British Isles

DATE: June 4, 2013
CONTACT: Sally Poyton
LOCATION/TIME: St-James Piccadilly Conference Room

When we see the number of apps in use today, we know publishing has arrived in the 21st Century. How can we adapt our work to this modern means of communication?

Download a signup form at: http://britishscbwi.jimdo.com/events/professional-series-london/

 

All meetings will take place at:

St-James Piccadilly Conference Room

St James’s Church

197 Piccadilly

London

W1J 9LL

Please Note: Change of Venue for 2013

Nearest Tube stops: Piccadilly Circus; Green Park

Nearest National Rail Service: Charing Cross, Waterloo

 

All meetings start at 6.45pm and conclude at about 9pm, afterwhich we will reconvene at a nearby pub! Doors open at 6pm.

 

Please Note: There will be no refreshments at the event itself, due to no facilities on site, so please bring your own!

DATE: June 29, 2013
CONTACT: Anne-Marie Perks
LOCATION/TIME: 1pm to 5pm, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury, London

In this masterclass we will be working with an art director and designer from a children’s book publisher. Pre-workshop work is necessary. The art director will provide text featuring human, animal or conceptual characters and approaches to the illustrator. This means that several illustrators may well be working on the same text. Don’t worry about this as every illustrator will shine with their own interpretation and approach. Participating illustrators will need to submit roughs on their character designs and proposed spreads for initial feedback from the art director and designer. The masterclass itself will feature presentation of final art samples showing how the initial feedback was applied. There will be time dedicated to discussing final outcomes of art samples brought in by participating illustrators and looking at samples that caught our art director’s eye and finding out why they stood out. If you’ve wondered what makes an outstanding art submission, this is the masterclass for you.

You can find the 2013 Illustrator Series Booking Form on our Illustrator Series events page at: http://britishscbwi.jimdo.com/events/illustrator-series

 
The Illustrator Masterclass Series are hands on workshops for illustrators (and sometimes writers), published and unpublished that focus on art technique, professional issues in children's publishing, marketing and presentation skills and inspiration on the 'craft' of visual storytelling. As some of us are writers too, issues on writing and illustrating are addressed. It's also a great place to meet other illustrators and share news, get support and receive important feedback to help your career. We are continuing to offer four exciting Illustrator Masterclass workshops designed to move our illustration skills to the next level. Sign up for all four and receive a discount! Meeting Time - 13:00 to 17:00.

Prices are: £20 a session for members (SCBWI, SOA and AOI)

£25 for non-members, £15 for students (must send proof of full time enrollment at university).

Discount for signing up for all fours sessions is:

£70 for members (SCBWI, SOA and AOI) and £85 for non-members.

All the Illustrator Masterclass Series events will take place at St George’s Bloomsbury, located on Bloomsbury Way next door to the Bloomsbury Thistle Hotel London. (WC1A 2HR), two minutes' walk from the British Museum.

Access to the Upper and Lower Vestry House is from 6/7 Little Russell Street (at the rear of the Church).

Closest tube: Tottenham Court Road (Central and Northern Lines), Holborn (Piccadilly Line) and Russell Square (Piccadilly Line).
Buses: The following buses (eastbound) stop directly outside the church: 1, 8, 19, 25, 38, 55, 98, 242.

 

DATE: July 5, 2013 - July 8, 2013
CONTACT: Anne-Marie Perks
LOCATION/TIME: Holland House, Cropthorne, Worcestershire

Picturing Words and Writing Pictures: Friday July 5th - Monday July 8th 2013

Join us for a creative weekend for picture book writers and illustrators on the River Avon in
Worcester. Each day will start with a creative workshop to jump-start your writing, explore
new techniques and experiment with words and art materials. There will be an optional
set project for writers and illustrators and ample time for work on this or on personal projects.

Every attendee will be assigned a faculty mentor and will have the chance to book
a slot with a commissioning editor. The evenings will be open for informal critique sessions,
discussions on technique, craft and the children’s publishing industry.

Our faculty includes a commissioning editor, a picture book writer-editor (watch this
space!), and author-illustrators Helen Stephens and Gerry Turley.

Helen Stephens lectures on the MA in Illustrating for Children at Cambridge School
of Art. She has written and illustrated many books including ‘Fleabag’, winner of the
Dundee Picture Book Award, Silver at the Norfolk Libraries Children’s Book Awards and
commended at The Sheffield Picture Book Award, ‘The Night Iceberg’, selected for the
White Ravens International Library, shortlisted for Booktrust Early Years Award
and the Dundee Picture Book Award 2012, ‘The Big Adventure of the Smalls’ and
‘How to Hide a Lion’. She has also illustrated books for Roger McGough, Sophie Hannah
and Michael Morpurgo. www.helenstephens.com

Gerry Turley, author-illustrator and printmaker, has just completed ‘Wooo’ using a
combination of printmaking and Photoshop. It is due to be published by David Fickling
Books (Random House) in 2013. His work was selected for the Bologna International Children’s Bookfair Illustrators Exhibition 2012, and has been included in ‘Little Big Books: Illustrations for Children’s Picture Books’, published in 2012 by Gestalten.
www.gerryturley.com

A list of suggested art materials will be sent out to attendees upon registration.

The retreat will start on Friday, 5th July (arrival from 4 pm) and end after breakfast
on Monday, 8 July 2013.

The retreat will be held at Holland House located on four acres of beautiful gardens in Cropthorne, Pershore, Worceshire WR10 3NB. A magnet for writers and artists, Holland House is a perfect setting to find inspiration and new ideas, to experiment and share expertise. www.hollandhouse.org

The nearest British Rail station is Evesham. Once in Evesham you can take a taxi or bus to Holland House. Directions by car or train, then bus or taxi are found www.hollandhouse.org/location.html.

Retreat fees include accommodation and meals. Every attendee will have their own room.

Non-refundable deposit - £50

Full cost of the retreat - £300.

For more information and to download the booking form visit: http://britishscbwi.jimdo.com/events/picture-book-retreat/