SCBWI shout outs

[Valerie Light]

@Asyas_illos You're absolutely right, Asya! SVS is out here looking great!
I just realized the gallery link is shareable, so here they are!
https://www.scbwi.org/event-portfolio-showcase/

[Asyas_illos]

@Valerie-Light ooh nice!

[Kim Rosenlof]

@Asyas_illos Thanks for letting us know. Great job everyone that did it. You will have to let us know how it helped you out (from a learning experience to getting any contracts).
Do you know if they have announced the winners yet?

[Asyas_illos]

@Kim-Rosenlof tomorrow afternoon I believe

[Merry.Millergass]

Wooooo!!!! Great job everyone!!!! It has been so awesome to see your work in the showcase!

Congrats to all who entered! What SCBWI region is everyone in? California North/Central here!

[Asyas_illos]

@Merry-Millergass I’m north sf and east bay! Mendocino county currently

[Valerie Light]

@Merry-Millergass I'm in New York's Eastern/Upstate region!

and whew, I've been glued to my desk chair for the last 10 hours I think? Time for a break!

[Asyas_illos]

@Valerie-Light no kidding a little brutal lol

[Valerie Light]

@Asyas_illos did any of you sign up for peer reviews or pitches as well? I did not, but i'm very curious what those sessions look like.

[Asyas_illos]

@Valerie-Light no I didn’t either, I was really hoping you’d be able to kind of “sit in” to see how it goes? But I didn’t get a link to todays, so I’m guessing no. Maybe there’s somebody else who registered and can shed some light on it for us…

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@Asyas_illos Thank u! I agree, our fellow rabbits definitely have great portfolios. Great job everyone!

[Asyas_illos]

@Valerie-Light did you catch the part when one of the ads said she had a dog file? I’m mean I honestly didn’t know they worked liked that. They find things that you do well and set it aside waiting for the perfect project? Or maybe that’s just her? I don’t know that was crazy to me! But, I think that’s the most important thing I took away yesterday, is draw the things you like to draw and what you’re good at and put those in your your portfolio. If you don’t like drawing cars don’t put them in cuz if they’re good you’ll get asked to do them again and again. And be drawing them for six months to a year.

[Jeremy Ross]

Thanks for sharing @Asyas_illos, and good luck to the Rabbits! I look forward to entering the next one

[Valerie Light]

@Asyas_illos I did see that, and I love it! I loved hearing from the panelists saying they welcomed art submissions from unagented, unpublished illustrators. That makes me feel way less pressure about sending a 'perfect' submission in.

[Asyas_illos]

@Jeremy-Ross thank you and I’ll definitely be attending again!

[TessaW]

@Asyas_illos Thank you! I freakin love SVS fam!

[Asyas_illos]

@TessaW

[davidhohn]

@Asyas_illos Yup. (Speaking from experience here)

[Asyas_illos]

@davidhohn haha good to know

[Asyas_illos]

Wow!!!! @Nyrryl-Cadiz congratulations! Two wins!🥳