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2027 MENTEE APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!

We welcome mentees from all regions to join. The program lasts six months where you'll have one-on-one guidance from an experienced professional in the kidlit community. Please note that you need to be a member or preview member of SCBWI to qualify.

Apply now through December 15th. We've had amazing feedback from our program, and are thrilled to be able to expand our list of mentors this year.

If you've been on the fence about it before, this is the year to jump aboard!

2027 Mentorship Program details in our bio. Swipe to see this year's Mentors!

#scbwi #scbwinv #kidlit #mentor #nevada

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Jacci Turner is launching a new book, a YA historical fiction called Railroad Women, and it takes place during the joining of the transcontinental railroad.

It is open for ARC readers and launches on October 28th.

You can get an ARC here: https://booksirens.com/book/MH10CXO/EROMIQI

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Got news to share too? Fill out the Member News Submission form on your Weekly Lowdown email so we can all celebrate your kidlit wins!

#kidlit #jacciturner #author #scbwi #nevada

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Jacci Turner author signing August 22 12pm-2pm #indiebookstore #renonv #localauthor

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It’s up! Visit my Sunday Spotlight and meet #yafantasyauthor @jacciturner 🩵🤍💚 Dive into the life of a writer for bookish insights and all kinds of inspiration 💚🤍🩵

Link in bio 🤍

#authorssupportingauthors #spotlight #interview #bookstagram

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Jacci Turner shares that she was asked to write an essay for Stella Fosse's blog after meeting her at Crones Author's together.

"It was a great connection," Jacci adds.

Read the essay at stellafosse.com/zero-to-fifty/

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Got news to share too? Fill out the Member News Submission form on your Weekly Lowdown email so we can all celebrate your kidlit wins!

#kidlit #jacciturner #author #scbwi #nevada

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Be a Nevada Mentor or Mentee!

The 2026 SCBWI NV Mentorship Program has officially ended with a fantastic wrap-up meeting. Look at all those happy faces up there!

If you are a published member and are interested in becoming a 2027 mentor, please reply to your Weekly Lowdown email this week.

If you are interested in joining our program as a mentee, stay tuned for our announcement in September.

Swipe to see a few testimonials from our alumni mentees about the program!

#scbwi #scbwinv #kidlit #mentor #mentorship

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We’re shining the spotlight on Jacci Turner! Get to know Jacci a little better.

SCBWI NV: What is your favorite kidlit book?
Jacci: Anne of Green Gables. Gotta love a smart orphan.

SCBWI NV: What is your newest obsession?
Jacci: I'm addicted to Pickleball!

SCBWI NV: What is your most outlandish kidlit goal?
Jacci: To hear Oprah say, "Welcome back to the show."

SCBWI NV: What on the horizon do you look forward to most?
Jacci: The third and final book in my Tree Singer series.

Jacci's book, Bending Willow, represented Nevada at the National Book Festival in Washington DC. Her books Snapped, Cracker and Tree Singer were finalists in the Wishing Shelf Book Contest. Tree Singer received a wonderful Kirkus review and is now available with Cracker on Audible.

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Want to be featured like Jacci? Email us at writeriders@gmail.com.

Let’s build our community one spotlight at time.

#kidlit #nevada #scbwi #childrensbookauthor #jacciturner

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Ready for the @carsoncitylibrary summer reading challenge! It’s a local author summer thanks to @bubs.bookstore and @comickingdomreno
Well, Carl is not from a local author, but I can’t wait to see what he and Princess Donut get up to next!

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Loved getting to know both of these vivacious book clubs. #bookclub #bookclubtour @blackgirlthriller @zibbybookspublishing @jacciturner

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I spent my day yesterday celebrating the grand opening of the most gorgeous new bookstore. The way the owners breathed new life into the building is stunning, but the heartbeat of the shop is definitely the community that filled it today.
Getting to meet and support local authors, talk shop, and bring home signed copies was the ultimate creative fuel. Watching them celebrate their work made me look at that Local Authors shelf and feel a massive wave of motivation for my own writing journey.
Here’s to good books, incredible community, and the stories that bring us all together! 🥂📚

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