Marjorie's Sketch Blog

Marjorie van Heerden writes and illustrates children's books.

Friday, 23 March 2007

This is my first time blogging - Hi!
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Marjorie's Website and other blogs:

  • Website
  • Trade Books
  • Kathleen, Chu-Ren and Marjorie's Books
  • Educational Books
  • Literacy Series
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Wikipedia
  • SCBWI Profile
  • Marjorie shares: Tutorials & so on...
  • Articles by Marjorie

Marjorie - age 2

Marjorie - age 2
Marjorie van Heerden, writer & illustrator of children's books, lives in Gordon's Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa. Since the publication of her first children’s picture book in 1983 Marjorie van Heerden has been published as illustrator or illustrator/author in 36 languages in Africa, England, Europe (Greece), the East (China, Korea & Malaysia) and the USA. Marjorie received the honour of RA Emerita from the SCBWI and was given a life-time SCBWI membership. To see her recent books, click on "Trade Books" in the links listed above.

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      • This is my first time blogging - Hi!

Links to SCBWI SA sites:

  • SCBWI - International Website
  • SCBWI South Africa - Website

My studio in the loft of our home

My studio in the loft of our home

Links to some South African writers and illustrators:

  • Cora Coetzee - Illustrator
  • Damaria Senne- Writer
  • Di Hofmeyr - Writer
  • Di Stewart - Writer
  • Dorian Haarhoff - Writer
  • Fanie Viljoen - Writer
  • Fawa Conradie
  • Fiona Moodie - Illustrator
  • Gavin Thomson - Illustrator
  • Gcina Mhlope - Writer
  • Hannah Morris - Illustrator
  • Helen Brain - Writer
  • Joan Rankin - Writer & Illustrator
  • Jude Daly - Illustrator
  • Kalle Becker - Writer & Illustrator
  • Karen Ahlschlager - Illustrator
  • LeAnne Hardy - Writer
  • Leon de Villiers - Writer
  • Marguerite Poland - Writer
  • Marianna Brandt - Writer
  • Marita van Aswegen - Writer
  • Marjorie van Heerden -Writer & Illustrator
  • Marleen Visser - Illustrator
  • Meg Jordi - Illustrator
  • Niki Daly - Writer & Illustrator
  • Paddy Bouma - Writer and Illustrator
  • Patricia Schonstein -Writer
  • Philip de Vos - Writer
  • Piet Grobler - Writer & Illustrator
  • Reviva Schermbrucker - Writer & Illustrator
  • Robin Malan - Writer
  • Sally Maclarty - Illustrator
  • Samantha van Riet - Illustrator
  • Sandy Mitchell - Illustrator
  • Val Myburgh - Illustrator
  • Wendy Hartmann - Writer
  • Wynand Louw - Writer

The view out the window above my desk:

The view out the window above my desk:

Links to some South African publishers with Children's Book departments:

  • Cambridge University Press
  • Heinemann Publishers
  • Human & Rousseau Publishers
  • Lapa Publishers
  • List of SA Publishers - PASA Members
  • Macmillan SA
  • Maskew Miller Longman
  • NB Publishers
  • New Africa Books
  • Oxford University Press
  • Pan Macmillan Publishers
  • Penguin Books
  • Protea Publishers
  • Shuter & Shooter Publishers
  • Struik Publishers
  • Tafelberg Publishers
  • Via Africa

Links to some of my favourite Blogs and Websites:

  • The Painters Keys
  • Animation Reference
  • Erzsi Deak - author, editor, literary agent...
  • Harold Underdown's Blog - Children's Book specialist
  • Harold Underdown's Website - The Purple Crayon
  • Illustrator - John Howe
  • Illustrator - Matt Phelan's Blog
  • Let's Talk Illustrators
  • Picture Book People
  • Seven Impossible Things - Many Links to writers and illustrators
  • STORYSTORM: Writing for Kids (While Raising Them)
  • Temple of the Seven Golden Camels
  • The Children's Literature Book Club
  • Visual Library
  • Writer - Mem Fox - Writing a Picture Book
  • Writer - Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
  • Writer - Roald Dahl
  • Writer - Ursula K Le Guin - Award-winning fantasy writer
  • Writer/illustrator - Peter Reynolds
  • Writer/illustrator - Quentin Blake's website

Links to some valuable Book-related Websites & Blogs:

  • (AOL) Information & Resources for illustrators
  • BookData - SA Book Search
  • Cape Town Book Fair's website
  • Children's specialist bookshops
  • Children’s Literature research (UNISA)
  • Department of Basic Education (SA)
  • Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
  • IBBY South Africa
  • JacketFlap - The Children's Publishing Resource
  • National Library of South Africa (NLSA)
  • PASA - Publishers Association of South Africa
  • SCBWI - Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
  • SPARX - The Illustrator's Portfolio - Online listing of SA illustrators
  • Storiewerf (Afrikaans)
  • TTLG - List of websites of (international) writers & illustrators
  • Writers' network blog

Burning the midnight oil!

Burning the midnight oil!

Recent Publications

Recent Publications

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