SCBWI

Society of
Children's Book Writers
and Illustrators

Michigan

Michigan

  • Dear parents, teachers, and kids, As you make the switch to homeschooling or distance learning, the authors and illustrators of SCBWI-Michigan would like to make life a little easier with a one-stop-shop of educational resources. We are pleased to offer you a variety of fun learning activities that you can download, watch, or print for free! Visit often as the list below will grow!   http://lisawheelerbooks.com/activities.html (K-5th grade) Extension activities — Wendy BooydeGraaff (preK-2nd grade) JodiMcKayBooks.com-Printables (K- 3rd grade) http://shutta.com/shuttaco/OMFwordsearch.pdf http://shutta.com/shuttaco/MOUNTAINreaderstheater.pdf http://www.shutta.com/shuttaco/scriptTB.pdf https://lisarosewrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Ezra-Activity-Sheet.pdf https://mariadismondy.com/project/fruit-salad-friend/ http://debpilutti.com/activities.html (K-4th grade) https://kidscampingbooks.com/free-activities (K-1st grade) https://loritaylorart.com/schools/ (2nd-6th grade) https://www.helakoskibooks.com/stars-activity-guide (preK-5th grade) http://www.kennethkraegel.com/coloring-pages.html (preK-4th grade) Bridge Activities (2nd-6th grade) http://shirleyneitzel.com/activities.htm (K-2nd grade) https://wordpress.com/page/sandycarlson.com/1750 (4th-7th grade) https://jeanaliciaelster.com/images/pdf/LanguageArts-SocialStudiesActivitiesreWJHbyJFFRev2014.pdf (6th-8th grade) https://vickylorencen.com/especially-for-young-writers/ https://monicaharrisbooks.com/writing-sparks  (2nd-+ grades) http://acornneighbors.com/coloring-pages/ http://www.callingmrtoad.com/These-Hands.html https://deborahdiesen.com/voting/  (PreK-highschool) https://loritaylorart.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/HW-FREEBOOK-print-with-lo-res-llf-1-17.pdf https://www.patriciamnewman.com/litlinks-how-observations-can-inspire-poetry/ (K-2nd grade) https://jackcheng.com   (resources and video coming soon!) YouTube- Make an art collage with Supriya Kelkar Read aloud and activity- American As Paneer Pie by Supriya Kelkar http://www.kellydipucchio.com/GRACE_GOES_TO_WASHINGTON.html(K-2nd) http://www.kellydipucchio.com/html  (K-2nd grade) http://www.kellydipucchio.com/html (K-2nd grade) https://www.kimberlywyman.com/grow-love-activities   (K-4th grade) https://myemail.com/How-you-can-fill-buckets-at-home.html?soid=1102918733303&aid=aWmxNjG43b8 https://www.amynielander.com/activities(preK-5th grade) https://www.amynielander.com/blog(all ages!) Guides by Deb - A resource of over 250 educator guides for children of all ages https://www.nationalparkmysteries.com/books http://www.arthurbrood.com/kids-activity-page.html https://www.neallevin.com/poems/ https://zacharyfromeburtonbooks.com/welcome/zachary-burton-books-and-articles/childrens-books/ https://elephantrockbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Art-of-Holding-on-Study-Guide.pdf (6th-12th grade) http://www.paulstawski.com/on-my-mind.html Process of design and set construction for a book project How to draw a Wild Zugthing Character generator- front: Jantzer Studios Character generator- back: Jantzer Studios Printable color and search page- Rebecca Sinclair Discussion Guide for Carrie Pearson's Stretch to the Sun nonfiction picture book (K-3+) Video of author Carrie Pearson talking about how animals stay warm in the winter and a book sample reading (preK-3) https://heathershumaker.com/book/the-griffins-of-castle-cary/  (3rd-7th grade) Fiction Friday video with Heather Shumaker (3rd-7th grade) Healing Star Craft- A.KiddWrites Family story time video- A.KiddWrites The Healing Star read aloud (3rd-6th grade) https://www.monstermyths.com/fun-stuff (PreK-6th grade) Find Your Future In Science (3rd-6th grade) http://buffysilverman.com/its-spring/   On A Snow-Melting Day Heather Shumaker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zr96gBH2Ls              
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  • Remember how nerve-wracking Show & Tell days were in school? Kind of how we can feel when it comes to social media these days. We want to step up and out there, but where and about what? Your SCBWI-Michigan wants to help by hosting a Show & Tell Day for you on the first day of every month! We are inviting each and every one of you to join in the conversation. Show us what you're up to. It could be your latest book cover, illustration, what you're writing - or Tell us what you want to write, draw, or about your giveaway, building a platform, or online promotion. Even feel free to reach out expressing what the hardest part of the biz is for you,  or where you would like some input from your colleagues. It doesn't matter whether you have several books published or have finally managed to sit down and write. You can share a pic of your office chair! Show & Tell and get involved as you begin to boost your biz with SCBWI-MI! Use our social media channels to Show & Tell. Twitter: @SCBWIMichigan Facebook: SCBWI-Michigan https://www.facebook.com/ScbwiMi/ Instagram general: https://www.instagram.com/scbwi_michigan/ Instagram illustrators: https://www.instagram.com/scbwimichiganillustrators/  For more information, contact our social media guru Karen Bell-Brege at karen [at] teambcreative [dot] com. Let's see what you've got, SCBWI Michigan!
  • We’re delighted to announce that SCBWI-MI will hold TWO nonfiction mentorship competitions in 2020. One will be for nonfiction picture books, and the other will be nonfiction Middle Grade or Young Adult books. Eligibility: Both mentorships are open to SCBWI members (of all membership levels) who live in Michigan, with one exception: Won and Done: If you have previously won any mentorship competition offered by SCBWI-MI, you are ineligible to apply for another. Runners-up are welcome to apply. You may apply to one mentorship, not both.  During the submission window, we will provide links to the registration platforms on this page.  The submission window opens at 8:00 am EDT on May 5, 2020. Once you register for one of the mentorships, you have 24 hours to email your manuscript or proposal to Ann Finkelstein. Winners receive a year-long mentorship with Stephanie Bearce or Patricia Newman. The mentorship includes six submissions by the mentee and six critiques by the mentor. All applicants receive constructive comments from three super-secret, superstar judges. The Nonfiction picture book mentorship with author Patricia Newman: Patricia Newman’s award-winning books show kids how their actions can ripple around the world. She is the author of Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem; as well as NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book Eavesdropping on Elephants: How Listening Helps Conservation;  Zoo Scientists to the Rescue, a Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book; Green Earth Book Award winner, Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch; Booklist Editor’s Choice title Ebola: Fears and Facts; and Neema’s Reason to Smile, winner of a Parents’ Choice Award. Newman hopes to empower kids to think about the adults they’d like to become. Her author visits are described as
  •     SCBWI-MI DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE      MISSION We welcome and celebrate writers and illustrators who represent a broad spectrum of backgrounds and who seek to create quality literature that reflects the lives of all young children.   VISION To better serve our SCBWI-MI community, we aim to bring about change. To that end we commit to the following principles: INCLUDE, ENGAGE, EMBRACE.   INCLUDE: We strive for the inclusion of marginalized and underrepresented communities in children’s literature within our membership.   ENGAGE: We aim to fully engage members, communities, and allies by identifying resources and support available and other professional-growth activities.   EMBRACE: We provide a ‘welcoming place’ to nurture and better support communication and networking within the diverse voices of our members, the community and potential members. Everyone has a seat at the table.   PURPOSE We understand the power of children seeing themselves represented in books. Such diverse reading experiences can lead to empathy, understanding and respect. It is vital that we do all we can to implement initiatives that will address issues of diversity, inclusivity and accessibility for our kidlit community that will in turn help us write books for all children. The DEI Creates Community Welcome to our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Webpage! Through this initiative we want to play a role in meeting the needs our of membership through service and opportunities for dialogue. Our committee is energized to create a stronger SCBWI-MI community that will inspire a deeper understanding of these key issues through the inclusion of diverse voices. Thank you for dropping by!   Our first monthly DEI blog will be featured in The Mitten starting in November. We welcome all dialogue!   DEI Volunteer Form & Blog Post Ideas   MEET OUR TEAM! Head, Isabel O’Hagin - ohaginib@gmail.com Everyone has a voice in children’s literature! This summer I eagerly responded to the call to lead this SCBWI-MI committee focused on the tenets of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Growing up and situated in the rich tri-cultural background of Tucson, Arizona, I welcomed this new opportunity to enhance the visibility of underrepresented and marginalized voices in our chapter. Through the actions of this committee and the support of our entire SCBWI network we can provide a welcoming place among authors and illustrators so that together we can: “Imagine a world in which all children can see themselves in the pages of a book” (We Need Diverse Books). I welcome and celebrate our members and invite you and your communities to engage with us as we embark on this adventure together!   Committee Members: Amy O’Hanlon- amyohanlonart@gmail.com A diversity committee is a bit like a lighthouse. It can be a beacon for those who feel lost, and a way to highlight those hard to see places. Getting the chance to work on this lighthouse is something very exciting because I think it will help me, a recent transplant from California, see Michigan and the SCBWI community here in a wonderful, fascinating, interesting way. I'm so stoked to learn and grow, and to be a part of other people's learning and growing. Let's, all of us, shine brightly!     Lisa Rose - lisarosewrites@gmail.com Anyone can tweet #weneeddiversebooks. But what are we as authors, illustrators, parents, and teachers going to do to make that change? Many times people don’t buy diverse books, because they lack the awareness. I am Jewish, and I teach in Detroit. I observe how both communities can lack an understanding of each other.  Not because of hate, but because of just living divided. I believe the way to end ignorance is with knowledge.  Therefore, it is important to me that SCBWI welcomes all voices to be heard and read by all members.   Debbie Taylor - dpoet@umich.edu I jumped at the chance to serve on the Diversity Committee because I want to make sure every potential member feels welcome to join us on the creative journey of authors and illustrators. The tangible resources of SCBWI Michigan are valuable, but the intangible ones, including inspiration, friendship and support are priceless. I am delighted to enhance and enlarge a community that welcomed a Buckeye from Columbus, Ohio into an ever-widening circle of Michigan friends.     Angie Verges - Awritersdream41@yahoo.com We all have unique differences. I am excited to serve on this committee to encourage others to celebrate diversity as I too become more informed. Our chapter is comprised of a wealth of creative differences, just as our story characters we will grow and transform through this journey. Engage with us as we promote literacy through inclusion, equity, and friendships.
  • Members For Members Scholarship Fund This scholarship will be awarded to writers and/or illustrators who are Michigan residents and who wish to become members of SCBWI, or to current SCBWI-Michigan members who fit the scholarship guidelines. Awardees will have an interest in and are actively working toward creating children's books that resonate with diverse readers as defined by We Need Diverse Books. The scholarship will offset the cost of an annual membership in SCBWI (which includes membership in SCBWI-Michigan) and is currently $80.00 for full membership and $65.00 for student membership. This grant is sponsored by donations from current SCBWI-Michigan members. The number of awards will be determined by donations to this scholarship fund. Deadline: Applications are accepted February 14 through April 15, 2020. The winner(s) of the scholarships will be announced on or about May 1 annually. Award: Scholarship winners will receive a year’s membership to SCBWI either beginning in May if the winner is a new member. If the winner is a current member, his/her membership will be extended for a year. SCBWI and SCBWI-Michigan membership benefits include but are not limited to reduced conference registration rates for members, access to members-only opportunities and awards offered by SCBWI and SCBWI-Michigan, access to our quarterly publication, The SCBWI Bulletin, and ongoing free access to local Shop Talks in Michigan, etc. In addition, winners will receive a follow-up phone conversation with a current member. Guidelines: This award is open to persons who live in Michigan. Please collect the following information for the body of an email: 1.)  Full name and contact information: mailing address, email address, social media handles, and phone number. Indicate if you are a current SCBWI member. 2.)  Provide a brief description about works-in-progress or projects in the planning stages. Name some recent educational experiences that have supported your interests in writing/illustrating for children. 3.)  Include a statement about why you want to become a member of SCBWI. What in kidlit captures your motivation and commitment? Indicate your school or college and program if applying as a student member. 4.) Include a brief statement of financial need. Please do not provide any personal income information. Address the email to our SCBWI-MI Regional Advisors: Carrie Pearson (michigan-ra2@scbwi.org and Jodi McKay (michigan-ra@scbwi.org). Fill in the subject line with: Members for Members Scholarship Application. Provide the requested information in the body of the email letter and send. Questions? ohaginib@gmail.com  Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee Chair Interested in making a donation to support our Members For Members Scholarship Fund? You can send your donation via PayPay or by check. By PayPal: donations made through our SCBWI MI PayPal account should read, “M4M Scholarship” email address is michigan-ra@scbwi.org By check: make your check payable to SCBWI-MI with a note to read,
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  •   Welcome to the Teachers' and Librarians' Corner: where connecting with a local children’s book author or illustrator is made easier.   SCBWI-MI is proud to partner with teachers and librarians to provide students with the resources to expand their love of reading. We hope the information included will not only allow you to locate authors and illustrators in your area but help you discover ways to create a great literary experience for your students.   Feel free to take advantage of these resources and share them with other professionals.   Authors and illustrators in your area: SCBWI School Presenter List This link gives you a list of children’s book authors and illustrators in those different regions. Each region (1-7) is found at the bottom of the page on a tab. Once you find your region, click on that tab and it will take you to a list of authors and illustrators separated by age category -- picture book, middle grade, and young adult. Each author has indicated the age groups they present to as well as the themes their presentations touch on. We hope that this will help you find a presenter who best fits your needs. Once you find a speaker, we encourage you to check out their website for more information on their individual presentations as well as how to contact them.   Region Map-Author/Illustrator flyer   Additional resources listed below: SCBWI National Speakers Directory:  www.scbwi.org/speakers-bureau/ (searchable for Michigan authors!) Michigan Library Association: www.mla.com Authors by State Blog:  www.authorbystate.blogspot.com/ American Library Association: www.ala.org SKYPE an Author:  http://skypeanauthor.wikifoundry.com/   Contact nearby bookstores: Book Bug (Kalamazoo) Kazoo Books (Kalamazoo) Nicola Books (Ann Arbor) Schuler’s (Lansing and Grand Rapids) Book Beat (Oak Park) Pages Book Shop (Detroit) McLean & Eakin Booksellers (Petoskey) Snowbound Books (Marquette)   Helpful School Visit Preparation Resources: Funding author visits How-to-plan-a-school-visit new SchoolVisitExperts.com: Creating School Visits that Kids, Teachers & Librarians Love   To learn more about SCBWI please visit our websites: SCBWI-MI SCBWI
  •  Whether you are an established author/illustrator or you're releasing your debut book, marketing is essential to your books’ success. This reference was designed for SCBWI members only to provide you with information on how and where you can market your work.   Click here to access our members-only book promotion page. Click here to access a list of indie bookstores in Michigan. Please frequent these great venues often.   Good luck and know that we are very proud of YOU! Slider art credit: M. Cody Wiley
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