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24Practice your craft and build you portfolio by participating in monthly art prompts. Member Illustrators can post their DrawThis! entries on Instagram, Bluesky, and on the Illustrator Gallery with the tag #SCBWIDrawThis to enter and have your art seen by industry pros. The AUGUST 2026 prompt is MONOCHROME.<
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26young readers worldwide mourn the passing of author and friend, Mildred Pitts Walter. She was 104 years old, and was still writing for children.</p></div><a aria-label="See full post" href="/remembering-mildred-pitts-walter"><style data-emotion="css 1qsc737">.css-1qsc737{display:inline;-webkit-appearance:none;-moz-appearance:none;-ms-appearance:none;appearance:none;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-user-select:none;-moz-user-select:none;-ms-user-select:none;user-select:none;position:relative;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:baseline;outline:2px solid transparent;outline-offset:2px;line-height:var(--chakra-lineHeights-normal);border-radius:var(--chakra-radii-xl);font-weight:700;transition-property:var(--chakra-transition-property-common);transition-duration:var(--chakra-transition-duration-normal);height:auto;min-width:var(--chakra-sizes-6);font-size:16px;-webkit-padding-start:var(--chakra-space-2);padding-inline-start:var(--chakra-space-2);-webkit-padding-end:var(--chakra-space-2);padding-inline-end:var(--chakra-space-2);text-transform:none;padding:0px;color:var(--chakra-colors-ctaSecondary-500);width:auto;}.css-1qsc737:focus-visible,.css-1qsc737[data-focus-visible]{box-shadow:var(--chakra-shadows-outline);}.css-1qsc737:disabled,.css-1qsc737[disabled],.css-1qsc737[aria-disabled=true],.css-1qsc737[data-disabled]{opacity:1;cursor:not-allowed;box-shadow:var(--chakra-shadows-none);color:#C6C6C6;}.css-1qsc737:disabled path,.css-1qsc737[disabled] path,.css-1qsc737[aria-disabled=true] path,.css-1qsc737[data-disabled] path{stroke:#C6C6C6;}.css-1qsc737:hover,.css-1qsc737[data-hover]{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1qsc737:hover:disabled,.css-1qsc737[data-hover]:disabled,.css-1qsc737:hover[disabled],.css-1qsc737[data-hover][disabled],.css-1qsc737:hover[aria-disabled=true],.css-1qsc737[data-hover][aria-disabled=true],.css-1qsc737:hover[data-disabled],.css-1qsc737[data-hover][data-disabled]{background:initial;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-1qsc737:focus,.css-1qsc737[data-focus]{box-shadow:var(--chakra-shadows-none);}.css-1qsc737:active,.css-1qsc737[data-active]{color:var(--chakra-colors-ctaSecondary-700);}@media screen and (min-width: 30em){.css-1qsc737{width:auto;}}@media screen and (min-width: 48em){.css-1qsc737{width:auto;}}@media screen and (min-width: 80em){.css-1qsc737{width:auto;}}</style><button class="chakra-button Button-module-scss-module__gsyjLa__buttonFlex css-1qsc737">See full post<style data-emotion="css 1hzyiq5">.css-1hzyiq5{display:-webkit-inline-box;display:-webkit-inline-flex;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;-webkit-align-self:center;-ms-flex-item-align:center;align-self:center;-webkit-flex-shrink:0;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;-webkit-margin-start:0.5rem;margin-inline-start:0.5rem;}</style><span class="chakra-button__icon css-1hzyiq5"><svg width="7" height="12" viewBox="0 0 7 12" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M1 1L6 6L1 11" stroke="#79A03F" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path></svg></span></button></a></div></div></div></div><div class="CarouselBlockItem-module-scss-module__otewnW__embla__slide"><div class="CarouselBlockItem-module-scss-module__otewnW__embla__slide__inner"><div class="CarouselBlockItem-module-scss-module__otewnW__carouselBlockItem"><div class="CarouselBlockItem-module-scss-module__otewnW__imagePart"><img alt="Infographic.png" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:cover;color:transparent" src="https://scbwi-storage-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/__sized__/images/Infographic-thumbnail_webp-708xa.webp"/></div><div class="CarouselBlockItem-module-scss-module__otewnW__textPart"><div class="CarouselBlockItem-module-scss-module__otewnW__title"><h3 class="Htag-module-scss-module__6Odbyq__h3 Htag-module-scss-module__6Odbyq__black">Author Panel Replay: Writing from the Immigrant Experience</h3></div><div class="CarouselBlockItem-module-scss-module__otewnW__body"><p class="P-module-scss-module__0666KW__p">Every child deserves to see themselves in a book. Authors Hanh Bui, Edwidge Danticat, Zahra Marwan, Meera Sriram, and Suma Subramaniam joined SCBWI for a conversation on representation and belonging. Watch now through SCBWI YouTube.</p></div><a href="https://youtu.be/ErImJ-jKGzY?si=fGlvFjOwx0qJifCw" target="_blank" aria-label="Watch now"><style data-emotion="css 1qsc737">.css-1qsc737{display:inline;-webkit-appearance:none;-moz-appearance:none;-ms-appearance:none;appearance:none;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;
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