Marie Wabbes’ first picture book was published by Ecole des Loisirs more than 42 years ago. Since then, she has produced over 175 picture books that have been published worldwide. Other interests include breeding Arabian horses and working with African illustrators, guiding them to produce their own picture books. Anita Loughrey interviewed Marie in January, as one of the speakers at the SCBWI Bologna Conference 2008 (scheduled for March 29 and March 30 in Bologna,

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Kathleen Duey is the author of more than 70 children’s and young adult books, including historical fiction, nonfiction, picture books, and dark fantasy. She was one of the 2007 finalists for the National Book Award for Literature for Young People for her novel Skin Hunger: A Resurrection of Magic. Kathleen writes for adults with a partner;

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Marc Boutavant is a French graphic artist, illustrator, and children’s book writer. He is the co-creator (with Emmanuel Guibert) of the ARIOL comic book series. Boutavant was interviewed in January 2008 by Anita Loughrey, as one of the speakers at the SCBWI Bologna Conference 2008 (scheduled for March 29 and March 30 in Bologna,

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Val Brathwaite is the Art Director for Bloomsbury U.K. Val has a wealth of publishing experience, having worked at Belitha Press, HarperCollins, Kingfisher, Orchard Books, and Scholastic. She lives in London with her husband and two sons. Anita Loughrey interviewed her in November 2007, as one of the speakers at the SCBWI Bologna Conference 2008 (scheduled for March 29 and March 30 in Bologna,

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The Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) is happy to announce that Yolanda LeRoy, Editorial Director at Charlesbridge (US), will participate on the panel, “Why I Love This Book and Published It,” at the SCBWI Bologna Biennial Conference 2008 in Bologna, Italy, on March 30.

LeRoy joins Sarah Odedina of Bloomsbury UK,

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John Shelley studied illustration at Manchester under Tony Ross. His first major picture book The Secret in the Matchbox was shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award and received a Parents’ Choice Award in the U.S. Twenty-one years ago, John moved to Japan and became a successful commercial illustrator, as well as continuing to illustrate children’s books,

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Josh Adams co-founded the Adams Literary in the U.S., which exclusively represents children’s book authors and artists, with his wife Tracey Adams (agent interview). The agency is affiliated to David Higham in the U.K. Anita Loughrey interviewed him in January, as one of the speakers at the SCBWI Bologna Conference 2008 (scheduled for March 29 and March 30 in Bologna,

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Susanne Gervay is an Australian author who writes children’s and young adult fiction. As the daughter of Hungarian post-war refugees, a mother, and a cancer survivor, her experiences empower her to write books that reach out to youth on their journey to adulthood.

Her young adult books break into new territory and include That’s Why I Wrote this Song,

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Giselle Tsai is one of the founding members of the children’s book department at CommonWealth Magazine Group. Their list includes picture books, easy readers and short novels. Giselle was interviewed by Anita Loughrey in January, as one of the speakers at the SCBWI Bologna Conference 2008 (scheduled for March 29 and March 30 in Bologna,

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Pat Cummings traveled a lot when she was young, as her father was in the Army. She has been writing and illustrating children’s books since she graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. She currently lives in beautiful downtown Brooklyn, with her husband Chuku Lee and the ghost of her cat, Cash. Anita Loughrey interviewed her in November 2007,

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