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Happy National Library Week!

During National Library Week, April 19-25, 2026, discover your library joy.

Artwork by Lorraine Nam from "I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy."

#NationalLibraryWeek

The 2024–2025 SCBWI Annual Report is now available on our website!

Head to the SCBWI website to read it today.

Thank you for being part of this community — your membership makes everything we do possible.

Join us at 4PM at the Illustrator Survival Corner!

Here's our day 2 schedule for the Bologna Children's Book Fair!

Bologna Attendees, join us in the Illustrator Survival Corner for Creating Memorable Books Through Innovative Design moderated by SCBWI Executive Director, Sarah Baker

Art by John Hendrix @johnhendrix.bsky.social

SCBWI Members, are you attending the next SCBWI University series? Share this social media badge! You can find and download it via your Member Home under the My Resources tab.

Register here: www.scbwi.org/events/the-b...

SCBWI Published Members, have you signed up for the next SCBWI University series yet?

📣 Published members who sign up for the SCBWI U are eligible to receive an additional one months free extension to their current membership. 📣

Register Here: www.scbwi.org/events/the-b...

@salpalc.bsky.social

Sally Chen cargo.site

In this interview, Sally shares artwork inspired by the meaningful moments in their life. Watch to learn more about Sally Chen’s work at www.salpalc.art.
Go to www.scbwi.org/featured-illustrator to apply to be a part of the Featured Illustrator program.

Congratulations to this month's Featured Illustrator Sally Chen!

IG: @salpal.c

Watch the interview here: youtu.be/aNN1q_Ftgps?...

SCBWI Members, don't miss the next SCBWI University series: The Business of Publishing! This 3-part online course is designed for published authors and illustrators who want to take their careers to the next level.

Register Here: www.scbwi.org/events/the-b...

SCBWI will return to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2026!

The booth highlights our illustrator awards, features industry sponsors, and is a wonderful place to meet the SCBWI global community.

Learn more about the Bologna Children’s Book Fair at www.bolognachildrensbookfair.com

Illustrator Gallery This is a great way to showcase your talents, build a portfolio, and connect with industry professionals.

Post your work to Bluesky, Instagram, and in your SCBWI Illustrator Gallery with the hashtag #SCBWIDrawThis.

Deadline for the monthly Draw This! is the last day of each month.

Share your work with us! Share it online and in your member profile page on www.scbwi.org/galleries.

Congratulations to the February
#scbwiDrawThis Winners for the prompt "Tough Topic" !

Johanna Kim
IG: @johannahkim

and Megan Liljenquist
IG: @megliljenquist

March's prompt is Kaleidoscope 💠

Do you have a fantastic middle-grade fiction idea? The Jewell Parker Rhodes Fellowship for Emerging Voices awards a $10,000 grant to an unpublished or self-published writer creating works for children. Submissions are now open!

➡️ bit.ly/JPRfellowship

Starting soon!

Register here:
www.scbwi.org/events/bewit...

Featured illustrator SCBWI features one illustrator member each month. The Featured Illustrator’s art is highlighted prominently on the homepage and all SCBWI social media. Our site receives over 191K hits each month, our...

Go to www.scbwi.org/featured-illustrator to apply to be a part of the Featured Illustrator program.

Watch the interview here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF3S...

Congratulations to this month's Featured Illustrator Kerry McQuaide. In this interview, Kerry shares her creative path as an SCBWI Success Story. Watch to learn more about Kerry McQuaide’s work at www.kerrymcquaide.com. @kerrymcquaide.bsky.social

Starting now!

Join us tomorrow for a SCBWI Digital Workshop with @antwaneady.bsky.social

Register here:

www.scbwi.org/events/savor...

Join us at the Barbara Elleman Research Library Lecture on April 18th!

carlemuseum.org/visit/events/barbara-elleman-research-library-lecture-alvina-ling

@carlemuseum.bsky.social

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What a day. Thank you to all of you who attended the conference and made it such a fun day. And thanks to our awesome faculty! We'll see you next time! #scbwiNY26 #Booksky

Bringing our #scbwiNY26 Virtual Conference to a climactic end is award-winning author Traci Sorell! 🤗 @tracisorellauthor.bsky.social #BookSky

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Is this you? It is if you're attending the #scbwiNY26 virtual conference. Creative labs are happening with stellar children's book creators, author Lilliam Rivera, author-illustrator Maple Lam @maplelam.bsky.social, and editor Andrea Welch. #BookSkyt

If you signed up for the #scbwiNY26 virtual conference, make sure you watch the State of the Industry panel. Great information and perspective by editors and agents. #BookSky

The First Pages panel is so good! So interesting to hear the panelists' feedback on why the stories are intriguing and what needs to change. #scbwiNY26 #BookSky

What a wonderful opening to the conference with a warm, inspiring address from award-winning author @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social. If you're registered for the conference, you'll want to rewatch! 🥰 #scbwiNY26 #BookSky

Great panel about the process of submitting your manuscript with author @janaemarksbooks.bsky.social , agent Dan Mandel and Caron Levis, childrens book author and chair of @thenewschool.bsky.social MFA program for writing for children and YA. #scbwiNY26