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Oh, boy!—what an abundance of information Debbie Ridpath Ohi offered to illustrators. Debbie is a social media guru, but she's also a successful illustrator and an SCBWI success story. She won the portfolio showcase at the 2010 SCBWI LA Conference, and has gone on to illustrate several books, including Sam & Eva and Where Are My Books? (Simon & Schuster), more. Fortunately, most of what Debbie offered in her workshop is also available on her website, including  BONUS MATERIALS!

Announced at the 2018 SCBWI Summer Conference by Laurent Linn and Debbie Ridpath Ohi, the new social media mentorship award for illustrators identifies emerging illustrators or author/illustrators with a debut book coming out in the next year and offers them guidance on social media and building their presence and brand. This year's two winners are... Check out Rahele Jomepour Bell's website here . and Check out Taia Morley 's website here Congratulations to both!

Debbie Ohi shares some of her best tips on social media for both authors and illustrators. Here are a few of my favorites (Debbie would type 'favourites' as she is delightfully Canadian): For best results, you do want to learn some basic photography skills whether you are an illustrator or an author. Take photos of all of your events, yes. But for authors, you can also get the people who work on your book involved in your social media, too, and drum up visual content from those sources. Authors can take photos of their work environment and tools for writing. Authors, your illustrators would love to be showcased and credited in your social media posts! When appropriate, tag your publisher, editor, art director or agent, too. Debbie's books! Easy to learn more about on her website Debbie doesn't believe social media results in direct sales, it's about getting people talking. Change your focus from sales to connection, let us hammer you over the head with this: Social...