WHEN: Friday, April 19–Sunday, April 21
WHERE: Marriott, Redmond Town Center, Redmond
REGISTER: For a good time, click right here!
Want support and accountability in your writing? YA Novel Writing: Captivating the Teen Reader begins April 8 at Bellevue College, taught by Katherine Grace Bond. To register, go to the Bellevue College Continuing Ed website.
Author appearance:
WHERE: Secret Garden Bookshop
Short story class:
gems,
short stories and write them to completion. The second half of the class is
devoted to editing and revising one story from the student’s portfolio.
Students will learn to edit their own work and to receive and give constructive
criticism. At the end of class students submit their polished stories to
literary or genre markets.
Author signings:
Sherri Duski, author of Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site, has a new book out, Steam Train, Dream Train.
WHEN: Sunday, April 21 at 5:30pm
WHERE: Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park
Dav Pilkey signs his newest Captain Underpants book: Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers
(Scholastic, $9.99, for ages 7 and up).
Sarah Dessen’s coming! The bestselling YA author is here for a ticketed signing event in support of the paperback release of What Happened To Goodbye. The Rules: Purchase your copy of What Happened to Goodbye (or any other NEW Sarah Dessen title) at Third Place Books and receive your ticket. Two people may stand in line together, you maybe bring 2 additional books from home.
WHEN: Monday, April 22 at 7pm
WHERE: Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park
Writing Class:
Author Lois Harris leads a two-night course, entitled, “A Simple Structure for a Strong Story.”
WHEN: Thursday, April 25 and Thursday, May 2 from 6:30-8:30pm.
WHERE: Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon campus
REGISTER: For course information (listed as 6075 CENGL) as well as registration ($49),
click here.
Workshop:
Graphic Arts Guild Workshop presents
“Best Practices for the Fallible & Fickle.” Have you ever changed your mind 75 percent of
the way into a project? Or has a client? Or perhaps you’ve felt like
you’ve painted yourself into a technical corner, and the only way out is
to ruin work you’ve done. In
this conversation, we’ll talk about awesomely non-destructive,
re-editable methods in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
WHEN: April 24, 12–1:30pm
WHERE: Seattle Design Center, 5701 Sixth Ave S, Seattle
TO REGISTER: Brown Paper Tickets (Guild member $10, General $20)