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Monthly
Meetings
Third Saturday of
every month
Our monthly events
include a
quarterly discussion of a current writing topic moderated by one of our
members, followed by a general discussion of writing and/or
illustrating topics, current projects and writing problems and
concerns. Come mentor each other!
Other months
we offer
special workshops or speaker events. Check our CALENDAR of
meetings and events to learn more.
Chapter
meetings are held in
Fairlawn, Independence, and Cleveland.
Coming
soon!
May 19--The Many Structures of Picture
Books
Picture book workshop with
author/illustrator Laurie Knowlton (www.laurieknowlton.com).
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Roots and Wings Ranch. Registration is
required--visit our calendar page for more
information. June--no meeting July 21 Critique Meet with author/illustrator Lindsay Ward
Critique meet
with author/illustrator Lindsay Ward (www.lindsayward.com) as moderator.
We will meet from 10:00 a.m. to noon at Barnes & Noble, 4015
Medina Rd., Akron. This event is free and open to
the public but RSVP is
required (contact Regional Advisor Victoria Selvaggio at vselvaggio@windstream.net). Visit our Calendar
of Events page to learn more.
Annual
Conference
Just 6 months away--A
Springboard to Publishing Success...Northern Ohio SCBWI's 10th Anniversary
Conference!
Save the date:
September
21-22, 2012. See our CONFERENCE page for more details.
The
2011 conference was
a great success!
You
will find a
summary of this year's event on our CONFERENCE page, along with
downloadable handouts
for conference attendees (password required).
Our
2013 Calendar Contest is now underway! See our Calendar
Contest page for more details as well as images from last
year's calendar.
Critique Groups
List-serve Online--Open to all chapter
members, the online
message board
connects writers and illustrators across Ohio! Login now...
Area
Critique Groups
Groups meet in West
Akron, Columbus,
Cincinnati, Dayton, Solon, Toledo, Youngstown-Trumbull. Groups for
illustrators and Middle-Grade/YA writers
are now forming. Find or
start a critique group now...
Other News &
Announcements
Save the Date!
Vicki Selvaggio, Regional Advisor, and other Midwestern RAs
are
getting the ball rolling for the first MIDWEST BLOWOUT CONFERENCE May
3-5, 2013 in Fort Wayne, IN. Watch for more information coming soon!
NEW!
Check out our virtual
bulletin board for members' book signings and book release
announcements!
SCBWI on
Ohio Radio
Ohio Public Radio
89.7FM WKSU
featured an interview with Northern Ohio SCBWI members on The Regina
Brett Show.
"Children's Books," an hour-long radio show, originally aired Wednesday
September 21, 2011. LISTEN to a
recording of the show.
Volunteers
Welcome!
To assist with planning events for 2012, CONTACT
us!
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Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton
Award-Winning Author
and Illustrator
Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton’s first published work was a note passed to a
boy in third grade. You would have thought this most embarrassing
moment would have stopped her writing career. But instead Laurie has
gone on to write forty books and is the author/illustrator of two more.
Laurie has been published in the trade, educational, craft, and
Christian markets. WHY COWBOYS SLEEP WITH THEIR BOOTS ON is Laurie’s
best selling picture book. It won the Premier Print Award given by
Eastman Kodak and has sold over 45,000 copies since publication.
Laurie wrote and illustrated RED, WHITE, AND BLUE in 2002. The Huebner
Museum of Children’s Picture Book Art, housed in the Toledo
Public Library, honored Laurie by purchasing and exhibiting a piece of
art from the book.
The Children’s Book Committee of Bank Street College of Education
selected A YOUNG MAN’S DANCE as among the best Children’s Books of the
year in 2007.
Laurie Knowlton is the founder and Regional Advisor Emeritus of the
Northern Ohio SCBWI chapter. She is an international speaker,
addressing students, educators, and writers throughout the United
States and Mexico. You can visit her website at www.laurieknowlton.com.
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previously featured members...
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The Northern Ohio
Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and
Illustrators is open to anyone with an active interest in
children’s literature or art.