10 Steps to Becoming a Papercutter

@JessCutitout

Illustration based on paper cutting is enjoying a renaissance of interest in the UK, with illustrators using intricate paper-cut techniques at the forefront of publishing. One illustrator enjoying particular success is  Jessica Palmer, here she runs through the basics. 

London Industry Insiders Event Report: An Evening with Amber Caraveo and Clelia Gore - 16 January 2017

Panel: Clelia Gore, Amber Caraveo 
with host Mandy Rabin
Photo: Allison Friebertshauser

London Industry Insiders kick-started 2017 with a fantastic event last week at The Savoy Tup. SCBWI were fortunate to welcome an agent from the UK and one from across the pond to discuss children's publishing across the world. Cathy Bee was in attendance and reports back on the inspiring evening.

Refugee Memories - by Julie G Fox

Julie G Fox gives a personal account of being a child refugee and explains how this experience motivated her to write Goodbye, Emma, set up Clever Fox Press and write books for refugee children.

Favourite Childhood Books

Children’s writers are the most influential of all writers. 

No one cares about a book as much as a child, who often almost memorises his or her favourite. Do you remember that? If you were a child who liked to read (some come to it later), you know how much those childhood favourites influence your life. 

What were your favourite books when you were a child?

Great News for Gary Sheppard

Gary Sheppard

It is such a delight to be able to share with our readers Gary Sheppard's great news.

Gary writes:

I would like to share the great news with everyone that my debut picture book - As Nice as Pie - is celebrating its book birthday on 28 November on Maverick Arts Publishing.

Remembering Babette Cole

The Children's book world was rocked this week by the sad news of the death of Babette Cole, acclaimed author/illustrator of Princess Smartypants and over 70 other children's titles. Babette was a good friend of SCBWI - she was a keynote speaker at the 2008 Bologna SCBWI Conference and continued as an SCBWI member thereafter for some years. Here in tribute are a few words from some of us who knew her.

PULSE EVENTS: What are they and what can we look forward to in 2017?