Long walk to Freedom

The Children's version of Long Walk to Freedom by Chris van Wyk has just been published. Paddy Bouma, one of SCBWI SA’s Committee members, did the wonderful illustrations, many of them based on actual photographs. This is a task that took almost a year to complete. She calls the work the crowning piece of her career in this interview with Bianca Capazorio

http://panmacmillan.book.co.za/blog/2009/09/21/illustrator-paddy-bouma-talks-about-the-new-long-walk-to-freedom/

The book published by Pan Macmillan comes in all our 11 languages and in Portuguese and American English. Congratulations to Chris and Paddy from SCBWI SA.

Maskew Miller Longman Children's Literature Awards: competition

Maskew Miller Longman has announced its annual competition. They are inviting writers to submit unpublished and original children's stories and illustrations.

R7500 will be awarded to the story winner in each language and to the illustration winner. There will also be a runners-up prize of R3500.

Click on the title above to get more details.

Closing date: 30 April 2009.