May - June 2004

Remembering Daniel Price
SCBWI member, artist and cartoonist, Daniel Price, was murdered in San Francisco on December 19, 2003, while defending his wife from an assailant. Daniel contributed cartoons to the ACLU of Sonoma County’s student essay contest and events concerning the Santa Rosa School Board’s ban of the book, Always Running, by Luis Rodriguez. His paintings were most recently shown at the Canvas Gallery in San Francisco. Please visit http://danielpricememorial.org for more information about Daniel’s life and art.

The Daniel Price Memorial Fund for Aspiring Artists has been established to benefit young artists who attend New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). Each year a graduating senior will be chosen to receive the Daniel Price Memorial Scholarship. If you would like to contribute, you may send a check to: NOCCA Institute, 2800 Chartres St., New Orleans, LA 70117.

Remembering Mary Jane Hopkins
Beloved Austin, TX, author Mary Jane Hopkins, died February 10. SCBWI members knew Mary Jane as the author of many children’s stories published in magazines. Mary Jane also helped compile the 2002 publication The Directory Guide to Magazine Markets. She taught writers’ workshops and encouraged fledgling writers to join critique groups. Her many friends hope that Mary Jane’s unpublished young adult novels may yet delight readers.