Welcome to Our Spanish-Speaking Writers and Illustrators!

Southern Breeze is a richly diverse area with more languages spoken in some communities than almost any other area in the United States, and we know our region is brimming with stories from all these varied cultures! But did you know that SCBWI is a global community with resources for these writers and illustrators? There are regions all over the world, and once you become a member, you’ll have access to world-wide help. Today, we'll look at what SCBWI offers our Spanish-speaking community of writers and illustrators.

We asked Malena F. Alzu, the SCBWI Spanish Language Coordinator, to share a welcome to our Spanish-speaking members (and all those who are interested in joining us!):

Bienvenidos al mundo de la creación para niños y jóvenes en español. SCBWI, como asociación internacional, también apoya a escritores e ilustradores que utilizan otras lenguas, como el español, ofreciendo recursos sobre ese mercado. 


Resources in Spanish, SCBWI website

La Cometa. SCBWI’s free electronic bulletin in Spanish with interviews, contests from Spain and Latin America, news about SCBWI, reports of events of the children’s book publishing Latin American market,tips and proposals, and articles by members.

Blog Spain and online critique groups in Spanish. Contact Malena at slc@scbwi.org.

Articles translated from THE BOOK (only for members).

Facebook-SCBWI en español, info about the Publishing market from Spain and Latin America. Remember, Facebook-SCBWI in Spanish is available to all! So if you know Spanish-speaking writers or illustrators, invite them to explore SCBWI and join us!

Language feature (members profile) helps us to detect Spanish-speaking members!

Spanish Speaking Market: Children’s book production in Spain, Mexico, Central, and South America is extremely diverse. Big corporations like SM, Santillana, Norma, Alfaguara, Edebé, Edelvives, FCE, Ekaré have offices in most Spanish-speaking countries and many are very strong in the educational Market. Besides, there are hundreds of independent high quality publishing houses as well. Be aware that in this market it is unusual to work through agents.

If you have questions or suggestions, you can always contact Malena at slc@scbwi.org. And check out the Southern Breeze website here where we have more detailed information--and in Spanish!