by SCBWI Western Washington
By John Skewes John Skewes, author and illustrator of the Larry Gets Lost series published by Sasquatch Books, takes his turn in the spotlight in this recent Publisher's Weekly interview. The honor comes in the wake of Sasquatch Books' announcement that they will launch a new children's imprint, Little Bigfoot, next spring. Exciting news for... Continue Reading →
Perhaps you read the information about Patti Lee Gauch, who will be half of the faculty for our upcoming Weekend on the Water retreat. Did her reference to adventures on the Great Lakes pique your curiousity? Ours, too. So we pried a story out of her: "My father had a small 30 foot cruiser when... Continue Reading →
Written by Patti Meet Patti Lee Gauch, editor and author and teacher extraordinaire, who will be one of two faculty members at SCBWI Western Washington's annual Weekend on the Water retreat this fall. Your humble blogger has had the pleasure of working with her rather extensively and can never shake the idea that Patti has... Continue Reading →
WHERE: The Roanoke Inn on Mercer Island, starting at 6:30 pm. That's the place to be! Come on over! We'll be there!
Lois V. Harris will read her picture book, Maxfield Parrish: Painter of Magical Make-Believe, in the area at two upcoming events: Saturday, September 7, at 1 p.m, at Finally Found Books, formerly in Black Diamond, and now in Auburn (next to Nielson Carpets). Saturday, September 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble in... Continue Reading →
SCBWI Western Washington invites you to apply for its Fall 2013 "Weekend on the Water" Retreat, taking place Friday, November 8, to Sunday, November 10, 2013, at the lovely Inn at Port Ludlow, a premier Northwest destination about 90 minutes northwest of Seattle. This intimate, craft-focused retreat will give you the opportunity to focus on a current work-in-progress... Continue Reading →
Dana Sullivan and his trusty sidekick, Ozzie, will share their adventures from the pages of Ozzie and the Art Contest at a special appearance this Friday. Here's the full announcement from Dana's fab blog, Sticky Love. He writes: "Ozzie and I will be at the Issaquah Costco on Friday, August 30, from 12:30–2:30pm, selling (I hope)... Continue Reading →
Attention, SCBWI-WWA members: With the advent of some changes in how mass emails are distributed to the users of Gmail, there is a danger that SCBWI WWA messages will be treated as junk and you won't get them. This is particularly important because of impending announcements from our Regional Advisors and Advisory Committee regarding this... Continue Reading →
The last, but certainly not least, critique group of the week is Writers in the Rain. They've created a system that works for them, and they know exactly when to order fries with that.... FROM LEFT: Angela, Martina, Suma, Fabio, Eileen, Brenda 1. How many members do you have? Our critique group is called Writers... Continue Reading →
Thanks to this heads-up from Jennifer K. Mann, you are now in the loop! Captain Underpants himself, the illustrious Dav Pilkey, will make a rare appearance at Eagle Harbor Books on Bainbridge Island on Sunday, September 8 at 3pm. Get more information.
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