SCBWI Podcasts

This week, we are joined by the talented graphic novelist for middle-grade readers: Remy Lai! Remy is the author and illustrator of critically acclaimed novels Pie in the Sky, Fly on the Wall, and Pawcasso. In this episode, Remy tells us about her creative process, the importance of writing breaks, and balancing humor with heart.
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This week, we are joined by New York Times Bestselling, award-winning, YA author, Becky Albertalli! She is best known for her 2015 debut novel, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, which was adapted into the 2018 film Love, Simon and inspired the spin-off television series Love, Victor. Her latest book, Kate in Waiting, was released in April 2021.
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In this episode of the SCBWI Podcast, we are joined by award-winning author, TV/writer/producer, and screenwriter, Paula Yoo!
Paula is the author of 12 children’s books and Young Adult novels. Her books have won many awards, including the Boston-Globe Horn Book Award, the National Book Award Longlist for Young People's Literature, and more. Her debut chapter book series with Lee & Low Books will be forthcoming. Her next YA nonfiction book, RISING FROM THE ASHES: HOW THE 1992 LOS ANGELES UPRISING BRIDGED TWO COMMUNITIES, will be published in Fall 2023 by Norton Young Readers.
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This week, we are joined by author/illustrator, Brian Selznick! Brian is the author and illustrator of THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET, winner of the Caldecott Medal, and the basis for the Oscar-winning movie, Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese.
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This week, we are joined by New York Times bestselling author of books for young readers, Cynthia Leitich Smith! Cynthia's books include HEARTS UNBROKEN, which won the American Indian Library Association’s Youth Literature Award.
Cynthia is also the author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint at HarperCollins Children’s Books, and the Katherine Paterson Inaugural Endowed Chair on the faculty of the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Cynthia is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and lives in Austin, Texas.
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