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All the Land is Paper, all the Sea is Ink
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- About Me
- Studied illustration at Manchester, set up studio in London then skedaddled off to Japan for 21 years. Worked mainly in commercial illustration in the Far East, but also illustrated around 40 books to date, most for the Japanese and US markets. Now back in Blighty from 2008, ready to pick up where I left off.
- What are you working on at the moment?
- A picture book on Michelangelo's Statue of David for Charlesbridge (US) and a picture book of Jack & the Beanstalk for Fukuinkan Shoten (Japan).
- If you had to recommend just one children's book you've read in the last year, what would it be?
- Mine, naturally.
- What is the most important thing you learned about writing or illustrating this year?
- doodling aimlessly in sketchbooks is like sowing acorns. Many may be eaten by squirrels or rot in the ground, but some will grow to ... oh my!
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MIDWEEK GOAL SETTING BRUNCH
May 23, 2013 from 11am to 1pm – Bill's Restaurant Covent Garden
Discuss your goals for the coming month at the SCBWI London Brunch. A great way to help your self stay on task and increase your productivity. Reflect on your achievements of the previous month and s…
Organized by Miriam H Craig, Anita Loughrey | Type: goal-setting, social
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Aptness of Apps?
June 4, 2013 from 6:45pm to 9pm – St. James Piccadilly Conference Room
Aptness of Apps? · 4th June 2013 Nick Cross - Digital Product Manager, OUP Other Speakers - TBC Book Apps for ipads and tablets are popular with parents and children, but what does this mean for writ…
Organized by David Richardson & Sally Poyton : profseries@britishscbwi.org | Type: professional, series
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Producing Outstanding Art Samples for Submission
June 29, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm – St George's, Bloomsbury
with Sarah Malley, art director, and a designer (tbc) from Egmont Children’s Books In this masterclass we will be working with Sarah Malley and a designer from Hodders Children’s Books. Pre-workshop…
Organized by Anne-Marie Perks | Type: illustrator, masterclass, series
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Picturing Words and Writing Pictures
July 5, 2013 at 4pm to July 8, 2013 at 10am – Holland House
Helen Stephens, author illustrator, Gerry Turley, author illustrator, Natascha Biebow, Blue Elephant Storyshaping (an editing, coaching, and mentoring service) tbc, and Sarah Frost, commissioning edi…
Organized by Anne-Marie Perks scbwiillustration@gmail.com 01494 775416. | Type: picture, book, retreat, for, illustrators, and, writers
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Speed Dating For Writers
July 13, 2013 from 12pm to 4pm – North West Region - Manchester
A panel of special guests: Zoe King/Elizabeth Bonsor - The Blair Partnership Catherine Pellegrino - Agent Philippa Donovan _ SmartQuill Editorial will deliver throughout the afternoon giving insigh…
Organized by Stephanie Williams - lilyboo147@googlemail.com | Type: workshop, one-to-one, sessions
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Illustrators Print Showcase in Norwich
July 26, 2013 to August 9, 2013 – Norwich Millennium Library
The Illustrators Print Showcase exhibition is coming to Norwich for the first time and will be on display in the Millennium Library 26th July – 9th August 2013 We're planning to run events and promot…
Organized by John Shelley | Type: exhibition
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By Popular Demand
August 24, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm – North West Region - Manchester
Children's Author Steve Hartley's workshop 'Keeping up Appearances' is both entertaining and interactive, giving you a simple behaviour model that will aid you in giving distinctive and consistent ch…
Organized by Stephanie Williams - lilyboo147@googlemail.com | Type: workshop
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Young at Heart: Writing Fiction that Young Readers Will Love with Ruth Bennett (Stripes)
September 7, 2013 from 12pm to 4pm – London
This class will focus on how to connect with readers in the 5-8 age group. We will cover story ideas, writing styles and trends in young fiction, as well as the tricky business of how to submit your…
Organized by K M Lockwood (Philippa Francis) | Type: masterclass
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The dummy makeover
September 14, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm – St George's, Bloomsbury
With author illustrators Bridget Strevens-Marzo and Sue Porter. Have you wondered what wasn’t working in your book dummy, or how to get the right narrative flow between words and image? This…
Organized by Bridget Strevens-Marzo | Type: illustrator, masterclass, series
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Slush Pile Turn-Offs
September 17, 2013 from 6:45pm to 9pm – St. James Piccadilly Conference Room
Industry Professionals Speakers TBC What are the Slush Pile Turn-Offs ? - How can we make our writing or illustrations stand-out from the rest? What makes an agent, editor or publisher reach for t…
Organized by David Richardson & Sally Poyton : profseries@britishscbwi.org | Type: professional, series
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Hi John, thank you for the invitation to join the Central East Ning group - I have signed up.
Thanks again,
Helen
Hi John,
Yes, I'd be interested in joining the East group - I'll see if I can sign myself up now...
Cheers,
Annie
Ignore that last message, John. I'm still trying to figure out this Ning business! I've sent a request in for the East group.
Sure, please do sign me up for the East group. :)
Sorry, John, I only just saw your friend request!
Hi! That's great, thankyou very much for adding me to the group! :)
Hi John! Are you the-man-that-can who can add me to the illustrators group please? I sent a request a little while ago. Thanks, Josephine :)
Hi John, I was hoping to go on the (waiting) list for AA please? Still getting to grips with all these communication links, hope this is correct process! Many thanks, Holly
Hi John, thanks for the welcome! Do you know if there are any events going on in Norwich/Norfolk again in the near future? Bolgona looks like it was fantastic!
Hi John, sorry didn't get before. It was my birthday and I've had school visits, so been pretty occupied! It's nice to make contact with SCBWI members and I hope to meet some at regional meetings and at London Book Fair.
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