The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators hosted an online “UnBanning Books” panel, open to the public, on August 1. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Over 500 members of the KidLit community—including Sabaa Tahir, Angie Thomas, and Jason Reynolds—have signed an open letter to the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, calling for the organization to break its silence on the ongoing genocide in Gaza, which has so far claimed the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-03-04 19:00:45 UTC ]
The Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators announced its annual Golden Kite Awards on February 24, along with the annual Sid Fleischman Humor Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
Hot on the heels of the American Library Association's award announcements, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' Impact and Legacy Fund announced the recipients of two awards this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
The winners of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' inaugural Russell Freedman Award for Nonfiction for a Better World were announced on November 29. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
Rather than reveal this year's Golden Kite Award winners during its winter conference, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators presented the awards in a stand-alone program on March 15; the event featured remarks from National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Creating a space for children’s book writers and illustrators to share and connect has long been a dream for Sophie Blackall, who has now realized that goal in her launch of the Milkwood retreat in the Catskills. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' board of directors has elected Sarah Baker the organization’s new executive director, succeeding the organization's cofounder, Lin Oliver. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
Conflicts over race, culture and inclusion have roiled the Romance Writers of America, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and other groups devoted to books and literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-08-30 18:34:42 UTC ]
Children's book blogger Fabia Turner has launched a competition for Black children's book writers, to be sponsored by inclusive indie publisher Knights Of. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-03-04 23:23:40 UTC ]
As schools close, parents are turning to children’s book writers and illustrators on social media to help with teaching kids stuck inside. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2020-03-23 13:30:37 UTC ]
Jay Asher, the author of several YA novels including Thirteen Reasons Why (Penguin), has filed a lawsuit against the US branch of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and its executive director, Lin Oliver, following last year’s accusations of sexual harassment. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 'Thirteen Reasons Why' author has filed a lawsuit against the Society of Children’s Book Writers, as well as the group’s executive director, Lin Oliver, over their allegations of sexual harassment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the wake of online accusations, The Maze Runner author James Dashner has lost representation, as has Thirteen Reasons Why author Jay AsherThe Maze Runner author James Dashner has been dropped by his literary agent after a series of anonymous accusations of sexual harassment were made against... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jay Asher, David Díaz, and others have been accused of sexual harassment and abuse in the comments section of a January 'School Library Journal' article as the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators deals with an unfolding controversy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) has announced the winner of their first BAME scholarship sponsored by the Bent Agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The awards will be presented to the winners during a luncheon at the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators annual conference in Los Angeles in August. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers have become book writers for a popular science project from Icon Books. Icon’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The author first hit it big in the 1970s with a string of go-to books for kids. She recently helped turn 'Tiger Eyes' into a film and is busy on a 1950s-set novel.When "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" first came out, publisher Dutton did not send Judy Blume around the country to talk about it.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]