SCBWI PA West Presents: Behind the Scenes of an Author/Illustrator Picturebook with Anoosha Syed
May 01, 2025
Online event
Join award-winning author and illustrator Anoosha Syed as she does a deep dive into the journey behind her picture books from development to pitching to the final art. Since every book project is different, she will compare the processes between three of her author/illustrator titles (That's Not My Name!, Lost Stick, and the upcoming The Salt Princess).
Join award-winning author and illustrator Anoosha Syed as she does a deep dive into the journey behind her picture books from development to pitching to the final art. Since every book project is different, she will compare the processes between three of her author/illustrator titles (That's Not My Name!, Lost Stick, and the upcoming The Salt Princess). Optional add-on Portfolio Critiques from Anoosha are available!
45 minute presentation / 15 min Q&A
$15 for Members / $20 for Non-Members
$60 for optional add-on Portfolio Critiques from Anoosha available for Members! (Limit 4)
Add-on portfolio critiques are due April 25.
10 images max / Please send as a single PDF document to wpa-ra@scbwi.org.
About Anoosha
Anoosha is a Pakistani-Canadian author, illustrator & character designer for animation. As a third-culture-kid, she grew up in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Pakistan, Switzerland, and Toronto, and now finally taking a breather in Dallas. She graduated with a BFA in Illustration at Ceruleum: Ecole d'arts Visuels in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2015. Since then, she worked as a character designer for preschool series in development working with studios like Disney, Netflix and Nickelodeon. After illustrating over forty books for children, she is now working on several author/illustrator titles including That’s Not My Name! and Lost Stick. In her spare time, Anoosha hosts a Youtube channel focused on accessible illustration education.