The ASA Style File is open for new portfolio submissions

The ASA Style File is open for new portfolio submissions!

Launched in 2003, the ASA Style FIle has become a respected source of high quality illustrators for the publishing community, launching the careers of many well-known Australian illustrators. In 2024, 76% of illustrators featured on the ASA Style File have received a professional work opportunity directly through the platform.

The ASA Style File service offers illustrators promotion of their portfolios to the ASA's network and wider industry network, priority access to the ASA’s Virtual Literary Speed Dating: Picture Book events,which allows illustrators to pitch their portfolios and illustration projects to publishers and agents, and access to exclusive illustrator mentoring services and resources through their ASA membership.

Entries open 26 February 2025 and will close at 5pm AEST, 21 April 2025. To apply, illustrators will need to prepare a 9-image portfolio and a short biography, which will be featured on the ASA Style File if successful.

For more information and to apply, please visit the website here. 

SCBWI SA - Welcome to 2025 Dinner

On Friday 21st February, the South Australian SCBWI community held their first event of the year. The Welcome to 2025 Dinner was a chance to greet new members, catch up with old friends and celebrate the fabulous community of creators in South Australia.

The dinner was made extra special as the amazingly talented author/illustrator Judith Rossel joined us. Judith shared her journey from illustrator to author, the highs and lows of her story and insights into the roller coaster of the publishing world. It is always inspiring to hear from members of the children’s literature community about how they navigate a creative life and Judith’s warm and generous talk did just that. Thank you.

The 2025 committee of Beverley McWilliams, Adam Cece, Danny Snell, Kristin Martin, David Lewis, and Charlie Archbold have lots of events planned to grow craft, connect with other members, and get those creative juices flowing. Our SCBWI SA members have also been super active writing and illustrating and there are many new books coming out this year. If our dinner on Friday was nything to go by 2025 promises to be an exciting one.

Oh…And if you are in Adelaide for Adelaide Writers’ Week, join us for our Post Kids and YA Day Soiree. A perfect opportunity for another gathering.

Charlie

Emerging SA Literary Fellowship for Kate Marie Lewis

Congratulations to author and illustrator Kate Marie Lewis on being awarded an

Emerging SA Literary Fellowship

She was awarded one of the two Emerging SA Literary Fellowships by Writers SA and the State Library of South Australia to research, write and illustrate her narrative nonfiction picture book about grey headed flying foxes.