by SCBWI Western Washington
Voting for SCBWI's 2013 Crystal Kite awards will begin in March. For now, published members should be sure to get their books in the running by listing them in your member profile at www.scbwi.org and clicking the box to submit the book(s) to the competition. (Remember that only books published in 2013 by a PAL... Continue Reading →
Illustrator Charles Vess will teach a TLC Workshops class called "Drawing from the Imagination (and Using a Big Eraser)" from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. all weekend starting Friday, Feb. 28, through Sunday, March 2, near Bothell. At $500, it's not cheap, but the course description says, "This workshop will help you develop drawing skills... Continue Reading →
Registration for SCBWI Western Washington's 23rd Writing & Illustrating for Children Conference, which will be held April 12 – 13, 2014, is now open! This year's event will feature: 3 award-winning & bestselling keynote speakers, 3 publishing staff members, and 3 agents A Kid Lit Drink Night on Friday A variety master classes on Saturday... Continue Reading →
Franny Billingsley, most recently the author of Chime, 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.) Chime, a National Book Award Finalist, received six starred reviews, and Franny's... Continue Reading →
If flying to New York for the mid-winter SCBWI conference is out of your budget, you might want to consider registering for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) conference here in Seattle for a fraction of the cost. It's happening this month at the Washington State Convention Center from February 26 through March... Continue Reading →
Registration for SCBWI Western Washington's 23rd Writing & Illustrating for Children Conference, which will be held April 12 – 13, 2014, is right around the corner! We expect registration to launch this weekend or early next week. In the meantime, refresh your memory about who will join us: Award-winning & bestselling keynote speakers: Kim Baker,... Continue Reading →
Last week we brought you links of interest for this year’s Caldecott winning and honored illustrators. This week? Check out these great links of interest for this year’s Newbery winner and honored authors — we'll bet there's plenty here you've never seen! Kate DiCamillo Lemony Snicket talks with Kate about winning the Newbery A video... Continue Reading →
Illustrations by Dana Sullivan Are you ready for our Phantastic February meeting this Thursday? Besides the usual catching up with friends and sharing our good news, you don’t want to miss: April conference announcements Deb Lund sharing how you can "Be a Fiction Magician! Tips & Card Tricks for Writers" A final raffle for free... Continue Reading →
... and the villains we love to hate! Come take a closer look at those vile villains who strengthen our protagonists by thwarting any attempt to achieve their goals. See how creating an awesome villain can make a fantastic book! Villainous But Lovely Northern Network Gathering 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 5, 2014 Bellingham Barnes &... Continue Reading →
Former SCBWI WWA member Ben Clanton, who abandoned us for Boston, will be back signing his new book, Mo's Mustache, at Secret Garden Books on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 7:00 p.m. The scoop about the book: Mo is a monster with a big, black, beautiful mustache that everybody likes. Soon everybody has a mustache! But... Continue Reading →
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