“Imagine my euphoria when I received an email telling me that I had been chosen as a winner of the SCBWI 2008 Undiscovered Voices competition! How utterly amazing! The only problem? I was in Vietnam, having just started on a… Read more
Tag: UV2014
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
How UV literally changed my life! by Sharon Jones
In the week that UV 2014 opened to submissions, DEAD JEALOUS by Sharon Jones was published in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Sharon was a UV2012 finalist. Here’s the story how Sharon had her arm twisted (really!) to enter… Read more
One thing leads to another
I remember seeing the ad for the first Undiscovered Voices and being delighted to see a competition exclusively for children’s writers. While there are dozens of competitions for short story writers, novelists and poets, there are far fewer aimed specifically… Read more
Blog Tour: ATTENTION SEEKING? BEGIN YOUR BOOK WITH A BANG
Stephanie Thwaites, Children’s Agent at Curtis Brown UK sparkles with good advice as she delves into the secrets of what makes a good opening. She explores three key components and some fantastic examples of how to grab the reader and… Read more
UV 2014 – Writers Bonus – The Panel discuss their recent acquisitions and why they loved them!
Please note: this video relates to the 2014 Undiscovered Voices judging panel. As part of the Undiscovered Voices competition launch on April 18th 2013, we asked the fiction judging panel who were present about their most recent acquisitions. What followed… Read more
UV 2014 – Writers Bonus – Ben and Sam discuss “Is there ever a time for Info dump?”
Please note: this video relates to the 2014 Undiscovered Voices judging panel. In this bonus video from our fiction judging panel, Ben Horslen and Samantha Smith talk about how characters can be used to impart information and getting around problematic… Read more
UV 2014 – Video for Writers: The Final Words of Advice from our Judges
Please note: this video relates to the 2014 Undiscovered Voices judging panel. In our final clip from the Undiscovered Voices competition launch meeting on April 18th, we asked the fiction judging panel who were present for some words of advice… Read more
UV 2014 – Video for Writers: Judging Panel’s Mistakes to Avoid and Advice on Genre
Please note: this video relates to the 2014 Undiscovered Voices judging panel. Here’s our second clip for writers from the Undiscovered Voices competition launch meeting on April 18th. We asked the fiction judging panel who were present what mistakes writers… Read more
Blog Tour: Behind the Scenes of an Illustrators’ Competition
UV illustration champion and SCBWI BI Illustrator Coordinator Anne-Marie Perks introduces the illustration judges, shares behind-the-scenes of the evolving illustration side to the UV competition and reveals some top tips of aspiring and pre-published illustrators hoping to enter. Click here… Read more