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I'm a subscriber to PASS IT ON and was wondering if anyone would be able to give me some advice or help in regards to royalties please.
I’ve recently Illustrated a book for a lady who is self publishing her book, it's a book for disabled children and is going to be apart of the disability educational curriculum for Australia.
She’s asked me what percentage of the books sold do I get for the illustrations… as this is my first book I don’t know what to advise her or where I could look or go for this answer….
Any help you can give me or if you know where I can find this answer would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you kindly, Kassi Isaac :)
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To Kassi Isaac, my illustrators, from most publishers, have had about 25% of my royalties - not of the sales. As a self publisher the author is your publisher. I have 7.5% of RRP from trade publishers, less than that from education. At one time artists received a flat rate. If you can get royalties, even a bit, grab it, because then you'll be eligible for lending rights. Are you being paid a fee or is it just royalties? If the latter, be careful!
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MEMBER/AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The shortlists for the 2015 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) have been announced.
Click on the images below for more detail.
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Jackie (Hosking) is pleased to announce that her poem 'Fleeting' will be appearing in the March issue of Touchdown. Is it written in rhyme? It most certainly is :-)
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Captain James Cook loved to sail. He loved making maps (he was very good at it, too) and he particularly loved shiny buttons. In this charming picture book, little ones can celebrate the life of a great mariner and true adventurer.
Join Miss Batts and her class as they tell the story of Captain Cook with a humorous and whimsical school play that’s sure to engage the very young. We see the class act out the story of Cook: as a boy watching ships on the horizon, sailing to Canada, then to Tahiti and on to New South Wales (spot the escaping chicken in each of the scenes!). Kids will discover that Captain Cook was the first European to cross the Antarctic Circle and they’ll also learn that on his final journey, he never came home again.
Parents, carers and teachers will smile at the familiar set-up of the chaotic school play and the inventive props, and enjoy eavesdropping on the audience as they interact with the performance. At the back of the book, walk through ‘Cook’s Gallery’ and see real life paintings of Cook, his ship and his travels.
The author
Tania lives in Canberra with her husband and two children. She is an author, freelance writer, book and magazine editor, publisher, illustrator and designer.
She is the Founder of Kids' Book Review and a prolific blogger, social networker and supporter of the Australian children's book industry and juvenile literacy initiatives such as the National Year of Reading (an ambassador), The Reading Hour and the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Her recent books include Tottie and Dot, Eco Warriors to the Rescue!, and An Aussie Year: Twelve Months in the Life of Australian Kids.
The illustrator
Christina lives with her husband and three children (and an array of musical instruments and computer games) in Launceston, Tasmania.
Trained as a teacher, Christina is also a landscape artist. She started her publishing career as an illustrator to great writers such as Colin Thiele, Max Fatchen and Christobel Mattingley. In 2007 Christina’s first picture Book, Purinina, A Devil’s Tale (Lothian Hachette) was published. She illustrates her own books as well as stories for other authors. A number of her books have won awards including Kip (Windy Hollow Books), which won an Honour Book Award in the 2010 CBCA Book of the Year Awards.
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Lest We Forget
Written by Kerry Brown
Illustrated by Isobel Knowles & Benjamin Portas
Imprint: ABC Books
For readers aged 5+
ISBN: 9780733332333
Format: Hardback; RRP: $24.99
As we approach the centenary of the Gallipoli landing, it’s important to help our children understand the significance of ANZAC Day. Powerful and poignant, Lest We Forget is a book that beautifully captures the meaning and importance of our national days of remembrance.
When a young boy visits his granddad, he thinks about the important days in his life: trying on his new school uniform, playing soccer with his team, the day his baby sister was born.
Yet through the illustrations, we see a parallel story of the grandfather’s experience at war: wearing his brand-new soldier’s uniform, with his fellow diggers in the trenches, looking at a photograph of the baby he’s never met …
Says author, Kerry Brown: ‘I wrote this story to encourage open conversation between children and adults. I truly hope it will help bridge the ages and create a level of understanding and empathy from generation to generation.’
This is also a picture book with a unique and truly innovative illustrative approach: the boy’s story and the grandfather’s story have been depicted by two separate artists. Up-and-coming Melbournians, and friends, Isobel Knowles and Benjamin Portas collaborated on the project, and have brought the two timelines to life in a way that is interesting, cohesive and deeply compelling.
About the Author
Kerry Brown grew up in Carnarvon, Western Australia, and now lives with her family in Queensland. She is the author of Can I Cuddle the Moon?, Poppy Wash and All My Kisses.
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Romancing the Stars
Book Links (QLD) Inc. will hold its annual Romancing the Stars Event at The Terrace, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, on Thursday, February 19 from 5.45pm.
Twenty children’s authors and illustrators including Allison Rushby, Karen Foxlee, James Moloney, Lucia Masciullo and David Cox will ‘speed date’ small groups of guests sharing insights into their recent publications, upcoming publications and their creative process.
Townsville author and comedian Tristan Savage will make a guest appearance.
Romancing the Stars brings children's authors and illustrators together with readers, allowing the creators to promote their works, and the readers to connect with their favourite authors and illustrators and to discover new talent. Romancing the Stars is the only event of its kind in Queensland, a rare opportunity for children’s book lovers and enthusiasts.
Mia Macrossan, Vice-President of CBCA QLD says that this is a not to be missed event. “What is brilliant about Romancing the Stars is that you get to meet different authors and illustrators each year, and that creates a buzz around reading. It is very stimulating and informative. You get the thrill of meeting very famous authors and illustrators, as well as becoming enthused and impressed by the energy and vitality of the new talent. All reading enthusiasts will enjoy this evening, not just industry professionals’.
As well as ‘speed dating’ children's authors and illustrators, guests will be able to purchase books from The Library Shop and artworks from some of the illustrators. Prior to the main event, guests will be able to mingle with the authors and illustrators. Food and beverages are provided.
Numbers are limited. Find the booking form at http://booklinks.org.au/rts15/
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This fabulous festival has something for everyone – family days, school programs, workshops, talks, illustrator exhibition with authors and illustrators including Melina Marchetta, Matt Ottley, Susanne Gervay, Kaz Delaney, mark Wilson, Deborah Kelly, Anna Feinberg, Garth Nix, Deborah Abela, liz Anelli, Sarah Davis, Andrew Plant and more.
It’s a celebration of the energy and versatility of Australian chidlren’s literature.
http://www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/2015-kids-program/
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George Ivanoff
(author of the Gamers trilogy and the You Choose series)
with be speaking at this year’s
Somerset Celebration of Literature on the Gold Coast in March.
To find out about his sessions,
check out his intro vid: http://bit.ly/1HnrzLJ
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Sunday 22nd March
The big day out for little readers is back … it’s time for our annual Children’s Book Festival celebrating the wonderful world of children’s literature and storytelling.
It’s a day when we invite kids − and their parents − to dive into the pleasures of books and reading, in as many different ways as possible. All you have to do is turn up and start roaming across the lawns and throughout the State Library and the Wheeler Centre − there’s plenty to discover. For one big day, it’s all been turned into your very own children’s literary playground.
Meet your favourite authors and illustrators − from big names like Shaun Tan, Hazel Edwards and Andy Griffiths, to terrific emerging talents in the world of children’s books. There are storytellers, musical acts and performers of all sorts to discover. Grab a book from the picnic library … and sink into a beanbag to get lost in it. Help create a giant book that will become a memento of the day. And drop by the Children’s Book Festival Monster Marquee, where you can make your own horns to wear all day long.
Read, listen, dance and make things … it’s an active day of fun for the whole family to enjoy together.
Suitable for ages 5 to 11.
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Blaxland and Daughter presents two plays for NSW primary school audiences in Term 2 2015 to teach history in an exciting, memorable and easy way.
The return season of CROSSING brings to life the early crossings of the Blue Mountains, from the Aboriginals who have travelled that way for thousands of years, through iconic explorers Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson, to the convict road-builders and later travellers braving dismal inns and scary spiders. Original and traditional songs add to the thrill as three energetic actors play over forty parts. Designed for Stage 2 students, the show also hits curriculum points for all K-6 students. See more on our Youtube video at http://youtu.be/jLXXxbQLSUw
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And our new one-woman show Pioneers in Petticoats tells the tales of three extraordinary colonial Australian women. Mary Bryant is a First Fleet convict who escapes with her family on a small open boat all the way to what is now Timor – only to pay a heavy price. Eliza Hawkins is a girl pioneer who spends 18 days on a bullock dray to cross the Blue Mountains with her family. And Lola Montez, who was as famous as Queen Victoria, visits the Australia at the height of the 1850s gold rushes to entertain the diggers with stories of her adventures and the famous Spider Dance.
Both shows have a comprehensive Teacher’s Pack, which offer ideas to achieve curriculum aims in the English and Creative Arts curricula as well as the HSIE.
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Don’t forget coming up next year Asian Festival of Children's’ Content.
All details here: http://afcc.com.sg with the Writers and Illustrators Congress running from 3 - 5 June.
and Illustrators — part of AFCC includes :-
BOOK ILLUSTRATORS GALLERY (BIG)
23 MAY - 11 JUNE 2015
You are invited to submit artwork that has appeared in children’s books, audio/video products, comics or graphic novels in Asia, published between January 2014 and March 2015! We also welcome completed unpublished works.
Closing date for submissions is 2 March 2015! More details in the downloadable files at http://afcc.com.sg.
cheers
Christopher Cheng
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March Madness Poetry (#MMPoetry) brings the excitement of the NCAA March Madness tournament to the world of kids’ poetry.
64 poets from around the world participate in the event; together, these poets write 126 new kids’ poems in just three weeks:
IT’S MADNESS!
How does #MMPoetry work, exactly?
The tournament is organized into four separate brackets of 16 poets (also known as “authletes”). In the NCAA tournament, teams are seeded based on their performance over the season. In this tournament, however, seeds have nothing to do with an authlete’s credentials — instead, seeds reflect the difficulty of writing kid-appropriate poems using certain words. Seemingly impossible-to-use words like “milquetoast”, “pseudonymous”, and “rigidity” are given poor seeds, while more intuitive words like “dent”, “gripe”, and “ruckus” are given very good seeds.
In each round, two authletes face each other in a prompted poetry pairing. But that’s only half of the madness — the other half? Poets are only given 36 hours to compose their poems! Kids, other poets, and fans then vote for their favorites, and winners move on to write again the next day! (And sometimes THE SAME DAY.)
64 authletes become 32, then 16, then eight, then four, then two, and then ultimately one is crowned the March Madness Poetry Champion. He/she is awarded one year possession of The Thinkier trophy, named after #MMPoetry2012 authlete Allan Wolf’s uncannily creative use of the 15-seed word “kinkier” in his first round poem that year.
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Submission Guidelines:
Unsolicited submissions are accepted throughout the year. One Teen Story accepts submissions from writers of all ages. 8 of the 12 stories we publish are written by established and emerging adult authors of literary YA fiction. 4 of the 12 are written by teens. For a list of writers we have published in the past, and short samples of their stories, please visit our past issues page.
- What kind of stories is One Teen Story looking for?
One Teen Story is looking for great short stories written for the young adult audience ages 13 and up. These stories should deal with the teen experience (issues of identity, friendship, family, coming-of-age, etc.) and should be geared primarily toward an audience of teen readers. With that in mind, gratuitous profanity, sex and drug use are best avoided. We’re open to all genres of literary fiction between 2,000 and 4,500 words. Because of our format, we can only accept stories that are strong enough to stand alone (as opposed to excerpts from novels-in-progress).
- Does One Teen Story pay money?
Yes. One Teen Story is offering $500 and 25 contributor copies for first North American serial rights. All rights will revert to the author upon publication.
- Does One Teen Story accept simultaneous submissions?
Yes, but please notify us immediately if your submission is accepted for publication elsewhere.
- Does One Teen Story accept stories translated from other languages?
Yes, however, all manuscripts must be written in English. Translations are accepted, but we will ask to see a copy of the original text.
- How do I submit to One Teen Story?
We have an automated system for you to send us your work. It will securely send our editors your story and email you a confirmation that it has been received. To use the automated system, you need to create a One Teen Story account. Using this account you will be able to check the status of your submission at any time by going to our login page. When you are ready to submit please visit our Submission Manager. If you’re a teen author, you’ll be directed to indicate your age category (13-15 or 16-19) upon submitting.
- What file types can I submit?
One Teen Story does not accept paper submissions. All paper submissions will be recycled upon receipt. We accept PDF, RTF, and TXT files that are less than 500KB. Please include the story title and all writer contact info on the first page of the submitted file. Please also double-space your submission and include page numbers. (Submissions that aren’t double-spaced and don’t include page numbers will go unread and be withdrawn from the system.)
- How soon can I expect to hear about my submission?
We do our very best to respond to submissions 16 weeks after they are received. If you don’t hear from us right away, please be patient! It is our goal to make sure that each submission is read carefully. We ask that you wait a minimum of six months to send follow-up inquiries. Please send all inquiries by email to editors@oneteenstory.com and include the phrase “Submissions inquiry” in your subject line.
If you have any other questions, please email us at editors@oneteenstory.com.
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Inaugural Mildura Writers Festival Residency
The Mildura Writers Festival Residency will take place between 1-31 July 2015.
The Mildura Writers Festival invites writers working in any genre to propose a project that will enhance the regional or national cultural landscape.
The residency will be located in Mildura, Victoria. Sitting on the edge of the Australian desert along the Murray River, Mildura is less than two hours drive from Mungo National Park within the World Heritage listed Willandra Lakes Region.
The Mallee, extending beyond the South Australian and New South Wales borders is a region which has provided artistic inspiration to numerous writers, visual artists, filmmakers and musicians.
In July of 2015, the Mildura Writers Festival will be celebrating its 20th anniversary. Beginning in 1995 in Stefano de Pieri’s cellar restaurant, the Mildura Writers Festival has evolved into one of the finest literary festivals in the country, bringing together acclaimed Australian and International writers.
For more information, or to apply, please click here for the application form.
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Each month, you will have until the 25th day to get your stories in, to the THEMES listed below. We will choose and publish four stories per month, with each one appearing on the Friday mornings of the following month. In the case where there are five Fridays in the month, the stories will commence on the second Friday.
or 2015, we've selected the following themes, designed to get your creative juices working!
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KBR Unpublished Picture Book Manuscript Award 2015
Now in its fifth year, the Award continues to go from strength to strength. In 2015, we will no longer pursue an international segment. Our trial illustrator section from 2014 was very popular, and so this will stay, with a monetary prize included this year.
Entries open Monday 19 January and close Monday 2 March 2015.
Entries are for manuscripts no longer than 400 words, and for single images of sample artwork.
For the second time running, a percentage of funds earned from the Award will be donated to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
For information on the prizes and how to enter, click right HERE
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On Sunday 22 February, we will be hosting a Teen Review Panel. It will be live-streamed as part of the Digital Writers' Festival, and will involve young people providing live reviews of the first chapters they've read.
In addition, the first panel of the Digital Writers' Festival has occurred, and is available on their website. It's a panel of industry professionals (Jane Pearson from Text Publishing, Euan Mitchell, a lecturer in YA writing, and Paul Collins from Ford Street Publishing) discussing 'Crafting a Killer First Chapter'.
Here is the link to the video on DWF's site http://digitalwritersfestival.com/2015/event/first-chapter/
Dates:
Submission and critique dates
Submission period: Feb 10 – March 3 (US PST)
Early bird submissions due: Feb 15 @ midnight (US PST)
Critique writing period: March 6 – March 28 (US PDT)
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Submission guidelines here
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Awarded annually to the best manuscript written for young adults and children, the Text Prize has unearthed extraordinary, multi-award-winning novels and launched international publishing careers. The winner receives $10,000 and a publishing contract with Text Publishing.
Dates for the 2015 Text Prize
Submissions open: 2 March 2015
Submissions close: 2 April 2015
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CYA Conference
Opened: 12th January 2015
Deadline: Closes: 30th April 2015.
Entry Fee:
Aspiring (Unpublished): AUS$ 18.00 ($1.64 GST Included) or by Paypal $18.60 (including GST and charges.)
Hatchlings (8 – 18yrs): AUS$ 12.00 ($1.09 GST Included) or by Paypal $12.55 (including GST and charges)
Opens: 19th January 2015
Deadline: Closes: 30th April 2015.
ONLINE ENTRY FORM ONLY.
Entry Fee:
Published: AUS$ 34.00 ($3.09 GST Included) or by Paypal $36.50 (including GST and charges.)
Final Judge for Published Author still to be advised on opening of competition.
ONLINE ENTRY FORM ONLY.
Categories:
Aspiring:
Picture Book – preschool aged children,
Picture Book – primary aged children,
Picture Book Non Fiction – primary aged children,
Chapter Book a) younger primary aged children b) older aged children (Middle Grade),
Young Adults,
Graphic Novel or Illustrated Picture Book (words & illustrations),
Middle Grade Illustrated Novels (words & illustrations) for older aged children (middle grade) and Illustrations.
Published: Published Author Competition.
Hatchlings: Picture Books preschool and primary aged children, Chapter book and Young adult, Graphic novels, illustrated picture books and Middle Grade illustrated novels.
Prize for each section:
Unpublished: Writing & Illustrating: - $100.00 per category, and submission of short listed entries to at least one publisher of children’s books.
Published Authors: Critique of winning entry by Final Judge to be advised, and a face to face editor/agent appointment at conference with industry professional of their choice attending.
Hatchlings: $100.00 per category, and submission of short listed entries to at least one publisher of children’s books, and a book pack to school of winning entry per section.
All entries receive their judge’s feedback by 31st August 2015.
See web site for details: www.cyaconference.com
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Bone, Box or Sea Shell - Creative Kids Tales Competition.
We are excited to launch our first competition for 2015 – Bone, Box or Sea Shell. Everyone loves a competition with a theme. This year’s competition offers you three! You need only to choose one, and we encourage you to let your imagination run wild with the potential story lines. Oh and an added bonus this time all entrants yes, all entrants will receive a feedback sheet. http://www.creativekidstales.com.au/competitions/ckts-competitions
Opens: 1 February 2015
Closes: 30 April 2015 at 11.59pm (Entries received after 30 April 2015 will not be accepted.)
Winners will be announced on the Creative Kids Tales website on 1 July 2015 and all prizes will be distributed by 31 July 2015.
Prizes:
1st Prize – Go straight to the top of the pile! The winner will have their competition submission assessed by Dragon Tales Publishing. (This is an assessment only with no guarantee of publication).
2nd Prize - A manuscript assessment with either Dee White or Emma Cameron plus a $50 book pack containing new release children’s books from 2014-2015.
3rd Prize - A manuscript assessment with either Dee White or Emma Cameron.
All entrants will receive feedback sheets.
The winners entries will be displayed on the Creative Kids Tales website.
Conditions of Entry:
Submissions must be original work by the addressee only. Your entry must not have been accepted for publication or won a prize in any other competition at time of submission.
Entries by Australian residents aged between 18 - 110 years old. Your story must appeal to children aged between 5 - 12 years of age.
650 word limit (entries over this limit will be disqualified without further correspondence).
No illustrations to be included.
Entry Fee: $20 (please see payment options below) If paying by PayPal please include an additional $1 for the PayPal processing fee eg $21.
Guidelines:
Cover page with full contact details including word count.
All pages to be numbered in the footer, bottom right.
Times New Roman, 12 point.Double spaced with three centimetre margins all round.
Each paragraph starts on a separate line.
Entry to be submitted in English with correct spelling and grammar.
The judges’ decision will be final. No correspondence will be entered into.
Entries will be accepted via email only.Please email entries to competition@creativekidstales.com.au before 30 April 2015.
Payment Options:
PayPal account: georgie@creativekidstales.com.au
(If paying by PayPal please include an additional $1 for the PayPal processing fee. Eg $21 )
OR
Direct deposit - St George Bank
Account name: CZ Donaghey
BSB: 112 879
Account number: 057 430 829
You can enter as many times as you like. Good luck!
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AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK PUBLISHERS ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED MANUSCRIPTS @ FEBRUARY 2015
Inside this PDF is a list, in alphabetical order of 18 Australian Publishers of Children’s Books who are actively looking for your mss. The list comes complete with a short summary of what is being sought and a direct link to their guidelines page.
For the small price of $5.00 this compilation will save you much frustration and more importantly, time. Time much better spent writing a new story.
So if you wish to purchase this little gem – click on the image to pay via PayPal. This will take you to the PayPal link on my blog. If you’d prefer not to pay with PayPal you can email me – jackiehosking@bigpond.com for my bank details.
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Click here for more information on course dates in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Online |
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WRITING PICTURE BOOKS - study online at Victoria University TAFE
This is a 15 week unit, accredited as part of the Certificate IV in Professional Writing and Editing. You will read lots of picture books, discuss them, carry out analysis, generate ideas, do writing exercises, join the Discussion Board and write your own picture book and workshop it.
A fully-rounded course that will give you vital grounding in picture book writing. Even if you have written a few already, this intensive study unit may be just what you need to take you to the next level.
Study is via the Collaborate platform at VU. Each weekly module has readings, discussion topics and exercises.
Fees range from $200 (Victorian govt funded students) to $450 (non-funded/interstate students).
Classes start 23 February.
For more information, and to enrol, email Sherryl.Clark@vu.edu.au or phone 9919 2904.
More information about our course at www.profwritingvu.wordpress.com
(We also offer Short Story, Editing and Nonfiction online in Semester 1. Melbourne writers - we will offer on-campus classes at the Footscray campus in 2015.)
WRITE A NOVEL IN A YEAR
Is 2015 the year that you write that long-dreamed-of novel or memoir?
Whether it be a genre or literary novel, a children’s or young adult novel, or a memoir of your own life, this is the class for you. A novel can be daunting, so daunting that you just keep putting it off. Now you can embark on your writing and get help along the way.
Join this class and write your novel or memoir with support, encouragement, some handy class lectures on character, plot and dialogue, and some workshopping. We will also set up an online support group to keep you in touch and give you an ongoing support network.
We will run a free introductory session on Saturday 14th February, where we will talk about how the course will run, what you can expect, novel genres and word lengths, how to keep writing regularly and productively, motivation and discipline. And answer all of your questions!
Classes will run every 6-8 weeks throughout 2015 on Saturday mornings. Enrolments limited to 12 so book early!
Class dates
Introductory session: Saturday 14 February, 10.30am-12 noon.
Then Saturday 14 March, Saturday 2 May, Saturday 13 June, Saturday 1 August, Saturday 19 September, Saturday 7 November. 10.30-1pm.
Venue: Altona Meadows Library, 2 Newham Way, Altona Meadows (behind Central Square Shopping Centre, with plenty of parking)
Teacher: Demet Divaroren (see www.demetdivaroren.com )
Cost: $350 (full), $300 (conc)
To book a place – email Sherryl.Clark@vu.edu.au or phone 9919 2904.
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ILLUSTRATORS - EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK WITH ONE OF THE BEST COMIC ILLUSTRATORS
IN THE WORLD
Sydney 21 February and Canberra 7 march
Graphic Novelist Thomas Campi
Thomas is the recipient of the Cognito Prize as Best Documentary Graphic Novel at the Belgium Book Fair, and also received the International Spectrum Fantastic Art 21 Gold Comic Award in 2014.
His two-hour workshop will be held in Sydney on 21 February and in Canberra on 7 March 2015. It will cover subject matter such as markets in Frances, Belgium and Spain; “Bande Dessinée” (Franco Belgium drawn strips); storytelling techniques and more.
For more information on the "European Comics" workshop in Sydney go to: http://comicsmasterclass.com/services/short-courses/breaking-into-european-comics-sydney/
SCBWI MEMBERS RECEIVE PARTNERSHIP RATES
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ANA KAREN SAN EMETERIO
Please describe your chosen illustration
I did this illustration for a contest; it belongs to a series named Steps to become a beetle. For this one and all the series I used collage and mixed media (watercolour, ink and acrylic among others).
When did you know you had a talent for illustration?
I enjoyed drawing and painting since childhood, I also knew since then that in the future I wanted to work in something related, but wasn’t until the near end of college that I notice that almost all of my work was about telling a story, and drawing the media I was more comfortable with, in that moment I knew I had to be an illustrator.
Have you ever studied your craft at an institution of any sort?
Yes, I studied fine arts, that gave me a complete technique knowledge, then I entered an illustration program that last half a year, it gave me a wide picture of the various work areas that an illustrator can aim at, also allowed me to know different methodologies used by young recognized Mexican illustrators and editors. In order to have more tools for using in my work I continuously enter workshops with different illustrators, editors or children literature critics.
What computer programmes do you use?
I’m more into traditional illustration, in addition I’m not very crafty with computers, until now the only program I have ever used, and just for adding textures, is Photoshop.
Have you illustrated any books or magazine pieces or placed in any competitions?
To follow the path of an illustrator is a recent decision I made, hence I have a little experience in this field, I haven’t been confronted with the usual problems that involve dealing with editors, publishing companies or a tight deadline.
I do have collaborated in a fanzine, and since it was a project done with a group of colleagues, the deadlines where decided by a consensus so it wasn’t a mayor problem.
About other working experience, I am with a partner in an ongoing project doing the character and prop design for a cut out animation that is going to be a promotional for a civil organization that works with kids. Due to its nature, the pay is almost symbolic and because of that they gave us a lot of freedom in the concept, the art and the deadline isn’t strict at all.
Who is your favourite Australian children’s book illustrator and why?
Since I’m on the other side of the globe I confess I am not really familiarized with the Australian illustrations world, but I do know some illustrators whose work I do appreciate, such as Anna Walker, I really like her work because it is simple but detailed at the same time, an other Australian illustrator that I like and can do this is Laura Wood.
What’s your website or blog address (if you have one)?
My online portfolio is www.behance.net/anakarensanemeterio, I also have a Facebook page that I update regularly where I put some sketches and characters I come up with.
Would you like to tell us anything else about yourself and/or your work?
Wherever I go I have the ability, or at least that’s what I want to call it, of finding characters, for me this is a really enjoyable happening, but telling their stories is just as fun. I love to explore ways of telling them, even if the story is not my own, that’s why I love illustration. Even thought I had explore and do like other ways of doing so, such as children poetry, illustration is for me the one that I manage better, it allows me to easily convey what I want, and to reach easily the public I aim for, children.
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USEFUL BOOKS, BLOGS, WEBSITES, APPS
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Author Websites that show, and don’t tell.
Jin & Co. Author Websites show off your unique creations, rather than telling it so.
$30 a month.
Find out more here: http://www.jin.com.au/author-website
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Monthly Manuscript Makeover at
DeeScribe Writing - Your Writing
Questions Answered
Welcome to the Monthly Manuscript Makeover
This week I’m giving feedback on a YA novel by Taryn Bashford.
If you'd like to get some feedback on an excerpt of your manuscript, Here’s what you have to do.
- Send me 200 words of the manuscript with your question or outline of what you need help with OR
- Alternatively, you can just send me the writing question itself. For example, “My main character isn’t very likeable, what can I do about it?”
Dee White
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The February issue of Help 4 Every Parent, a free e-zine edited by Helen Evans, is now available at www.help4everyparent.com
SPECIALS – Stranger Danger
FEATURES
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AUSTRALIAN WRITERS' CENTRES
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