By: Mo Willems,
on 3/28/2012
The staff and pals of the Eric Carle Museum have taken it upon themselves to insure that my large sculpture, The Red Elephant, remains cozy for the rest of the New England spring by "Yarn Bombing" him: Besides being great fun, The Red Elephant's new look is in service of promoting pals Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen's new book Extra Yarn. This is the first of what I hope will be a series of
By: Holly DeWolf,
on 3/28/2012
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By: Sarah McIntyre,
on 3/28/2012
I've never tweeted a whole talk before, but last night I got my twitter finger out and had a go at it: School Visits for Beginners, at the Society of Authors, part of a series of talks run by its Children's Writers & Illustrators Group. 
I thought the talk would be a good things to share because a lot of my friends who have just started making books don't realise that sometimes you can actually earn more doing events than you can by getting the book published. Getting a book published doesn't usually give you enough money to live on, and write more books, so events are important.
Of course, that's aside from the fact that visiting writers and illustrators get kids WAY more interested in reading books, when they discover they don't come out of machines at the press of a button, but are actually written by people. (Oh wait, Miss, does that mean I can write a book, too? Why, yes it does...) Helena Pielichaty said that only 10% of schools invite writers and illustrators to visit, so there's loads of room for growth.
The room was full, and here's our lovely panel: CWIG organiser Helena Pielichaty, Dianne Hofmeyr and fellow CWIG committee member Bali Rai. Oh, and just for a bit of location context: some lovely cherry blossoms outside the Society of Authors headquarters in Kensington, and the painting of someone beardy who is not Philip Ardagh but might as well be.
Now there's a record of a great deal of the things said at the meeting over on the #CWIG hashtag on Twitter. (You don't need to use Twitter just to have a look.) And people are still adding their thoughts and tips for school visits on the #SchoolVisits hashtag. Go have a peek!
Most importantly, we REALLY NEED 40 more people to book for the CWIG Conference by 10 April! I know it's not cheap, and I saw on the list that most of the people who are coming are pretty big names in children's books. But that means if you CAN stump up the money, you'll be hanging out with the best in the business, and if you're serious about a career in making children's books, the networking and learning potential is enormous. Go book now, don't delay!
Twitter's very ephemeral; our tweets will drift down the list until they disappear. So here are a few from last night to give you a taster of what was going on. It was great seeing how many people jumped in, who weren't able to be physically present at the meeting, we had quite a good Twitter following! And some writers and illustrators were able to add their two bits:
I couldn't help laughing at the cheeky ones from Philip Ardagh; almost every time I'd tweet, he'd come back with something:
And some more from the night! (When I tweeted, I used @balirai, @helenapielichat, etc, to report who was talking.) Helena has written an article on the Society of Authors blog about school visits, which you can read here. Lots of useful
By: Mattias Adolfsson,
on 3/28/2012
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By: Sara Burrier,
on 3/28/2012
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By: Dain Fagerholm,
on 3/28/2012
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By: Christina Wald,
on 3/28/2012
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By: James Gurney,
on 3/28/2012
By: Rodrigo Abrahim,
on 3/28/2012
By: Debbie Ridpath Ohi,
on 3/28/2012
For those interested in comics, photos, interviews, sketches and info about how I'M BORED was created, do visit my I'M BORED Scrapbook.
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By: Alicia Padrón,
on 3/28/2012
By: Bernhard Oberdieck,
on 3/28/2012
Passend zur Jahreszeit ein Abstecher in den Frühling. Farstiftillustration für ein Geschenkbuch.
By: James Gurney,
on 3/28/2012
By: penelope,
on 3/28/2012
David Gothard has worked with The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Time and Newsweek, book publishers, foundations and corporations for 30 years, since graduating from Pratt (where he learned the art of brushslinging and now teaches in the Fine Arts Department). A native New Yorker, he now lives and draws from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Check out his portfolio here and drawger blog here.
By: Doug Jones,
on 3/28/2012
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By: andrea joseph,
on 3/28/2012
I was sent these sweets from my friend Tine, in Sweden, about a year ago. Of course, I had all intentions of starting this new journal back then, but you know how it goes? Finally I'm getting around to it and working my way through the airmail envelopes of loveliness that I received from some kind folk in Scandinavia.
The sweets came in a little green tub and just looked so, er, sweet that I ended up putting them in my one of the display cabinets at my my exhibition last summer. Back when I received them I had intended to eat, draw and journal them at the same time. After all the trouble Tine went to in sending them to me I felt that I shouldn't let the fact that they are now past their sell by date put me off. All in the name of research, folks. All in the name of research.
This new travel journal can be viewed HERE.
By: Jennifer Thermes,
on 3/28/2012
I'm having a hard time coming up with words lately, since my brain is in total-overdrive-drawing mode. Also, doing a lot of standing and sketching. It's much easier on the spine. I'm a complete Miss Cranky Pants if I sit and work all day. (Note to anyone starting out in this field: Don't skimp on good ergonomics!!)
By: ANGIE ROZELAAR,
on 3/28/2012
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By: Todd Harris,
on 3/28/2012
By: ANGIE ROZELAAR,
on 3/28/2012
Installation view Duplicitous Storytellers is an exhibition whose point of departure posits rewriting as a conceptual strategy. A repositioning of the notion of the author— the product long-standing research on the construction of genre and figures, as well as historical and artistic movements—resounds in a dialogue among exhibition pieces.[...]
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By: Bernhard Oberdieck,
on 3/28/2012
Ich habe mal wieder meiner Webseite ein neues Design verschafft und auf meiner Portfolio Seite 1 vier neue Bilder eingefügt. Ich hoffe, sie gefallen Ihnen.
By: Sara Burrier,
on 3/28/2012
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| "Lifesong" 11x18 watercolor 6x10 print available: http://www.etsy.com/listing/96311641/angel-playing-flute-art-print-whimsical |
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I am a sucker for puns! very good!
i specially like the egg ;)
Very funny, I like the egg too.
Having to wear shoes is the worst bit.