Southwest Texas SCBWI Meeting and Lecture

The guest speakers from left to right: Heather Powers, Maritha Burmeister, Lupe Ruiz-Flores and Catherine Stier.

Children's book author Catherine Stier at the conclusion of her presentation on old school marketing methods. Regional advisor Heather Powers is showing the audience one of several copies of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Bulletin.

The panel of local writers that spoke this past Saturday at the monthly meeting of the Southwest Texas Chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) gave informative and entertaining presentations. Each wrote according to what interested them but they all stressed the unquestionable necessity and value of marketing your books in order to They approach the business of marketing their books through a wide variety of ways both contemporary and of course, "old school"; each approach used in combination to promote themselves and their products.

If one is to have any kind of success in this business, and a business it is, marketing is key to success. If you write and/or illustrate for the children's book market you should consider joining the SCBWI. Here's a link to the local chapter.

http://www.scbwi-swtx.org/index.html

And besides the fact that they're very knowledgeable they also happen to be nice, friendly people to know. So what are you waiting for?