Welcome to the Kansas Region of SCBWI!

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) is an international organization that acts as a network
for the exchange of knowledge between writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, librarians, educators,
booksellers and others involved with literature for young people. It serves as a consolidated voice for
professional writers and illustrators the world over. To join, please visit www.scbwi.org.

Upcoming SCBWI Event:

April 28: Power UP! Master Class on Marketing
featuring children's book marketing maven Susan Raab of Raab Associates
Get details here.

"Just want to let you all know that I took Susan Raab's master class last summer at SCBWI. It was REALLY AWESOME! I have applied what I learned all year as I have been preparing for my book launch. Her book has been my 'Cliff's Notes' as I've navigated the months prior to my book launch, and I recommend it for anyone who is preparing to launch a book (or hoping to) in the future." --- Debra McArthur, SCBWI member and author of A Voice for Kanzas (Kane Miller, March 2012).

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ART, LANGUAGE & PLAY

by Stephen T. Johnson

Central Library, The Kansas City Public Library

14 West 10th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105 - (816) 701-3400

http://www.kclibrary.org/event/art-language-play-stephen-t-johnson

March 3 - April 28, 2012

April 5, 2012 - 6:00PM Public reception. 6:30-7:30PM Presentation with book signing to follow.


May's Featured Member:

Author

Claire M. Caterer

http://www.cmcaterer.com

 

Claire's a freelance writer and editor with twenty years’ experience in publishing. After graduating from the University of Kansas, she moved to New York City, where she worked as an in-house and freelance editor with publishers like HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Prentice Hall, and Macmillan.

Since 1993, she's been a full-time freelancer. Telling stories is what she does best. Sometimes her tales are fiction. Sometimes she tells the story of a teacher who’s gifted with special-needs children. She writes about fascinating places, interesting people, and organizations whose services she believes in. Her most recent project is a fantasy novel for middle-grade readers. The Key and the Flame will be published in 2013 by Margaret K. McElderry Books, that venerated imprint of Simon & Schuster.

Copyediting and proofreading for publishing houses fill the rest of her time. The English language is endlessly complex and fascinating, and she enjoys making it the best it can be.

Currently she lives in the Kansas City area with her husband, daughter, one beaglish mutt named Eloise, and one shepherdish mutt named Sawyer.

You can find her on  Twitter (www.twitter.com/ClaireCaterer), Facebook (www.facebook.com/ClaireCaterer), and Goodreads (http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5778099.Claire_M_Caterer).

Claire's Fantasy Novel

The Key and the Flame

is coming in 2013 from Margaret K. McElderry Books!

Learn more at www.cmcaterer.com.

 

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2011 Kansas Notable Book List features four Kansas SCBWI members!

Congratulations to Beverley Buller, Elizabeth C. Bunce, Barbara Stuber and Clare Vanderpool! Kansas Center for the Book named their lovely books on the 2011 Kansas Notable Book List! Confetti and cupcakes for all!

                                          

 

Newbery Winner for 2011: Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

Clare Vanderpool, member of the Kansas chapter of SCBWI, is the 2011 recipient of the John Newbery Medal. Random House

Four Newbery Honor Books also were named:
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm, published by Random House Children’s Books
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus and published by Amulet Books
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Rick Allen, published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia and published by Amistad

 

Crossing the Tracks by Barbara Stuber: William C. Morris Honor Book and Kirkus's 2010 Best for Teens List

Congratulations to Barb Stuber, member of the Kansas chapter of SCBWI, for the recognition awarded to Crossing the Tracks!

Kirkus's 2010 best for teens 

About Us

Looking for a children's writers' and/or illustrators' group in Kansas or in the Kansas City metro area? You've reached it! The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators is dedicated to helping new and established writers and illustrators hone their craft and learn about the business of publishing.

To join go to: www.scbwi.org.

We weclome non-members to our events. Once you join SCBWI, you are automatically a member of your local chapter.

KS SCBWI Members on the KS 150 Best Books List:

  • Airball: My Life in Briefs, by L.D. Harkrader
  • The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians, by Carla Morris, illustrated by Brad Sneed
  • The Bravest of Us All, by Marsha Diane Arnold, illustrated by Brad Sneed
  • A Curse Dark As Gold, by Elizabeth C. Bunce
  • From Emporia: The Story of William Allen White by Beverley Buller
  • Lucky Russell, written & illustrated by Brad Sneed
  • Moon Over Manifest, by Clare Vanderpool

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Kansas SCBWI is a regional chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.  Membership is through the international organization at www.SCBWI.org.