Featured artist:
Bridget Strevens-Marzo
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SCBWI
France is the French chapter of the Society of
Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (founded in 1971), based in Los Angeles with 20.000
members worldwide. SCBWI France was launched in
June 1996 and is now a dynamic group from a variety
of countries and backgrounds. About half of the
SCBWI France membership is made up of published
authors and illustrators; the other half is comprised
of aspiring creatives and industry professionals.
As a professional association of writers and illustrators,
SCBWI France organizes a wide range of activities,
including evenings with children’s book
publishers, authors and illustrators, writers'
workshops, exhibitions of works by illustrators
in the group and writing contests.
Membership in the Society of Children’s
Book Writers and Illustrators makes you part of
a global community of 20,000 children’s
publishing professionals and enthusiasts. Joining
SCBWI worldwide means you've joined SCBWI France.
As a member, you benefit from preferential rates
for participation in all SCBWI events worldwide,
which offer an invaluable network for sharing
your work.
You will also receive the monthly association
bulletin. You can join at www.scbwi.org
If you would like more information about SCBWI
France, please contact: advisor@scbwifrance.com |
Who’s Who at SCBWI FRANCE
| Regional Advisor |
Tioka Tokedira |
| Assistant Regional Advisor |
Jennifer Chevais |
| Illustrator Coordinator & Art Director |
Bridget Strevens-Marzo |
| Board Member-at-Large |
Erzsi Deak |
| Board Member-at-Large |
Ann Jacobus |
| Show & Tell Coordinator |
Magda Schmit |
| Webmaster & Designer-at-Large |
Lena |
| Yahoo! Group Moderator |
Jennifer Chevais |
| Critique Groups & New Members Coordinator |
Emma Pearson Groleau |
French Association Liaison
& Translator |
Béatrice Duroure |
| Publicity Coordinator |
Dana Carey |
| Red Wheelbarrow Writing Contest Coordinator |
Sarah Towle |
| SCBWI International Regional Advisor |
Kathleen Ahrens |
| SCBWI International Illustration Liaison |
Bridget Strevens-Marzo |
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A
brief history of the early years of
SCBWI France . . . |
1996 |
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SCBWI
Literary Cocktail. An introduction to the
SCBWI with readings and presentations by writers
Alice McLerran, Marie-Hélène
Delval, author/illustrator Jill Butler. |
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Introduction
to the US Children’s Magazine Market
with Pam Kuck. |
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Illustration
Contest |
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December
Illustrators’ Gallery |
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1997 |
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Re-Member
New Year’s Meeting with Catherine Lapautre,
Literary Agent, France. |
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Short
Story Contest. |
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Multimedia
Forum with Ayshe Farman-Farmaiain, Roman Victor-Pujebet,
Claude Delafosse. |
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SCBWI
France Group Tour of the Bologna Children’s
Book Fair. |
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Who Says
English Can’t Be Fun?” Slide show
presentation with American author and humorist
Marvin Terban. |
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Workshop
with author/illustrator Deborah D. Desaix. |
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Picture
Book Story Contest Vote & Cocktail. |
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Visiting
author/singer SCBWI member Mary LaFleur performs
at the American Library. |
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Picture
Book Gallery. |
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Reading
by visiting author Bruce Balan at the American
Library. |
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1998 |
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Meet
the Editor: Isabel Finkenstaedt/Editions Kaleidoscope. |
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Illustrators’
Evening Series with visiting illustrator Lisa
Cinelli. |
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Working
Writers’ Day with visiting authors Ann
Whitford Paul, Amy MacDonald, Kathleen Krull,
literary agent Jacqueline Miller and journalist
Florence Noiville (Le Monde des Livres). |
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Picture
Book Gallery (Judges from Editions Abbeville
and Grasset, France). |
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Using
Foreign Articles to Break into the US Magazine
Market” with writer Sandy Fox. |
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Meet
the Illustrator: Daniel Maja. |
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The 2nd
Annual SCBWI France Indonesian Holiday Weekend,
Milly-la-Forêt. |
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1999 |
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Crossing
Creative Boundaries. Children’s Literature
conference with publishers Stephen Roxburgh
(Front Street Books), Arthur Levine (Arthur
A. Levine Books/Scholastic), Thierry Magnier
(Editions Thierry Magnier), Mila Boutan (Mila
Editions); authors Susie Morgenstern, Lynne
Reid Banks and Leigh Sauerwein; author/illustrator
Elzbieta; art directors Ben Norland (Walker
Books), and Raymond Stoffel (Gallimard); SCBWI
Executive Director Lin Oliver; curator Dee
Jones (of the de Grummond Collection); librarian
Viviane Ezratty (L’Heure Joyeuse), and
others. Workshops, presentations, Show-n-Tell,
and much more. |
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Workshop:
Author to Editor: Query Letter Secrets of
the Pros with author Linda White. |
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2000 |
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Keep the
Pages Turning, a writers and illustrators
conference with editor Caitlyn Dlouhy (Atheneum)
and others. |
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Illustration Show. |
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2001 |
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Book
Cover and Story Contest. |
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Meet
the Art Directors: Bob Kosturko (Houghton
Mifflin) and Jemima Lumley (Orchard Books). |
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Spring
Conference with editors Emma Matthewson (Bloomsbury
UK), Simone Kaplan (HarperCollins, US), award-winning
author Joan Bauer and others |
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2002 |
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Meet
the Author/Illustrator: Doug Cushman. |
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Annual
Famous Author Dinner. |
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Writers’
Day with editor Rebecca McNally (Macmillan
UK), award-winning authors Franny Billingsley,
Esther Hershenhorn, Janet MacDonald and David
Clement-Davies. |
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Poetry
Workshop with visiting poet Bobbi Katz. |
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The Artist
and His Publisher: Designer author Paul Cox
talks with Jacques Binsztok (Seuil Jeunesse). |
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2003 |
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Writers’
Day with Newbery-award-winning author Richard
Peck. |
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Editors’
Day with editors Emma Dryden (McElderry/S&S),
Victoria Wells Arms (Bloomsbury US), Venetia
Gosling (Simon & Schuster UK), Suzanne
Carnell (Macmillan UK), Sarah Hughes (Penguin
UK). |
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Dinner
with Cricket Books editor Carol Saller. |
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Dinner
with award winning author/illustrator Barbara
McClintock. |
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The Artist
and His Publisher: Author-illustrator David
McKee talks with Klaus Flugge (Andersen),
Anne de Bouchony (Gallimard). |
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2004 |
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Two-Workshops-in-One.
A day with award-winning author Jack Gantos. |
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SCBWI-BolognaFiere
The Day Before Conference, Creating Good Books
in Today’s World organized by Erzsi
Deak, with the SCBWI France team. |
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The Computer in Book
Design with Bridget Strevens-Marzo |
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Bobbi Katz, “Hearing the Beat – Make Your Words Sing!” A two-part writing and poetry workshop with visiting poet/writer Bobbi Katz |
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