Newsletter Archive

Check out an interview with Ellen Hopkins on Book Banning for Book Unbanning Week, stir up a big ol' pot of stone soup to stay warm and keep the creativity flowing, learn how to spot bad writing, discover how to appeal to the educational and trade market, meet our Well Writer scholarship winners, sign up for one of our new events, learn what is required in an author website, and see our exciting celebration station! All the best, Naz & Sarah, WriteRiders Editors

Learn how to write better sentences, discover what it takes to set up for a book fair or festival, and gather ideas about how to support your published friends.

The SCBWI and BIG SUR winter conferences are reviewed by Nevada members. Learn about character development, discover new contests to enter, and check out our Well Writer Scholarship.

Find inspiration to keep your momentum going through the new year. Study our extensive list of children's book awards. How to keep your writing relevant. Mentor texts for holiday-themed and wordless picture books.

Study book awards for the education market. How to "cut the fluff" (as P.Z.M. says) in your manuscript. A peek inside the Nevada Author Project. What makes a concept book and what drives librarians crazy!

Study the Children's Book Awards list, collect some valuable writing tips, and check out a great summer reading list. Also, read about ways to develop your online presence and become engaged in the online kidlit community.

Discover writing tips from South Park creators, a list of prestigious awards for illustrators, and an interview with Nevada author illustrator Daria Peoples. Also, check out our upcoming events and member celebration station.

Learn how to set your creative vision with Nevada author illustrator Arree Chung. Enjoy Part 2 of our interview with author illustrator, Jean Munson, about her successful Kickstarter Campaign. Explore Jessica Brody's 3 Act Beat Sheet. Demystify the purpose of using comps. Discover how to stay inspired in the new year.

Explore the scary side of kidlit! Read part 1 of Jean Munson's self-publishing GN project using Kickstarter. Discover a scary book list that will get your heart pumping. Find tips for writing scary and encouragement for writing a holiday book from Megan Kellermeyer and Tara Shiroff.

Learn how to know if your manuscript is submission ready. Practice self-care by taking lots of breaks. Check out our post-COVID gatherings. Enter our Flash Fiction Challenge!

Discover ideas for posting to social media. Take time to celebrate all you have created. Explore our list of events, contests and more.

Check out our fall illustration contest winner. A review of Laurent Linn's character design workshop. Read tips on how to write horror for kids. Enjoy reading a few NV SCBWI member spotlights.

Enjoy some thoughts about multitasking. Learn how to make a picture book dummy. Discover the importance of critique groups and take the critique group style quiz.

Discover grants to apply for. Learn how to maximize your SCBWI membership. Meet the new mentees in our mentorship program.