From Susan Uhlig:Hi, some of you will recognize my name--I was the RA from 2000 to 2002 while the region was Washington/Northern Idaho. I've recently moved to Vancouver, WA from Kansas. So lovely to be back in the PNW!I posted about School Visits on my blog and have had some feedback. If any of you... Continue Reading →
Need a conference roommate?
Are you looking to save a little money and/or be a little sociable at our upcoming annual conference? Leave a comment and find a match! All of the hotel details and directions can be found here. See you soon!
Write on the Sound Looking for Presenters!
CALL FOR PRESENTERS October 5-7, 2012 Presented by the Edmonds Arts Commission [email protected] In its 27th year, Write on the Sound (WOTS) is an intimate (200 max), high quality, affordable writers’ conference that focuses on the craft of writing. A variety of classes are offered for all levels and interests. Special features include pre-conference half-day... Continue Reading →
Super Duper Upcoming events at Secret Garden!
Event #1! Are the odds ever in your favor? They can be this Friday at Secret Garden! Trivia! Prizes! Reaping! Fun! Here are the details, tributes: Friday, March 23 7 pm (and the Capitol really hates tardiness). Secret Garden Books And that's not all. Mark your calendars! Event #2! Our very own Jaime Temairik will... Continue Reading →
Matt de la Peña and Cultural Censorship
Upcoming conference keynoter Matt de la Peña visited Tucson last week. The trip bears mention because the students raised the money themselves to bring Matt out to speak, and Matt spoke at one of the schools that had recently removed his novel MEXICAN WHITE BOY (and a lot of other books) for being too Latino. You... Continue Reading →
Barb Davis-Pyles’ New Blog
Barb Davis-Pyles, former psychologist, SCBWI member, and writer for the education market, has launched The Mind’s Elbow – a blog created to jumpstart writers, artists, and people who breathe. Join the fun and check it out here!
Good News and A Note of Thanks from Anne Belov
From Fellow SCBWI WWA member Anne Belov:While this is not children's book related (except for the fact that everything is interconnected, isn't it?) I wanted to pass on the good news that my Kickstarter project to partially fund a painting/printmaking trip to Italy this summer, was successfully funded as of Friday, March 2.For those who... Continue Reading →
Good News for Katherine Schlick Noe
Good News for Katherine Schlick Noe! Katherine's debut novel, SOMETHING TO HOLD (Clarion 2011) has been selected as a 2012 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People by the National Council for the Social Studies and the Children's Book Council. Inspired by Katherine's childhood experiences living on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in central... Continue Reading →
Graphic Novels in the Carolinas
A few years ago, SCBWI Western Washington had the good fortune to have Mark Siegel out. If anyone can be said to be a champion of amazing comics and graphic novels for kids and adults, raising the bar with each and every publication, it's Mark Siegel. I think his organs may actually be panels. If... Continue Reading →
Vote for the Children’s Choice Book Awards
CBW POSTERS ARE AMAZING! This year's by David Wiesner Friends, Children's Book Week is fast approaching, and with it comes the chance to vote for the best books of 2011. One of our favorite PNWers/past speakers/all-around-great-lady, Laini Taylor, has a book in the Teen category, the thrilling and chilling DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE. If... Continue Reading →