Fall Sketch Book Event

Saturday, October 25, @ 10:00 AMAt the beautiful Atlanta Botanical Gardens1345 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30309  http://atlantabotanicalgarden.org/

Scarecrows, ogres, giant cobras and monumental sculptures await you at the next Sketch-Book Event.  Nearly 100 scarecrows fill the Atlanta Botanical Garden, as well as the Imaginary Worlds Worlds mosaiculture show and The Four Seasons sculpture exhibition.  So, Join us as we find inspiration in the Atlanta Botanical Garden on Saturday, October 25th at 10:00 am. Authors, illustrators and photographers are welcome. 

And to set the tone for this visit, the theme book is THE SCARECROW’S DANCE by Jane Yolen and Bagram Ibatoulline. 

“Jane Yolen introduces us to the fickle scarecrow, who decides to leave his station and dance away the fall night. He leaps through the fields until he reaches the farmhouse, where he sees a small light in the window. Inside, a boy is saying his prayers, and he offers up a special prayer for the corn that will be harvested in the morning. Humbled, the scarecrow knows what he has to do: He returns to the field and watches over the corn as only he can.” (from Amazon.com)

As always, we have planned several optional challenges, which are designed to have you approach your sketches and stories from a new perspective.

There is an $18.95 admission fee to the garden and $4.00 parking fee. 

We also will be going for lunch afterwards.

Please RSVP at michael@austinillustration.com.

2011 Gallery Show

Hi All,
The Decatur Art Festival is nigh - Memorial Day weekend to be exact. If you'd like to participate in the 4th Annual Gallery show this year, I need to hear from you! Here's the low-down:

The 4th Annual
Children's Book Illustrator's Show
hosted by Little Shop of Stories
and the
SCBWI Southern Breeze

Who: Open to all PAL (traditionally published) members of the SCBWI Southern Breeze region (AL, GA & MS).
If you are not yet a member of SCBWI, you can join at: http://www.scbwi.org.

What: Deliver one piece of fully framed, ready-to-hang (with wire - important!) art from an accompanying
traditionally published, currently available for purchase, picture book.
Please include an index-sized card to accompany art with the following information:
Book Title:
Illustrator:
Author, Publisher:
ISBN#:
Website, illustration medium or other information
Price if available for sale, or details about available prints.
(25% of any sales made during the event will go to the gallery
at Little Shop of Stories and to Southern Breeze total.)

When: ArtWalk Reception, Friday, May 27, 2011, 5 to 9 PM.
http://www.decaturartsfestival.com/artwalk.php
Please feel free to invite guests and be available for
book signings during opening night - it's usually a big crowd.
Decatur Arts Festival, May 27th - 29th
Memorial Day Weekend
http://www.decaturartsfestival.com/
Show, May 27th - June 5th

Where: Little Shop of Stories
133 East Court Square
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 373-6300
http://littleshopofstories.com

How: Artwork must be delivered to Little Shop of Stories between
May 22nd and May 27th, 2008, 10am - 8pm,
and picked up June 6th, 10am - 8pm.
Mailed artwork must arrive in the same time period and include
proper pre-paid packaging for its return shipping.

NOW: If you intend to participate, email Elizabeth Dulemba, SCBWI
Southern Breeze Illustration Coordinator, at elizabeth at dulemba dot com
by April 25th with the following information:
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Size of framed illustration:
Name of accompanying book (must be available for ordering
by Little Shop of Stories):
ISBN#

VOLUNTEERS will be needed to help set up and take down the show.
Friday, May 27 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm and again
Sunday, June 5th from 12:00 - 2:00 pm.
It's a big job, so please don't make us ladies work alone!

Thanks y'all!
e
Elizabeth O. Dulemba: http://dulemba.com
SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustration Coordinator:
http://www.southern-breeze.org/

Cricket and Cobblestone are taking submissions

Cricket Magazine Group and Cobblestone Publishing are looking for writers of every level of experience! The "bug " line (LADYBUG, CRICKET, SPIDER, BABYBUG, and CICADA) accepts unsolicited manuscripts; the history and cultures group (COBBLESTONE, ODYSSEY, FACES, CALLIOPE, DIG, and APPLESEEDS) selects articles by detailed query letter and is also interested in illustrator submissions; the science and ideas titles (CLICK, ASK, and MUSE) seek writers with subject expertise and request a resume and several writing samples.

For details, please visit www.cricketmag.com/guidelines. Join the Facebook pages for updates: www.facebook.com/cobblestone.publishing and www.facebook.com/cricketmag.

Note: You do need to know Cricket is very slow with their payments right now, reliable, but slow.