Welcome! This is the website of the British Isles region of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, the only international organisation to support both published and unpublished writers and illustrators of children's books.
Get set for Conference 2009: Cover to Cover and all the Magic In Between
Meg RosoffOur second Writers and Illustrators' conference is now open for bookings (Visit our website) and promises to be an amazing weekend - we've got lots of new fringe events, incredibly useful workshops, Meg Rosoff as author keynote and Gillian McClure as illustrator keynote - and all our lovely members assembling to hobnob and generally have a great time together.
Sign up, sign up! Book your place!
Anthology Competition: Undiscovered Voices 2010
The results of Undiscovered Voices 2010 is out!
Read the news article about the launch
Visit the Undiscovered Voices website
Illustrator Series Launched
Anne Marie Perks, illustrator coordinator, has launched a new series aimed at Illustrators. The next of the series is on 10th of October, featuring Kevin Hopgood on creating graphic novels. More information and booking forms
And Now for Master Classes
British SCBWI's first series of Master Classes started on May 2, with a Picture Book intensive featuring Jude Evans, Associate Editor of Little Tiger Press. The next Master Class is on Fantasy Fiction, headlining Sara O'Connor, senior commissioning editor at Working Partners. More information
Featured Artist: Michele Young
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Our featured artist is Michele Young
Click on the image to start the slide show. Do you know you can view the images on full screen? Hover over the slideshow and a menu appears. Click the box with the arrow - it's the second from the right. Do leave a comment for the artist below!
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Hi Michele,
warm welcoming illustrations - I particularly like the Inuit under the sequin rainbow.
Thanks for reminding us to view full screen - splendid! -
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Hi Michele! i love the way you combine craft with illustration. What a lovely collection of images - congrats!
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