Hello!Welcome to SCBWI Ireland.
The Irish Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, SCBWI Ireland, was begun on November 24th 2007.
The benefits of membership in SCBWI are many. This is the only international organization to offer a variety of services to people who write, illustrate or share a vital interest in children’s books. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1971 and now has more than 19,000 members worldwide in over 70 regions, Ireland now being one of them.
SCBWI sponsors two annual International Conferences on Writing and Illustrating for Children, in New York and Los Angeles as well as dozens of regional conferences and events through out the world. It also publishes a bi-monthly newsletter, offers awards and grants for works in progress and provides many informational publications on the art and business of writing and selling written, illustrated and electronic material. The SCBWI also presents the annual Golden Kite Award for the best fiction and nonfiction books and the Sid Fleischman Humor Award.
We look forward to SCBWI Ireland becoming a vital part of a wonderful organization. We meet on the last Saturday of each month at 2:30 p.m. in the Meeting Room in Children’s Books Ireland (CBI), 17 North Great George’s St. Dublin 1 (off Parnell St.).
Contact Maeve irelandscbwi@gmail.com
SCBWI Ireland website: www.scbwiireland.wordpress.com
The Society of Children’s Book writers and Illustrators www.SCBWI.org
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At our next meeting on Saturday, 27th September, at 2:30p.m. in the CBI Meeting Room, 17 North Great George’s Street, Dublin 1, award-winning author of books for children and young people, Siobhan Parkinson, will deliver a report on the Conference of Children’s Writers and Illustrators(CWIG) which she attended in Cambridge on 29th. August. Do plan to attend.