Library Lions interviews youth librarians and gives a Roar for School Libraries and Public Libraries across the US. We also have special Author Spotlight posts. Kirby Larson is up on the blog now telling to tell us about her Library Love. You don’t have to be a Newbery award-winning author like Kirby to do a... Continue Reading →
Lois Brandt Writing Class
Is this the year that you’re going to write that novel? Lois Brandt is teaching her “Write a Novel in a Month” class at Bellevue College starting in October. Details about the class are below.If you don’t have time for a class, read Lois’s quarterly “Mew’s Letter” for writing tips and prompts. Send an email... Continue Reading →
Red Pencil in the Woods- A Conference for Editors and Other Word Lovers
The Northwest Independent Editors Guild is pleased to present Red Pencil in the Woods, a conference for editors and other word lovers, on Saturday, September 24, at Bastyr University in Kenmore. The featured speaker is Chicago-based Carol Fisher Saller. Carol is an author of children's books as well as the editor of The Chicago Manual... Continue Reading →
“Will books, as we know them, come to an end?”
Take a look at this article from www.guardian.co.uk entitled "Are Books Dead, and Can Authors Survive?" As Chris Anderson said in his book Free: Why $0.00 is the future of business: "Every industry that becomes Digital will eventually become free."The reason why a living wage for writers is essential is that every industry that has become... Continue Reading →
Karen Kincy Book Launch Party!!
You're invited to the launch party for BLOODBORN, a YA novel by Karen Kincy! Karen is a fellow SCBWI WWA member! There will be a reading, Q&A, and raffle for werewolfy prizes. And don't forget the book birthday cake. She hopes to see fellow SCBWI WWA members there! When: September 12 at 7 p.m. Where:... Continue Reading →
WLA Legal Arts Workshop: Financing and Securities Compliance for Artists and Creative Entrepreneurs
GETTING THE GREEN LIGHT: FINANCING AND SECURITIES COMPLIANCE FOR ARTISTS AND CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS So you’ve got it. That great idea that you know is going to be a hit: an incredible book, a brilliant screenplay, a website that is going to fundamentally alter the way people interact with media, or even just a new neighborhood... Continue Reading →
Help put the Fest in Bookfest this October!
Bookfest in October! It’s Raining Books SCBWI Western Washington will have a booth at Bookfest, a celebration of books and authors taking place in Kirkland over the weekend of October 1 and 2, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. each day. A number of SCBWI members will be giving presentations and workshops over the weekend.... Continue Reading →
Northern Network Meeting Sept. 7
Well, the Summer-That-Never-Was is drawing to a close, and it’s time to gear up for fall already. The Northern Network of SCBWI Western Washington is meeting on Wednesday, September 7, at 7:00 p.m.. We’ll continue to meet at the Bellingham Barnes & Noble (on Meridian Street). Come prepared to answer the question, “How can the... Continue Reading →
An online application form for Inside Story/KidLitCon
If you've sent an application to Inside Story or the Kidlitosphere Convention meet and greet and your application wasn't received, it might have been kidnapped by the wicked elves of cyberspace. If that's the case, please fill out this form. Thank you! <p><p><p><p><p><p><p>Loading...</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>
Reminder: Apply for Inside Story/Kidlitosphere Conference
If you have a new book release or expect one in the next few months, don't forget to apply for big events for authors and illustrators in the Western Washington region. Applications are due Aug. 28 and are considered on a first-come, first-served basis. The Kidlitosphere Conference's SCBWI Meet & Greet Author Presentation is Friday,... Continue Reading →