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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the best way to view this site?

Who's who in the Eastern PA SCBWI?

How do I volunteer to help?

How do I subscribe to the Penn&Ink newsletter?

How do I submit articles and illustrations to Penn&Ink?

What is the SCBWI?

How do I join the SCBWI?

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What's the best way to view this site?
For best results, this site requires Netscape or Microsoft browsers version 4.0 or higher. The newest versions can be downloaded free from Microsoft or Netscape. Your monitor resolution should be set to 800x600. To set your monitor resolution on a PC, minimize or close all programs, then right click on your blank computer "desktop". Click on Properties". Click on the "Settings" tab, then select "800x600 pixels". Click "OK". On a MAC, go to the Control Strip on your desktop and click the icon to set your screen resolution. In the Control Strip the icon looks like a little computer screen with gray and white checks. When you click on it, all the different resolutions are there. Select 800x600.

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Who's who in the Eastern PA SCBWI?

Regional Advisor: Laurie Krauss Kiernan

Assistant Regional Adviser: Phillip Tietbohl

Editor of the Penn&Ink newsletter: Wendy Latty

Organizer of the annual Pocono Retreat: Marilyn Hershey

Doylestown Co-chairs: Martha Hewson and Deborah Heiligman

Critique list coordinator: Gwen Holmes

Website design and upkeep: Dane Troup

Fall Philly Director: Cathy Giordiano

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How do I volunteer?
Just raise your hand. We can use volunteers for almost anything. E-mail our Assistant Regional Advisor, Phillip Tietbohl .

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How do I subscribe to the Penn&Ink newsletter?
Penn&Ink is the Pennsylvania chapter's quarterly newsletter aimed at a more regional audience and filled with valuable articles, marketing tips, regional news, and other information on childrens' literature.

Good news! The newsletter is now available for free to visitors to the SCBWIEPA.org website. Stop by every couple months to download the latest newsletter.

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How do I submit articles and illustrations to Penn&Ink?
Please e-mail articles, artwork, member news items, events, marketing news, and letters to: Wendy Latty. E-mail: lattyl@juno.com.

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What is the SCBWI?
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, formed in 1971 by a group of Los Angeles based writers for children, is the only international organization to offer a variety of services to people who write, illustrate, or share a vital interest in children’s literature. The SCBWI acts as a network for the exchange of knowledge between writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, librarians, educators, booksellers and others involved with literature for young people. There are currently more than 12,000 members worldwide, in over 70 regions, making it the largest children's writing organization in the world.

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How do I join the SCBWI?

Membership in SCBWI is open to anyone with an active interest in children’s literature. There are two categories:

• Full Membership
  for those whose work for children — books, illustrations, articles, poems, stories, films, programs or photographs — has been published.
  
  
• Associate Membership
  for those with an interest in children’s literature, whether or not they have published.

Annual dues are $75.00 for either full or associate memberships.

Dues may be tax deductible. To Sign Up:

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators,
8271 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Email membership@scbwi.org to request a membership application and include your name and postal address.

Call 323-782-1010 (fax: 323-782-1892).

Visit the national website at www.scbwi.org.

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