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Diane Browning
I won my first art contest at age six and my first writing award not long after.
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  • ►  2012 (2)
    • ►  February (1)
      • Spider Magazine Illustrations
    • ►  January (1)
      • My Farewell to Legendary Bookseller George Whitman...
  • ►  2011 (52)
    • ►  December (2)
      • In Search of More Color
      • Children's Book Illustrators Show at Chemers Galle...
    • ►  November (2)
      • In Search of Color
      • An Illustrator's Process -- Preliminary Sketching ...
    • ►  October (2)
      • Still Worried About E-Books?
      • The Big Draw Has Come to Los Angeles
    • ►  September (3)
      • 2011 SCBWI Illustrators Intensive – Even More Note...
      • 2011 SCBWI Illustrators Intensive -- Some More Not...
      • 2011 SCBWI Illustrators Intensive -- Some Notes
    • ►  August (3)
      • Women's Equality Day....and Children's Books
      • More Wise Quotes from the Recent SCBWI 2011 Summer...
      • A Tasty SCBWI 40th Anniversary Summer Conference
    • ►  July (3)
      • On Creativity, Collaboration and Dreams
      • Creativity -- and Teamwork
      • The Writing of a Book: With a Little Help From My...
    • ►  June (2)
      • The Mysterious Pseudonymous Bosch – Teller of Secr...
      • Where Do Ideas Come From?
    • ►  May (3)
      • Research at the Renaissance Faire
      • Charlotte Bronte, Artist
      • Joining in a Celebration of Children's Book Week
    • ►  April (4)
      • A Childhood Favorite Revisited - Johnnie Fedora an...
      • Espresso Book Machine Now at Flintridge Bookstore
      • National Library Week - Memories of Libraries Past...
      • I Celebrate National Library Week -- and Cats!
    • ►  March (11)
      • Blog Tour for Quacky Baseball – Interview with Ill...
      • Women’s History Month – Vicki León’s Treasure Trov...
      • Women’s History Month + Cats on Wednesday = Women ...
      • Women's History Month -- Amelia Bloomer: the Woman...
      • Women's History Month -- The Quilters of Gee's Ben...
      • The World of John Frame and his Fragments of Tales...
      • Women’s History Month – International Women’s Day
      • Cats on Wednesday -- Cat Burglar Cat
      • For the Love of Libraries: Shelves Emptied of 160...
      • My Blog's Birthday!
      • Women's History Month -- Lady Limners
    • ►  February (8)
      • An Illustrator's Process -- Laying Out a Quilt
      • Inspiration Boards for Artists and Writers
      • Cats on Wednesday -- Alexis O'Neill and Friends
      • Library of the Early Mind -- and Those Who Create ...
      • Re-Visiting Childhood Friends
      • Flintridge Book Store and L.A. Parent Magazine Hos...
      • Maurice Sendak Painted a Mural!
      • A Last Salute to Tricycle Press - Part 2
    • ►  January (9)
      • A Last Salute to Tricycle Press
      • Noah’s Ark at The Skirball --A fun and Creative Pl...
      • Dreams, Obstacles and Goals – Continued
      • Experimenting and Journaling at The Skirball -- My...
      • Cats on Wednesday -- (Actually Saturday) at ALA Mi...
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      • LA Times Festival of Books… and Book Lovers
      • Confessions of a First-Time Writer/Illustrator Who...
      • Agent Jamie Weiss Chilton Visits our Schmooze Grou...
      • Writers Day -- a Winner!
      • Los Angeles’ Central Library and a Favorite Illust...
      • Siddie Joe Johnson – My First Librarian
      • Dorothy Leon
      • Seven Picture Books in Seven Days
    • ►  March (10)