearing from you!
Francine Puckly
ARA - SCBWI New England
Applicants MUST be registered for the 2013 New England SCBWI Spring Conference.
Scholarship winners will receive one day's free tuition for the 2014 New England SCBWI Spring Conference or any other NE SCBWI one-day event including Encore, Salon or other one-day workshop that we hold. The scholarship is for tuition only and does not cover any other expenses such as editor critiques, hotel or travel.
*Submissions for the Ann Barrow Illustrators Scholarship will be accepted from now until April 1, 2013
*Submissions for the Ruth Landers Glass Writers Scholarship will be accepted from March 1st to April 1, 2013
The winners will be announced on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at the New England Conference in Springfield, MA.
General Guidelines for the Ruth Landers Glass Scholarship. * You must be a current/active member of SCBWI and a resident of New England. * All submissions must be postmarked or e-mailed by Monday, April 1, 2013. * All submissions are a maximum of 10 pages. Additional pages will be removed. * The winner of this year's scholarship will receive free tuition for ONE DAY at the 2014 NESCBWI Conference. The winner will be announced Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the NESCBWI Conference in Springfield. * Only UNPUBLISHED manuscripts will be accepted for the scholarship. Circulating manuscripts/manuscripts being read by editors or agents are accepted unless the manuscript is under contract with a publisher. * Past winners are not eligible (so that we may help jumpstart as many writers as possible!).
You may submit ONE of the following: * One (1) picture book manuscript, not to exceed 10 pages * Three (3) poems, not to exceed 10 pages * One (1) non-fiction manuscript, not to exceed 10 pages * Longer fiction (such as chapter book, middle grade, young adult), not to exceed 10 pages
Please include in your submission: * Name, address, phone number and e-mail address. * Mark the work Fiction or Non-fiction AND if it is: Picture Book, Poems, Chapter Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Graphic Novel, etc.
Our preferred method of submission is a PDF attachment e-mailed to: francinepuckly@verizon.net
If you cannot send a PDF attachment, you may mail your submission to: Francine Puckly 73 Mowry Street Mendon, MA 01756
If you have any questions, please contact me at francinepuckly@verizon.net or news@nescbwi.org
I look forward to hearing from you!
Francine Puckly
ARA - SCBWI New England
Monday, February 11, 2013
Writing Workshops at Write Yourself Free
- 9:00am until 5:00pm
Harold Underdown and Eileen Robinson are giving three one-day workshops. Details are on our Workshops page:
http://kidsbookrevisions.com/ workshops.htm
The first one is "Revising and Re-Imagining Your Picture Book," on February 16.
The second is "Getting the Most out of a Critique Group," on March 23;
The third will be "Planning and Revising Your YA Novel," on April 27.
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