SCBWI British Isles is proud to announce the promising, unpublished writers and illustrators who have been selected from a record number of submissions to be included in Undiscovered Voices 2018.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
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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 4 – Hunting Mistakes
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. In this post, we’re looking at a great way to scrutinise your… Read more
Before You Click Submit, Part 3 – Eight Ways to Make Sure Your Submission Hits the Mark
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. Eight Ways to Make Sure Your Submission Hits the Mark Award-winning author… Read more
Before You Click Submit, Part 1 – Proofreading 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 to anthology. Unless you’re submitting at midnight on 1st July, there’s still time to give… Read more
Getting Ready for UV2018 – Guest Blog with Sophie Cameron
In our sixth guest blog by a past finalist, Sophie Cameron (UV2016), whose novel Out of the Blue will be published next year, talks about the power of thinking yourself as a writer. Masterclass Breakthrough Just over two years ago,… Read more
Getting Ready for UV2018 – Guest Blog with Kate Scott
In our fifth guest blog by a past finalist, Kate Scott, who was featured in the first UV anthology back in 2008, talks about saying yes to changes and inspiration. The Magic of Saying Yes I have a good friend who has… Read more
Getting Ready for UV2018 – Guest Blog with Katrina Charman
In our fourth guest blog by a past finalist, Katrina Charman, who was featured in the UV2014 anthology, talks about her UV experience. Take a Chance When I sat down to write this blog post I had part of an Abba song… Read more
Getting Ready for UV2018 – Guest Blog with Jane Hardstaff
In the third of a series of guest blog by past finalists, Jane Hardstaff, talks about the twisty-turny route to becoming a published author, and almost not entering Undiscovered Voices 2012! When I was sixteen years old, I had a weekend job… 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