by SCBWI Western Washington
BARRY GOLDBLATT. HE'S COMING TO A SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY NEAR YOU. Start your engines. Our season is opening on Wednesday. Seattle Pacific University, Demaray Hall. 7pm. Agent Barry Goldblatt. Be there. SCBWI-WWA's 2015-16 season of monthly programming begins Wednesday, October 21. Buckle up and hang on!
Gearing up for NaNoWriMo? Rebecca Agiewich, author of BREAKUP BABE, sent the following: I'm an SCBWI member and am teaching three upcoming (free!) classes at Seattle Public Library for the Seattle Writes series. They all require registration. The class is "Get Ready for NaNoWrimo," and there will be one class on Sunday, October 18 at... Continue Reading →
Martha Brockenbrough, author of THE GAME OF LOVE AND DEATH, attended the Kirkus Prize ceremony last night in Austin, Texas as a nominee in the Young People's Literature category. Alas, the award went to Pam Munoz Ryan's ECHO, but Martha immediately sent out a gracious post on Facebook and high-fived the winner in the process:... Continue Reading →
Mark Holtzen shares some good news: I've finally got a cover (illustration by John Skewes) to show off! My new picture book from Sasquatch Books, A TICKET TO THE PENNANT: A TALE OF BASEBALL IN SEATTLE comes out next spring on April 12, 2016! (Hopefully the excitement for Seattle baseball will be back in the... Continue Reading →
EAGLE HARBOR FUN! George Shannon dressed as Mr. Tabby, Lynn Brunelle as Dr. Woo, and a special guest as Sasquatch. Plus, fairies everywhere, treats, trivia and revelry. QUEEN ANNE ANTICS! Booksellers dressed as fairies, fairy face-painting, costumes, characters from the book, trivia contest and more.
Please join Trudi Trueit on Friday, October 16 for the release of her new book, THE SISTER SOLUTION. It’s the story of two sisters, who are as opposite as the sun and the moon (like that never happens!), who must find a way to work through their differences if they hope to conquer the queen... Continue Reading →
GREAT NEWS! Jennifer K. Mann is this year's winner of the Scandiuzzi Children's Book Awards in the Picture Book category at the Washington State Book Awards! Can we get a WOO-HOO? Jenn reads from her award-winner! (Goodreads) Jennifer's debut picture book, TWO SPECKLED EGGS, won the award at Saturday night's event at the Seattle Public... Continue Reading →
Anne Belov will be having a show of her paintings, titled "Room With a View," during the month of October at the Fountainhead Gallery on Queen Anne Hill (625 W McGraw St, Seattle). Anne, as many of you know, is a fine-arts painter who also has a passion for all things panda! ... Continue Reading →
Take note, illustrators: This is one of those BIG DEALS! Every two years the SCBWI has a booth at the International Children’s Book Fair in Bologna, Italy. SCBWI will be displaying the 10 finalists of the hugely successful BIG (Bologna Illustrators Gallery) at our 2016 Bologna Book Fair booth. This will be seen by publishers, agents,... Continue Reading →
Call it a bonanza, or, even better, a trifecta! The Seattle Public Library's Central branch will host three of the most riveting authors writing for kids today. It's a singular opportunity to hear them speak about their work. Don't say we never put you in the loop! Our own Jolie Stekly will moderate what... Continue Reading →
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