by SCBWI Western Washington
Famous member alert! Seattle's Showbox Theatre (at the Pike Place Market) will soon be hosting CatVidFest, which will feature member Wendy Wahman's book trailer for A Cat Like That. Wendy says, "My book trailer for A Cat Like That was selected from over 7,000 entries to be part of this 80-minute compilation of the best... Continue Reading →
Midwinter blahs? We won't allow it! Come in from the cold: Join SCBWI WWA members for a special meeting on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 7–9pm, at SPU's Demaray Hall. For all the details, click here! **PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL ACCEPT CASH OR CHECKS ONLY FOR ADMISSION. An ATM is located in the convenience store just up... Continue Reading →
You've got until February 3 to take advantage of the early-bird discount for this year's Children's Literature Conference in Bellingham, which is sponsored by Western Washington University. The event will be Saturday, March 1, and will feature Nic Bishop, Jennifer Holm, Steve Sheinkin, and Laura Vaccaro Seeger. Get more information or register here.
Publishers' Weekly offers SCBWI members a discount on its Spring and Fall 2014 Children's Announcements, which can be helpful for keeping tabs on industry trends, what's selling, and when it'll be released. Both announcements issues are available for only $25. Members are also eligible for discounted full-year subscriptions that are 60% off the regular rate.... Continue Reading →
It may be in the future, but there are ONLY THREE SPACES LEFT in Darcy Pattison's Novel Revision Retreat, which takes place June 6-8, 2014, in Tacoma. Darcy is the author of Novel Metamorphosis, and has been a teacher at our own WWA retreat not once, but twice. For information on the retreat, which comes... Continue Reading →
Art by––who else?––Dana Sullivan How are YOU planning to shake off last year's cobwebs? By signing up for Dana Sullivan's dazzling class, Picture books for Dummies! (As in, MAKE a dummy, not BE a dummy. Just to clarify. Ahem.) If, like many of us, your New Year's resolution is to finally make... Continue Reading →
Interested in creating a graphic novel? Learn from experts when Seattle's Graphic Arts Guild presents a day of graphic novel goodness on Saturday, January 25, 2014. This all-day event, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., includes a panel and two morning workshops. David Lasky will present “Make Your Own Comic” for... Continue Reading →
Here's a sweet promotional opportunity for someone who attends our Southern Network events or other members living in the Vancouver, WA, area! A writer for Vancouver Family Magazine, which is published for parents in the Clark County area, is looking for children's book authors who live in southwest Washington for a feature she's writing. If... Continue Reading →
We're pleased to announce an addition to SCBWI Western Washington's 2014 schedule. Please join us from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, February 6, for a meeting at SPU's Demaray Hall 150 (the usual location) for a full program, including: Mini session: Be a Fiction Magician! Tips & Card Tricks for Writers, from the marvelous... Continue Reading →
...we dribbled, we drawled. Such was the scene at our most recent Kid Lit Drink Night, held December 27 at the Tippe and Drague Ale House on Beacon Hill. It was a warren of like-minded knuffle bunnies, all cozy in the corner while legions of canine fans came for Husky Fight Hunger Bowl game, which... Continue Reading →
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