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Pass a book

Volunteer to host this event!
An evening for sharing books that inspire us. 7:30 pm
New members welcome!

For more info contact: Tioka

Savoir-Faire
A four-part series led by published authors and illustrators

Four evenings of information-packed shop talks with pros. Find out about their creative process. Pick up tips. Learn how to market your work. Get feedback on your ideas. And ask lots of questions. Basically, come and gain some savoir-faire.

When:              January 10, February 21, March 19 (or 20), May 15.
Where:             WICE, 20, boulevard du Montparnasse, 75015 Paris
Time:               7:00-9:00 p.m
Members:          15 Euros for the series; 6 Euros per evening
Nonmembers:     25 Euros for the series; 8 Euros per evening


Maryann Macdonald
is the author of 21 fiction and nonfiction books for children, including LITTLE PIANO GIRL, forthcoming from Houghton Mifflin.  Since moving to Paris, she has written the biography of a childhood Holocaust survivor who lived in France during the Occupation.



Savoir-Faire with Maryann Macdonald
WICE, 20, boulevard du Montparnasse, 75015 Paris

Join us for a shoptalk led by a published pro. Find out about her creative process. Pick up tips. Learn how to market your work. Get feedback on your ideas. And ask lots of questions. Basically, come and gain some savoir-faire.

For more info: Savoir_Faire_SCBwebflyer.pdf
Or contact: Tioka Tokedira

Master Class Wrap-up/Critique Group

Volunteer to host this event!

For more info contact: Tioka

Agoulem BD Festival

For more info contact: Tioka

Show and Tell

Volunteer to host this event!

Another evening to share your latest trials and triumphs as writers and illustrators. 7:30 pm

New members welcome!

For more info contact: Andi

SCBWI Winter Conference in New York

Marilyn Kaye

didn't achieve all her goals. She never became a movie star or a ballerina.  But she's been a teacher and a librarian and most of all, a writer. Her latest project, PENELOPE, is a modern teen fairy tale based on a movie staring Christina Ricci and Reese Witherspoon.



Savoir-Faire with Marilyn Kaye
WICE, 20, boulevard du Montparnasse, 75015 Paris

Join us for a shoptalk led by a published pro. Find out about her
creative process. Pick up tips. Learn how to market your work. Get
feedback on your ideas. And ask lots of questions. Basically, come and
gain some savoir-faire.

For more info: Savoir_Faire_SCBwebflyer.pdf
Or contact: Tioka Tokedira

Show and Tell

SCBWI has organized another evening to share your latest trials and triumphs as writers and illustrators. 7:30 pm

Where: Yukié Matsushita’s place in the 2th arr. Paris, France

New members welcome!

For more info contact: Yukié

SCBWI Bologna Biennial Conference

Featuring super-famous authors and illustrators, editors and art directors and agents! 

Join us in Bologna, Italy, the weekend before the Bologna Children's Book Fair for a weekend packed with information and serious networking and workshopping, and then attend the Fair. Registration will become possible in the next week or so. Space is limited, so think about pre-registering.

For more info contact: Bologna(at)scbwi.org

SCBWI Bologna Biennial Conference

Featuring super-famous authors and illustrators, editors and art directors and agents! 

Join us in Bologna, Italy, the weekend before the Bologna Children's Book Fair for a weekend packed with information and serious networking and workshopping, and then attend the Fair. Registration will become possible in the next week or so. Space is limited, so think about pre-registering.

For more info contact: Bologna(at)scbwi.org

Bologna Book Fair

For more info contact: Tioka

Red Wheelbarrow Contest Deadline

For contest guidelines: click here

For more info contact: Alice

April 12 Atelier

Saturday, from 9:30-6:00pm
Parsons Paris
14, Rue Letellier
75015 Paris, France

Marketing Yourself to Editors & Art Directors
A roll-up-your-sleeves, full-day workshop

Guests:
Rosemary Brosnan, Executive Editor, Harper Collins
Pascale Guyon-Gallet, Art Director, Bayard France
Kristen Epinasse, Author, Artist and Blogger!

If you think you have a book or portfolio ready to send to a publisher,
this one day workshop will help you:
target your submissions
revise your query material
improve your work through feedback from--a Harper Collins editor and
Bayard art director!

Cost:
75 euros for SCBWI members; 85 euros for nonmembers
40 euros for a critique from Rosemary Brosnan or Pascale Guyone-Gallet
Please note, there are a limited number of critique and portfolio
review spaces.

Contact:
advisor@scbwifrance.com for more details.

Board Meeting

5:00 pm Board Meeting.

All are welcome to attend!

Contact Tioka for further details.

Show and Tell

SCBWI has organized another evening to share your latest trials and triumphs as writers and illustrators. 7:30 pm

New members welcome!

For more info and to RSVP: Leslie Greene

Meet the Author : Jean-Jacques Greif

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Author Jean-Jacques Greif will talk about and sign his book THE FIGHTER (Bloomsbury US) and discuss his experience of writing teen/young-adult fiction for US as well as for French publishers.. Learn more about Jean-Jacques Greif on his bilingual website: http://www.jjgreif.com

Where: 7 pm at The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore, 22, rue St Paul, 75004 Paris, France Tel/Fax: (+33) 01 48 04 75 08 http://www.theredwheelbarrow.com

For more info contact: Bridget Strevens-Marzo

Behind Closed Doors: How Publishers Really Work and Why
An evening with Laurent Linn, Senior Designer for Henry Holt Books

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For many writers and illustrators, no matter how experienced, the inner
workings of a publishing house are mysterious. How are books acquired
and illustrators chosen? Why does it take so long for books to get
published? How are they designed and who has the final say on the cover
design? All these questions and more will be answered as we go behind
the scenes of creating children’s books.

Laurent Linn began his career as a puppet designer in Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop.
With the Muppets for 11 years, he became the Creative Director for Sesame Street, winning an Emmy Award.
At Holt, Laurent collaborates with noted editors, authors, and illustrators on picture books, middle-grade books, and teen novels.
Also an artist, he has illustrated numerous picture books.

For more info contact: Bridget Strevens-Marzo

Show and Tell - Storyteller Guest

Saint Patrick won’t be there but Jeanne B de Saint Marie will - to greet our special guest storyteller direct from Ireland! As usual, members are encouraged to share their latest news and pieces. Organized by Andi Ipkatchi and Jeanne B de Sainte Marie.

For more info: Andrea Ipaktchi

Red Wheelbarrow Creative Writing Contest Deadline for Entries

Where:Paris, France

For more info contact: Magda Schmit

Show and Tell

Where: Elizabeth Harrin’s.  43 rue du Commerce, 75015. 7:45 pm. Closest metro is Emile Zola (line 10) or La Motte-Picquet Grenelle (lines 6 and 8) which is a 5 minute walk. Please bring a beverage. Dinner should be about 5€

Please RSVP for door code: eharrin@free.fr or 08 70 50 26 20

Red Wheelbarrow Creative Writing Contest Awards Party

Where:6 pm in the chapel of the Ecole Massillon, 2 bis, quai des Célestins, 75004 Paris, France

For more info contact: Magda Schmit

Show and Tell

Where: Jeanne de Sainte Marie’s place in the 15th arrondissement

For more info: Andrea Ipaktchi

Show and Tell

Where: Jennifer Chevais' garden in Vaires-sur-Marne. (Just a few stops by rail from Gare de l’Est.)

For more info: Andrea Ipaktchi

Nonfiction workshop with visiting author Whitney Stewart

Creative nonfiction for Young Readers: Blood, Guts and Facts

This workshop explores the essential elements of nonfiction writing for children. Participants may submit one opening page of a nonfiction piece for
feedback from Whitney Stewart. Several pieces will be read aloud for critique in a positive workshop environment. Stewart will also offer handouts of key points and writing exercises.

http://www.whitneystewart.com

Please click here for the informational flyer and registration form

Where: The American Library, 10, rue General Camou, 75007 Paris, France

Members: 20 Euros; Nonmembers: 25 Euros

For more info contact: Erzsi

Lunch with author and writing teacher Ellen Howard

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Join us for lunch and a lively discussion on creating authentic characters and plot twists that transcend time.

On Ellen Howard's fortieth birthday her first manuscript was accepted for publication. Since then she's published nearly twenty books for young readers. Her stories run the spectrum from picture books to YA with a penchant for historical fiction and eleven-year-old protagonists.

Ellen is the author of the Log Cabin series, The Gate in the Wall and A Different Kind of Courage. She is a faculty member of the MFA Program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College and a former SCBWI regional advisor.

When: 1:30 - 3:30 pm

For more info contact: Tioka Tokedira

SCBWI Summer Conference in Los Angeles

For more info go to: http://scbwi.org/events/la_07/la07.htm

Show and Tell

Sharpen your pencils! Volunteer to pull this evening together at your chosen space.

For more info: Andrea Ipaktchi

Master Class Preparation

A four-part study on how to be a better writer
Where: American Library of Paris, 10 rue General-Camou, 75007 Paris

For more info contact: Tioka

Show and Tell

SCBWI has organized another evening to share your latest trials and triumphs as writers and illustrators. 7:30 pm

New members welcome!

For more info contact: Domini Mudarres

Scbwi France Logo Contest

Please click HERE for more details

For more info contact: Tioka

Meet the Magazine Publisher: Fleurus Presse

Visit Fleurus Presse

Attention ALL illustrators and writers!
Here is an opportunity to meet the editors and art directors of a company that publishes TWELVE children’s magazines. Find out how to expand your repertoire of subjects, build your portfolio and earn money with your artwork and writing, in Paris! At the very least, attending this event should give you some productive feedback on your work.

Where: Fleurus Presse 6-8, rue Jean-Antoine de Baif, 75013 Paris
Time: 2:30-5:30 pm
Early Registration by October 4
Members and students: 10 Euros
Nonmembers: 15 Euros
Late Registration
Members and students: 15 Euros
Nonmembers 20

http://www.fleuruspresse.fr

Please click HERE for more details

For more info contact: Elisabeth Robinson

Sequester II

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A professional working retreat for published writers and editors at the 13th century Abbaye de Royaumont in the French countryside near Paris. 

Three and a half days of inspiring lectures, workshops, and time to create.  Price includes single room, all meals, and program.  689 Euros single occupancy for SCBWI members.  Limited spaces, first-come, first-served.

For more info contact: Ann Jacobus Kordahl

Master Class with Sharon Darrow

An intensive, learning experience...

led by the chair of the Vermont MFA program in Children's Literature & Writing, poet and author of fiction and nonfiction books. Join us for a lecture, discussions, exercises and a critique session focused on the theme: “How to make your characters breathe”. Writers interested in enhancing their work through a study of voice, point -of-view and the stylistic issues of language should sign up early. Space is limited.

Where: International School of Paris, 6 Rue Beethoven, 75016  Paris
Time: 6:00-9:00pm
Members: 50 Euros
Nonmembers: 70 Euros

Please click HERE for more details

Or contact: Tioka Tokedira

Jack Gantos Workshop in Brussels (SCBWI Belgium-organized event)

Join award winning children's book author, JACK GANTOS, for a special SCBWI children’s book workshop in Brussels. Workshop will cover picture book literature and writing, upper-elementary short story writing and novels, middle grade novels and young adult literature and memoir. Jack developed and ran the Children's Book Literature and Writing Program at Emerson College in Boston as well as developing and teaching in the Vermont MFA Program in Children's Literature and Writing. His forty publications span the grades and markets from early reader picturebooks on up through young adult novels. Emphasis at the workshop will focus on both professional content and structure, good writing habits, and a push toward publication.  His publications include: The ROTTEN RALPH picture books, the JACK HENRY series of autobiographical short stories, the JOEY PIGZA novels, the memoir HOLE IN MY LIFE and the recent young adult novel, THE LOVE CURSE OF THE RUMBAUGHS. His awards include National Book Award, Printz and Newbery Honors.

For more on Jack Gantos go to: http://www.jackgantos.com

Where: Brussels, Belgium

Early bird offer EXCLUSIVE for SCBWI FRANCE MEMBERS: Thalys train ticket, transfers, and workshop admission -- all-for-the-price of one.  Cost: 75 euros. Timetable: Depart Paris at 7:55 – Arrive Brussels at 9:17. Return from Brussels at 20:43 – Arrive Paris at 22:05. Offer valid until September 1, 2007

For more info contact: Sheridan Becker

Uri Shulevitz evening

Why is the Most Important Picture in a Picture Book Invisible?

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Meet award-winning author-illustrator Uri Shulevitz for a presentation, discussion and book signing, followed by dinner. Winner of the Caldecott and many other distinguished awards, Uri has an extensive bibliography (see bibliography in English and bibliography in French page one and bibliography in French page two and site page at www.answers.com) and has also taught writing and illustrating at the New School for Social Research in New York City. His book Writing With Pictures, how to Write and Illustrate Children’s Books, continues to be a source of information and inspiration to authors, illustrators and teachers since its first publication in 1985.

Books available for pre-order:

Places are limited!

When: 7 pm

Members: 20 euro
Non-members: 30 euro
Dinner by reservation: 20 euro

Please click HERE for more details

Please click HERE for registration form

Contact: Jeanne

Show and Tell

Volunteer to host this event!

Another evening to share your latest trials and triumphs as writers and illustrators. 7:30 pm

New members welcome!

For more info contact: Andi

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