Welcome to SCBWI New Mexico!
Agent Event: Learn from the Pros at Andrea Brown Literary Agency!
Join us Saturday April 5 at 1:00 p.m. Mountain Time as literary agent Analía Cabello shares advice for pre-published authors and critiques attendee query letters live! Add on a one-on-one query letter critique feedback session with Analía or a 10 minute pitch session with ABLA Senior Literary Agent Kathleen Rushall!
Welcome to Our Community!
We are here to support one another on the arduous but joyful journey of creating children's books. Click through this carousel to see what's happening in the region, or scroll down the page to catch up on the latest news and resources.
Write Here, Write Now
Are you struggling to find dedicated time to write? Looking for like-minded folks and accountability? Our monthly writing group meets the last Wednesday of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mountain Time at the North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center in Albuquerque and spends two hours writing. No prompts, required sharing, or critiquing– just writing.
Kidlit Community
The Danger of a Single Story
In her informative and inspirational TED talk, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie reflects on the power of children's literature to expand horizons and shape how young people think about the world. But what happens when we've only read or heard one story about a particular community? That's how stereotypes take root. Adichie shares how she has both made assumptions about others based on stories she was told and had assumptions made about her by people who have only heard one story about Africans. She says that "the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete." In encouraging authors to make space for the "many stories" that make up any given community, Adichie challenges creatives to dig deeper when depicting characters from communities beyond their own, especially from historically marginalized communities, and to give their characters and the children who relate to them the "dignity" and "equal humanity" that comes from nuanced representation.
Member News
An Anniversary Edition from Shirley Raye Redmond
Shirley Raye Redmond is happy to announce the 20th anniversary edition of THE DOG THAT DUG FOR DINOSAURS—a Simon Spotlight (Simon & Schuster) jacketed hardcover released this month. It’s the true story of Mary Anning and her dog Tray, who discovered fossils—including the first pterodactyl—in the Lyme Regis region of England. Through the years, the title has sold over 400,000 copies.
Double Book Launch!: Laurel Goodluck
Laurel Goodluck invites you to her Double Book Launch on April 19th at 10:30 am at Bookworks, which is located at 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107 (phone: 505-344-8139). Please join in her celebration with a reading, signing, and refreshments. And a giveaway! Yáadilá! Good Grief! (Heartdrum, HarperCollins- Illustrator: Jonathan Nelson) hit the shelves on Jan. 14th, while Fierce Aunties! (Simon & Schuster - Illustrator: Steph Littlebird) will arrive on April 15th. Both books celebrate the many forms of family in a heartwarming, and joyous celebration.
Book Launch!: Caroline Starr Rose
Please join Caroline Starr Rose in celebrating her newest middle grade verse novel, The Burning Season, set in New Mexico's Gila Wilderness. ❖ Saturday, May 24 at 1pm ❖ Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. ABQ, NM 87107 ❖ What reviewers are saying: "A girl-versus-nature story that shines with evocative verse, a compelling protagonist, and a brisk plotline." —Kirkus, starred review | "Excellent pacing, an engrossing plot, and an endearing main character make this impossible to put down. A riveting survival story with emotional growth." — Booklist, starred review
Keep in touch
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