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Join the SCBWI Illustration Community in October for 31 days of illustration prompts under the hashtag #scbwiArtober2026! Each day includes a prompt to inspire your daily practice. Work in your favorite art medium or play with new materials during the month. Share your work when you can or post it daily with the scbwiArtober2026 hashtag on Instagram and Bluesky. The goal is to develop a daily practice of creating new art. Writers are welcome to join in the fun too! We will try to reshare as many of your creations as possible in our stories! Here are the Rules: – This is not about perfection. The goal is to develop a daily practice. – We encourage you to try new media. – Share your work on Twitter and Instagram with the official hashtag #scbwiArtober2026. – Go to the #scbwiArtober2026 hashtag to see current art, inspiration, and to cheer on other SCBWI Illustrators. – Play and have fun each day! ARTOBER 2026 Prompt List - October 1 - 31 2026 1. Pumpkin 2. Nocturnal 3. Crush 4. Human 5. Camp 6. Quiver 7. Feline 8. Crisp 9. Home 10. Vestige 11. Crusty 12. Lunge 13. Howl 14. Belonging 15. Carnival 16. Hairy 17. Oddity 18. Cosplay 19. Wish 20. Stolen 21. Faerie 22. Knit 23. Concoction 24. Veil 25. Forest 26. Hunter’s Moon 27. Cottage 28. Savory 29. Underneath 30. Moth 31. Ghoul #artober #kidlitillustration

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Join us for our final session in our SCBWI University series: The Journey of The Picture Book Today's session will be taught by Andrea Davis Pinkney Ready. Set. Revise! A Practical Roadmap From Draft to Publication with Andrea Davis Pinkney Learn the strategies needed to refine and strengthen your work without losing the spark that inspired it. You’ll leave this practical workshop knowing how to: assess your work objectively; identify what’s working and what’s not; distinguish meaningful revision from simple polishing; strengthen character, pacing, structure, language, and emotional impact; decide what to cut, what to keep; develop a practical revision plan—and know when the work is ready to submit. Can't attend live? You can still register at scbwi.org and watch the replay! #scbwi #picturebookauthor #kidlit #pbauthor #childrensbookauthor

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Join us today for our second session in our SCBWI University Picture Book series! You can still sign up at scbwi.org Can't attend live? You can still sign up to watch the replays! Today's lesson is "From Spark to Story: Shaping a Picture Book Idea Into a Book with Jashar Awan" Learn how to develop your idea into a picture book with Caldecott and Geisel honoree Jashar Awan! He will discuss the variety of approaches he uses to develop his books, as well as share his journey to becoming a published author. #scbwiuniversity #picturebookauthor #kidlit #childrensbookauthor