Elizabeth O. Dulemba
http://dulemba.com
[email protected], @dulemba
CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING
Represented by Courtney Miller-Callihan of Sanford J. Greenburger, New York, USA.
BOOKS Award winning children’s book author/illustrator/designer of fifteen traditionally published books. Clients include Scholastic, Houghton Mifflin, Harcourt, and McGraw-Hill, etc. Titles include:
The 12 Days of Christmas in Georgia (Sterling Children’s Book)
Soap, Soap, Soap (Raven Tree Press)
Oscar the Badger, written by NY Times Bestselling author
Karin Slaughter (MacAdam Cage Publishers)
Ready for the Day, Ready for Bed, and Ready to Play, 3 books in the ParentSmart KidHappy™ series (Free Spirit Publishing)
Paco and the Giant Chilé Plant (Raven Tree Press)
Pop Got A Hit (Harcourt Educational)
The Snake-Bit Rake Handle (Houghton Mifflin)
Haley and the Big Blast (Amy Elise Press)
Glitter Girl and the Crazy Cheese (MacAdam Cage Publishers)
The Prince’s Diary (Shen’s Books)
Mistletoe Madness (Blooming Tree Press)
Madame Perroquet (International Children’s Literacy Corps, Senegal)
True Teen Anthology (360ep publisher)
APPs/eBOOKs Lula’s Brew, for iPad, iPhone, Nook, and Kindle. Lula was one of the first picture book apps available on the iPad and led to articles and conference sessions on the topic.
Book Consultation Artistic Direction for the New York Times best seller,
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes.
MAGAZINES Contributed various Articles and Illustrations for Highlights & High Five Magazines - including the 2008 cover which led to the SCBWI Magazine Merit Award awarded in Los Angeles, Writer’s Digest Magazine, Scholastic’s “Read & Rise” Magazine, SCBWI Bulletin (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators), ICL Newsletter (Institute of Children’s Literature), Kids Holiday Crafts, Confetti Magazine, WeeOnes Magazine, The Scoop - Georgia Gardening Magazine, and Signews Magazine.
ORGANIZATIONS/VOLUNTEER
Board Member of the Georgia Center for the Book (a branch of the National Center for the Book).
Drove the establishment of the “25 Books All Young Georgians Should Read” list in 2010.
Illustrator Coordinator for the Southern region (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi) of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI member since 2001). Creator of numerous gallery shows, the annual Illustrators’ Day, a scholarship grant, organizer of portfolio displays and reviews.
PBAA member, Picture Book Artists Association.
Also...
SCBWI Barbara Karlin Grant, Judge, 2008.
International Children’s Literacy Corps, 2004.
North Georgia Master Gardeners, Secretary, 2004, Blue Ridge, GA. Designed and oversaw installation of Fannin County Georgia Courthouse landscape.
Business Networking International, President, Chattanooga, TN, 1996.
READ, Adult Literacy Program, Volunteer, 1994.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
TEACHING University of Georgia, Adjunct Professor of Beginning and Advanced Illustration, 2010. John C. Folk School, “Beginning Drawing” and “Creating Picture Books,” taught annually since 2007. Chattanooga Arts & Culture, Drawing.
CONFERENCES Topics covering marketing, picture books, and technology at the SCBWI Southern-Breeze Conferences (2005-2011), SCBWI - Carolinas (2005- 2010), SCBWI Mid-South (2011), Blue Ridge Writer’s Conference, Alabama Center for Arts & Humanities, (2010), Alabama Writer’s Conference (2010).
FESTIVALS Spoke at the Decatur Book Festival (2004 - present), Alabama Book Festival (2008), Georgia Literary Festival (2009), Savannah Children’s Book Festival (2008-2010), Southern Festivals of Books (Nashville, TN, 2008-2009).
EVENTS include Nuestra Vida (Univision 34 Atlanta), the Georgia Center for the Book, the Marcus Jewish Community Center, the Dekalb County Library (Storytime Volunteer, Fannin County, Georgia).
COLLEGES Guest speaker at the University of Georgia, Agnes Scott College (Teachers for America), Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD, Atlanta), Atlanta College of Art, Mercer University.
BOOK SIGNINGS AND SCHOOL VISITS Around the country in person and via Skype.
CORPORATE work history (1989 - 2001)
Chattanooga, Tennessee: DDN, Daniel, Douglas + Norcross, Art Director; The Wood Group, Art Director (Brach’s Candy); Buster Brown Apparel (Snoopy) Senior Artist. Atlanta, Georgia: Crawford Communications, Contract Artist (Arby’s); Stone Mtn. Lasers, Concept and Animation Artist.
EDUCATION
University of Georgia, BFA in Graphic Design, 1991.
Latin American Association, Spanish, 2007-2008.
Université Paris-Sorbonne, France, French Studies, 1987.
SKILLS
Known throughout the children’s book industry for organizational, marketing, and speaking skills as a writer, illustrator, teacher, mentor and volunteer for state and international organizations. From prior twelve years in graphic design, proficient in Photoshop, Painter, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign, and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
KUDOS (more at www.dulemba.com)
2010: Personal line of licensed stamps for JustRite Stampers and The Greeting Farm.
2010: Soap, soap, soap named to the “25 Books All Young Georgians Should Read” list.
2009: SCBWI National Volunteer Scholarship to attend LA conference.
2008: Bronze Medal - Moonbeam Children’s Book Award for Paco and the Giant Chile Plant.
2007: 76th Annual Writer's Digest Magazine Writing Competition, Honorable Mention, “Queen Bea.”
2007: SmartWriters.com Grand Prize winner for illustration, “Lula’s Brew.”
2006: “The Prince’s Diary” named No.1 2006 Valentine’s Day Pick by Book Sense (Indiebound).
GALLERIES AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Work archived at the University of Southern Mississippi de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection. Work shown at the Southern Arts Federation’s “Storybook Look: Illustrations by Southern Artists” (two years on tour all over the South), the Savannah Live Oaks Public Library (Savannah, GA) Keene State College “Parliament of Owls” (New Hampshire), Little Shop of Stories (Decatur, GA - Decatur ArtWalk Gallery Tour), The Dekalb Public Library (Decatur, Georgia), and Mercer University.
