I have been super busy these past few days as I take over as Regional Advisor for the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) for the Southwest Texas chapter. Although it’s been a bit overwhelming getting started, I welcome the challenge and am looking forward to inspiring writers and illustrators to reach their goals. I have a lot to learn, but I also have some experience in getting published, freelancing for magazines, publishing poetry anthologies, short stories, and essays. I hope to bring some of this experience to the table.

I just finished six school visits in Duncanville, Texas, a couple of weeks ago. It was fun! The librarians were awesome and so were the students. Several Texas authors and illustrators were also on board for these school visits.

Next on my agenda is a presentation for El Día de los Niños/Libros, or Day of the Children/Books. Author Pat Mora founded this fantastic annual event and I am happy to be part of it.

Open Submissions:

The Emma Press – picture books

Authors Publish – this is a long list of publishers seeking submissions. A must see.

“Every success sits atop a stack of failures.” – Heidi Stempler