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Tag: SCBWI Bologna 2012

SCBWI Bologna 2012 Author-Illustrator Interview: Paul O. Zelinsky

SCBWI Bologna 2012 Author-Illustrator Interview: Paul O. Zelinsky

Posted on March 19, 2012January 4, 2019

Paul with Spirit Kitten, photo by Deborah Hallen

By Sarah Blake Johnson
for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations

Paul O. Zelinsky‘s illustrations have won wide acclaim and many awards, including the Caldecott Medal for his retelling of Rapunzel.

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SCBWI Bologna 2012 SCBWI Chief Operating Officer Interview: Sara Rutenberg

SCBWI Bologna 2012 SCBWI Chief Operating Officer Interview: Sara Rutenberg

Posted on March 17, 2012January 4, 2019

Sara at the grave of Louisa May Alcott, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

By Caryn Caldwell for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations

Sara Rutenberg is the Chief Operating Officer of SCBWI as well as being responsible for the National Conferences and legal matters.

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SCBWI Bologna 2012 Author-Illustrator Interview: Sergio Ruzzier

SCBWI Bologna 2012 Author-Illustrator Interview: Sergio Ruzzier

Posted on March 16, 2012January 4, 2019

Photo by Massimiliano Tappari

By P.J. Lyons
for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations

Sergio Ruzzier was born in Milan, Italy, in 1966, and moved to New York
City in 1995. He has created a number of picture books, including The Room of Wonders (Frances Foster/FSG,

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SCBWI Bologna 2012 Marketing Consultant Interview: Susan Raab of Raab Associates

SCBWI Bologna 2012 Marketing Consultant Interview: Susan Raab of Raab Associates

Posted on March 15, 2012January 4, 2019

Susan & Teddy

By Laurie Cutter for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations

Susan Raab is president of Raab Associates Inc., the first agency to specialize in marketing and promoting children’s books and products – now in its twenty-sixth year.

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SCBWI Bologna 2012 Author-Illustrator Interview: Bob Barner

SCBWI Bologna 2012 Author-Illustrator Interview: Bob Barner

Posted on March 15, 2012January 4, 2019

Photo of Bob Barner by Catherine Barner.

By P.J. Lyons for SCBWI Bologna 2012 at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations

Bob Barner is the creator of many popular children’s books including Dem Bones (Chronicle, 1996), Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! (Chronicle, 1999) and Fish Wish (Holiday House,

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SCBWI Bologna 2012 Author-Illustrator Interview: Bruce Degen

SCBWI Bologna 2012 Author-Illustrator Interview: Bruce Degen

Posted on March 12, 2012January 4, 2019

By Laurie Cutter for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations

Bruce Degen has written and illustrated numerous award-winning books for children.

He has illustrated the highly acclaimed The Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole,

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Cynthia Leitich Smith is a New York Times bestselling, award-winning author for young readers. Her 2023 release is HARVEST HOUSE, an Indigenous YA ghost mystery. Her most recent previous books are ANCESTOR APPROVED: INTERTRIBAL STORIES FOR KIDS, which was an ALA Notable Children’s Book; SISTERS OF THE NEVERSEA, which received six starred reviews; and HEARTS UNBROKEN, which won an American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award. She also is the author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint, and a member of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA faculty.

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