Carolina's
NEW
Regional Team!
After taking an agent position at
Raven Quill Literary Agency
,
Kelly Dyksterhouse
has stepped away from her SCBWI Carolinas ARA position. We are so proud of her and wish Kelly the best on her new adventure.
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Donna Earnhardt
Regional Advisor
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Elizabeth Rawls the
new
Assistant Regional Advisor
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Becky Shillington is the
new
Co-Assistant RA
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Ashley Belote the
new
Illustrator Coordinator
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Becca Puglisi
of Writers Helping Writers and co-Author of
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide of Character Expression,
Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 7:00PM
$20
for members
$30
for non-members
June:
Free
to Carolinas Region Members. All other SCBWI members: $20.00
The Query Godmother:
“Taking the Question
out of the Query”
Date and Time to be announced.
(Those who participate in this will also have the opportunity to have their query critiqued
for a reduced price of $30.00)
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Upcoming Illustrator Workshop!
Only 6 spots left!
(Note: if the workshop has to be cancelled because of illness, a full refund will be issued)
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Saturday May 2, 2020
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
574 Haywood Road - Asheville, NC 28806
$45.00
SCBWI Member
$55.00
Non-member
Registration opens
Feb 15th
with
limited seating
(25 participants)
so sign up early!
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Don’t miss
Melissa Cole Essig’s
“Witches Are Our Warriors: Spotting (and Combatting!) Implicit Gender
Bias in Your Writing."
You’ll be challenged to think, write, and illustrate in ways you never considered before.
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Upcoming Mingles!
Surfside Beach, SC Mingle
Wednesday, March 18th
Rock Hill, SC Mingle
Saturday, March 21st
Nebo, NC Mingle
Saturday, March 29th
Mingles are informal get-togethers where members
can meet, talk shop, and get to know one another.
Want more information on how to do so?
Contact :
SCBWI-Carolinas Regional Team:
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Save the Date:
"Crafting Characters"
November 6-8, 2020
Why our next region conference is in November:
When scheduling any major SCBWI events (such as the conference) we have to stay away from holidays, other SCBWI events, and schedule a time that is available at the Crowne Plaza in Charlotte.The last weekend in September 2020 coincided with Yom Kippur, so we looked for the next available weekend which was November 6-8. Otherwise, the alternative was to move the conference to Spring 2021.Thus, we chose to hold the conference in November to keep things as "normal". as possible.
We are working hard behind the scenes to create some great programming and adding in new opportunities to grow together as a chapter. We are excited about our upcoming year and hope folks
will also be excited to dig in to the world of writing and illustrating for children with all of us. (And we want to have the 2021 conference back to our regular weekend in September!)
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Volunteer Regional Administrative Team
Regional Advisor,
Donna Earnhardt
Assistant Regional Advisor,
Elizabeth Rawls
Co-Assistant Regional Advisor,
Becky Shillington
Regional Illustrator Coordinator,
Ashley Belote
PAL Coordinator,
Derick Wilder
Critique Coordinator,
Becky Shillington
Blog Coordinator,
Carol Baldwin
cbaldwin6@me.com
Social Media Coordinator,
Carolyn Bennet Fraiser
Volunteer Coordinator,
John Strong
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Call for 2020 Conference Proposals:
February 1st - May 1st, 2020
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Newsletter Banner art needed,
be a featured artist in our newsletters!
If you are a Carolinas illustrator, join
Facebook Page (a closed group)
Check out our new:
O
nline Illustrators critique group
PAL
Online Illustrator critique group
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New Groups Forming!
Hickory, NC:
New group forming for picture book and middle grade writers. This will be a monthly group with meeting details to be determined. Please contact
Helen Fisher
at
hmfisher416@gmail.com
or 870-656-8333 for more information.
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Critique Group Classifieds:
A SCBWI member moving to our region from out of state is interested in a critique group for PB and MG writers with some experience in the Wilmington, NC area. If you would like to be a part of this group or are already involved in a group in the Wilmington area,
please email critique group
(Thanks to those who have responded to this ad!)
If you’d like to start a critique group in your area, let us know and we can place an ad for you in the
Critique Group Classifieds
section of our monthly newsletter! The ad will appear in two consecutive newsletters unless longer is requested.
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Did You Know?
- SCBWI's THE BOOK has a plethora of information ranging from legal contracting questions to local speakers. It also contains a listing of freelance editors. It’s an amazing resource.
- The Yahoo Group ListServe is going away and communication within the chapter will be moved to FaceBook Group and the SCBWI Blue Boards. For those members interested in joining the FB Group, where blogs, announcements, and craft discussion can take place among the membership, find the link on the FB SCBWI Carolinas page and request to join
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FEATURED ARTIST
Jessica Jacks
Jessica has been a member of SCBWI a little over 3 years. She has
a BA in Art Therapy and an associates in Commercial Art. Since the age of 7, she has enrolled in some sort of art lessons.
Currently, Jessica has been revamping her portfolio in order to start looking for representation. Jessica also spends time working on commission pieces.
Check out
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Send news of agency signings, contracts and awards to
For more timely release, we encourage you to post notices of book signings and appearances on the Carolinas Yahoo listserv.
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SCBWI MEMBERSHIP
You MUST be a member to join the Carolinas Yahoo group, and to participate in the WIN Facebook page and/or the new PAL FB group.
You can check your membership expiration on your profile page at
www.scbwi.org. You can also renew online if necessary.
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SCBWI uses Constant Contact as its main email blast provider. In order to receive emails you must be signed up with Constant Contact. Unfortunately, if you unsubscribe to one
scbwi.org
email, you unsubscribe to all.
If you believe you have unsubscribed u
se this link
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SCBWInvite
Don't forget that SCBWInvite is now live on our site
HERE
and full of listings of book events held by our members. This comprehensive listing of public events, both in-person and virtual, is a great way for SCBWI members to connect and build a literary community. Post upcoming events by visiting their Member Profile and clicking SCBWInvite in the lefthand column. This is a great way to promote U.S.-based events, International events, and live virtual events such as webinars and Twitter chats. As long as your event is free and on-theme, SCBWInvite will promote it.
This logo is in the lower right of our SCBWI Carolinas chapter homepage.
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