I am very excited to report that Andrea Offermann won the SCBWI New York conference Portfolio Showcase Grand Prize! She will be flown back to NYC to meet with art directors sometime later this year. This year's showcase had over 300 portfolios - more than ever before! Congratulations Andrea!! You can see Andrea's wonderful work
here.
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| Andrea receiving her award |
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| Andrea Offermann |
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| Andrea Offermann |
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| Andrea Offermann |
Go KidLit Artists!! This makes 6 of us now that have won a portfolio showcase award, most after being in the Mentorship program for a year or two:
Andrea Offerman (Grand Prize, SCBWI NY 2013),
Juana Martinez-Neal (Grand Prize, SCBWI LA 2012),
Eliza Wheeler (Grand Prize, SCBWI LA 2011),
Juliana Brion (Honor Award, SCBWI LA 2011), John Deininger (Honor Award, SCBWI LA 2011), and
Debbie Ohi (Honor Award, SCBWI LA 2010).
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| Portfolio Showcase - photo by Debbie Ohi |
P.S. For anyone wondering, the mentors are not judges for the portfolio showcase awards.
This is fantastic news. Way to go Andrea, wahoo!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Andrea!
ReplyDeleteOut of so many - what an honor! Gratuliere!
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