tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67509010424007930772024-03-12T23:29:00.643-04:00WPaSCBWI IllustratorsInfo, insights and links for children's book illustratorsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-55731606897408449022013-09-16T15:35:00.000-04:002013-09-17T07:08:53.947-04:00Western PA Bookmark Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL YOUR VOTE TO ME.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>CAST YOUR VOTE THROUGH THE LINK THAT SURVEYMONKEY SENT YOU.</b></span></div>
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If you're a member of the Western PA region of SCBWI, you are eligible to vote in our bookmark challenge. Surveys have been sent out to members using the email address the member listed with SCBWI. Please respond only through that email message. Surveys not originating from the email addresses on record will not be included in the results as we will be unable to verify you as a member. One vote per member. Voting is open until the end of the day Saturday, October 5, 2013. Illustrator names will be revealed after voting is complete.<br />
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What an incredible collection of bookmarks we have to choose from! Good
luck to everyone who took the time and entered our challenge. A free
conference awaits you on the other side...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Please look through the entries below and choose the corresponding letter (a, b, c, etc.) and description listed in the survey of the bookmark you would most like to represent our region (listed in the order received):</b></span></div>
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a) Butterfly/Dog:</div>
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i) Window/Moon<br />
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Please note: The descriptions with each bookmark are not intended to be official titles. Descriptions are for voting purposes only. If you have any questions, please email me at <a href="mailto:illustrations@nora-thompson.com">illustrations@nora-thompson.com</a>. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-76435859397416970432013-08-24T16:26:00.000-04:002013-08-24T16:26:38.343-04:00More SCBWI illustrator opportunities in MarylandVia Susan Detwiler, Illustrator Coordinator MD/DE/WV SCBWI:<br />
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Maryland/Delaware/West Virginia<br /><b>SCBWI Lucky13 Conference</b><br /><br />Our fall conference features more art topics than ever!<br /><br />With Coretta Scott King and ALA notable award winner <b>Floyd Cooper</b>, HarperCollins art director <b>Martha Rago</b>, and a panel on and by author-illustrators, this is one of our strongest for artists. Whatever your experience level, I'm sure you will find new ideas and inspiration at Lucky 13, our <b>September 21 and 22</b> conference in Frederick, MD.<br /><br />I want to let you know of two specific opportunities for illustrators. There will be a place to display your portfolio, and (on Sunday) a <b>First Look</b> slideshow of illustrations which will be critiqued by a panel, along with First Pages for writers. Illustrators may send up to three images, and they will be shown together anonymously in the PowerPoint slideshow. If you wish to participate, please <b>send up to 3 jpeg images</b> to me <b>by Monday, September 9, 2013</b>. The ideal size for each image is no more than 10" on a side @ 100 dpi.<br /><br />Portfolio review spots are still available with Martha Rago and Floyd Cooper and our own region's Tim Young and Rebecca Evans. <br /><br />Please consider attending. It isn't often we have the chance to learn from so much talent so near at hand. <br /><br />To register, please visit <a href="http://mddewvscbwi.weebly.com/registration.html">http://mddewvscbwi.weebly.com/registration.html</a><br />For more information, see <a href="http://mddewvscbwi.weebly.com/events.html">http://mddewvscbwi.weebly.com/events.html</a><br /><br />I'm happy to answer any questions.<br /><br />Susan Detwiler<br />Illustrator Coordinator MD/DE/WV SCBWI<br />reply to: <a href="mailto:susandetwiler@comcast.net">susandetwiler@comcast.net</a></blockquote>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-14680298894345878822013-08-15T04:27:00.002-04:002013-08-15T04:49:17.676-04:00"First Looks" at WPaSCBWI Fall Conference<h2>
Call for Submissions</h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">During the break after lunch at this year's WPaSCBWI regional conference on November 9, illustrator members will have the opportunity to show their work to both conference attendees and faculty. Three of your illustrations could be projected in the ballroom with conference faculty—attending editors and agents—commenting their first impressions. Illustrations will be interspersed between readings of First Pages and projected anonymously until time runs out. Also, illustrations will be in queue in the order they are received, so get yours in early! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Details</b>:</span></div>
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Create three illustrations that are related,
preferably sequential. They can be color or black and white. You can illustrate
any subject matter as long as it’s kid-related and could be published as such.
Show that you can carry characters through a story.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Save all three illustrations SEPARATELY (we will
need three individual files):</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">72 dpi</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">RGB</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">No larger than 720 pixels in either direction</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Only three illustrations will be accepted per
member.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Digital files only.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Conference organizers won’t be scanning, color
correcting or sizing anyone’s work, so make sure it looks the way it’s supposed
to and save it correctly.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Email your three files to </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="mailto:illustrations@nora-thompson.com"><span style="font-family: inherit;">illustrations@nora-thompson.com</span></a></span> with the subject line "First Looks."</li>
<li>Only one set of three images are allowed per illustrator.</li>
<li>Deadline for submissions: November 1, 2013.</li>
<li>Only conference attendees may submit.</li>
<li>If your files do not adhere to the above specs, your submission could be rejected.</li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Good luck!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-13404302939430322522013-08-12T13:47:00.000-04:002013-09-01T13:58:23.405-04:00Call for IllustratorsAs you may know, in years past we’ve had opportunities for SCBWI
members who were attending the annual conference in Pittsburgh to create
artwork to share with the rest of the attendees, and this year is no
exception. This year, however, will be a little different.<br />
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year’s challenge will be for a bookmark (specs below). The winning
bookmark design will be printed and distributed to conference attendees
as well as schools and libraries that host an author or illustrator as a
speaker. The front of the bookmark will show the winning illustration,
and the back will have the illustrator’s name and website address as
well as WPaSCBWI information. No need to worry about the back as that
will be designed in-house once the winner is chosen.<br />
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<b>Here’s what you need to know:</b><br />
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<li>You have two options for the image you enter: You can choose an
illustration that you’ve already created and control the copyright to,
as long as it fits well or can be cropped (by you) in the space of the
bookmark. If somebody else owns the rights, please do not submit the
image. Or, you have the option to create an entirely new image just for
this challenge. The choice is yours.</li>
<li>You can download a jpg of the bookmark template below. The size will
be 2”x8” after .05” bleed has been trimmed from all sides. (Final size
with bleed: 2.1”x8.1”.) The corners will be rounded, and it is not
recommended that you include a border since trimming could be uneven,
and a border would only serve to emphasize that.</li>
<li>For the initial entry, please email a jpg of your bookmark to <a href="mailto:illustrations@nora-thompson.com">illustrations@nora-thompson.com</a> with the subject line "SCBWI Bookmark."
Entries should be 72 dpi, but no larger than 2.1”x8.1”. No need to send
a higher resolution file unless and until yours is the winning entry,
in which case you will be notified of the higher resolution specs at
that time. Please include your name in your email.</li>
<li>Only one entry per person, please.</li>
<li>Entrants must be current members of SCBWI.</li>
<li>Entries must be conceived and executed by the member entering.</li>
<li>We must receive at least two entries for the challenge to result in a winner. </li>
<li>Entries are due on September 14, 2013 and will be uploaded where
WPaSCBWI members will be able to vote for their favorite until October
5. Winner will be notified via email, and a higher resolution file will
be due no later than October 12.</li>
<li>Winner will receive a free conference tuition to this year’s
conference on November 9 along with 100 bookmarks with their design.</li>
<li>Please send questions to <a href="mailto:illustrations@nora-thompson.com">illustrations@nora-thompson.com</a>.</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-35916018354848252572013-01-09T08:27:00.000-05:002013-01-09T08:29:24.635-05:00Tomie dePaola Award<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Congratulations to <span style="font-size: small;">WPaS<span style="font-size: small;">CBWI's</span></span> very own <a href="http://annimatsick.com/" target="_blank">Anni Matsick</a>, who <span style="font-size: small;">was one of seven</span> runners-up in this year's Tomie dePaola Award. Here's what Tomie said about her entry:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Her characterization of Tom and Peter the cat was great. Her drawing was superb, she can be very proud."</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can see all the winners <a href="http://www.scbwi.org/Pages.aspx/Tomie-dePaola-Award" target="_blank">here</a> and <span style="font-size: small;">other entries <a href="http://scbwicontest.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a></span>. See a close-up of Anni<span style="font-size: small;">'s entry <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KXjNsmAtvpM/UM5OMyVO4XI/AAAAAAAAB3M/MFhyf4e9cSA/s1600/Anni_Matsick.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-63261232913136133282012-10-18T15:06:00.000-04:002012-10-18T15:06:51.745-04:00Q&A with Stacy Innerst<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our very own <a href="http://www.stacyinnerst.com/">Stacy Innerst</a> set aside some time to answer a few pre-conference questions for us about his illustration work (and Texas, of all things). In case you missed it, Stacy will be leading one of our breakout sessions at the Western PA SCBWI conference on Saturday, Nov. 10. Details on the conference and the registration form can be found here: <a href="http://wpascbwi.com/newsblog/2012/09/29/annual-fall-conference-2012/">http://wpascbwi.com/newsblog/2012/09/29/annual-fall-conference-2012/</a><br />
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Make sure you take a good, long look at Stacy's award-winning work on his site: <a href="http://www.stacyinnerst.com/">stacyinnerst.com</a>. Trust me.<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">SCBWI:</span> Most of your picture books (I guess except for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Worm-Family-Ribbon-Picture-Awards/dp/0152050116"><i>The Worm Family</i></a>) are non-fiction. A couple questions: First, do you figure they’ve pegged you for a good non-fiction illustrator because of your years of editorial work? And second, do you really care?<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">STACY:</span> I think that has something to do with it. When I took my portfolio to <a href="http://www.harcourtbooks.com/authorinterviews/bookinterview_Innerst.asp">Harcourt</a>, all I had were editorial pieces to show the editor. Some of them were pretty dark and conceptual. She saw something in them, though, and said she'd look for the right project to come along. Two years later I got a book. I've done a little bit of everything, though most of the books are strictly defined as non-fiction. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/M-Is-Music-Kathleen-Krull/dp/0152014381/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1350575628&sr=1-1"><i>M is for Music</i></a> is an alphabet book, obviously, but there is a great deal of fiction in the pictures I made for it. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Levi-Strauss-Gets-Bright-Idea/dp/0152061452/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1350575683&sr=1-1&keywords=levi+strauss+gets+a+bright+idea"><i>Levi Strauss</i></a> is a tall tale, not really a biography. My editor likes me to push the non-literal boundaries in the illustrations and the authors that I've worked with are very creative non-fiction writers, so there is always space to be imaginative. So, no, I don't really care. I'm up for anything.<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">SCBWI:</span> So the names <a href="http://www.kathleenkrull.com/">Kathleen Krull</a> and <a href="http://www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000016708,00.html">Tony Johnston</a> come up a lot with your picture books. Are they represented by the same agency you work with or was that a Harcourt editor’s idea?<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">STACY:</span> We are represented by the same agency (<a href="http://www.writershouse.com/content/home.asp">Writers House</a>) but I had done books with each of them before I had an agent there. My Harcourt editor did the first pairing when I illustrated Kathy's book (<i>M is for Music</i>) and Tony's (<i>The Worm Family</i>).<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">SCBWI:</span> Is that a Texas Longhorns baseball cap you’re wearing on your <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stacy-Innerst/e/B0055OXE04/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1350574292&sr=8-2">author page on Amazon</a>? Ouch.<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">STACY:</span> Long (boring) story. I grew up in New Mexico where the hatred of Texas runs deep. A popular bumper sticker in NM read: "If God wanted Texans to ski he would have given them a mountain." Anyway, I ended up moving to West Texas for a job and I discovered, to my astonishment, that I really liked the people there. <br />
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I'm not a Texas sports fan or anything but the Longhorns "branding" (pardon the pun)—burnt orange color and steer head—is, in my opinion, among the very best anywhere. The artist/designer in me really appreciates that. The odd thing is, every time I wear that cap, perfect strangers give me the "hook 'em horns" sign on the street. Texas fans (and foes) are everywhere apparently. <br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">SCBWI:</span> You’re so prolific. How many hours a day do you spend just on making art? And, how much of the business side of illustration are you able to leave to your rep?<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">STACY:</span> It varies depending on what the deadlines look like but I try to spend at least a few hours a day making something. I pretty much do all of the business myself, except for negotiating contracts. My agent reaches out to art directors and editors in NY and I do the email blasts and mailings and sourcebook ads myself. I'm doing both editorial illustration and kids books so I'm staying pretty busy. In addition, I've pulled out oil paints again and am trying to do more personal work. I had put that aside for a long time, but I've found that I really need to do things just for myself in order to not blow a gasket.<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">SCBWI:</span> When you work on the things that “keep you sane,” what do those things look like?<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">STACY:</span> Oddly enough they are kind of a combination of figurative and abstract. I can't seem to do anything that doesn't tell a story of some kind but I really admire abstract expressionism and always have. I love the surface of paintings and the expressiveness of paint. Illustrations are by their nature flattened out once they go through the printing process or are scanned and digitized, so I like to work on paintings that are objects in and of themselves, and retain the sense of having been made by a human.<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">SCBWI:</span> You said you like to use tin as a surface for your illustrations and you used denim for <i>Levi Strauss</i>. What’s the oddest surface you’ve thought to use?<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">STACY:</span> Well, the most ill-advised surface that I've used was a wall at my middle school when I was thirteen. The police were not amused. Neither were my parents.<br />
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The most challenging was painting on football helmets, I think. I painted custom helmets for a charity auction that the Steelers were having a couple of years ago. That shiny curved surface threw me for a loop at first, but I figured out how to make the paint stick and I think they were pretty beautiful in the end. I did one for Hines Ward, one for Jerome Bettis and one for Jeff Reed. <br />
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Also, I did some paintings on roofing tar paper many years ago. I don't know where they are now and I'm not sure I want to know—maybe under some shingles somewhere.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-1023714576412114752012-10-08T18:52:00.000-04:002012-10-08T18:52:26.402-04:002012 SCBWI Student Illustrator Contest applications open<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">SCBWI offers a great opportunity for the student illustrator with scholarships providing:</span></span><br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span>Admission to all 2013 New York Winter Conference events including keynotes and breakout sessions</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span>Entry in the Juried Portfolio Showcase. (*Note: The winner of the Los Angeles portfolio showcase receives a trip to New York City to meet with art directors)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span>The Illustration Master Class (Los Angeles) or the Illustrator Intensive (New York) </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span>An individual portfolio consultation with an illustrator or art director (Los Angeles only)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span>Exclusive exposure to art directors at the conference</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span>One year's SCBWI membership dues.</span></span></span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span>See <a href="http://www.scbwi.org/Pages.aspx/Student-Illustrator-Scholarship">http://www.scbwi.org/Pages.aspx/Student-Illustrator-Scholarship</a> for more details. Applications are due Dec. 3, 2012.</span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-59375591681548371902012-09-30T14:18:00.000-04:002012-09-30T14:18:54.974-04:002012 WPaSCBWI Conference RegistrationRegistration is now open for the 2012 Western Pennsylvania SCBWI Fall Conference. This year's speakers include:<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.nikkigrimes.com/">Nikki Grimes</a>—author and our keynote speaker</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/noawheeler">Noa Wheeler</a> (<a href="http://www.yahighway.com/2011/05/publishing-interviews-noa-wheeler.html">here's an interview</a>)—editor, <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/HoltYoungReaders.aspx">Henry Holt</a></li>
<li>Julie Ham—editor, <a href="http://www.charlesbridge.com/index.cfm">Charlesbridge</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/joemts">Joe Monti</a>—agent, <a href="http://www.bgliterary.com/about/about-joe-monti/">Barry Goldblatt Literary</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/KristinElizabethLewis">Kristin Lewis</a>—magazine editor, <a href="http://storyworks.scholastic.com/home/login">Storyworks</a> and <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/scopemagazine/index.html">Scope</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.stacyinnerst.com/stacyinnerst.com/Home.html">Stacy Innerst</a>—illustrator and author</li>
</ul>
For those of you who are new (or fairly new) to an SCBWI conference, here's a good place to start: <a href="http://www.scbwi.org/Resources/Documents/LA_2012_Dos%20and%20Donts.pdf">The Do's and Don't's of Conference Etiquette</a>. After you read it, you'll know whether that trip to the bathroom with the editor was a good idea.<br />
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Here's the link for the registration brochure:<br />
<a href="http://www.wpascbwi.com/_news-events-files/112012ConferenceBrochure">http://www.wpascbwi.com/_news-events-files/112012ConferenceBrochure</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-43493884429860045152012-09-30T13:18:00.001-04:002012-09-30T14:19:39.089-04:00Fall Issue of The Golden PennThe 2012 fall issue of the Western Pennsylvania SCBWI newsletter, <i>The Golden Penn</i>, is now available for download:<br />
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<a href="http://www.wpascbwi.com/_newsletters/GoldPenn-Fall12.pdf">http://www.wpascbwi.com/_newsletters/GoldPenn-Fall12.pdf</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-75372635234939169042012-09-11T12:49:00.001-04:002012-09-11T12:49:38.025-04:00Lapel Pin competition at WPaSCBWI Fall Conference<h2>
Call for Submissions (part 2)</h2>
If you've attended our fall conferences in the recent past, you might be familiar with the lapel pin contest that we have for our attending illustrators. If you're not familiar, here's how it works:<br />
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Create a design that can be used for a lapel pin and send it in (details below). Designs will be displayed anonymously in the main ballroom at this year's regional SCBWI fall conference in Pittsburgh. All conference attendees have the option to vote for any one of the designs submitted. The design with the most votes will have their design die struck into a lapel pin for next year's (2013) conference attendees as well as receive a free conference next year.<br />
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Here are the specs:<br />
<ol>
<li>Design <em>must</em> be simple enough to translate into a 1" lapel pin. Too much detail will not work.</li>
<li>Only use <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans_serif">sans serif fonts</a>, as serif fonts may be too detailed for such a small area.</li>
<li>Design can <em>only</em> contain solid areas of color. No gradients, washes or textures.</li>
<li>Do not use more than five colors in your design. You don't have to use all five; one or two colors are perfectly fine. You can also figure in a "background" color of gold (brass), silver (nickel) or black. This will be the color of the pin and will be the metal part (the line art) that will show between all your other colors.</li>
<li>Designs should contain no overlapping lines and will be die struck with a metal border between all colors. Please see the manufacturer's <a href="http://www.lapelpins.com/faq.htm">FAQ</a> page for an explanation of what that means.</li>
<li>Design must contain the acronym "WPaSCBWI" and the year "2013."</li>
<li>Designs created in a vector program (like Adobe Illustrator) work best. If a design is submitted that needs to be redrawn to pass the manufacturer's specs, the design may be disqualified if too much additional work will be required.</li>
<li>For judging we will use hard copies of your design. If your work is chosen, you will be required to email a digital version. Digital specs for the winning design will be sent to the winning entrant.</li>
<li>Hard copies must be no larger than 10" in either direction.</li>
<li>Hard copies of your design should be mailed to: Nora Thompson, PO Box 10, Whitney PA 15693. Please include on a separate sheet your name, phone number and email address.</li>
<li>Only one entry per illustrator.</li>
<li><strong>Deadline for entries: October 26, 2012. No exceptions.</strong></li>
<li>Only conference attendees may submit.</li>
</ol>
Good luck!<br />
<ol>
</ol>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-80678041841761444862012-09-06T16:38:00.000-04:002012-09-11T12:43:37.273-04:00"First Looks" at WPaSCBWI Fall Conference<h2>
Call for Submissions</h2>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This year’s WPaSCBWI conference in Pittsburgh will include a
new event to showcase your illustrations. In previous years during the
conference break after lunch, writers participated in “First Pages” where
the first page of several anonymous stories (randomly chosen) were read aloud in the
ballroom and commented on by conference faculty, including editors and agents.
This year we will be sliding in “First Looks” between readings, also critiqued
by faculty.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Details:</span></div>
<ol>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">
Create three illustrations that are related,
preferably sequential. They can be color or black and white. You can illustrate
any subject matter as long as it’s kid-related and could be published as such.
Show that you can carry characters through a story.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Save all three illustrations SEPARATELY (we will
need three individual files):</span></li>
<ol>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">72 dpi</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">RGB</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">No larger than 720 pixels in either direction</span></li>
</ol>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Only three illustrations will be accepted per
member.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Digital files only.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Conference organizers won’t be scanning, color
correcting or sizing anyone’s work, so make sure it looks the way it’s supposed
to and save it correctly.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Email your three files to </span><a href="mailto:illustrations@nora-thompson.com"><span style="color: blue;"></span></a><span style="color: blue;"><a href="mailto:illustrations@nora-thompson.com"><span style="font-family: inherit;">illustrations@nora-thompson.com</span></a></span> with the subject line "First Looks."</li>
<li>Only one set of three images are allowed per illustrator.</li>
<li>Deadline for submissions: November 1, 2012.</li>
<li>Only conference attendees may submit.</li>
<li>If your files do not adhere to the above specs, your submission could be rejected.</li>
</ol>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Good luck!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-1935797980010686422012-03-01T16:19:00.001-05:002012-03-01T16:19:54.876-05:00The Golden Penn needs your art!The copy for the Spring issue of The Golden Penn arrived on ChrisAnn Goossen's desk this morning with some great articles, and she needs some springy art to go with them. Contributions from WPaSCBWI illustrators would be greatly appreciated. Jpeg and full color work great with our online presentation. <br />
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Please send illustrations to ChrisAnn at ChrisAnnKG@verizon.net. If she can't use the piece for this issue she'll keep it on file for a future one.<br />
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Thank you for making The Golden Penn a publication our region can feel good about.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-63500450199408233662012-01-23T11:12:00.003-05:002012-01-23T11:18:57.118-05:00Jack Gantos wins the Newbery<b>Congratulations to Jack Gantos for <a href="http://ala.org/news/pr?id=9108">winning the John Newbery Award</a> for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature!</b><br />
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For those of you who don't know, Jack grew up in <a href="http://mapq.st/wSUa9R">Norvelt, Pennsylvania</a> (born in Mount Pleasant), and his mother still lives in the area. The book that won him the award was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dead-End-Norvelt-Jack-Gantos/dp/0374379939/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327334954&sr=8-1"><i>Dead End in Norvelt</i></a>, released last September. If you ever have the chance to see Mr. Gantos speak live, I would highly recommend it.<br />
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Again, congratulations to one of our own!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-36803641739947935112012-01-13T09:57:00.000-05:002012-01-13T09:57:00.126-05:00Show your work at the Bologna Book Fair<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Submit your illustration work for the SCBWI Portfolio at Bologna</b></span><br /><br />
SCBWI will be running a stand at this year’s Bologna Book Fair, the most prestigious gathering of children’s publishers in the world. <br /><br />The Illustration Display Portfolio (IDP) will be available for browsing throughout the fair and is open to submissions from PAL (Published and Listed) SCBWI members of all regions. <br /><br /><i>You don’t need to be attending the Fair in order to submit to the portfolio.</i><br /><br /><b>Submissions</b><br /><i>(see also <a href="http://www.scbwibologna.org/display-portfolio.php">http://www.scbwibologna.org/display-portfolio.php</a>) </i><br /><br />Illustrators are requested to email a low resolution PDF of the<br />promotional piece they'd like to exhibit to <a href="mailto:IDP@scbwiBologna.org">IDP@scbwiBologna.org</a> by<br /><b>February 14, 2012</b>.<br /><br />The promotional PDF should:<br />
<ul>
<li>contain up to 3 images maximum, with your name and contact details clearly visible</li>
<li>be on one side of a letter (8.5 x 11 inch) size page</li>
<li>be in portrait format (i.e. height taller than width)</li>
<li>have a Maximum size of 1MB.</li>
</ul>
All artwork will then be reviewed for inclusion.<br /><br />Successful applicants will be asked to make a high-definition (300+ dpi) quality PRINT OUT of their accepted sample page, at A4 size which will then be mailed to the IDP. The print will be included in the Illustration Display Portfolio and taken to Bologna.<br /><br />Participation in the Illustration Display Portfolio is free but space is<br />limited so a careful selection will be made of pieces that work for the<br />publishing world at Bologna.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-79790665263889779402012-01-11T09:02:00.000-05:002012-01-11T09:02:19.169-05:00WPa Illustrators in GettysburgA few of the members of the Western Pennsylvania chapter of the SCBWI are also members of the region's <a href="http://www.pittsburghillustrators.org/">Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators</a>, who publish a newsletter each month for their members. December's issue includes an article covering the <a href="http://wpascbwi.blogspot.com/search/label/gettysburg">Tri-Regional SCBWI conference in Gettysburg</a> last November on pages six and seven. The newsletter is in pdf format, and can be downloaded here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.pittsburghillustrators.org/Newsletters/PSInside_Dec11.pdf">http://www.pittsburghillustrators.org/Newsletters/PSInside_Dec11.pdf</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-18865898324318263252012-01-03T18:47:00.003-05:002012-01-03T18:47:35.934-05:00The Unofficial Tomie dePaola Award GalleryWonder what other entries to the <a href="http://www.scbwi.org/Pages.aspx/Tomie-dePaola-Award">Tomie dePaola Award</a> look like? Take a look at the ones collected on this blog for inspiration:<br />
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<a href="http://scbwicontest.blogspot.com/">http://scbwicontest.blogspot.com/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-89580942076147517882011-12-05T18:28:00.001-05:002011-12-05T18:30:33.385-05:00Looking for art for the Golden PennChrisAnn Goossen is looking for art for this month's Golden Penn newsletter. Pieces with a winter or holiday theme would be great for this issue. Also, any pieces featuring kids and/or literature and art are always appropriate.<br />
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Email her at chrisannkg@verizon.netAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-78055263698937018872011-11-15T20:42:00.001-05:002011-11-15T20:59:15.725-05:00Tri-Regional SCBWI Conference<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-njd8VnlZBp4/TsMWy_sM1VI/AAAAAAAABnM/vUPev5CcbDo/s1600/eb-lewis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-njd8VnlZBp4/TsMWy_sM1VI/AAAAAAAABnM/vUPev5CcbDo/s320/eb-lewis.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">E.B. Lewis signs prints</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uEdymkLXaKo/TsMW8wchibI/AAAAAAAABnU/rT0dPvZEM8A/s1600/chad-beckerman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uEdymkLXaKo/TsMW8wchibI/AAAAAAAABnU/rT0dPvZEM8A/s200/chad-beckerman.jpg" width="135" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abrams Art Director Chad Beckerman</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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SCBWI's Tri-Regional Conference ran smoothly over the weekend, making camp just outside beautiful downtown Gettysburg. Attendees enjoyed breakout sessions from several industry professionals including <a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/abramsyoungreaders.html">Abrams</a> Creative Director <a href="http://www.boydesigner.com/">Chad Beckerman</a> and illustrator <a href="http://www.eblewis.com/illustration/eblewis.html">E.B. Lewis</a>. Saturday afternoon included "First Looks" where six faculty members gave their first impressions of illustrations submitted by conference attendees.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-22592552320839225002011-11-09T14:01:00.003-05:002011-11-09T14:03:11.743-05:00Portfolio display at Tri-Regional ConferenceFor those of you attending the Tri-Regional SCBWI Conference in Gettysburg this weekend, we now have a space to display our portfolios. Portfolios will only be on display on Saturday as we won't have anyone to guard them, and the room will be unlocked until 11:00 pm for people to use for peer critiquing. The tables will be set up around the perimeter of the large general session room. Each illustrator will be responsible for her/his own work.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-47563627361109120892011-09-08T17:42:00.000-04:002011-09-08T17:42:50.831-04:00SCBWI Tri-Regional Fall ConferenceThis year the Western Pennsylvania chapter of SCBWI will be teaming up with the Eastern and Maryland/Delaware/West Virginia SCBWI chapters for a <a href="http://wpascbwi.com/newsblog/2011/09/06/roads-to-publication-tri-regional-conference/">tri-regional fall conference</a> in Gettysburg, PA.<br />
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<b>Friday-Sunday, November 11-13, 2011</b><br />
<b>Gettysburg Wyndham Hotel, Gettysburg PA</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.scbwieasternpa11.camp7.org/gettysburgconference">Complete conference information</a><br />
<a href="http://www.scbwieasternpa11.camp7.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1126223&eventId=376224&EventViewMode=EventDetails">Registration</a><br />
<a href="http://www.scbwieasternpa11.camp7.org/gettysburgfaculty">Conference faculty</a><br />
<a href="http://www.scbwieasternpa11.camp7.org/gettysburgworkshops">Workshops</a><br />
<a href="http://www.scbwieasternpa11.camp7.org/Gettysburghotel">Accommodations</a><br />
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So far, plans are for illustrators to bring their portfolios to set out for conference attendees to view. We'll confirm details as we get them.<br />
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For an additional fee, you can also have your portfolio critiqued privately by a member of the conference faculty. Also included Saturday afternoon: <i>First Looks</i>. In an open panel discussion, conference faculty will offer their responses to a limited number of illustrations sent in by conference attendees. Details about critiques and <i>First Looks</i> can be found <a href="http://www.scbwieasternpa11.camp7.org/gettysburgcritiques">here</a>.<br />
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Plans are still being solidified for shared transportation to and from the conference.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-1360052872386909352011-09-08T17:08:00.002-04:002011-09-08T17:09:05.067-04:00The Golden Penn needs your artThe WPA SCBWI's Fall issue of The Golden Penn needs art to liven up its pages. This issue will highlight the November conference in Gettysburg, PA. Please send ChrisAnn Goossen (<a href="mailto:ChrisAnnKG@verizon.net">ChrisAnnKG@verizon.net</a>) digital files (jpeg is fine) for a one time use. We'll include a credit line along with your piece. Seasonal art is welcome as well as a variety of subject matter including animals, nature, kids, books, and the writing and illustration professions.<br />
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Thanks for sharing your talents with our readers. If you have any questions, please contact, ChrisAnn.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-55763671458877546992011-07-18T19:52:00.000-04:002011-07-18T19:52:00.126-04:00An Interview With Abrams Creative Director, Chad Beckerman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2zkayQ5QMmU/TiRm1_fY6eI/AAAAAAAABi8/RBRyKZqDJ-U/s1600/Chad-W-Beckerman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2zkayQ5QMmU/TiRm1_fY6eI/AAAAAAAABi8/RBRyKZqDJ-U/s320/Chad-W-Beckerman.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Chad Beckerman is the Creative Director for Amulet Books, Abrams Books for Young Readers and ComicArts. <a href="http://www.childrensillustrators.com/industry-insider/interviews/Chad-Beckerman/id=39/">Here's an insightful interview with him</a> on the <a href="http://www.childrensillustrators.com/">childrensillustrators.com</a> Web site. An Art Director from Abrams will be joining us for our fall conference in Gettysburg this November 11-13. Details soon.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-39674463139001108292011-07-07T18:56:00.004-04:002011-07-07T18:56:00.421-04:00"Science to Go" art contest<div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Carnegie Science Center and Pittsburgh-Area Dunkin’ Donuts Franchisees Partner to Host “Science to Go” Contest</b></div><br />
Designed to motivate local science lovers and artists to go “above and beyond”, the contest winner will receive a $700 prize package and the chance to have their design featured on a Dunkin’ Donuts’ Travel Mug later this year.<br />
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<b>Age:</b> 18 or older<br />
<b>To enter:</b> Visit http://ddsciencetogocontest.com<br />
<b>Deadline:</b> August 7, 2011<br />
<b>Contact:</b> Dena Rose at 412-481-5807 or <a href="mailto:drose@rosestein.com">drose@rosestein.com</a><br />
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Entrants are invited to submit an original work of art representing their adaptation of what is above or beyond the earth, including the, sky, weather, clouds, solar system, stars, planets, and more. Original works of art can be submitted as drawings, paintings, watercolors, photography, or graphic art. Submission deadline is 11:59.59 p.m., August 7, 2011. Mail-in entry information can be found in participating Pittsburgh-area Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants. Entries by mail must be postmarked no later than August 1, 2011 in order to be eligible.<br />
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The winner will be selected on or around August 11, 2011 by a panel of judges from Carnegie Science Center and Dunkin’ Donuts. The winning artwork may appear on a limited-edition Dunkin’ Donuts’ Travel Mug, which will be sold in participating Pittsburgh-area Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants beginning approximately October 1 through December 31, 2011. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Carnegie Science Center’s mentoring and youth training initiatives. <br />
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For more eligibility, submission requirements and the Official Rules, please visit: <a href="http://www.ddsciencetogocontest.com/">http://www.ddsciencetogocontest.com</a> or any Pittsburgh-area Dunkin’ Donuts Restaurant.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-32822957893486939982011-07-07T06:22:00.001-04:002011-07-07T07:01:07.079-04:00Critiquenic mapHere's a map to help you find our Critiquenic at Monroeville Community Park:<br />
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<b>Date:</b> Wednesday, July 13, 2011<br />
<b>Time:</b> 5:30 to 9:00 PM<br />
<b>Place:</b> Monroeville Park<br />
<b>What to bring:</b><br />
<ul><li>A finished illustration to have critiqued in peer critique groups</li>
<li>Either a main dish salad, side dish salad, or dessert</li>
</ul><b>Cost:</b> FREE<br />
<b>Registration:</b> Email <a href="http://us.mc12.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=patheaston@aol.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patheaston@aol.com</a> and include<br />
<ul><li>Name</li>
<li>Email address</li>
<li>Phone number</li>
<li>What dish you will bring</li>
</ul>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750901042400793077.post-49305129710357463852011-07-02T20:22:00.007-04:002011-07-07T07:02:00.215-04:00July Critiquenic for Illustrators too!Each year, writers from the WPaSCBWI get together to picnic and critique each others' work, and this year the illustrators will be eating and critiquing right along with them!<br />
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Since we're just getting our feet wet and feeling our way as we go, this year our plans will be to critique whatever you want to bring along. We're already making plans for next year's event, but we're open to any ideas you might have that can make this exciting and worthwhile.<br />
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Here are the details:<br />
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<div class="entry"><b>Date:</b> Wednesday, July 13, 2011<br />
<b>Time:</b> 5:30 to 9:00 PM<br />
<b>Place:</b> Monroeville Park<br />
<b>What to bring:</b><br />
<ul><li>A finished illustration to have critiqued in peer critique groups</li>
<li>Either a main dish salad, side dish salad, or dessert</li>
</ul><b>Cost:</b> FREE<br />
<b>Registration:</b> Email <a href="http://us.mc12.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=patheaston@aol.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patheaston@aol.com</a> and include<br />
<ul><li>Name</li>
<li>Email address</li>
<li>Phone number</li>
<li>What dish you will bring</li>
</ul></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388554435369819867noreply@blogger.com0