Kid Lit Drink Night THURSDAY
Invitation to SCBWI-WWA’s spring conference!
SCBWI Western Washington invites you to attend its 22nd Annual Writing & Illustrating for Children Conference, taking place Friday, April 19, through Sunday, April 21, 2013, at the Marriott Redmond Town Center in Redmond, Washington. The three-day event provides tremendous opportunities for growing your career as a writer and/or illustrator for children. Learn from esteemed literary professionals—agents as well as... Continue Reading →
Agent Tricia Lawrence in Spokane! Register now!
Tricia Lawrence Erin Murphy Literary Agency Writing Picture Books Three Keys to Developing Voice Saturday, March 16, 2013 Kress Gallery, River Park Square Spokane, WA The workshop will cover what is selling in the current picture book market, as well as the craft of voice in picture books. Tricia will be critiquing... Continue Reading →
New conference feature: roundtable consultations!
Are you planning to attend the SCBWI WWA annual conference in April? We're offering a new option this year — roundtable manuscript or art sample consultations. What you get: Two critiques: from an editor, art director, keynote speaker, or agent. (Participants are guaranteed that at least one will involve an editor, agent, or art director.)... Continue Reading →
VOTE for Crystal Kite Awards! Only two weeks left!
No way! Like, are your serious? We can't believe it! Voting is open RIGHT NOW (and has been, if like us, you spaced out) for the Crystal Kite Awards, and closes in just two weeks! OMG...... Forgive our astonishment, but that seems like very little time to rouse the troops (ie, YOU!) into action. So... Continue Reading →
The. Book.
SCBWI has just released a fantastic new publication for members, called (appropriately), The Book. Not only does it contain items of relevance and interest to our collective pursuits in writing and illustration, formatting, submitting and the like, it is also their marketing guide. At 300 pages, it has pretty much everything... Continue Reading →
Conference registration is almost here!
SCBWI Western Washington will soon be inviting YOU to attend its 22nd Annual Writing & Illustrating for Children Conference, taking place Friday, April 19, through Sunday, April 21, 2013, at the Marriott Redmond Town Center in Redmond, Washington.The three-day event provides tremendous opportunities for growing your career as a writer and/or illustrator for children. Learn from esteemed literary professionals—4 agents,... Continue Reading →
SEE YOU ON..MONDAY NIGHT!
Don't forget to come to tomorrow's Professional Series Meeting, being held tomorrow so you can take your Valentine sweethearts out on Thursday. Click here for an interview with author ROYCE BUCKINGHAM, just scroll down to the Editorial Reviews section. and get to know illustrator LEE WHITE in the following interview (with Jennifer Mann): Something a... Continue Reading →
REMINDER: Social Media Workshop this Sunday
Sun, Feb 10: Social Media Workshop, "Using Social Media to Further Your Professional Reputation" Taught by kidlit agent/social media strategist Tricia Lawrence, this fun, hands-on workshop is designed to help writers, editors, and other publishing pros create a workable plan for using social media to their professional advantage. You'll come away with a greater understanding... Continue Reading →