[Verla Kay Posts: 4,705 Status: Offline Invite Verla Kay to speak in your area]

The Blueboard is Streamlining has Streamlined!

After 17 years, it's time for some serious housecleaning here at the Blueboard. In the coming weeks, administrators will be restructuring the board to make it more user-friendly and up-to-date. We'll be deleting obsolete boards, combining others, and eliminating services duplicated on the SCBWI website. For more information on SCBWI, https://www.scbwi.org/

We won't be closing the board while we do this, so don’t worry if things seem to disappear before your eyes. When we’re done, the Blueboard will be much more compact, easier to navigate, simpler to use, and just as friendly and helpful as before.

If you have questions about these changes, ask them here. If you experience any difficulties during this transition, use the Contact a Moderator link at the top of the page and one of us will be happy to assist you.

[Ree Posts: 377 Status: Offline No Boxes]

So exciting!

Thanks for all you do.

Ree

[Verla Kay Posts: 4,705 Status: Offline Invite Verla Kay to speak in your area]

You are welcome, Ree. We anticipate a much easier-to-navigate and friendlier board when we are done with this huge task, but at the same time, we plan to keep the important, up-to-date information that everyone wants and needs.

[hue Posts: 128 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

Sounds exciting! Hope in this new version we can also a section that stores helpful information in current blueboard.

[JodyJS Posts: 1,319 Status: Offline Available for preorder! Out 12/12/23]

Thanks, Verla!

[Cindyb Posts: 312 Status: Offline]

Maybe when I see the "cleaned up" board I'll be inspired to carry it over to my clutter, or maybe I'll just enjoy the fruit of your work and say a big Thank You for doing it.

[KathyC Posts: 16 Status: Offline I write because I have to.]

Very exciting. Can't wait.

[Trine Posts: 124 Status: Offline]

 

[marla-lesage Posts: 383 Status: Offline Write. Illustrate. Revise.]

Yay!

[tzivia Posts: 2 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

Verla,
I hope this will lead to a lot more use. I try to promote the Blue Boards with our members, but it's a bit discouraging when people click through and see forums that haven't been posted in regularly. I'd love to get the critique connections type areas working more actively, since we have lots of members looking for critiques, more than we can keep up with in our local crit groups.
Thanks so much!
Tzivia
(ARA, SCBWI Israel)

[TanjaW Posts: 61 Status: Offline Illustrator/Writer]

Excited to see the upcoming Blueboard update! Curious to find out if the Graphic Novel/GN section will be disappearing? Or if that will be merged into something else? I was looking for that section and couldn't find it. 

-- Tanja
IC-Arkansas

[Verla Kay Posts: 4,705 Status: Offline Invite Verla Kay to speak in your area]

Graphic Novels won't be disappearing. We are working now to figure out the best place for it.  Possibly in the Illustrator section somewhere....

[JFriday Posts: 582 Status: Offline]

Thank you, Verla!

[andy-nordvall Posts: 12 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

Cool, I like this board but often feel overwhelmed. Streamlining might well help. Thanks for taking on what must be an enormous task.

[Verla Kay Posts: 4,705 Status: Offline Invite Verla Kay to speak in your area]

Cool, I like this board but often feel overwhelmed. Streamlining might well help. Thanks for taking on what must be an enormous task.

If you only knew!  

[avery-udagawa Posts: 44 Status: Offline I love to translate kids' books!]

Will there still be a home for translation on (in?) the Blueboard? SCBWI now has translator members in 66 regions. Thanks for all you do!

[phannah00 Posts: 1 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

Thank you for all your efforts to make this a useful and very important tool for all of us! Especially now when communications are mostly online.... I appreciate you!

[RebeccaL-G Posts: 1,526 Status: Offline RA SCBWI Cen-Cal]

Will there still be a home for translation on (in?) the Blueboard? SCBWI now has translator members in 66 regions. Thanks for all you do!

Hi Avery, Let me get back to you on this. I'm looking into it.

[avery-udagawa Posts: 44 Status: Offline I love to translate kids' books!]

Thank you!

[sc Posts: 4 Status: Offline]

Is there still a spot for work-for-hire posts? Thanks!

[dinalapomy101 Posts: 1,875 Status: Offline Happy writing to all!]

Hi SC -- it looks like right now that Board is under a section that is only accessible to those who are SCBWI members.

[sc Posts: 4 Status: Offline]

Thank you for your reply!

[avery-udagawa Posts: 44 Status: Offline I love to translate kids' books!]

Hi all, Curious what the latest is on a Translation board? Translation will be the topic of one of the Digital Workshops this fall, and a Translation board is just the sort of place where now, I would hope to spread the word about it!

https://www.scbwi.org/scbwi-digital-workshops-return-september-17/

[Ree Posts: 377 Status: Offline No Boxes]

Question,

Do SCBWI members have a separate board with more categories? I'm not a member, but really do love these boards and don't want to miss anything.

Ree

[AnneB Posts: 3,797 Status: Offline]

Hi all, Curious what the latest is on a Translation board? Translation will be the topic of one of the Digital Workshops this fall, and a Translation board is just the sort of place where now, I would hope to spread the word about it!

https://www.scbwi.org/scbwi-digital-workshops-return-september-17/

Avery, I know Rebecca was going to look into it, but the SCBWI office has been closed due to the virus, everyone's working remotely, and it has been difficult to reach the right person. Admins are having a Zoom meeting Friday afternoon US time and we might know more after that.  For now, I suggest for now that you post in SCBWI General Topics and be very specific in your subject line.

[AnneB Posts: 3,797 Status: Offline]

Question, Do SCBWI members have a separate board with more categories?

Yes they do, Ree.

[avery-udagawa Posts: 44 Status: Offline I love to translate kids' books!]

Avery, I know Rebecca was going to look into it, but the SCBWI office has been closed due to the virus, everyone's working remotely, and it has been difficult to reach the right person. Admins are having a Zoom meeting Friday afternoon US time and we might know more after that.  For now, I suggest for now that you post in SCBWI General Topics and be very specific in your subject line.

Thanks for the update! Really appreciate the consideration and time especially in this challenging season.

[Barbara Etlin Posts: 2,242 Status: Offline]

Thanks, Verla, and Admins and Mods!

[Sully Posts: 1,248 Status: Offline]

Thanks, Verla!

[terri Posts: 112 Status: Offline]

Thanks for all the hard work being done on the redesign of the site. However, I cannot find a response category. Is that gone?