by SCBWI Western Washington
You know what would be lovely this time of year? A scenic road trip over the Cascades for an SCBWI conference. The leaves are changing and our 9 months of great writing weather are upon us. SCBWI Inland Northwest is hosting their annual conference Saturday, September 29th, in Spokane, Washington. Hear great speakers like editor Stacy... Continue Reading →
Promote your new book to booksellers from all over the region! The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association’s Fall Trade Show takes place at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma on October 13-15, and a limited number of SCBWI Western Washington PAL (published and listed) members have an opportunity to participate in our exhibit presence on Sunday, Oct. 14.... Continue Reading →
Bree Ogden is an agent at the West Coast branch of D4EO Literary, representing middle grade, young adult and graphic novels. She also teaches and writes at LitReactor.com. Always generous with what she's learned from the publishing industry, Bree will be presenting at the September 13th Professional Series Meeting on Understanding the Trends While Writing... Continue Reading →
There were many SCBWI-WWA friends in attendance at Kim Baker's book launch party for PICKLE at Secret Garden Books last week. In case you missed it, you can read about it on my blog here and also here on Dawn Simon's blog. If you went and blogged about it, please post a link in the comments section so everyone... Continue Reading →
With September’s Kid Lit Pub Night in ascendance It’s time to do something ‘bout our sorry attendance. Why the poor turnout on these nights out together? Shouldn’t we flock to our birds of like feather? Is it because our butts are placed firmly in chair? And to leave for a drink or a bite we... Continue Reading →
Sorry, I just had to kick the sand out of my blogging shoes and get my head out of the waves. September is here, and starting TOMORROW (Saturday, September the Eighth, ahem, hence the apology!), there's a slew of worthy kid-lit folk making appearances in the greater Seattle/Western WA area. So without much fuss, and... Continue Reading →
We're excited to have Mandy Hubbard speak at next week's (that's September 13th, just in case you aren't quite fully into September mentally) Professional Series Meeting, where she will be giving tips on how to survive rejection. Mandy Hubbard is a literary agent for D4EO Literary, where she represents authors of middle grade and teen... Continue Reading →
Everett author Trudi Trueit, she of the middle-grade Secrets of a Lab Rat and Julep O'Toole series, wrote to announce the release of her latest tween book, Stealing Popular (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin MIX). The book is, in her own words, "about 12-year-old Coco Sherwood, who is tired of seeing the same popular girls getting all... Continue Reading →
Come and feast your eyes on stunning art by one of our own SCBWI illustrators! The talented Julie Paschkis and her husband, Joe Max Emminger, will show collaborative artwork at Grover Thurston Gallery in Seattle's Pioneer Square during the month of September. Entitled FEAST, the exhibit celebrates the abundance of food and nature. There will be two... Continue Reading →
Just a reminder, Kim Baker, invites you to celebrate the release of her first novel, Pickle: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School (Roaring Brook Press). If you noticed her pre-order campaign, for any book you pre-ordered from an independent bookstore, Kim said she'd donate a dollar to First Book. We love our indies and... Continue Reading →
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Baskerville 2 by Anders Noren.