Writer's Perspective - Articles on the craft and business of writing for children.
Illustrator's Perspective - Articles for illustrators of children's books.
Agent's/Editor's Perspective - Periodical interviews with agents and editors presenting at SCBWI-L.A. events.
Profiles - of local illustrators and authors . . . and much more!

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Great News & Toot Your Horn - member publication triumphs.
Bulletin Board - Schmooze news, classes, workshops, conferences.
News from the Internet - interesting websites . . . and much more!

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Read Articles from Past Editions of Kite Tales:

Style Speaks for You by Mark Fearing

Acronyms You Need to Know by Sue Alexander

Closet Poet - April Halprin Wayland by Kim Knode

News From The Internet by Narda Lacey Fargotstein

My Friend Eric Rohmann by Vicki Arkoff & Stephanie Gwyn Brown

Presenting Editor Andrea Pinkney by Bonnie Ferron

Q&A With Avi by Vicki Arkoff

Beware of the Weary Query: Not a Nancy Drew Mystery by Hope Raymon

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For info about all other SCBWI Regional newsletters, go to http://scbwi.org/regions.htm and click on Regional Newsletters in the left side column.

To read those SCBWI newsletters that are free online, go to:

California North Central - The Acorn http://www.scbwinorca.org/news/newsletter1.htm

Rocky Mountain - Kite Tales http://www.rmcscbwi.org/kitetales/

Dakotas - http://www.scbwidakotas.org/Newsletters.html

Hawaii - Trade Winds (sample articles) http://www.geocities.com/scbwihawaii/tradewinds.html

Kansas - In the wind Click here: http://www.kansas-scbwi.org/PDF/May 06 In the Wind.pdf

Mid-South - BorderLines http://www.scbwi-midsouth.org/newsletter.htm

New Jersey - Sprouts http://www.newjerseyscbwi.com/sproutsmain.htm

New Mexico - News messenger http://www.scbwi-nm.org/

Eastern Pennsylvania - Penn & Ink http://www.scbwiepa.org/SCBWIindex.html

Australia & New Zealand - Fine lines http://www.scbwiaustralia.org/newsletters.htm

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