UV 2018 finalist Deborah Sheehy has signed a contract to illustrate a picture book with Starfish Bay Publishers who contacted her after seeing examples of her artwork online. The book is called ‘Ape with a Cape’ (think hairdresser rather than superhero!) and features… Read more
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UV2018 Finalists Announced!
SCBWI British Isles is proud to announce the promising, unpublished writers and illustrators who have been selected from a record number of submissions to be included in Undiscovered Voices 2018. SCBWI congratulates the following authors and illustrators whose work will be… Read more
Undiscovered Voices Writers and Illustrators Longlist Announced
We are pleased to announce the longlist of writers and illustrators who will be considered for the Undiscovered Voices 2018 anthology. These talented writers and illustrators were selected from a record-breaking number of submissions from SCBWI members in Europe. Alice… Read more
Undiscovered Voices 2018 – now open for submissions!
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
Before You Click Submit, Part 2 – Three Illustration Tips
As we get closer to the opening of UV submissions, we’re posting tips to make sure your submission stands the best chance of making it into the anthology. Today, we’re talking illustrators! FLIPPING, MULTIPLE SCREENS and FILE SIZE Illustrator and… Read more
Get the Scoop from the Illustration Masterclass on Black and White Illustration
Imogen Noxell reports in Words & Pictures on the recent SCBWI Masterclass on black & white illustration at the House of Illustration, in preparation for #UV2018. Anne-Marie Perks, Loretta Schauer, and Patrick Miller share their inspiration, working materials and top advice. Check out the write up… Read more
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
Honorary Chairs Announced!
We are delighted to announce that Frances Hardinge and Alexis Deacon are to be UV2018’s Honorary Chairs. Frances Hardinge – Honorary Author Chair Frances Hardinge, (c) David Levenson Frances Hardinge was brought up in a sequence of small, sinister English villages, and… Read more
UV 2018 Launch Event – 2nd May 2017
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) British Isles will once again help fresh, new voices in children’s literature find agents and publishers through its Undiscovered Voices project. The Undiscovered Voices anthology will include twelve fiction extracts –… Read more