{"id":1614,"date":"2009-03-18T02:14:39","date_gmt":"2009-03-18T01:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.world-citizenship.org\/?p=1614"},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T12:01:03","slug":"society-of-childrens-book-writers-and-illustrators-scbwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngo.heidi-barathieu-brun.ch\/?p=1614","title":{"rendered":"Society of Children&#039;s Book Writers and Illustrators SCBWI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Linked with Jane Buchanan &#8211; USA.<\/p>\n<p>Join SCBWI: Membership in the SCBWI is open to anyone with an active interest in children\u2019s literature or media. We welcome aspiring and published writers and illustrators, librarians, educators, artists, students, dramatists, musicians, filmmakers, and others. A passion for children\u2019s literature is our #1 criterion. Dues are US$75 for the first year and US$60 each renewing year &#8230; (<a href=\" http:\/\/www.scbwi.org\/about.htm\">full text<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scbwi.org\/\">Homepage<\/a>;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scbwi.org\/news_info.asp\">News<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scbwi.org\/pubs.htm\">Publications<\/a>;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scbwi.org\/events.htm\">Events<\/a>; For our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scbwi.org\/members.htm\">members<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scbwi.org\/regions.htm\">Regional Chapters<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scbwi.org\/disc_boards.asp\">Discussion boards<\/a>;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scbwi.org\/awards.htm\">Awards and grants<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scbwi.org\/links.htm\">Links<\/a>;<br \/>\nAddress: Society of Children&rsquo;s Book Writers and Illustrators SCBWI, 8271 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA;<br \/>\nContact: <a href=\"mailto:scbwi@scbwi.org\">General Questions<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:membership@scbwi.org\">Membership Questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scbwi.org\/about.htm\">About<\/a>: The Society of Children\u2019s Book Writers and Illustrators, formed in 1971 by a group of Los Angeles based writers for children, is the only international organization to offer a variety of services to people who write, illustrate, or share a vital interest in children\u2019s literature.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The SCBWI acts as a network for the exchange of knowledge between writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, librarians, educators, booksellers and others involved with literature for young people. There are currently more than 19,000 members worldwide, in over 70 regions, making it the largest children&rsquo;s writing organization in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of membership in SCBWI are many. The SCBWI sponsors two annual International Conferences on Writing and Illustrating for Children as well as dozens of regional conferences and events throughout the world. It also publishes a bi-monthly newsletter, offers awards and grants for works in progress, and provides many informational publications on the art and business of writing and selling written, illustrated, and electronic material. The SCBWI also presents the annual Golden Kite Award for the best fiction and nonfiction books and the Sid Fleischman Humor Award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linked with Jane Buchanan &#8211; USA. Join SCBWI: Membership in the SCBWI is open to anyone with an active interest in children\u2019s literature or media. 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