Friday Links List and Illustrators' Treehouse News - 27 November 2020

From On the Bookshelf: Mini Maldon Books (adorable doll-house version of a bookstore)

From... well, everyone: Penguin Random House to Buy Simon & Schuster By the way, I think this is a BAD idea. We are now down to FOUR companies that handle most of the publishing in the US.

From Bookbub: 15 Gorgeous Fall Table Decorations Inspired by Books

From BookRiot: 9 GREAT BOOKS ABOUT TEENS WITH SUPERNATURAL ABILITIES

From PW:
     Coronavirus Updates: Impact on Children's Books
     Oxford Announces 'Words of an Unprecedented Year' for 2020
     Call and Response: Social Justice Books 2020-2021

From Brightly: Books That Celebrate Diverse Holidays and Traditions

From She Knows: The Best Children’s Books By Native & Indigenous Authors & Illustrators

ILLUSTRATORS' TREEHOUSE NEWS
PARTICIPATE - SUBMIT TO the: Bologna Children's Book Fair (12 -15 April 2021) Illustrators Exhibition

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)

SCHOLARSHIP: 12x12x12 Scholarship Program for budding children's book writers

PARTICIPATE: From The Bookseller:

PARTICIPATE: From the State of Illustration: Annual Illustrators' Survey

From PW: S&S to Launch Two Graphic Novel Lines for Young Readers

From Print & Pattern:
     CHRISTMAS 2020 - cath kidston
     BOOK COVERS / GRAPHICS - here design

From Bobby Chiu (on Youtube): Queen's Gambit Speedpainting & How I learned to paint

From Muddy Colors:
     Painting and Drawing Hands
     YO JOE! FISCHER’S FULL CIRCLE MOMENT WITH G.I. JOE by SCOTT FISCHER
     How to Reference a Murder Bot
     30-minute Illustration School
     DEFINING LOCKS: HAIR AS STORYTELLER with WINONA NELSON
     The Art of Rythm of War (great demo photos)

From The Art Room Plant:
     Gil Scott Heron II Print-making at home
     Ryan Sonderegger's WHAT WEASLEY WORE
     Lito Leaf Art


A reminder if you want to be in the children's book biz, you should subscribe to PW Children's Bookshelf (it's free!)

From 100 Scope Notes: Vote for your favorite book cover in The Undies Award



OFF TOPIC BUT INTERESTING
From Brightly: How to Help Teens Choose the Right College Amid the Pandemic

From Clean Technica: Solar Panels + Agriculture: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

From the NYTimes: Zillow Surfing Is the Escape We All Need Right Now I now have a name for my habit!

From EAB: Undergraduate international enrollment is down 14%. Here’s how you can respond

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