SCBWI-MI Mentorship Program

Penelope Dullaghan is an accomplished, acclaimed artist/illustrator with a propensity for expressing joy through form and color. She works in children’s publishing, editorial, and advertising, and dabbles extravagantly in any medium she can find — especially printmaking, paint & cut paper. No matter the method, though, she creates images that are distinguished by simplicity and guided by curiosity. 🖌️Penelope works from her studio in Indianapolis, where she lives with her writer husband and artist-in-training teen.

The 2026 Mentorship will be for Middle Grade and Young Adult novels! We are working behind the scenes to choose an amazing mentor. Start getting your work ready, and check back for updates!