SCBWI-MI
@scbwi-mi.bsky.social
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators of Michigan is dedicated to encouraging, educating and connecting authors and illustrators through events and conferences within the state.
Let the countdown begin! 3️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ 🎉 There's only one month left until registration opens for the SCBWI-MI 2026 Novel Mentorship! Registration opens JANUARY 2, 2026. Is your manuscript ready? 💥👍💫🖊📖🙌🏾👏🎊
Learn more about the mentorship program here: www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
Learn more about the mentorship program here: www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
December 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Let the countdown begin! 3️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ 🎉 There's only one month left until registration opens for the SCBWI-MI 2026 Novel Mentorship! Registration opens JANUARY 2, 2026. Is your manuscript ready? 💥👍💫🖊📖🙌🏾👏🎊
Learn more about the mentorship program here: www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
Learn more about the mentorship program here: www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
👀Check out this week's Studio Tour on The Mitten Blog, featuring Michigan illustrator Trena Brannon! 👀
Follow the link below to read more about how Trena tailors her space to fit her busy life and evolving passions! 🎨🖌🖌🙌👏
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/stud...
Follow the link below to read more about how Trena tailors her space to fit her busy life and evolving passions! 🎨🖌🖌🙌👏
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/stud...
December 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
👀Check out this week's Studio Tour on The Mitten Blog, featuring Michigan illustrator Trena Brannon! 👀
Follow the link below to read more about how Trena tailors her space to fit her busy life and evolving passions! 🎨🖌🖌🙌👏
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/stud...
Follow the link below to read more about how Trena tailors her space to fit her busy life and evolving passions! 🎨🖌🖌🙌👏
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/stud...
🦃🍮🍂🎊 In case you missed it! 🦃🍮🍂🎊
Last week on the Mitten Blog, Charlie Barshaw interviewed MI author Doris Holik Kelly! Author of 🌧THE GIFT OF SUMMER RAIN 🌈, 🔎THE MYSTERY OF THE COPPER TURTLE, THE MYSTERY OF THE VOYAGEURS RENDEZVOUS 🔍, and more!
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/11/writ...
Last week on the Mitten Blog, Charlie Barshaw interviewed MI author Doris Holik Kelly! Author of 🌧THE GIFT OF SUMMER RAIN 🌈, 🔎THE MYSTERY OF THE COPPER TURTLE, THE MYSTERY OF THE VOYAGEURS RENDEZVOUS 🔍, and more!
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/11/writ...
December 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🦃🍮🍂🎊 In case you missed it! 🦃🍮🍂🎊
Last week on the Mitten Blog, Charlie Barshaw interviewed MI author Doris Holik Kelly! Author of 🌧THE GIFT OF SUMMER RAIN 🌈, 🔎THE MYSTERY OF THE COPPER TURTLE, THE MYSTERY OF THE VOYAGEURS RENDEZVOUS 🔍, and more!
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/11/writ...
Last week on the Mitten Blog, Charlie Barshaw interviewed MI author Doris Holik Kelly! Author of 🌧THE GIFT OF SUMMER RAIN 🌈, 🔎THE MYSTERY OF THE COPPER TURTLE, THE MYSTERY OF THE VOYAGEURS RENDEZVOUS 🔍, and more!
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/11/writ...
Don't miss this week's The Mitten, featuring a writer spotlight on Catherine Bieberich! 👏💫📖🖊💥🙌
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/11/writ...
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/11/writ...
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Don't miss this week's The Mitten, featuring a writer spotlight on Catherine Bieberich! 👏💫📖🖊💥🙌
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/11/writ...
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/11/writ...
❄️SCBWI-MI illustrators attending the 2026 SCBWI Winter Conference in NYC!
Apply for our NYC Illustrator Portfolio Showcase Scholarship & get 50% OFF your showcase fee.
🗓️ Apply: November 1 - December 1, 2025
Go to : www.scbwi.org/regions/mich...
#SCBWIMI #SCBWI #KidLitArt #Illustrator #Scholarship
Apply for our NYC Illustrator Portfolio Showcase Scholarship & get 50% OFF your showcase fee.
🗓️ Apply: November 1 - December 1, 2025
Go to : www.scbwi.org/regions/mich...
#SCBWIMI #SCBWI #KidLitArt #Illustrator #Scholarship
November 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
❄️SCBWI-MI illustrators attending the 2026 SCBWI Winter Conference in NYC!
Apply for our NYC Illustrator Portfolio Showcase Scholarship & get 50% OFF your showcase fee.
🗓️ Apply: November 1 - December 1, 2025
Go to : www.scbwi.org/regions/mich...
#SCBWIMI #SCBWI #KidLitArt #Illustrator #Scholarship
Apply for our NYC Illustrator Portfolio Showcase Scholarship & get 50% OFF your showcase fee.
🗓️ Apply: November 1 - December 1, 2025
Go to : www.scbwi.org/regions/mich...
#SCBWIMI #SCBWI #KidLitArt #Illustrator #Scholarship
Today on The Mitten blog, we have both TRICKS and TREATS in a spooky Halloween double-feature!!! 🎃👻🍂🔮👾🦇🕷🕸🧟♂️
TRICKS: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/cond...
TREATS: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/litt...
TRICKS: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/cond...
TREATS: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/litt...
October 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Today on The Mitten blog, we have both TRICKS and TREATS in a spooky Halloween double-feature!!! 🎃👻🍂🔮👾🦇🕷🕸🧟♂️
TRICKS: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/cond...
TREATS: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/litt...
TRICKS: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/cond...
TREATS: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/litt...
Follow the link below to read more about Danielle's inspirational novel mentorship experience with Kelly Barson and how continuing to say "yes" to yourself, even in the most challenging of times, can make all the difference!
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/beca...
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/beca...
October 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Follow the link below to read more about Danielle's inspirational novel mentorship experience with Kelly Barson and how continuing to say "yes" to yourself, even in the most challenging of times, can make all the difference!
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/beca...
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/beca...
What do a children's book author and Olympic-winning swimmer Michael Phelps have in common? 🤔🏊🏾♀️🥇 Read Cindy's blog post, "Writing is a Team Sport" to find out on this week's The Mitten!
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/writ...
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/writ...
October 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
What do a children's book author and Olympic-winning swimmer Michael Phelps have in common? 🤔🏊🏾♀️🥇 Read Cindy's blog post, "Writing is a Team Sport" to find out on this week's The Mitten!
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/writ...
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/writ...
Still on the fence about applying? Our previous novel mentorship winners have plenty of reasons why you should take the leap! 🎉📖👣🖊💥📖🙌💫
Read more about our upcoming novel mentorship program here: www.scbwi.org/regions/mich...
Read more about our upcoming novel mentorship program here: www.scbwi.org/regions/mich...
October 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Still on the fence about applying? Our previous novel mentorship winners have plenty of reasons why you should take the leap! 🎉📖👣🖊💥📖🙌💫
Read more about our upcoming novel mentorship program here: www.scbwi.org/regions/mich...
Read more about our upcoming novel mentorship program here: www.scbwi.org/regions/mich...
Don't miss our upcoming webinar with 2026 mentor Sheela Chari titled "Me, You, Them: Seven Ways of Looking at Multiple Points of View" on Wednesday, October 22 at 7 pm EST! 🎉📖🖊🙌💥
Register at www.scbwi.org/regions/mich...
Register at www.scbwi.org/regions/mich...
October 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Don't miss our upcoming webinar with 2026 mentor Sheela Chari titled "Me, You, Them: Seven Ways of Looking at Multiple Points of View" on Wednesday, October 22 at 7 pm EST! 🎉📖🖊🙌💥
Register at www.scbwi.org/regions/mich...
Register at www.scbwi.org/regions/mich...
This week's blog post features Charlie Barshaw's interview with author-illustrator Ryan Hipp! 😎✨👍👏🎉📚 Ryan is the author-illustrator for the book LITTLE STEPS 👣 and has illustrated several other projects.
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/feat...
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/feat...
October 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This week's blog post features Charlie Barshaw's interview with author-illustrator Ryan Hipp! 😎✨👍👏🎉📚 Ryan is the author-illustrator for the book LITTLE STEPS 👣 and has illustrated several other projects.
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/feat...
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/feat...
In this week's The Mitten blog post, Charlie Barshaw @cjbarshaw523 interviews Kristin Bartley Lenz @kristinbartleylenz, author of YA novels THE ART OF HOLDING ON AND LETTING GO and her upcoming title THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN! 🎉🤩🚪📖🖊👏
URL link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/writ...
URL link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/writ...
September 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In this week's The Mitten blog post, Charlie Barshaw @cjbarshaw523 interviews Kristin Bartley Lenz @kristinbartleylenz, author of YA novels THE ART OF HOLDING ON AND LETTING GO and her upcoming title THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN! 🎉🤩🚪📖🖊👏
URL link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/writ...
URL link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/writ...
Mark your calendars! Registration for the Me, You, Them: Seven Ways of Looking at Multiple Points of View with our 2026 SCBWI-MI Novel Mentor Sheela Chari opens October 1, 2025! 📣🍂📖🖊🤩👏
The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 10/22 at 7 pm EST.
The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 10/22 at 7 pm EST.
September 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Mark your calendars! Registration for the Me, You, Them: Seven Ways of Looking at Multiple Points of View with our 2026 SCBWI-MI Novel Mentor Sheela Chari opens October 1, 2025! 📣🍂📖🖊🤩👏
The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 10/22 at 7 pm EST.
The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 10/22 at 7 pm EST.
Join us in celebrating our diverse voices during National Hispanic Heritage Month with this special edition post of The Mitten featuring author-illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara, interviewed by Isabel Estrada O-Hagin! 🎉👏🌈📚🖊📖
Blog URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/cele...
Blog URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/cele...
September 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Join us in celebrating our diverse voices during National Hispanic Heritage Month with this special edition post of The Mitten featuring author-illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara, interviewed by Isabel Estrada O-Hagin! 🎉👏🌈📚🖊📖
Blog URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/cele...
Blog URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/cele...
Registration for the SCBWI-MI Critique Carousel opens next week, Thursday, 9/18 for Michigan members! 🎉🌈🦄🙌📚
Consider submitting your novel WIP to get it submission ready for our 2025 Novel Mentorship Program! 💥📖🖊👏
Consider submitting your novel WIP to get it submission ready for our 2025 Novel Mentorship Program! 💥📖🖊👏
September 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Registration for the SCBWI-MI Critique Carousel opens next week, Thursday, 9/18 for Michigan members! 🎉🌈🦄🙌📚
Consider submitting your novel WIP to get it submission ready for our 2025 Novel Mentorship Program! 💥📖🖊👏
Consider submitting your novel WIP to get it submission ready for our 2025 Novel Mentorship Program! 💥📖🖊👏
This week on "The Mitten" Charlie Barshaw interviews poet and author Janet Ruth Heller! 🎉🙌📖🖊💫
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/writ...
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/writ...
September 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This week on "The Mitten" Charlie Barshaw interviews poet and author Janet Ruth Heller! 🎉🙌📖🖊💫
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/writ...
URL: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/writ...
We can hardly wait for the SCBWI-MI 2026 Novel Mentorship Program!!! 🎉📚😄🎉
We are so excited to have Sheela Chari on board as this year's mentor; stay tuned for more info about this incredible opportunity! 💥🙌🎉📚📖🖊💫
We are so excited to have Sheela Chari on board as this year's mentor; stay tuned for more info about this incredible opportunity! 💥🙌🎉📚📖🖊💫
September 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
We can hardly wait for the SCBWI-MI 2026 Novel Mentorship Program!!! 🎉📚😄🎉
We are so excited to have Sheela Chari on board as this year's mentor; stay tuned for more info about this incredible opportunity! 💥🙌🎉📚📖🖊💫
We are so excited to have Sheela Chari on board as this year's mentor; stay tuned for more info about this incredible opportunity! 💥🙌🎉📚📖🖊💫
This week on The Mitten blog, Charlie Barshaw interviews our very own SCBWI-MI Co-RA Anita Fitch Pazner! 🎉💥👏💫📚
Anita is the author of THE TOPSY-TURVY BUS and WORDS MATTER! 📖💫🌈👸🏰☢📚🙌
Blog link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/.../writer...
Anita is the author of THE TOPSY-TURVY BUS and WORDS MATTER! 📖💫🌈👸🏰☢📚🙌
Blog link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/.../writer...
September 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This week on The Mitten blog, Charlie Barshaw interviews our very own SCBWI-MI Co-RA Anita Fitch Pazner! 🎉💥👏💫📚
Anita is the author of THE TOPSY-TURVY BUS and WORDS MATTER! 📖💫🌈👸🏰☢📚🙌
Blog link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/.../writer...
Anita is the author of THE TOPSY-TURVY BUS and WORDS MATTER! 📖💫🌈👸🏰☢📚🙌
Blog link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/.../writer...
Tired of your students' blank stares when you mention 'author readings'? Want to level up your literacy game with a local rockstar writer? 🤩 We've got the hookup! Check out SCBWI-MI's Teacher and Librarian Resource Corner for the ultimate author intro www.scbwi.org/regions/mich....
September 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Tired of your students' blank stares when you mention 'author readings'? Want to level up your literacy game with a local rockstar writer? 🤩 We've got the hookup! Check out SCBWI-MI's Teacher and Librarian Resource Corner for the ultimate author intro www.scbwi.org/regions/mich....
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! Apply now for your chance to receive a Critique Carousel Scholarship! Applications are open until 9/14! 💥🎉🙌📚🌈📖💫
#scbwimi #SCBWIMI #scbwimichigan #scbwicritiquecarousel #scbwischolarships
#scbwimischolarships #kidlitcreators #childrenslitauthors #childrenslitillustrator
#scbwimi #SCBWIMI #scbwimichigan #scbwicritiquecarousel #scbwischolarships
#scbwimischolarships #kidlitcreators #childrenslitauthors #childrenslitillustrator
September 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! Apply now for your chance to receive a Critique Carousel Scholarship! Applications are open until 9/14! 💥🎉🙌📚🌈📖💫
#scbwimi #SCBWIMI #scbwimichigan #scbwicritiquecarousel #scbwischolarships
#scbwimischolarships #kidlitcreators #childrenslitauthors #childrenslitillustrator
#scbwimi #SCBWIMI #scbwimichigan #scbwicritiquecarousel #scbwischolarships
#scbwimischolarships #kidlitcreators #childrenslitauthors #childrenslitillustrator
Just a reminder that applications for this year's Critique Carousel scholarship open in 3 DAYS!!!! 💥🙌💫📚🎉
#scbwimi #SCBWIMI #scbwimichigan #scbwicritiquecarousel #scbwicritique #kidlitcreators #authorsandillustrators #ChildrensBooks
#scbwimi #SCBWIMI #scbwimichigan #scbwicritiquecarousel #scbwicritique #kidlitcreators #authorsandillustrators #ChildrensBooks
August 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Just a reminder that applications for this year's Critique Carousel scholarship open in 3 DAYS!!!! 💥🙌💫📚🎉
#scbwimi #SCBWIMI #scbwimichigan #scbwicritiquecarousel #scbwicritique #kidlitcreators #authorsandillustrators #ChildrensBooks
#scbwimi #SCBWIMI #scbwimichigan #scbwicritiquecarousel #scbwicritique #kidlitcreators #authorsandillustrators #ChildrensBooks
Sheela Chari, the SCBWIMI 2026 Novel Mentor, is the author of several books for children, including the Mars Patel series, FINDING MIGHTY, VANISHED, and KARTHIK DELIVERS!
If you haven't read them yet, grab them at your local library and mark your calendars for when applications open!
#SCBWIMI
If you haven't read them yet, grab them at your local library and mark your calendars for when applications open!
#SCBWIMI
August 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Sheela Chari, the SCBWIMI 2026 Novel Mentor, is the author of several books for children, including the Mars Patel series, FINDING MIGHTY, VANISHED, and KARTHIK DELIVERS!
If you haven't read them yet, grab them at your local library and mark your calendars for when applications open!
#SCBWIMI
If you haven't read them yet, grab them at your local library and mark your calendars for when applications open!
#SCBWIMI
Thanks to Charlie Barshaw (@cjbarshaw523) and Stephanie Bearce (@stephaniemowrybearce) for this week's Writer Spotlight on The Mitten blog! 💥🙏🙌📚💫🕵️♀️🔎
Blog link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/writ...
Blog link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/writ...
August 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Thanks to Charlie Barshaw (@cjbarshaw523) and Stephanie Bearce (@stephaniemowrybearce) for this week's Writer Spotlight on The Mitten blog! 💥🙏🙌📚💫🕵️♀️🔎
Blog link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/writ...
Blog link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/writ...
The Mitten blog announces "Studio Tours"! 🎨👩🎨🖌📚🙌 In this post, we get to a glimpse into Jen Boehler's quaint, vintage-chic studio in Saginaw! Thanks for giving us the tour, Jen! 💥👏🙏💫
Blog post link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/stud...
Blog post link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/stud...
August 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Mitten blog announces "Studio Tours"! 🎨👩🎨🖌📚🙌 In this post, we get to a glimpse into Jen Boehler's quaint, vintage-chic studio in Saginaw! Thanks for giving us the tour, Jen! 💥👏🙏💫
Blog post link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/stud...
Blog post link: scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/stud...
Thank you, Karen!! 😊🙏💫👋You will be missed as K.A.S.T. shoptalk co-coordinator! Thank you for all of your time and effort!
#SCBWIMI #scbwivolunteers #kidlitcreators
#SCBWIMI #scbwivolunteers #kidlitcreators
August 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thank you, Karen!! 😊🙏💫👋You will be missed as K.A.S.T. shoptalk co-coordinator! Thank you for all of your time and effort!
#SCBWIMI #scbwivolunteers #kidlitcreators
#SCBWIMI #scbwivolunteers #kidlitcreators