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Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Wins Coretta Scott King Award! |
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 SCBWI-NM member Vaunda Micheaux Nelson has won the Coretta Scott King Award for her book, Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall. It is published by Carolrhoda Books and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. The biography relates the story of a slave who grew into one of the most feared and respected lawmen in Indian Territory in the 1800s. During his career, Reeves made more than 3,000 arrests but killed only fourteen men.
Vaun grew up loving the Old West. In the author's note Vaun describes how she and her siblings "spent hours playing cowboys, eating beans from a can around a make-believe campfire, and straddling whatever we could imagine was a horse." They were avid fans of TV and movie westerns. Exciting though they were, the shows had no roles for blacks that the children wanted to play. "How different my childhood view of myself might have been if, when choosing who got the best parts, we'd fought over who got to play Bass Reeves."
The Coretta Scott King award is an American Library Association Youth Media Award, which include the Newbery and theCaldecott. The award annually recognizes outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience. It encourages the artistic expression of the black experience via literature and the graphic arts in biographical, social, and historical treatments by African American authors and illustrators.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 January 2010 19:33 |
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Handsprings 2010 Writers and Illustrators Conference |
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The annual SCBWI-New Mexico Writers and Illustrators Conference will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the University of New Mexico’s Student Union Building. Anyone interested in writing or illustrating for children or teenagers will find intensive craft advice and great networking opportunities.
We have a stellar lineup of presenters, including Kendra Levin, Associate Editor, Viking Children’s Books; Kate Sullivan, Assistant Editor, Little, Brown Young Readers; Jamie Weiss Chilton, Associate Agent, Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Inc.; and Deborah Kaplan, Vice President, Executive Art Director, Penguin Young Readers Group. As an added bonus, Melissa Turk, artist’s agent and owner of Melissa Turk and The Artist Network, will be available on Friday, April 9 for illustrator portfolio reviews.
Some exciting changes are in store for this year’s conference attendees. Each person attending the conference will participate in a 2 1/2 hour intensive, craft-based workshop led by one of our publishing professionals. Click on the Workshop Details link below for a full workshop description!
The Friday evening social and book launch will be held at the Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center from 6:30-8:30 p.m. See the info sheet for details!
Space is limited so sign up early. Get your registration in by March 26th for the early bird discount. A limited number of written manuscript critiques are available, with a submission deadline of March 12. Online registration is not available. Materials must be mailed.
Downloadable forms and information:
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 March 2010 19:02 |
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SCBWI New Mexico site is back up |
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We're busy rebuilding the website, after being brought down by a hacker over the holiday. We're adding some new features to the site along the way, so stay tuned!
We've had the SCBWI-NM website up for about five years, and have so far managed to avoid the attention of hackers out there, but in December, we were hit with an attack that mucked up the site.
If you visited the site recently - sorry for the message you saw ... it wasn't from us :)
We're busy rebuilding the site, and making sure our backups are working (this would be a good time to remind you that you should have backups of all your files at home ... you never know what can happen). |
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Last Updated on Friday, 08 January 2010 21:18 |
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Illustrator's Saturday: Fine Art Printing with Patrick Carr, Carr Imaging |
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What does it take to make a fine print of your art? Whether you are a fine artist or illustrator and want or need high quality giclée prints for resale, then join us for this step-by-step tour showing you the process. The tour will start from delivering original work; the proper image capture (scanning) process; print, inks and paper/media; the print process to final giclées. Plus a presentation of Patrick Carr’s unique photo media paintings.
This event is a must-attend and open to all illustrators and fine artists! Happy New Year!
Saturday, January 9
10 AM
Carr Imaging
1401-A University NE (south of Indian School)
For more info about Carr Imaging & a map, visit www.patrickcarrimaging.com or call 880-8124. |
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Fall Newsletter is Online! |
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 You mean it's time to put out another newsletter already? You mean the deadline for the Fall Retreat is next week? My, how summer flies.
If you're a little behind on your registration for the fall retreat, it's time to pick up the pace. Don't miss this opportunity to join a critique group with one of our three fabulous visiting authors. You'll get feedback from other peers as well ... (read more) |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 16 January 2010 17:02 |
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