Lois Brandt is teaching her “Write a Novel in a Month” class at Bellevue College North Campus starting October 6th. Details about the class are below. Write Your Novel in a Month Tuesday evenings, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. October 6th to December 1st Is writing a novel one of your life-long dreams?... Continue Reading →
PARKING for CULTIVATING READERS event
PARKING INFORMATION AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY/CENTRAL BRANCH: [From Linda Johns, Reader Services Librarian, Seattle Public Library] Please be aware that the Seattle Public Library garage closes at 9. We need to be out of the building as close to that time as possible, as to not incur charges for security and the garage (which... Continue Reading →
REMINDER: This Thursday’s SMORGASBORD!
A friendly reminder to come to a special pre-season eventthis Thursday, September 17 at 6pm. * It's going to whet your appetite for books, children's literature, and for reconnecting to this fabulous community of writers and thinkers. NOTE: The Central Downtown Library's underground parking garage entrance is on Spring Street, between Fourth and Fifth... Continue Reading →
Kid Lit Drink Night, OH MY!
Oh, my! Oh, boy! Oh––PAUL! Please join fellow SCBWI-WWA members for September's watering-hole adventures, featuring a very special guest: PAUL O. ZELINSKY! ––THE Paul O. Zelinsky. Yes, him!–– WHEELS ON THE BUS. CALDECOTT MEDAL. AND A WHOLE LOTTA OF OTHER PICTURE BOOKS. YOU'VE PROBABLY READ THEM. (OR HAD THEM READ TO YOU.)
WA State Book Award finalists announced, and…
...there are more than a few names we recognize in their respective categories of the Scandiuzzi Children’s Book Award Finalists: Picture Book “Little Green Peas: A Big Book of Color” (Beach Lane Books) written and illustrated by Keith Baker of Seattle “Two Speckled Eggs” (Candlewick Press) written and illustrated by Bainbridge Island resident Jennifer K.... Continue Reading →
GREAT CRITIQUE, GREAT NEWS
NEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH! Due to popular demand... ...we are opening the GREAT CRITIQUE to members and non-members with or without a Passport purchase. If you will be purchasing a Passport, sign up for the Great Critique by using the Passport registration. If you'd like to sign up for the Great Critique as... Continue Reading →
Dan’s the man!
Help Dan Richards celebrate the launch of his latest picture book, THE PROBLEM WITH NOT BEING SCARED OF KIDS, illustrated by Robert Neubecker. TOMORROW NIGHT - SNAPDOODLE TOYS & BOOKS, KENMORE FUN, GAMES, PRIZES!
Jolie + UW Writing for Children program = WOW!!
UW Writing for Children Info Meeting! If you have ever considered applying for, or want to know more about, the University of Washington's Professional & Continuing Education/Writing for Children program, you're invited to attend an informational meeting on Monday, September 14 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. Learn more about the Writing for Children certificate program... Continue Reading →
YA novel course at UW
Karen Finneyfrock, author of the YA novel THE SWEET REVENGE OF CELIA DOOR, is the instructor for this year's UW certificate course in YA fiction. If that doesn't already make your heart swell with longing, then hear this: She's trying to rope more folks into the class! It's a year-long commitment, beginning SEPTEMBER 17. Held... Continue Reading →
But wait, there’s more––
AS IN....MORE SEPTEMBER EVENTS! September 9, 11AM Samantha Vamos, Alphabet Trains, (PB)Mockingbird Books, 7220 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115 September 12, 11:30AM Matthew Porter, The Rise and Fall of Oscar the Magician! (PB)Mockingbird Books September 15, 7pm EASTSIDE WRITES: Talking Pages - Children's/YA NightFeaturing Jeanne Ryan and Stasia Ward Kehoe (YA)Historic Shell Station, 243 Front... Continue Reading →