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I have a two book deal with David Fickling Books!

Tall Story by Candy Gourlay to be published by David Fickling

I am ENORMOUSLY, GIGANTICALLY thrilled to tell you all that I have a two book deal with David Fickling Books! TALL STORY my book about a boy with gigantism will be published in hardback in June 2010 in the UK and then later in the year in the US. My agent has negotiated a separate deal with a publi… Continue

Added by candygourlay on November 12, 2009 at 2:25pm — 8 Comments

New Fiction List from Tick Tock

Independent children's non-fiction publisher Tick Tock is to launch a fiction list in May 2010 with up to 16 titles in 2010 and double that in 2011. The list will include chapter books to books for teenagers. Read more. Continue

Added by candygourlay on November 12, 2009 at 9:08am — No Comments

eCritique's Bouncing Babies!

I started up eCritique in January 2007. eCritique is a by-invitation only blog where members post their work and critique via the blog's comments facility. It is set up so that it is invisible to Google and can only be accessed by password. From the handful who joined that first month, the membership two years later now numbers 58! Not everyone participated in the critiquing (there were some dedicated lurkers) but I didn't mind because there was so much to learn from all the back and for… Continue

Added by candygourlay on October 14, 2009 at 10:00pm — 5 Comments

UNDISCOVERED VOICES 2010!

I am breathless with pride (I know so many of these people!) and excitement to post the following announcement ... We are proud to announce the following twelve stories and authors will be featured in the British SCBWI’s Undiscovered Voices 2010 anthology: Adele by Anne M Leone (Anne ML Anderson) Back from the Dead by Nick Cross Fifteen Days Without a Head by Dave Cousins One of a Kind by Jude Ensaff (Najoud Ensaff) From Darkness by Emily George At… Continue

Added by candygourlay on October 6, 2009 at 12:00am — 17 Comments

Fantasy Fiction Master Class with Sara "Slasher" O'Connor

Read my blog post about the Fantasy Fiction Master Class with Sara O'Connor last Saturday.

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Added by candygourlay on September 20, 2009 at 9:59pm — No Comments

New Commissioning Editor at Tamarind Books

Verna Wilkins, publisher of Tamarind Books, has just announced that there is a new commissioning editor, Patsy Isles. Continue

Added by candygourlay on September 18, 2009 at 3:19pm — No Comments

Children's Book Circle Pub Quiz

any you scbwi people going to the CBC children's book pub quiz on wednesday (19th?) http://www.childrensbookcircle.org.uk/ last year there was a table each for most of the different children's publishers plus SCBWI. sadly the scbwi group came bottom ... the little tiger press table was far too knowledgeable about children's publishing. who knows, this year might be different. if you're coming, see you there! Continue

Added by candygourlay on August 16, 2009 at 4:12pm — No Comments

How to expedite your profile's approval on the Ning

Ning membership! just to explain - it's sue hyams or me approving the membership. and the delays? usually have to do with child care, holidays, not checking our email - also we have to contact the US to confirm memberships and that adds to the time it takes to approve members. that's what comes from a volunteer-run organisation like SCBWI. HOWEVER! if you live in the UK and you are awaiting approval you can expedite things by forwarding your membership email to me or sue, or even me AND sue (… Continue

Added by candygourlay on August 12, 2009 at 2:39pm — 1 Comment

Diana Wynne Jones Conference

I can't believe nobody posted the Diana Wynne Jones Conference as a Calenda event! Would love to hear a report from anyone who went. Continue

Added by candygourlay on July 25, 2009 at 12:13pm — No Comments

Master Classes in Dialogue, Fantasy Fiction and Crafting a Novel's Middle

Well, I only just realised that there were new Master Classes posted on the events page of our website - it's not too late to sign up to Miriam's Dialogue class on Saturday ... but there are also some exciting ones in September and October about Fantasy Fiction and crafting a novel's middle. I posted a heads up about the classes on our News page Continue

Added by candygourlay on June 24, 2009 at 4:10pm — 1 Comment

How to put pictures on your site

Eric Heyman emailed me to ask how to put pictures on his Ning page. One way is to use your blog to feature your work. 1.click 'Add a New Blog Post' 2. Give it a title ('Post Title'), write some text to describe the image. 3. Click on the icon of a camera (when you hover over it, a tool tip appears saying 'Add an image' 4. Clicking on it allows you to choose a file from your computer or enter a url from a web page. Another way is to put your pictures on something like Flickr or Picasa… Continue

Added by candygourlay on June 19, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

SAVE THE BEARD!

Are you on Facebook? Philip Ardagh, the bearded children's author, has been locked out of Facebook for being too exuberant with his (always hilarious) postings. We, his friends and fans, want him back! Please join our cause! Says Philip: "It all started when I tried to post silver-wedding-anniversary greeting… Continue

Added by candygourlay on June 18, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

My Life in Verse features Malorie Blackman on Friday

Not to be missed! "Malorie Blackman's beautiful exploration of black British poetry ... Poetry gives rhyme (but never reason) to injustice; which is why this terrific programme is itself a poem" Time Out Five Star Pick of the Day Friday 19 June BBC2 9pm Continue

Added by candygourlay on June 18, 2009 at 10:11am — No Comments

Sarwat Chadda is the new Featured Blog

i am pleased to let you all know that Sarwat Chadda is going to be the next featured blogger of the Ning. Thank you to Tracy Anne Baines who has been a prolific and informative featured blog. You can still visit the Tall Tales and Short Stories Blog on http://talltalesandshortstories.blogspot.com/ Continue

Added by candygourlay on June 12, 2009 at 11:51am — 2 Comments

Who wants to be the next featured blog?

hello all! we've had a fantastic and informative run of blog posts from tracy ann baines and i am now beginning to look out for our next featured blog ... any authors or illustrators out there who think they can match tracy's high standard of blogging? raise your profile, build your audience, make friends ... let me know if you'd like to be featured. Continue

Added by candygourlay on June 1, 2009 at 7:03pm — 3 Comments

Sarwat's Launch plus the SCBWI Retreat - a small report and some pictures

I've cross-blogged about the retreat in Wolverhampton on the SCBWI community blog and on my Notes from the Slulshpile blog! Continue

Added by candygourlay on May 22, 2009 at 1:31pm — 1 Comment

Muse Medicine: all the info you need to make your characters suffer horribly

Anne Rooney recently forwarded this on Facebook the other day. MUSE MEDICINE, A blog written by a nurse who writes with all the medical details you need to inflict pain and suffering on your characters. it's a must read for anyone trying to follow that writing tenet 'Make it worse'. You can even email your own questions on MUSE@NURSEWRITER.COM Continue

Added by candygourlay on May 5, 2009 at 5:09pm — 1 Comment

Crystal Palace Children's Book Festival

Took a gang of kids to the comics workshops at the Crystal Palace Festival - as a result I missed the readings by SCBWI's Sarwat Chadda and Sue Eves. Sarah Macintyre has photos of the stuff I missed though here and I blogged about the comics workshops… Continue

Added by candygourlay on April 27, 2009 at 12:39pm — No Comments

Making the most of the Ning

I am very pleased to see that so many of you have gotten the hang of your Ning pages. It's a very powerful tool if you know how to use it. YOu can set up a web page to display all your work and you can also develop links with a large network of like minded people who will be interested in your successes and will support you in your work. Just some quick suggestions to those who haven't managed to get on top of it yet - 1. use the blog on your page to promote yourself, share a thought, share an… Continue

Added by candygourlay on April 23, 2009 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

Writers try to play agents and fail ... except for two

Results of 'Agent for a Day' competition is out. Only two correctly guessed the published queries! Continue

Added by candygourlay on April 20, 2009 at 11:47pm — No Comments

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Illustration: Michael Foreman's War Boy Exhibition

November 10, 2009 to December 23, 2009 – National Army Museum, Chelsea

Exploring some of the complex themes of the World Wars and the civilian connection with the British Army, War Boy is a unique opportunity to see original artwork by leading children's illustrator M...

Organized by National Army Museum | Type: exhibition
FEDERATION OF CHLDREN'S BOOKGROUPS CONFERENCE

April 9, 2010 at 4pm to April 11, 2010 at 4pm – Bradfield College - Reading

READ IT AGAIN!! Conference 2010 The Conference will be opened by Anthony Horowitz, celebrating 10 years of Alex Rider and will be closed by William Nicholson. In between we will be delighted and en...

Organized by Jackie Marchant | Type: conference
Festival of Writing, York

April 10, 2010 to April 11, 2010 – York

http://www.festivalofwriting.com/index.shtml Good line up and worth going if anyone is in the area - workshops, one-to-ones, agents, publishers, authors. They're taking bookings from tomorrow - fi...

Organized by The Writer's Workshop | Type: writing, festival
London Book Fair 2010

April 19, 2010 to April 21, 2010 – Earl's Court, London

The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. Taking place every spring in the ...

Organized by London Book Fair | Type: book fair
Children's Writers Conference in Italy

June 18, 2010 to June 21, 2010 – Duino, Italy

Do you have an interest in writing for children or young adults? Whether published or unpublished, you are very welcome to join us at an exciting new Conference. The Children’s Writers’ Conference...

Organized by Ruth Eastham ruth_eastham@yahoo.com | Type: conference

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