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Pitch Pro Program

First Pages Writing Competition

Illustrator Exhibition

on-demand festival

About + Testimonials

Accessibility & Inclusion

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Professional Development Days

Coach Camp publishers

Pitch Pro Program

First Pages Writing Competition

Illustrator Exhibition

on-demand festival

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Accessibility & Inclusion

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19 Dec

Written by Stef Gemmill

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🩷CONGRATULATIONS to all our Coach Campers 💙
You did your REVISIONS and SUBMISSIONS 📚
Now the waiting game begins… ⏰
GOOD LUCK⭐️
We look forward to sharing the SUCCESS STORIES with you in the coming months ✨
#kidlit #gettingpublished

Our on-line festival illustrator gallery is LIVE!
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Check out our talented illustrators artwork.
✨🎉Congratulations to all of the artists for putting their artwork out into the world.
Image pumpkin babe art by @sherree.petrie
🔗 www.sketchandscri

SKETCH N SCRIBE FEST
Pitch Pro Sessions are DONE ✅
🩷💙Stef has her first weekend off in 2 months 🎉

✅305 pitch sessions
✅155 submission requests
✅18 illustration portfolio requests
✅1 book contract signed already!!

That is a HUGE request rate

⭐️WOW this has to be festival record ⭐️
🩷The Sketch n Scribe Festival is super excited to announce a 🩷HALL OF FAME 💙success signing!✨
SHEILA KNAGGS has signed a picture book contract with EK BOOKS
Here is what Sheila has to say about how the fest

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Lovely to host Amy Thomas from @penguinkidsaustralia in today’s SnS Fest Pitch Pro program.
Many fun & fabulous manuscripts pitched & submissions requested ✨
We are 3/4 through the pitch session program with 80 more pitches to go!
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Lovely to host Fay Helfenbaum from @thamesandhudsonau in today’s SnS Fest Pitch Pro program.
Many fascinating non-fiction manuscripts pitched and many submissions requested ✨
We are halfway through the pitch session program with 150 more pitche

Hey Visual Story Lovers!
Sketch n Scribe Fest has a treat for you & we’re open tomorrow on the Vic public holiday 🏖️
🩷💙ILLUSTRATOR EXHIBITION💙🩷
Our Sketch n Scribe are showcasing their beautiful artwork + prints are for sale.
✨Works p

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