Work with one of the Best Comic Illustrators in the World

Sydney 21 February and Canberra 7 March

Illustrators—This is an extraordinary opportunity to work with one of the best comic illustrators in the world.

Graphic Novelist Thomas Campi

Thomas is the recipient of the Cognito Prize as Best Documentary Graphic Novel at the Belgium Book Fair, and also received the International Spectrum Fantastic Art 21 Gold Comic Award in 2014.

His two-hour workshop will be held in Sydney on 21 February and in Canberra on 7 March 2015. It will cover subject matter such as markets in Frances, Belgium and Spain; “Bande Dessinée” (Franco Belgium drawn strips); storytelling techniques and more.

For more information on the European Comics workshop in Sydney go here. 
For more information on the European Comics workshop in Canberra go here.  

SCBWI Members receive Partnership Rates

Comics as Art : The Art of Thomas Campi

Sonja The Squeamer gets to talk to Italian comics artist Thomas Campi:

Thomas talks about his work, the differences between comics and cartoons here and in Europe, he chats about the European perspective in regards to the Charlie Hebdo tragedy, and he talks about the NINTH ART and the status of cartoons in Europe ! And also what is it like to live now in Oz and his experiences here.

National Survey of Australian Authors

All professional book authors who have had a book published (including epublishing and self-publishing) are invited to fill out an online survey which is open now until the end of February 2015. The survey is conducted by Prof. David Throsby and his team at Macquarie University, funded by the Australian Research Council and the university.

The questionnaire includes questions about authors’ experiences of promotion, epublishing, self-publishing, income, piracy and their responses to changing expectations on the part of readers and publishers.

SCBWI encourages eligible members to participate in order to assist their peers and help improve our profession. The findings will be a valuable resource for SCBWI in representing authors’ interests within the industry and in raising our professional standing.

As an additional incentive and to thank authors for their time, two randomly selected authors who complete the survey will be awarded a prize of $1,000 each.

For details, click here and here.  

Authors & Illustrators wanted for Kids' Lit Quiz

Kids' Lit Quiz is an International Literature Quiz for children aged 10 to 14 years that has been going for over 20 years. The children work in teams answering questions based on all aspects of Children's Literature.

They love authors and illustrators taking part, either in competing teams or just to mingle with the kids. The quiz is not for profit and is fully funded and run by volunteers so any support they receive is greatly appreciated.

The Sydney heat will be held at Cerdon College, Merrylands on Friday 13th March 2015 from 10am to 1pm. The National Final will be held at the Lend Lease Monkey Baa Theatre on Saturday 14th March 2015 from 1pm to 3pm. They are also having heats in Queensland in Ipswich and Brisbane, in Canberra, ACT and in Orange NSW.

If you'd like to come along, please contact Nicole Deans on kidslitquizaustralia@gmail.com