Create Your SCBWI BookStop Page Starting Today

Dear Members,

BookStop is back and today through September 27, you can start creating a beautiful page for your book that has been or will be published in 2019. The dates of the promotion are from October 8 through November 25. Get the eyes of readers on your book by using images and words to engage them and, hopefully, get them to buy a book or two. The redesigned templates give a sleek new look to your page and highlight your work in the best way possible.

The period for creating pages starts today and goes through Friday, September 27. BookStop will go live to the book-buying public on Tuesday, October 8 through Cyber Monday on November 25. This gives your book the exposure it deserves during peak holiday buying season.

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ACCESS SCBWI BOOKSTOP FOR PAGE CREATION:

1. Login to scbwi.org by clicking on the SIGN IN link in the upper right-hand corner on the home page. You must be logged in to create your page. Depending on the size of your screen, you may need to click on three green bars to see the SIGN IN option.

2. It will take you to the MEMBERSHIP LOGIN page, where you will fill in your email address and password.

3. You will then be taken to your MEMBER PROFILE page. Click on the link that says My SCBWI BookStop from the left-hand vertical menu to go to page creation.

Here are the links to the pages to get more information regarding the promotion and page creation:
scbwi.org/scbwibookstop-faq

scbwi.org/scbwibookstop-howto

We look forward to seeing your SCBWI BookStop page!

Ian Wilson Memorial Fellowship

The Ian Wilson Memorial Fellowship was established by the Trust to honour one of our founders and first Chair, the late Hon. Ian Wilson AM. The Fellowship is offered annually and supports an emerging author or illustrator with creative time and professional development.

Applications for the 2020 Ian Wilson Memorial Fellowship will open on Monday 12th August and close at midnight on Monday 30th September 2019.

‘How to Apply’ information, including eligibility and selection criteria, as well as FAQs, are available by clicking the links below. Once you are ready to apply, or if you have any questions, please contact Polly Hamer, Fellowships Coordinator.

For information about previous Ian Wilson Memorial Fellows, see Rachel Gregg, Amelia Mellor and Georgina Chadderton on our alumni pages.

Background

The late Hon. Ian Wilson AM was a Federal Government Minister holding portfolios for Aboriginal Affairs and also Home Affairs and the Environment. He loved his country and its landscape, devoted much energy to its people, and was an avid reader. Fostering high quality literature for Australian children and young people became a key commitment of his later life. In 1999 Ian and others established the May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust, the purpose of which was to aid the creation and development of Australian children's literature. Ian was Chairman of the Trust until his death in 2013.

The Trust's mission is to support the creativity and careers of contemporary Australian children's writers and illustrators by providing creative time residential fellowships. The Trust works in the name of May Gibbs but has no connection with her financial legacy and does not hold the copyright on any of her works.

More details here.