by SCBWI Western Washington
SCBWI Western Washington's Fall 2012 Inside Story is happening tonight! We hold this party twice a year to celebrate new books by local authors and illustrators, and to share the secret "stories behind the stories" with fellow children's book lovers. Each presenter gets a couple of minutes to share inside information about their books. Booksellers, librarians,... Continue Reading →
One of SCBWI Western Washington's respected illustrators and teachers, Rollin Thomas, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and we'd like to show him how much we're all thinking of him as his treatment proceeds. Rollin has been a member of our local organization for at least 15 years and is always generous with his time... Continue Reading →
Karen Robbins has a busy day today! First, she will be at the Picket Fence in Sumner this afternoon from 10-noon, signing Care For Our World. Then she'll be at Chico's in Westwood Village signing Care For Our World and Shoe Print Art from 1-5pm. Chico's is generously donating 10 percent of their sales to... Continue Reading →
Interested in the legalities of publishing contracts so you're prepared before you get the chance to sign the next one -- or the first one? The Nov. 17 Think Tank with attorney Matt Hooper still has spaces, so you don't have to be a PAL member to attend. See more details here and let Joni... Continue Reading →
See you tonight, Thursday, November 8 at 7pm at Seattle Pacific University, Demaray Hall 150 (This friendly reminder about November's Professional Series Meeting was brought to you by that master of illustrative shenanigans, Dana Sullivan.) PSM newcomer Tip #1: REACH ACROSS THE AISLE and introduce yourself to someone you don't know!
Helen Landalf also shared her experience attending the Weekend on the Water retreat last weekend on her blog, where she reveals one of the most valuable pieces of information you could ever need for revising and thinking about your novel-in-progress. Let's call it the Golden Nugget. It's that good!
Hear ye, hear ye! For those of you––and there luckily have been many!––who have upcoming or imminent book events (release, signing, appearances, panels, etc.), there is going to be more reason to the rhyme of how we announce and post this on the Chinook Update. So, without further ado: - If you are a SCBWI-WWA... Continue Reading →
Really? There aren't more of you PAL-level SCBWI members with questions like these? How can I get my rights back to an out-of-print book so I can make an e-book of it myself? What if it's still in print but the publisher isn't making an ebook from it? What's the current thinking on standard e-book... Continue Reading →
Seattle-based illustrator Kirk Parrish is excited to announce that his book, The Pepperoni Palm Tree, is officially available! It's the story about the only tree of its kind in the world and a boy named Frederick, and delves into the challenge of being true to oneself while celebrating the uniqueness that enables each of us... Continue Reading →
Please join Suzanne Selfors and her friend, Sheila Roberts, as they sign copies of their chocolate-inspired books, The Sweetest Spell and Better Than Chocolate. Goodies and prizes await! "Chocolate Madness" Book Signing When: Saturday, November 10, 11am Where: Barnes and Noble, Federal Way Special note from Suzanne: If any SCBWI members... Continue Reading →
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