New PB for Lesley Gibbes and Marjorie Crosby-Fairall

Congratulations to author Lesley Gibbes and illustrator Marjorie Crosby-Fairall on the upcoming publication of

Demolition Dinosaurs

a hardback picture book for ages 0-7 published by Scholastic

July 2024

There's a dangerous building in the centre of town and the Demolition Dinos are smashing it down!
Another exciting, action-packed dinosaur picture book from award-winning, best selling creators Lesley Gibbes & Marjorie Crosby-Fairall.

Demolition Dinosaurs is book 3 in this dinosaur series. Be sure to collect them all!
Dinosaur Dads
Dinosaur Dads to the Rescue
Demolition Dinosaurs

SCBWI Award for Marjorie Crosby-Fairall

Congratulations to illustrator Marjorie Crosby-Fairall

SCBWI Summer Conference 2023 Portfolio Showcase Honor Awardee

The SCBWI annual Summer Portfolio Showcase is a career-launching opportunity for illustrators—a juried showcase which get their illustrations in front of the top publishing professionals working today. This year’s format was a three-image portfolio.

Portfolios were judged as a whole, not on any individual image. The judges were looking for:
Children’s book publishing appropriateness.
Consistency of a strong illustrative “voice” throughout.
Fresh and unique styles.

See here for details of the SCBWI Summer Conference 2023 Awards

Huge congratulations Marjorie from all of us!

Double honours for Marjorie Crosby-Fairall

Congratulations to illustrator and dynamic Australia East committee member Marjorie Crosby-Fairall, who is the recipient of not one but TWO grants awarded by SCBWI international.

The 2022 Don Freeman Grant - Published category

and

The SCBWI 2022 Honor WOOP Grant.

Don Freeman was a renowned illustrator and an early supporter of SCBWI. He established this award to enable picture book illustrators to further their understanding, training, and work in the picture book genre.

The WOOP Grant? It’s for Work of Outstanding Progress.

Three cheers for Marjorie - woop, woop, WOOP!