SCBWI England Midlands and East Anglia
Welcome to SCBWI England Midlands and East Anglia!
From Shropshire to Suffolk, and from Lincolnshire to Lakeside Shopping Centre, our region has produced such cultural icons as Robin Hood, Oliver Cromwell, and literature's king himself, Shakespeare.
With such heritage, though, it's little wonder that our region has inspired such children's classics as 'Peter Pan', 'Tom's Midnight Garden', and 'Isadora Moon', as well as YA hits including 'Bang Bang You're Dead', '(Un)arranged Marriage', and 'Alex in Wonderland'.
And now maybe... yours?
The England Midlands & East Anglia Regional Team is excited to be working with partner organisations from across the region to bring you inspiring events, motivating competitions, and stimulating opportunities to connect with creatives and enablers. Keep checking this site – or, better still, make sure you receive our newsletter!
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Upcoming Events
Join your Regional Team!
Invite
We're looking for an Assistant Regional Adviser and a Writer Coordinator to help us sculpture our events and manage our communications. They're not huge jobs – usually <1hr a week each, except around events. The bonuses? Your SCBWI membership is paid for, you receive travel stipends to events you're supporting, and more! Email [email protected] to register your interest.
Are you a translator?
We are particularly keen to hear from translators in our region – we're sure we must have at least 10! Get in touch at [email protected] to let us know.
Your Regional Team
Regional Adviser
Chip Colquhoun began storytelling professionally in 2007. He’s since performed in 11 countries across four continents, presented 'Traditional Tales' for Oxford Reading Tree online, performed regularly at Glastonbury Festival, and represented Roald Dahl on ITV. He has also written five theatre shows supported by Arts Council England and 22 children's books (and counting!), as well as an educators' handbook for the UK Department of Education. He is an Associate Artist of the National Centre for Writing. He lives in Cambridgeshire with his wife Emma and kittens Tito and Pippa. Contact him via [email protected]
Illustration Coordinator
Liz once had a job dusting dinosaurs at London’s Natural History Museum. Since then, she has illustrated lots of books for children. An Essex girl by birth, she lived overseas for ten years and was an active member of SCBWI Australia. Her work has attracted numerous accolades and is collected by state libraries and archives. With a massive passion for drawing, Liz won the Orange Beak Shirley Hughes Sketchbook Prize 2025. Now located in Cambridge, England, Liz continues to create much-loved picture books, and is also now writing her own stories. She is represented by Fiona Kenshole at Transatlantic Literary Agency USA. Contact her via [email protected]