OCTOBER Newsletter 2007
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators...... is an international community with over 19,000 professional and associate members world wide. Our head office is based in Los Angeles, California. SCBWI's focus is on providing relevant information and networking opportunities to further the careers of children's book authors and illustrators at every stage of their development.
The Caribbean is represented in the north by Rosemarie Johnson Clarke in the Bahamas and by Joanne Gail Johnson in Trinidad. SCBWI - Caribbean South
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IN THIS ISSUE:
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1. CALL FOR ENTRIES - THREE US $1,000 PRIZES for your children's sci-fistories 800 words..... Why play lotto when you can fulfill your creative dreams? Could be your turn to win!!
2. NEED HELP TO FILL IN THE BLANKS? - Get Published info you need to know! Join us at THE READERS BOOKSHOP on Wednesday 24th October 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm Space limited. Read below for contact details.
3. TRINIDADIAN AUTHORS make the cut, alongside Gerald Haussman, US author of The Sayings and Psalms of Bob Marley! and over two dozen other books for children and adults....
4. RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR WI ARTISTS! - illustrators Get Published! Got US $100? Attend a workshop in Antigua with Frané Lessac illustrator of over two dozen books - (Macmillan/UK HarperCollins/USA Cambridge UK/Aus Tambourine (William Morrow/ Boyds Mill Press USA and more!). SCBWImembers discount!
5. EXCITED ABOUT THESE ACTIVITIES? Join the SCBWI or renew your membership for about US 19 cents a day! (about a TT dollar a day!) You get more insiders info, access to grants, and membership discounts on the best events!
YOU'RE INVITED to join the SCBWI caribbean south group with this message.
email: scbwicaribbeansouth@gmail.com
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1. CALL FOR ENTRIES
THREE US $1,000 PRIZES for your children's sci-fistories 800 words.....why play lotto when you can fulfill your creativedreams? Could be your turn to win!!
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
> Three $1,000 Prizes to Be Awarded in Fiction Contest
> The contest is open to anyone interested in writing for children and three winners will receive $1,000 each.
> Contest guidelines state that all entries must be postmarked between January 1 and January 31, 2008. The stories should not exceed 800 words.....
WANT TO KNOW MORE? ATTEND SCBWI meetings - REALITY STYLE,
(THE READERS BOOKSHOP on Wednesday 24th October 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm)
OR ONLINE click here
JOIN OUR BLOG / GOOGLE GROUP and find out submission details and contact information.
BLOG WITH US http://scbwicaribbean-south.blogspot.com/
GOOGLE GROUP scbwicaribbeansouth@gmail.com
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2. NEED HELP TO FILL IN THE BLANKS?
Here are some sobering statistics from Nielsen Bookscan, a company that in 2004 tracked the sales of 1.2 million books in the UnitedStates alone:
*Agents and editors know these statistics. Because of that, you look like an amateur if.....
*Writing a book just to make money doesn't usually work, unless....................
*Here's the truth about how it works when you submit your novel or a book proposal to an agent/ editor..........
NEED HELP TO FILL IN THE BLANKS? - Get Published info you need to know!
Join us at THE READERS BOOKSHOP on Wednesday 24th October 5:30 pm -7:30 pm
Space limited. Call Joanne at 355-6930 to register.
OR GET YOUR MUST KNOW FACTS for Getting Published! by joining us online after the Wednesday's meeting: click here
BLOG WITH US http://scbwicaribbean-south.blogspot.com/
GOOGLE GROUP scbwicaribbeansouth@gmail.com
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3. TRINIDADIAN AUTHORS
make the cut, alongside Gerald Haussman, US author of The Sayings and Psalms of Bob Marley! and over two dozen other books for children and adults.... Got young teens 11-15 who won't read? Loved the Harry Potter series? Get excited! IF! will hit stores around the Caribbean next year! Macmillan-Caribbean's Macteen Island Fiction announces the new titles lined up to launch the new series in 2008!
http://www.geraldhausman.com/ Gerald Hausman's Caribbean odyssey, "Time Swimmer", joins Macmillan-Caribbean's Island Fiction (IF!) series which is due for release in 2008. Author and storyteller of more than two dozen adult and children's books, he has received many awards in the category of Native America, Mythology, African American and West Indian culture; including:
56 Thoughts From 56 Hope Road: The Sayings and Psalms of Bob Marley Selected by Cedella Marley & Gerald Hausman and THE KEBRA NAGAST Edited by Gerald Hausman with introduction by Ziggy Marley.
His titles garner Five Star Customer Reviews from Amazon.com , make prestigious books lists such as: the Good For The Soul Book List, and Books That Always Disappear From The Library Book List.
"Gerald Hausman displays a deeper understanding of the natural world than most writers of our generation."-Joseph Bruchac, Native American Storyteller "He awakens, not only the poet's skill and sensitivity, but also our own nature, power and inherent divinity..."-Dr. Michael W. Fox, Vice President The Humane Society of the United States.
AND IN GOOD COMPANY, OTHER Macteen IF! authors and titles include:
- Journalist, Lisa Allen Agostini's THE CHALICE PROJECT
- Film maker / music producer Francis Escayg's ESCAPE FROM SILK COTTON FOREST
- From Guyanese, Toronto based author, Maureen Marks Mendonca THE LEGEND OF THE SWAN CHILDREN
- From Jamaica, Michael Holgate's NIGHT OF THE INDIGO
- Helen Williams's DELROY IN THE MAROG KINGDOM
These authors and others will be featured in upcoming newsletters.
JJ (editor of IF!)
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.This is a rare opportunity for Caribbean based illustrators to meet and work with an award winning children's book author/illustrator. Or for artists to enjoy a workshop-holiday in the beautiful Caribbean! (open to non-members as well! So spread the word!
Please contact: frane@franelessac.com details below............
http://www.franelessac.com/
http://www.antiguanice.com/ for accommodation in Antigua.
The workshop will be held at Harmony Hall.
It is sure to be a memorable experience that students/ artists will cherish for the rest of their lives. Suddenly, the process of book making is no longer a mystery but an achievable and enjoyable goal.
Frané Lessac, illustrator of more than two dozen published children's books, has worked with an impressive international list of publishers and writers. (Macmillan Caribbean, Harper Collins, Australia Letterbox, Tambourine Books (William Morrow) USA and more...)
Her latest Caribbean showing opens at Harmony Hall, Antigua onJanuary 6th and runs through February 2nd.Ms. Lessac, is accepting expressions of interest for a 3 hr workshopon Jan 7th, at the exhibition space (Harmony Hall on Antigua) for a mere US$100.
Please contact: frane@franelessac.com
SEE ADDITIONAL BIO/ WORKSHOP INFO BELOW OR LOG ON TO http://www.franelessac.com/ Frané Lessac is married to children's author Mark Greenwood. They have two children, son Luke and daughter Cody. Ms. Lessac is the Asst. Regional Adviser for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators in West Australia. She divides her time between southwestern Australia and New York.
Frané is a dynamic presenter and shares with students of all ages the process of writing and illustrating picture books. Her workshops are pitched to the age group, ability level, and area of interest of the participants. Frané brings along for display: drafts, sketches, photographs, research notes, printers' proofs, and original artwork in order to convey the origins and inspirations of creating a picture book, enthralling and inspiring her audiences as she does so. Students become involved in the whole process of writing and illustrating books from the development of an idea through to the finished product. She shows that books have their beginnings in the imagination and aim at getting students to draw on their resources to start working from roughs and drafts through to a piece of creative writing, illustration, and book creation.
Born in New Jersey, Frané Lessac loves to travel and to work on books based on her worldwide journeys. "I try to portray the people and places of these countries to children in a sensitive, accurate, and educational way."
Attracted by the beauty of Montserrat, she moved in 1978 to the small Caribbean island, which inspired My Little Island (HarperCollins). The first of many books written and illustrated by Frané
A number of her paintings are part of private collections worldwide, and she has exhibited her work in international galleries. She studied at the New School for Social Research in New York City, the University of Southern California, and she studied Ethnographic Film at UCLA in California.
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A short list of the many, many books illustrated (or written and illustrated) by Frané Lessac: "Not A Copper Penny in Me House" -written by Monica Gunning, illus.by Frané Lessac Boyds Mill Press/USA Pan Macmillan/UK Letterbox Library UK
- 1994 Notable Children's Book/Language Arts/Nat. Council of Teachers USA
- 1994 Américas Children's & Young Adult Literature Award-Commended"The Bird Who Was An Elephant" by Aleph Kamal, illus. Frané Lessac Cambridge UK/Aus HarperCollins/USA
- 1990 Gujerati, Bengali, Urdu,Punjabi Letterbox Library UK Parenting Magazine Reading Magic Award USA
- 1990 Notable Trade Book in Social Studies(NCSS/CBC) USA"Caribbean Canvas" -written and illus. by Frané Lessac Macmillan/UKHarperCollins/USA Boyds Mill Press USA Letterbox Library
- 1989 Notable Trade Book in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) USA AmericanInstitute of Graphic Arts- Book Show Award
- 1990"Caribbean Alphabet" written and illus.by Frané Lessac Macmillan/UKTambourine (William Morrow)/USA Letterbox Library/UK
- 1994 Notable Trade Book in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) USA Book of theMonth Club USA
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5. EXCITED ABOUT THESE ACTIVITIES?
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NOTE: your membership will be dropped if it is not renewed within 3 months after its expiration date.
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TELL SOMEONE YOU KNOW WHO IS DREAMING ABOUT WRITING OR ILLUSTRATING FOR CHILDREN AS A CAREER - pass this on! You can add others of like interest to our mailing list, just return this mail with their email address as the subject.
Joanne Gail Johnson
REGIONAL ADVISOR
posted by SCBWI Caribbean South @ 11:11 AM
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