NOTE: The Submission Shine scholarship application window is now closed
ABOUT THE EVENT:
Submission Shine is back! This three-day, virtual event held from Thursday, January 16 through Saturday, January 18, 2025, is designed especially for all kid lit creators who have query-ready projects.
It will include five 20-minute meetings with a faculty member of your choice, peer critique group feedback, and access to the webinar "Leaving Room for the Editor" with literary agent Elise Howard. Spaces are limited!
Deadline to apply for the scholarship is August 31, 2024.
General registration will open September 15, 2024.
Full event details can be found at https://www.scbwi.org/events/submission-shine-2025-online-critique-intensive.
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION:
Eastern PA SCBWI is pleased to offer one Equity and Inclusion / Financial Need Scholarship for our Submission Shine 2025 virtual event. The scholarship will cover the cost of registration for the full event (five 20-minute Zoom meetings with the faculty of your choice, participation in the peer cohort critique group, and access to the webinar "Leaving Room for the Editor" with literary agent Elise Howard) for a total value of $425 (based on member rates).
Please read the following information carefully to apply for the scholarship:
EQUITY AND INCLUSION / FINANCIAL NEED SCHOLARSHIP
Eastern PA SCBWI and its Equity and Inclusion Team are honored to offer a full scholarship for Submission Shine 2025 to be awarded to a writer or writer-illustrator who has a financial hardship (and would not otherwise be able to attend) and/or who self-identifies as a member of a community that is traditionally underrepresented in the field of children’s literature (including but not limited to people of color, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, Native people, and people from ethnic, cultural, and religious minorities).
To apply for the scholarship, please email the following with “Submission Shine 2025 Scholarship” in the subject line to epa@scbwi.org:
1. A brief letter of introduction explaining why you are applying for the scholarship, a little bit about your creative journey, and, to your level of comfort, explaining how you qualify or self-identify as a member of a community that is underrepresented in the field of children’s literature or/and the nature of your financial need/circumstances.
2. A five-page sample from your chapter book/middle grade/young adult manuscript; OR one full picture book manuscript; OR the first half spread plus the next two full spreads of your picture book dummy; OR three portfolio-ready illustrations.
Notes:
· The samples do not need to reflect experiences within an underrepresented or marginalized community. Our goal, and mission, is to uplift and support the creators.
· Please also indicate if you would only be able to participate in the program if you receive the funds from the Equity and Inclusion Team due to financial hardship.
Deadline to apply for this scholarship: August 31, 2024
Scholarship applicants will be informed of the decision on or before September 14, 2024.
In the event that equally qualified applicants apply, priority may be given to an Eastern PA SCBWI member. Please note that if no applicants meet the requirements, Eastern PA SCBWI reserves the right not to award the scholarship for this event.
If you have any questions, please email epa@scbwi.org.