2017-2021 Highlighter team drawn by AMY MULLEN, mintparcel.com
HIGHLIGHTER
Ezine Serving the Mid-Atlantic Region of SCBWI
After five years of curating the content for the Highlighter, the ezine serving the Mid-Atlantic region of SCBWI, I've decided to hand my precious baby over to another caretaker. It was a hard decision. I so enjoyed discovering (and uncovering) all the amazingness that belongs to the collective of kidlit creators that live in my neck of the woods.
Each quarter there were so many amazing books being published! So many awards being won! So many industry professionals to learn from! And I attempted to capture it all in our SCBWI newsletter! A maddening thing to attempt for a volunteer, but I tried. Hearing our members express appreciation and gratitude many issues over, made it worthwhile.
I was blown away when as a thank you the amazing Meg Medina had her publisher send me a copy of her lovely book EVELYN DEL REY IS MOVING AWAY, and when the talented Jacqueline Jules did something likewise! How cool is that!
Each quarter there were so many amazing books being published! So many awards being won! So many industry professionals to learn from! And I attempted to capture it all in our SCBWI newsletter! A maddening thing to attempt for a volunteer, but I tried. Hearing our members express appreciation and gratitude many issues over, made it worthwhile.
I was blown away when as a thank you the amazing Meg Medina had her publisher send me a copy of her lovely book EVELYN DEL REY IS MOVING AWAY, and when the talented Jacqueline Jules did something likewise! How cool is that!
Curating the content for an amazing SCBWI publication for five years!
Honestly, I won't miss spending all those tremendous amount of volunteer hours obsessing over every feature, every article, every iota of member good news. But I will miss working with my amazing coeditors, Susan VanHecke (who rocks socks with her red pen), and Tami Traylor (who rocks all things layout and design). They are simply FANTABULOUS.
Our final issue--the Fall 2021 Highlighter--includes:
Find it for download below!
Our final issue--the Fall 2021 Highlighter--includes:
- a fun article about school visits with Tom Angleberger
- a partnership piece with coauthors Wendy Shang and Madelyn Rosenberg
- an author spotlight on Kathryn Erskine
- a Meet-the-Artist segment with Robert Meganck
- an article by Gabriella Aldeman about our members' books being produced for the stage and screen
- a craft article by me about lessons learned from watching the reality show Chopped, and so much more!
Find it for download below!
| MidAtlantic SCBWI Highlighter, Issue 20, Fall 2021.pdf |
