We are excited to announce this season's featured illustrator (and author), Amy Lynn Spitzley, creator of the YA novels VIOLA DOYLE OR THE UNCONVENTIONAL GIFT and SCRAPBOOK OF MY REVOLUTION!
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Today on the Mitten, Charlie Barshaw interviews Robbyn Smith (author) and her husband Gijsbert (Nick) van Frankenhuyzen! 🎉📚✍🎊🌿🐝
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In case you missed it, Friday 3/20 on The Mitten features Suja Sukumar, author of the Anothony Award Winning YA novel 🔎WHEN MIMI WENT MISSING🔎
Many thanks to Suja to sharing this very personal journey and congratulations on your success! 🙏🙏🎊🎉📚
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In case you missed it, be sure to check out last Friday's Mitten blog post, "Another place, freelance magazine gigs, Red Line, Miranda Paul, sing me a story, and packing" featuring children's author Patti Richards! 🎉🙌⚡📚✍💫🎊
💡Welcome to the Writer's Spotlight, Alison! 💡Alison is the author of the 💀 MY NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES 💀series and is on the author committee for the Harbor Springs Festival of the Book! ⚡🙌🎉📚🎊
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It's that time again 🎉🎉🎉 HUGS AND HURRAHS! 🎉🎉🎉
This week on the Mitten we celebrate good news and accomplishents of our fellow Michigan creators. Congratulations to all and happy creating! 🙌📚☀⚡👏
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This week on the Mitten, Charlie Barshaw interviews children's author Kelly J. Baptist (for the second time)! 🎉🙌📚⚡👏
Follow the URL below to read "Acknowledgements, rehearsing, Mommy Box, YA, BookSmitten, and barbershops"!
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In honor of Black History Month, today's Mitten Blog post features an essay by our SCBWI-MI Equity and Inclusion team lead, Naomi V. Dunsen-White! 🎉👏🏳️🌈🙌🏽💥💞☮🌎
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This week on the The Mitten, Charlie Barshaw interviews middle grade (MG) writer Christina Wyman!
Follow the link below for "Cannolis, trauma, Pleasantville, Byline Bible, obituary and other endings!"
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This week on the Mitten, Charlie Barshaw interviews authors Janice Broyles and Dave Stricklen!
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This week's Mitten Blog showcases a Studio Tour of the creative space of Featured Illustrator Nicole Ray! ⚡📚🎨🖌🎉🙌💫
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This week on the Mitten blog, Charlie Barshaw interviews author-illustrator Kirbi Fagan, the creator of the star-reviewed picturebook, THE BIG EMPTY! 🌅🎉🙌🌟📚
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We're starting the new year with a Writer Spotlight trifecta on the Mitten Blog! Charlie Barshaw interviews 3⃣ of our SCBWI-MI Leadership Team: Co-Regional Advisor Jodi Mckay, Promotions Coordinator Christy Matthes, Events Coordinator Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw!
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Today on the blog, Mentorship Coordinator Jessica Zimmerman discusses the ins and outs of applying, mentorship and the amazing benefits that come with your 2026 Novel Mentorship submission! 🙌🌟📖🖊📚🎉💥
Follow the URL to read more!
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This week on The Mitten blog, Charlie Barshaw interviews Cindy Williams Schrauben, the author of 💛🧡❤️HANK'S CHANGE OF HEART ❤️🧡💛 and 💫✨🌟 THIS COULD BE YOU! 💫✨🌟
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Let the countdown begin! 3️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ 🎉 There's only one month left until registration opens for the SCBWI-MI 2026 Novel Mentorship! Registration opens JANUARY 2, 2026. Is your manuscript ready? 💥👍💫🖊📖🙌🏾👏🎊
Learn more about the mentorship program here: www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
👀Check out this week's Studio Tour on The Mitten Blog, featuring Michigan illustrator Trena Brannon! 👀
Follow the link below to read more about how Trena tailors her space to fit her busy life and evolving passions! 🎨🖌🖌🙌👏
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🦃🍮🍂🎊 In case you missed it! 🦃🍮🍂🎊
Last week on the Mitten Blog, Charlie Barshaw interviewed MI author Doris Holik Kelly! Author of 🌧THE GIFT OF SUMMER RAIN 🌈, 🔎THE MYSTERY OF THE COPPER TURTLE, THE MYSTERY OF THE VOYAGEURS RENDEZVOUS 🔍, and more!
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Don't miss this week's The Mitten, featuring a writer spotlight on Catherine Bieberich! 👏💫📖🖊💥🙌
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❄️SCBWI-MI illustrators attending the 2026 SCBWI Winter Conference in NYC!
Apply for our NYC Illustrator Portfolio Showcase Scholarship & get 50% OFF your showcase fee.
🗓️ Apply: November 1 - December 1, 2025
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#SCBWIMI #SCBWI #KidLitArt #Illustrator #Scholarship
Today on The Mitten blog, we have both TRICKS and TREATS in a spooky Halloween double-feature!!! 🎃👻🍂🔮👾🦇🕷🕸🧟♂️
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Follow the link below to read more about Danielle's inspirational novel mentorship experience with Kelly Barson and how continuing to say "yes" to yourself, even in the most challenging of times, can make all the difference!
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What do a children's book author and Olympic-winning swimmer Michael Phelps have in common? 🤔🏊🏾♀️🥇 Read Cindy's blog post, "Writing is a Team Sport" to find out on this week's The Mitten!
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Still on the fence about applying? Our previous novel mentorship winners have plenty of reasons why you should take the leap! 🎉📖👣🖊💥📖🙌💫
Read more about our upcoming novel mentorship program here: www.scbwi.org/regions/mich...
Don't miss our upcoming webinar with 2026 mentor Sheela Chari titled "Me, You, Them: Seven Ways of Looking at Multiple Points of View" on Wednesday, October 22 at 7 pm EST! 🎉📖🖊🙌💥
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This week's blog post features Charlie Barshaw's interview with author-illustrator Ryan Hipp! 😎✨👍👏🎉📚 Ryan is the author-illustrator for the book LITTLE STEPS 👣 and has illustrated several other projects.
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In this week's The Mitten blog post, Charlie Barshaw @cjbarshaw523 interviews Kristin Bartley Lenz @kristinbartleylenz, author of YA novels THE ART OF HOLDING ON AND LETTING GO and her upcoming title THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN! 🎉🤩🚪📖🖊👏
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Mark your calendars! Registration for the Me, You, Them: Seven Ways of Looking at Multiple Points of View with our 2026 SCBWI-MI Novel Mentor Sheela Chari opens October 1, 2025! 📣🍂📖🖊🤩👏
The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 10/22 at 7 pm EST.
Join us in celebrating our diverse voices during National Hispanic Heritage Month with this special edition post of The Mitten featuring author-illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara, interviewed by Isabel Estrada O-Hagin! 🎉👏🌈📚🖊📖
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Registration for the SCBWI-MI Critique Carousel opens next week, Thursday, 9/18 for Michigan members! 🎉🌈🦄🙌📚
Consider submitting your novel WIP to get it submission ready for our 2025 Novel Mentorship Program! 💥📖🖊👏