For those of you who couldn't make it to New York City this past weekend for the annual Winter Conference, our intrepid members Jolie Stekly, Martha Brockenbrough, and Jaime Temairik blogged, tweeted, and schmoozed so you wouldn't have to. For the whole blog-o-rama, click here. For the Twitter frenzy, click here. Thanks to the SCBWI... Continue Reading →
PiBo posts
Tara Lazar, the founder of PiBoIdMo (Picture Book Idea Month) and our very own Deb Lund teamed up for two very special joint posts in this blog entitled Write Wild, about high-concept picture books. To read the posts, click here. I think quite a few of you out there will find it relevant as well... Continue Reading →
All hail Hank Z!
Many thanks to Karen Robbins, who graciously shared her photos taken at this week's BIG event: the talented, dedicated, and fabulous co-authors of the worldwide bestselling Hank Zipzer series at the University Book Store. Not surprisingly, the placed was packed, both so folks could catch a glimpse of the SCBWI co-founder Lin Oliver (right) and... Continue Reading →
The Girl Who Heard Colors
Author Anne Marie Harris will read from her new picture book, The Girl Who Heard Colors, at the Secret Garden Bookshop on March 1. The book introduces readers to their five senses and to synesthesia, a condition in which one sense triggers another. For some people, sounds or tastes have colors, for instance. The event... Continue Reading →
Spindly early writings and other embarrassing juvenilia
Secret Garden Bookshop hosts four bestselling YA authors at the Seattle Public Library Central Location at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27. Adele Griffin, E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski, and Robin Wasserman will give sneak peeks at their upcoming titles and share their fledgling literary attempts. Secret Garden's Suzanne Perry says, "All writers have skeletons in... Continue Reading →
Conference faculty profile: Kim Baker
Local girl Kim Baker, the acclaimed author of Pickle and the winner of an SCBWI Crystal Kite West Award, will be one of three keynote speakers at SCBWI Western Washington's 23rd Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children conference, which will be held April 12-13, 2014, at the Marriott Redmond Town Center. (Get registration info.) Pickle... Continue Reading →
Hurry and grab a virtual seat!
SCBWI MI introduces its latest live webinar, to be held on Thursday, February 27 at 7pm EST (4pm our time). Hurry if you want to join, as there were only 20 "seats" left for the taking. The webinar is titled "Put Your Best Foot Forward: Introducting Your Work to the Industry." Nonfiction author and... Continue Reading →
Lin Oliver and Henry Winkler TUESDAY!
LATE, BUT NOT TOO LATE, NOTICE! Our very own Lin Oliver, intrepid co-founder of and executive director of SCBWI, will be at University Book Store in Seattle tomorrow night, Tuesday, February 18, along with her co-author Henry Winkler (aaaaaaay!). The dynamic duo presents the latest in their Hank Zipzer series, Here's Hank: Bookmarks are People... Continue Reading →
Think you’re ready to submit?
Member Wendy Wahman shares this good post about submissions and how to answer the question, "Is it ready yet?" The post includes answers from a round-up of writers and illustrators, all with slightly different perspectives. If you're wondering this question yourself, check it out.
Call for artists
Are you listening, all you talented masses? The city of Kent is gearing up for a summer of art exhibits, art purchases, and art awards. The deadline for submission is March 16, so click here for all the details and registration information (the application system was generated by 4Culture, and only this system may be... Continue Reading →