by SCBWI Western Washington
Here's a winning formula: Take some seriously gorgeous scenery, add some great watering holes that happen to come with great victuals, stir in authors, their books, a whole lotta bibliophiles and––presto!––you have yourself a fabulous summer book event in the Pacific Northwest! The lovely Methow Valley hamlet of Mazama is set to host its first... Continue Reading →
Dorine White (The Write Path) announced that she's hosting a review and giveaway of fellow SCBWI-WWA-er Suzanne Williams' newest Goddess Girls novel, The Girls' Games. Act now, as this prize can be yours only through this week. May Athena smite you if you're late to the action.... Click here.
This just in! The good folks at Highlights have some remaining openings for its Advanced Illustrators Workshop, which runs from August 30-September 3. Please click here to find out more about their faculty and special guests. But wait, there's more! Highlights Foundation Program Assistant Jo Lloyd also reveals that there is also room in a... Continue Reading →
You, yes You, SCBWI people, are cordially invited to Kid Lit Drink Night Sunday, July 22 La Isla 2320 Northwest Market Street, Ballard 5 o'clock until 7 o'clock in the evening Two Thousand and Twelve Hosted by: Brenda Winter Hansen
I asked, and some of you answered. In my very first post for the Chinook Update, I wanted to know what you were reading this summer. I got some immediate responses, and figured the rest of the crowd was too busy writing to bother. However, I did get the chance to read six (count 'em!)... Continue Reading →
Carole Estby Dagg! Carole's 2011 book, The Year We Were Famous, won the coveted prize for children's fiction about the Old West. Her great-aunt Clara and great-grandmother Helga, whose story the book is based upon, would be so pleased. For more information on Carole, her writing, and her book, please visit her website.
Okay, so I didn't say it myself. Thanks for passing this valuable tidbit on, Laurie Thompson, a sane and savvy post by L.B. Schulman on EMU's Debuts: The Path to Publication, about the Stages of a Writing Career. Even though not all of us are published authors/illustrators YET, it's nice to have some perspective. So.... Continue Reading →
More good news! This week only (July 9 -15) debut YA author Stephanie Guerra (Torn) is featured on Amazon's Author Adventures, which means she's the focus of a Q&A and a short video that offers reading recommendations for teens. For more information about Stephanie and her work, check out her website. For the complete Amazon... Continue Reading →
Greetings from Jet Lag Land. I appeal to your sense of compassion as I took a bit of a sanity break this week after a fun but long family vacay to the East Coast. Family's great, but sometimes you just have to clear your head and catch up on all the episodes of Bunheads and... Continue Reading →
Speaking of spreading the good news, which is one of my many job descriptions, Martha Brockenbrough's debut YA novel, Devine Intervention, has traveled far and wide since its June 1 release date and after receiving multiple thumbs-up reviews. Now, not only has it been spotted in the shelves of the Biddeford Pool, Maine community library,... Continue Reading →
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