by SCBWI Western Washington
Tom Skerritt waiting to find out if he can be in SCBWI If you can't make it to the SCBWI International Winter Conference in New York, we hope you'll be there with us in spirit by checking in with the official conference blog–three of SCBWI Team Blog's live bloggers are Western Washingtonians! We promise to... Continue Reading →
Just a friendly reminder that tonight's meeting, The Great Critique, is CLOSED. Only those that are preregistered will be able to attend, and we don't allow anyone to observe. The good news is, this is the only monthly meeting that required preregistration!The rest are open. Fear not, procrastinators! Information for our annual conference is coming... Continue Reading →
Need help keeping that New Year’s resolution to write more? Fellow SCBWI WWA member Lois Brandt has posted daily writing prompts for the month the January on her site. Print out Lois’s list and keep it in your notebook. When you have 10 minutes downtime, write.
Back in November we screened Library of the Early Mind to a packed house of popcorn munching kid lit lovers. The segments with Daniel Handler were a crowd favorite. If you missed the screening, or want to watch it again, you can now rent it online here. If you would like to see the complete... Continue Reading →
Local illustrator Craig Orback has some new Children's Book Illustration classes starting soon in Bellevue and Seattle. Visit him at his website and blog.Children's Book Illustration IImmerse yourself in the world of children’s book illustration with this introductory course. Through in-class assignments using a variety of media, you'll learn basic techniques to complete illustrations for... Continue Reading →
Tomie Award submission by Elisa Wikey An industrious SCBWI-er in Texas, Diandra Mae, put together this lovely, unofficial gallery of submissions for the latest SCBWI Tomie de Paola award. Check out the full gallery here. I didn't see any SCBWI WWA submitters, let us know if you did! You can still add your submission to... Continue Reading →
Happy Days and Good news for Janet Lee Carey. Her new fantasy, DRAGONSWOOD (Dial Books) has starred reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal. DRAGONSWOOD'S book birthday is today, January 5!!!Janet is throwing a Medieval Masquerade Party to celebrate the DRAGONSWOOD launch. SCBWI folks are invited to come and party. WHEN: Saturday January 21 at... Continue Reading →
Da-da-da-DAAAH! Joyful noises for some lovely news for George Shannon. We all appreciate and value George, but Bainbridge Island named George a treasure! Check out the article here.
Genre - ˈzhän-rə, ˈzhäⁿ-; ˈzhäⁿr; ˈjän-rə noun: a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique; a kind of literary or artistic work; a style of expressing yourself in writing.Let's explore genre in Jzhan-uary. What are the different kinds of writing for children, what are their characteristics, and (best of all)... Continue Reading →
Please join Helen Landalf for a reading and signing of her debut YA novel, FLYAWAY, at Village Books in Bellingham on Saturday, January 28 at 2 p.m.Learn more about Helen, and FLYAWAY, on her website.
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