Friday Links List and Illustrators' Treehouse News - 23 October 2020

From PW:
     Scottish Authors Get More Financial Relief (from The Society of Authors)
     Post-Pandemic Comics: IDW’s New Publisher Looks Ahead

From People Magazine: Jimmie Allen Writes Debut Kids' Book My Voice Is a Trumpet, A 'Gentle Call to Action'

From SCBWI: Remembering Bette Greene

From BookBub:
     15 Last-Minute Halloween Costume Ideas for Book Lovers
     20 Reading Chairs You'll Never Want to Leave

From YouTube: Getting a Job in Publishing: What Does a Social Media Manager Do? | Epic Reads Office Hours

From SLJ:
     Can You Win A Newbery in 32 Pages or Less?: How picture books might fare in the race for the Medal
     Can Pre-COVID Books Still Speak To Kids?
     Cynthia Leitich Smith Awarded 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature Congratulations Cynthia!

From SLJ's 100 Scope Notes: Lone Wolves Update: How Many Caldecott Winners Have One Creator?

From The Guardian: Picture Books for Children Reviews

From Brightly:
     12 Funny Children’s Books Starring Silly, Lovable Monsters
     Going Fright-Free: 13 Halloween Books for Little Pumpkins

From We Need Diverse Books: The Rise of Gender-Inclusive Pronouns and Language in Literature

From Inside Higher Ed: Children's Books: Grown-Up Lessons Candy Lee shares some of the lessons she's learned teaching a college course on tackling tough subjects using picture books.



ILLUSTRATORS' TREEHOUSE NEWS
EVENT: From The Directory of Illustration - Mastermind Marketing For Illustrators Webinar

COMPETITION: York County Storm Drain Art (open until Jan. 8, 2021 - $200 award)

CONTEST: Check out the Astra International Picture Book Writing Contest (Astra is the new house headed up by children's lit scholar Leonard Marcus)

EVENT: 2020 AIGA Design Conference (online) And a FREE TICKET GIVEAWAY!

PARTICIPATE: AIGA VOTE Campaign

From Kidlit TV: Watch the Live Halloween Special on Oct 26 at 1 pm ET with the creators of BONAPARTE FALLS APART, Margery Cuyler and Will Terry

From PW: The Fanatic - PW's Graphic Novel trade magazine

From The Guardian: Picturebook legend Oliver Jeffers: 'I've got my wife's bite marks tattooed on my finger'

From InkyGirl (Debbie Ridpath Ohi): Three Tips For Those Interested In Illustrating Children's Picture Books

From Valiant: Newsletter and reading samples of graphic novels

From Muddy Colors:
     Clash Upon the Cliffs with Cory Godbey
     3-D to 2-D and Back Again (interesting!)
     Hot and Cold YES!

From the NYTimes: Ed Benguiat, a Master of Typography, Is Dead at 92

From The Guardian: From Warhol to Steve McQueen: a history of video art in 30 works

From DPictus: The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase (Watch the video!)

From CharacterDesignReferences: Character Design Challenge

From Print & Pattern:
     Designer for Hire: Helena Nilsson
     Designer for Hire: Louise Ansell

From CGSociety: Newsletter

From The Art Room Plant:
     Rob Sayegh Jr.

     J.L. Lloyd I




OFF TOPIC BUT INTERESTING
From GoodNewsNetwork: Funny Pandemic Restaurant Signs - this will give you a laugh!

From EAB:
     Effectively engage prospective college students through compelling website content
     Understanding and Recruiting Generation Z: Insights for Enrollment Leaders on the Gen Z Mindset

From Her Campus.com: "This Is A Movement": Thoughts on Black Lives Matter from Dr. Wanda Ebright (Winthrop U colleague and friend)

From The NYTimes: The First Semester of College Has Never Been Stranger

From xkcd.com:

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