Our Team
SCBWI Regions are run by members like you! We are all volunteers committed to bringing the members of the NY Metro Chapter together for community and learning. If you are interested in serving in a volunteer capacity on our team, please reach out to [email protected].
Meet the Team
Regional Advisor- Julie Palomba
Julie is a middle-grade writer living in the East Village. Her work was featured in the YA Sci Fi anthology Brave New Girls, whose proceeds go to the Society of Women Engineers scholarship fund. Her current works-in-progress are a STEM-themed middle grade novel and a historical nonfiction picture book series about her beloved neighborhood. When she’s not writing, you can probably find her at the Tompkins Square dog park with her shorkie, Lucy. Otherwise, she’s out-of-office, racking up countries on her travel bucket list – 58 and counting!
Assistant Regional Advisor- Bridgitte Rodguez
Bridgitte has been a member of SCBWI since 2020. She writes across kidlit genres, mostly picture books, but her current work in progress, is a YA Novel in Verse. Her debut picture book, A Walk Through the Redwoods, illustrated by Natalia Bruno, was published by Reycraft Books. Bridgitte grew up in San Diego, CA, but has called NYC home for the last six years.
Illustration Coordinator- Lisa Anchin
Lisa Anchin has been a member and volunteer with SCBWI for over a decade. She is the author/illustrator of THE PAPER BIRD and THE LITTLE GREEN GIRL (Dial Books for Young Readers), a Crystal Kite award winner, and the illustrator of a number of other books for children. Her forthcoming illustrated title PEDAL PUSHER will be out in February 2025 (Henry Holt). She lives in Brooklyn with her family.