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The Martha Weston Grant was established by the Hairston Family to remember author/illustrator Martha Weston. Martha published over fifty picture books and her first middle grade novel shortly before her death. This grant encourages authors and illustrators...

By Cynthia Leitich Smith for Cynsations How They Turned My Book Into a Movie by Brent Hartinger from E.K. Anderson at Write All the Words! Peek: "Basically, the choice is: go with your brain or go with your heart." School Visits: Pros & Cons by Kelly...

I’m speaking at the SCBWI Winter Conference in New York City this weekend, participating in a Plot Intensive workshop today & then giving a keynote on Sunday morning. It’s already been a magical trip. This morning’s sessions at...

The Sid Fleischman Humor Award is "an award for authors whose work exemplifies the excellence of writing in the genre of humor. The SCBWI established the award to honor humorous work, so often overlooked in children’s literature by other award committees...

(Updated version of a post I made earlier this year before the SCBWI-NYC conference) I'm leaving this week for the SCBWI Summer Conference! If you haven't yet registered, you're out of luck....the conference is sold out. However, you can follow along...