New England SCBWI
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators

New Hampshire SCBWI member Lita Judge has been named a Gold Award winner in the 2007 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) for her book, One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II. Full results will be announced Nov. 1, 2007, in 40 regional parenting magazines across the country and online at Parenthood.com.

Congratulations, Lita!!!

One Thousand Tracings is Lita’s first picture book as author and illustrator. Her newest book, D is for Dinosaur, has just been released this month. For more information go to LitaJudge.com.

Sharon Arts Center Galleries Presents:
The Power of Pictures: Celebrating New Hampshire Illustrators

Exhibition Open: May 4, 2007 - May 27, 2007.
Opening Reception: Friday May 4th, 2007 from 5:00-7:00 PM, public invited.

Lita Judge and Beth Krommes are New England SCBWI members.

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New England SCBWI member Sarah Alexander reports that an exhibit of her paintings will be held at the Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick, Massachusetts from May 6 to June 29. There will be an opening reception on May 6 from 2-4PM. Please stop by to show your support!

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The Children's Literature Conference featuring Jeannie Brett, Marty Kelly, Michael Daley, and Jessie Haas, takes place on Saturday, April 14th.

Our own NESCBWI member, Jeannie Brett, has illustrated titles such as L is for Lobster, A Maine Alphabet Book, One if by Land, A Massachusetts Number Book, M is for Mayflower, and P is for Passport.

Marty Kelley is the author of picture books The Rules, Winter Woes, and Summer Stinks has a talent for understanding children and their problems and deals with them humorously. His workshops share a lot and keep you laughing from start to finish.

Michael Daley is a Vermont author whose newly published Shanghaied to the Moon will delight upper elementary and secondary students and young writers. Michael will illustrate step by step from idea to finish the process of getting your book published. Michael will be accompanied by author Jessie Haas.

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Illustrator Nancy White Cassidy will conduct her 5-day ILLUSTRATING CHILDREN'S BOOKS workshop in Vermont and New Jersey this summer. For New Jersey, the workshop will be held at Peters Valley Craft Center in Layton, NJ. The dates are Friday, July 13th through Tuesday, July 17th. For more information: http://www.petersvalley.org/2007%20Workshops/sptopics2007_wrkshpschd.htm

In Ludlow, Vermont, the workshop will be held at Fletcher Farm School for the Arts & Crafts. Monday July 23rd through Friday, July 27th, with a mandatory orientation the evening of Sunday, July 22nd. For more information: http://www.fletcherfarm.com/classes.asp?CourseID=90

For additional information, contact Nancy at nancy@nancycassidy.com or by calling 860-350-3423.

Lauren Mills will be teaching a book illustration workshop June 4 - 8 at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Old Lyme Connecticut.

Instructor: Lauren Mills, illustrator of books for over 20 years, winner of the Golden Kite for Fairy Wings and Charlotte Award for The Rag Coat.

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Adreinne Sloane of the Arsenal Cultural Arts Center is seeking published book illutrators to participate in an exhibit of children's book art at their center. Any book-published SCBWI illutrator is welcome. Call her for more information on how to be a part of the exhibit.

Adrienne's phone number is 617-926-1914

New England SCBWI Illustrator Anna J. Boll is coordinating a Fall Folio Fest through the Maine Illustrators' Collective. Sign up and help reduce Anna's stress!

The event is going to be at the Whitney Artworks Gallery [in Portland, Maine,] where there is no need for a plan B incase of rain. We have positive responses from about 15 art buyers and 20 illustrators... Tell five illustrators you know in the New England area about this event and make them sign up.

PDF brochure is here.