SCBWI and sponsors Working Partners are delighted to announce that submissions for the sixth Undiscovered Voices competition are now open. Undiscovered Voices helps fresh, new voices in children’s literature find agents and publishers. The Undiscovered Voices anthology will include twelve fiction extracts –… Read more
Tag: Submission Instructions
UV2018 Buzz Round Up
A buzz is building about #UV2018 and we’ll be capturing blog posts and reports here. Missed the Undiscovered Voices Masterclass about writing Young Fiction? Check out this report in Words & Pictures by Marianna Reed Barber who shares some of… Read more
Twitter Chat Q+A #scbwichat on #uv2018 – 11th May, 8pm.
We are excited to announce that hot on the heels of the Undiscovered Voices 2018 launch, we’ll be answering questions as part of the very first #scbwichat from 8 to 9pm on Thursday 11th May. Answering questions for both writing and illustration will… Read more
Getting Ready for UV2018 – Guest Blog with Imogen White
In the first of a series of guest blog by past finalists, Imogen White, whose debut book The Amber Pendant launches in June, talks of her emotional Undiscovered Voices journey and her tips for writers preparing to enter UV2018. When I… Read more
Tweet Advice for UV Submitters – #AskSwanwick Chat Write Up
[pullquote]One Undiscovered Voices area that’s usually under-represented by good quality submissions is for the youngest (5-8) age group. “We’d loved to see more of those,” Catherine told us. “Funny is often the key – and something obvious, like a timeless… Read more
Tips and Advice for Illustrators: Find Your illustration ‘Super Power’
We’re proud to share an edited video of the best bits from our illustrator panel during the Undiscovered Voices 2016 competition launch on May 14th 2015. The illustration judges talk about the Story Prompts and what they are expecting from… Read more
How to help our Judges… Submission Instructions for Writers
We’d really like writers who are about to submit work to the anthology to follow these additional instructions just to make things easier for the editors and the judges: 1) Please make sure your submission has page numbers and the… Read more