Sketch and Scribe Festival

Sketch and Scribe Festival the FUN kidlit festival by the beach (and on-line) - connect & learn from publishers & published experts

🎟️ TICKETS CLOSING for Event 1 in person IN 36 HOURS!!Only a few days until we kick off the 2026 SKETCH N SCRIBE FEST! ✨...
02/09/2026

🎟️ TICKETS CLOSING for Event 1 in person IN 36 HOURS!!
Only a few days until we kick off the 2026 SKETCH N SCRIBE FEST!
✨
EVENT 1 Sept 5 – Professional Development day 1 – filled with publisher and expert author-illustrator masterclasses and panels.
This year publishers will dive DEEP into why they chose manuscripts that shined in their submission piles to help get you published.
Join publishers at the sunset cocktail@party & connect with your creative tribe while learning from the experts.
In-person & recorded for on-line viewing.
🎟️ in person tickets close THURSDAY!!

EVENT 1 PART 2 online
💙Sept 13 – Professional Development Day 2 online – jam packed with workshops and masterclasses from award-winning creatives. On-line Zoom + recorded.
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Sept 17 – Oct 4 – Anglesea Art Space illustrator art exhibition with sales for all artworks and proceeds to artists
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Sept 18 – Oct 11 - Pitch Pro Sessions with 20+ publishers & agents. On-line Zoom
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October 1 – March 31 2027 – illustration on-line gallery to publishers and general public

✅PLEASE subscribe to the newsletter on the website CONTACT page

🔗 https://www.sketchandscribefest.com/contact- sketch-scribe-fest
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WIN WIN PITCH PRO TICKETS 🎟️ There are TWO SOLD OUT Pitch Pro tickets up for grabs for EVERYONE attending EVENT 1 IN-PER...
28/08/2026

WIN WIN PITCH PRO TICKETS 🎟️
There are TWO SOLD OUT Pitch Pro tickets up for grabs for EVERYONE attending EVENT 1 IN-PERSON!
🏆PRIZES: 1 SCHOLASTIC & 1 PENGUIN HOUSE Pitch Pro Ticket 🎟️
✅Pitch PB, JF, MG, YA, GN, Illustration ARTWORK - anything kidlit!!
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How to enter :
✅Hold an EVENT 1 IN- PERSON ticket
✅Come along to the in-person Professional Development Day at Jan Juc SLAC
✅Be there for the prize draw at 430pm
✅CROSS YOUR FINGERS!!
⭐️BE IN TO WIN 🥇
📅Event 1 in-person Sept 5
🏖️Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club, VIC 3228
🔗info & tickets in bio link
Surf Coast Events

🌱Did you know the Sketch n Scribe Fest has a focus to minimise waste with our ZERO WASTE target?💚🫶🏻We take many steps to...
27/08/2026

🌱Did you know the Sketch n Scribe Fest has a focus to minimise waste with our ZERO WASTE target?💚
🫶🏻We take many steps to bring you a quality experience while caring for our environment 🌎

✅Reusable, biodegradable or recyclable products & packaging
✅Local service providers to minimise our carbon footprint
✅Local catering using sustainable food sources
✅Venue with solar power & rainwater grey water

Small steps to make a big impact on our beautiful world 🌍 🌳🏖️
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The countdown is ON for the 2026 SKETCH N SCRIBE FEST! ✨Sept 5 – Professional Development day 1 – filled with publisher ...
25/08/2026

The countdown is ON for the 2026 SKETCH N SCRIBE FEST!
✨
Sept 5 – Professional Development day 1 – filled with publisher and expert author-illustrator masterclasses and panels.
This year publishers will dive DEEP into why they chose manuscripts that shined in their submission piles to help get you published.
Join publishers at the sunset cocktail@party & connect with your creative tribe while learning from the experts.
In-person & recorded for on-line viewing.
🎟️ in person tickets close NEXT WEEK!!

🩷Sept 6 – Coach Camps – receive written assessments with more publishers and more camp spots in-person & on-line SOLD OUT
💙Sept 13 – Professional Development Day 2 online – jam packed with workshops and masterclasses from award-winning creatives. On-line Zoom + recorded.
✨
Sept 17 – Oct 4 – Anglesea Art Space illustrator art exhibition with sales for all artworks and proceeds to artists
🩷
Sept 18 – Oct 11 - Pitch Pro Sessions with 20+ publishers & agents. On-line Zoom
💙
October 1 – March 31 2027 – illustration on-line gallery to publishers and general public

✅PLEASE subscribe to the newsletter on the website CONTACT page

🔗 https://www.sketchandscribefest.com/contact-sketch-scribe-fest
✨

CONGRATULATIONS 🥂 to our FESTIVAL FIRST PAGES WRITING COMP SHORTLIST theme category titles ⭐️🏆 🥇 The judges had quite a ...
23/08/2026

CONGRATULATIONS 🥂 to our FESTIVAL FIRST PAGES WRITING COMP SHORTLIST theme category titles
⭐️🏆 🥇
The judges had quite a challenge selecting the top stories

✅Winners announced Sept 5 at our in-person event
🙏thank you to our bestselling award winning author judges Sue Lawson 🏆🏆

Winners selected by publisher Tash Besliev (Simon&Schuster/Affirm)
⭐️ SHORTLISTERS receive judges comments & certificate .
⭐️WINNERS receive a publisher assessment via ZOOM to talk all things kidlit & assessments. ⭐️CONGRATULATIONSWriting Super Stars
more details here https://www.sketchandscribefest.com/first-pages-writing-competition First Pages Writing Competition Website link in bio Supported by Surf Coast Events

CONGRATULATIONS 🥂 to our FESTIVAL FIRST PAGES WRITING COMP SHORTLIST older readers category titles ⭐️🏆 🥇 The judges had ...
23/08/2026

CONGRATULATIONS 🥂 to our FESTIVAL FIRST PAGES WRITING COMP SHORTLIST older readers category titles
⭐️🏆 🥇
The judges had quite a challenge selecting the top stories

✅Winners announced Sept 5 at our in-person event

Winners selected by senior editor Kate Whitfield (A&U)
⭐️ SHORTLISTERS receive judges comments & certificate .
⭐️WINNERS receive a publisher assessment PLUS a publisher ZOOM to talk all things kidlit & assessments. ⭐️CONGRATULATIONSWriting Super Stars
⭐️ a HUGE thank you to judges Sam Ellen-Bound & Sue Lawson 🙏
more details here https://www.sketchandscribefest.com/first-pages-writing-competition First Pages Writing Competition Website link in bio Supported by Surf Coast Events

CONGRATULATIONS 🥂 to our FESTIVAL FIRST PAGES WRITING COMP SHORTLIST picture book category titles ⭐️🏆 🥇 The judges had q...
23/08/2026

CONGRATULATIONS 🥂 to our FESTIVAL FIRST PAGES WRITING COMP SHORTLIST picture book category titles
⭐️🏆 🥇
The judges had quite a challenge selecting the top stories

✅Winners announced Sept 5 at our in-person event
🙏thank you to our bestselling award winning author judges Kaye Baillie Claire Sax 🏆🏆

Winners selected by publisher Alyson O’Brien (Little Book Press)
⭐️ SHORTLISTERS receive judges comments & certificate .
⭐️WINNERS receive a publisher assessment PLUS a publisher ZOOM to talk all things kidlit & assessments. ⭐️CONGRATULATIONSWriting Super Stars
⭐️ a HUGE thank you to judges Claire Saxby & Kaye Baillie 🙏
more details here https://www.sketchandscribefest.com/first-pages-writing-competition First Pages Writing Competition Website link in bio Supported by Surf Coast Events

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