Angelina Hansen, who served on AdCom from 2010-2012, released her debut novel Julius Caesar Brown and the Green Gas Mystery on Friday, July 12 under the pen name of Ace Hansen. The book currently exists as an e-book, available online at Amazon, MuseItUp, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble; the hardcover version launches this fall. Congratulations,... Continue Reading →
REMINDER: Kid Lit Drink Night this Thursday
Remember where you're supposed to be this Thursday? That's right. Kid Lit Drink Night! Remember where it is? That's right. Bastille, in Ballard, from 6:30 - 9 pm. Do you know who will be there? Besides YOU, illustrator and former Chinook designer Kirsten Carlson will be visiting from Germany on her way to Hawaii! Come... Continue Reading →
Kid Lit Drink Night!
You are all invited to... KID LIT DRINK NIGHT on Thursday, July 25 6:30 - 9 pm Bastille in Ballard
Stasia Kehoe wants YOU….
...to answer a questionnaire for an article she's writing about the effectiveness of the Internet for self-promotion, from authors' points of view. She'd like to get as many authors (traditionally and self-published) to respond BY MONDAY, JULY 15. For the questionnaire, please click here. Thanks in advance for your input!
Diversity in kid lit not increasing
Sounds impossible, with the number of books currently circulating in the marketplace, but it's true: According to data from a study just publicized by Lee & Low Books, publisher of diverse children's books, the number of multicultural books published by and about people of color annually has not increased in the last 18 years. EIGHTEEN... Continue Reading →
Announcement from your new Regional Advisors
Greetings to all you writers and illustrators in our wonderful Western Washington chapter! As some of you know, after serving all of us with great enthusiasm, intelligence and creativity, Jaime Temairik, Kim Baker, and Joni Sensel will all be taking a much deserved step away from responsibility to SCBWI WWA. Luckily for all of us,... Continue Reading →
Sketch and Meet-Up tomorrow
Sketchers, doodlers, illustrators: Don't forget––TOMORROW (Thursday, July 11) is our second Summer Sketch Meet-Up! We'll gather at the Ballard Fisherman's Terminal at 10:30am (give or take a little––I'm coming off the ferry, so I will be later rather than earlier). Let's gather near Chinook's and fan out from there. Bring your fold- up chairs and... Continue Reading →
Martha Brockenbrough’s picture book launch party
Wait, didn't she just write a novel? Why, yes. The prolific author of the YA novel Devine Intervention is celebrating the launch of her first picture book, The Dinosaur Tooth Fairy, with illustrations by Israel Sanchez. WHO: Martha Brockenbrough WHAT: The Dinosaur Tooth Fairy WHEN: Tuesday, July 16 at 7pm WHERE: Secret Garden Books, Ballard... Continue Reading →
Karen Robbins wins award
Karen Robbins' book, Shoe Print Art, just took a BIG step in NYC! Shoe Print Art: Step Into Drawing won the Gold Medal Independent Book Publishers Association's Bill Fisher Best First Book Award. The book was written and published by Karen Robbins and illustrated by Sally Marts, both of Seattle. It includes 55 images... Continue Reading →
Questionnaire for authors
From Stasia Kehoe: I am working on an article about the effectiveness of the Internet for self-promotion, from authors’ points-of-view. I want to spread the word to get the maximum number of authors (both traditionally and self-published) to respond to my questionnaire so that I have the best possible data. Please click here for the... Continue Reading →