Keep up with Illinois authors and illustrators news by reading articles from the Prairie Wind, the Bulletin of the Illinois Chapter of SCBWI!
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In This Issue: Winter 2026
By Myania Rankins
This was first published in the Winter 2026 issue of the Prairie Wind, the Bulletin of the Illinois Chapter of SCBWI. Read the Winter 2026 issue here and browse previous editions here.
Hello, hello, Prairie Wind readers!...
Voices of Change
By Myania Rankins
This was first published in the Winter 2026 issue of the Prairie Wind, the Bulletin of the Illinois Chapter of SCBWI. Read the Winter 2026 issue here and browse previous editions here.
How much are you willing to do for...
Farewell, Prairie Wind!
By Brooke O’Neill
This was first published in the Winter 2026 issue of the Prairie Wind, the Bulletin of the Illinois Chapter of SCBWI. Read the Winter 2026 issue here and browse previous editions here.
Six years. Six years of design. Six...
Mission-Driven Writing: Writing for Change When Things Feel Dark
By Melanie Uteg
This was first published in the Winter 2026 issue of the Prairie Wind, the Bulletin of the Illinois Chapter of SCBWI. Read the Winter 2026 issue here and browse previous editions here.
Winter solstice felt significant this...
Writer’s Bookshelf
By Thai Phuong
This was first published in the Winter 2026 issue of the Prairie Wind, the Bulletin of the Illinois Chapter of SCBWI. Read the Winter 2026 issue here and browse previous editions here.
My Dad was a respected musician. He pa...
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Keep up with Illinois authors and illustrators news by reading articles from the Prairie Wind, the Bulletin of the Illinois Chapter of SCBWI!
Black, Female, 30 something. Welcome to my side of the world. Artist, Writer, and Lover.
Andrea Bell is an illustrator, comic artist, + designer living in Chicago, IL. She grew up playing in the Wisconsin woods. It's these memories of adventure, nurturing nature, and adolescent independence that are reflected throughout her work.
Author of The Moon from Dehradun: A Story of Partition (Atheneum Books for Young Readers) and Zahra’s Blessing: A Ramadan Story (Barefoot Books) represented by Saba Sulaiman of Talcott Notch Literary www.ShirinShamsi.com
I am an aspiring author-illustrator who has 3 self-published books that I authored in collaboration with illustrator Heather Bassler Zemien. I am one of the Co-Regional Advisors to Illinois SCBWI. I'm also a high school English teacher in Chicago.
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