New! "Focus on Picture Books" A SCBWI Seminar. 2004 April 30. Click here
Meet some of our members
Ani Rosa Almario
Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo
Carla Pacis
Chitra Soundar
Fran Ng
Frances Marie Alcaraz
Karina Africa Bolasco
Mary Ann Floresta
May Manalang Tobias
Neni Sta. Romana Cruz
New! Ruben de Jesus
Our plans
TBC (to be confirmed). TBD (to be determined). TBA (to be announced).
Coming! November 2004 TBC
Where: Makati City, Philippines
What: Seminar - Special Niches in Children's Books
Details: One day seminar on topics related to special niches in children's books: self-published
children's books, faith-based children's books, cause-oriented children's books, children's books
on sensitive topics, children's books as a tool for professional counselors. Fee TBC members
US$20 or P1000, non-members US$30 or P1500. Contact Beaulah at [email protected]
Our past events
"Focus on Picture Books". A SCBWI Seminar. Held 2004 April 30. Speakers - Beaulah
Pedregosa Taguiwalo, Panch Alcaraz, Ani Rosa Almario, Karina Africa Bolasco, Neni Sta.
Romana Cruz. Venue - Yuchengco Institute of Advanced Studies, RCBC Plaza, Ayala corner
Buendia Avenue, Makati City, Philippines. To know more about this event click here.
"Postmodern Picture Books". SCBWI Talk. Held 2003 May 17. Speaker - Neni Sta. Romana
Cruz, author, book reviewer and SCBWI member based in Manila. Venue - Yuchengco Institute
of Advanced Studies, RCBC Plaza, Ayala corner Buendia Avenue, Makati City, Philippines.
To know more about this event click here.
"Meet the Author Almira Astudillo Gilles". Author, speaker, and SCBWI member based in
Chicago, Illinois. Held 2003 January 6. SCBWI Get-Together. Venue - Asian restaurant
called East, 2nd Floor Rustans, Makati City. To see photos and know more about this event
click here.
"For Love or For Money" - The Art and Business of Children's Books". Held 2002 November
16. SCBWI Seminar. Speaker - Jen McVeity, Regional Advisor, SCBWI Australia and New
Zealand. Speaker - Penelope Reyes Velasco, author, flower art illustrator, publisher. Venue -
International School Manila, Fort Bonifacio Global City. A webpage will soon be available so
you can see photos and read more about this event. To know more about Jen McVeity click
here and here To know more about Penny Velasco click here.
"Contracts and Agreements for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators" - Answers to
All the Questions You've Always Wanted to Ask. Held 2002 May 11. SCBWI Talk. Speaker -
Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo, Regional Advisor, SCBWI Philippines / Asia-Pacific. Venue -
Balay Alumni, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. A webpage will soon be
available so you can see photos and read more about this event. To know more about Beaulah
Taguiwalo click here and here.
"Meet the Author Jo Kittinger". Held 2002 January 6. First SCBWI Get-Together. Speaker -
Jo Kittinger, Regional Advisor, SCBWI Southern Breeze (Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama).
Venue - AIM Conference Center, Makati City. To see photos and read more about this event
click here www.geocities.com/scbwiphilasia/whats-up-vol-1-no-2.pdf To know more about
Jo Kittinger and Southern Breeze click here.
Our interviews
A children's author in Alabama
Our reports & newsletters
SCBWI was here: The Monkey and the Turtle
Report: Postmodern Picture Books
Report: The 2003 NY SCBWI Conference
Report: The 2004 NY SCBWI Conference
Newsletter Issue 2002 January 1
Newsletter Issue 2002 January 15 ol-1-no-2.pdf
Our neighbors
Jen McVeity, Regional Advisor, Australia / New Zealand [email protected]
Eileen M. Benavente-Blas, Regional Advisor, Guam [email protected]
Susan Sprengeler, Regional Advisor, Hong Kong [email protected]
Carla D. Shank, Regional Advisor, Japan (Okinawa) [email protected]
Linda Gerber, Regional Advisor, Japan (Kobe-Tokyo) [email protected]
Kathleen Ahrens, Regional Advisor, Taiwan [email protected]
Our links
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators SCBWI
SCBWI Regional Advisors all over the world
SCBWI International Chapters
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Contact: Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo, Regional Advisor [email protected]
