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We hope you will find care and comfort among your Illinois kidlit community this month.
Your stories have the power to change hearts and minds and positively influence a generation of readers.
Your storytelling is lifechanging and our kidlit community is here for you.
We need your stories now, more than ever. Share your progress with us on our SCBWI-Illinois Google Groups with the subject July Good News!
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Congratulations to our 2022
Laura Crawford Memorial Mentorship Winner
VERONICA RUNDELL
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We applaud all the applicants!
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With your application, you have honored Laura's legacy of mentorship. Our thanks to mentor Michael Leali for making the difficult selection from so many qualified storytellers!
SCBWI-IL receives no membership fees to support opportunities like this. Want to leave a legacy by supporting this free Illinois opportunity? Email Deborah Topolski, Co-RA to make a donation in any amount.
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Rescheduled for 2023
We're grateful to our retreat team — John Bowen, Debra Daugherty, Amy Potts Ostrowski, Juli Caveny and Louann Brown — who are willing to maintain momentum to bring this event to fruition next year!
Look for 2023
announcement this August!
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Spring Thaw Winner
Feedback is all about improving.Your ideas, comments and frustrations help us to craft a better experience for next time.
Congratulations to attendee and evaluation winner, Sara Shacter who receives a year of free Recordings BY REQUEST beginning in August!
Spring Thaw 2023 registration coming March!
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Feature Your New Book By 7/15
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Our #ReadLocalILLINOIS Poster features your fall 2022-Summer 2023 PAL book(s), mini-bio, city and school district so that librarians, teachers and booksellers can find you!
The 2022-2023 poster is distributed at SCBWI-IL planned appearances like 2022 AISLE, IRC, 2023 ALA and annual Anderson's Children's Literature Breakfast. Fellow PALs acting as #ReadLocal ILLINOIS Ambassadors bring copies to local booksellers and educators. Join in by July 15!
SAVE THE DATE
JUL 15: #RLI Poster info deadline
OCT 14: #ReadALOUDIllinois
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NEW PAL STEWARDS
Thanks Carolina Martinez for compiling the 22-23 poster & introducing Reece Eschmann as our new PAL Coordinator!
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SCBWI-Illinois gratefully acknowledges Amy Alznauer, PW Creative Director. She leaves PW in the capable hands of Shirin Shamsi— welcome Shirin!
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Under her stewardship, our Prairie Wind has evolved from a quarterly bulletin into the substantial literary magazine of the Illinois Region,
"Everything Amy brings to her writing, and indeed, each of her many accomplishments, including her family – wonder, curiosity, love, caring, a commitment to excellence – she’s brought to each and every issue of The Prairie Wind. In putting together each issue, she’s thought about us." — Esther Hershenhorn, RAE
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Join North Suburban Network
Wednesday, July 13, 7PM
in-person
Missing some original face time?
Join us for our annual summer soiree to raise a glass and stuff your face with fellow kid lit comrades at the Happ Inn!
DATE: Wednesday, July 13
TIME: 7-9 pm
LOCATION:305 N Happ Rd, Northfield
—In-person event FREE to both members and non-members.
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JULY 5
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Springfield Scribes In-Person Chatham Area Public Library. Email Debra Daugherty
SCBWI CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS OPEN
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JULY 13
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North Suburban Network; In-person at Happ Inn, Northfield RSVP Anny Rusk
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