From Katherine Grace Bond: Through writing we respond to a call from an unseen place. It is this “thin place” that illuminates us, breaks us, and makes us whole again. Come to Duvall on Saturday, June 15 for a day to explore writing as a spiritual calling. Keynote by New York Times bestselling author, Karl... Continue Reading →

Intro to Children's Book Illustration with Dana Sullivan Our own Assistant Regional Advisor, Dana Sullivan, is teaching a fun, active class focusing on visual storytelling, character development, story board making and crafting a book dummy from your own story. A great intro to the children's book market and a start on putting together your own professional... Continue Reading →

Ruth Schubert had the recent good fortune to interview Kate DiCamillo for Seattle's Child magazine. To read the long version of her conversation, please click here.

Loralee Leavitt, author of Candy Experiments, will be signing and demonstrating (volunteers who want a little hands-on participation are welcome!) on these upcoming dates: Saturday, June 8 at the Mill Creek University Bookstore. 11am Thursday, June 13 at Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park. 7pm Come and find out how sweets can be tweaked to... Continue Reading →

Digital Book World has a two-part post up about digital book signing––apps that allow authors to sign ebooks for their fans. Numbers show that digital book signing helps sales, so go for it!  [Thanks, again, to Tina Hoggatt for this helpful information. It's a whole new world! Now go sign in it!]

This message found its way to my inbox. This could be a great opportunity for a burgeoning teen artist and illustrator this summer! My name is Tyler Parker and I am a Seattle-based children's book illustrator. I'm writing because  thought this might be of interest to you or your members. In addition to my children's... Continue Reading →