For those of you who had books published in 2012, make sure your book is in the running for this year's Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards. DEADLINE: January 31 To make sure your book is eligible for consideration, click here. Familiarize yourself with the guidelines, and please read all the rules for entering, below: Dear... Continue Reading →
ALA ! Kid Lit Drinks! What a weekend!
If you happen to find yourself with not a lot going on this weekend, hoof it on down to the Convention Center's Exhibition Hall, where the American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting (January 25-29) is going to fill the place to the rafters with librarians, authors, agents, publishers, bloggers, and general groupies and fans of all... Continue Reading →
Conference faculty sneak peek
Are you feeling discombobulated because you haven't registered for SCBWI WWA's annual conference yet? Are you counting the days until registration launches? Are you waffling over which manuscript or art to bring to the roundtable consultations? To help tide you over, here's a sneak look at the visiting faculty who'll make our 2013 conference great:... Continue Reading →
Weekly wrap-up
Registration for the 10th annual Western Washington University's Children's Literature Conference ends next Friday, January 25. Faculty includes Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Brian Pinkney, Katherine Applegate, and Michael Grant. Conference date: February 23, 8am-3:30pm. Redmond Association of Spoken Word (RASP) presents Wendy and Joe Wahman, who will read from Snowboy 1, 2, 3. Friday, January 25... Continue Reading →
Kid Lit Drinks Night recap
A fun evening was had by all last Tuesday at the Elysian Brewery in Seattle. Here's proof that this monthly occasion is as much fun as it looks: Waiting for the others to arrive (book: Edge of Nowhere, by Elizabeth George) The illustrators Two writers, one illustrator Again, to repeat from this morning's announcement: Come... Continue Reading →
ALA Kid Lit Drink Night!! All welcome!
ALA* KID LIT DRINK NIGHT Friday, January 25 6-9pm Rumba (Capitol Hill, Seattle) Everyone is welcome! Please forward to anyone you know who is attending ALA and might want to stop by to cheer on kids' books! *American Library Association
Picture-book illustrating class
Do you have a children's picture book idea just waiting to be discovered? This class will give you creative tools to help with visual storytelling, character development, and making story boards and book dummies. Learn how to find your place in the children's book market and create original art for a professional... Continue Reading →
More January events
Tuesday, January 22, 7pmJoin National Book Award Finalist Eliot Schrefer and everybody's favorite guardian angel chronicler Martha Brockenbrough for a night of conversation about their books. Secret Garden Books January 26Graphic Novel PanelGraphic Artists Guild presents the 3rd annual Graphic Novel Panel at the Seattle Design Center with an after-party at Fantagraphics Bookstore! Make Your Own... Continue Reading →
Peggy King Anderson’s classes
I guarantee that the rest of winter will be snow and ice-free! So I'm inviting you all to sign up for one of my two Magic of Writing for Children evening series. Come join me and your fellow writers for a fun, hands-on series of writing classes. THE MAGIC OF WRITING FOR CHILDREN (Beginning) Bellevue... Continue Reading →
Kid Lit Drink Night!
In case you haven't heard, now hear this! KID LIT DRINK NIGHT Tuesday, January 15 The Elysian Brewery on Seattle's Capitol Hill 7-9pm Please come! Join your fellow SCBWI-ers for a pint! Hope to see you there!