Tag Archives: SCBWI

Read More and Read Local!

I had a great time last weekend at the West Virginia Book Festival in Charleston, WV!  Thanks to everyone who came out to my workshop on Storybuilding and my Nita’s First Signs storytimes! Here’s a great photo of all my … Continue reading

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FREE School Day Webinar with Picture Book Authors from the SCBWI MD/DE/WV Region

Check out this free webinar hosted by the MD/DE/WV Region of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators! This webinar is open to everyone as part of the Read Local Challenge, which gives you the chance to win prizes by reading books by … Continue reading

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Register now for the 2018 SCBWI MD/DE/WV Annual Conference!

2018 SCBWI MD/DE/WV Region Annual Conference:  25 and Still We R(ev)ise May 17-18, 2018 at the Maritime Conference Center  (Linthicum Heights, Maryland) OK, so I might be a little biased about how awesome this conference is, as I am one … Continue reading

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READ LOCAL CHALLENGE MD/VA

  Attention Teachers, Librarians, Homeschoolers, and Readers: The READ LOCAL CHALLENGE is underway! We invite all schools, libraries, homeschool groups, scout troops … groups of any size to join us! Take the challenge to read as many books from participating … Continue reading

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Jumping In With Both Feet

I am officially the new PAL (Published and Listed) Member Coordinator for the Maryland/Delaware/West Virginia chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.  I’m a little nervous about balancing this post with running the Sweet Sixteens, getting two … Continue reading

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