@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } The SCBWI conference in LA is fast approaching. If you want to share a ride from... Continue Reading →
SCBWI Summer Picnic
This will be a potluck picnic so please B.Y.O. food and drink.We'll have a grill for any grill-ables, and a big yard with some kid activities, and a few surprises. RSVP to [email protected] for address and directions.
Published Pro Think Tank Summary
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Secrets of the Copyright Page
Ever wondered what those numbers and lines of text mean on copyright pages? Scholastic's blog, On Our Minds, has the answers!
The Art of Writing Children’s Books Workshop with Richard Jesse Watson
Author/Illustrator Richard Jesse Watson is teaching a two-day workshop on Saturday and Sunday, August 20 and 21 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Cost is $150 for the workshop. For anyone interested in writing for children, this class will give you tools and tangible steps to help launch your stories.Sign up soon! There are only... Continue Reading →
No More Writer’s Block
A big huge thanks to Laurie for sending this link to a great blog post on Joanne Rocklin's "Anti-block" blog. It's titled 180 WAYS TO CONQUER WRITER'S BLOCK: for writers of all ages and genres. There are daily tips for writers and is a great resource to get those creative juices flowing!Here's a little bit... Continue Reading →
“Girl’s Ink” Summer Camp Registration
Hedgebrook is joining forces with the Power of Hope, The Whidbey Institute and The Partnership for Youth Empowerment Global to offer a week long summer camp for aspiring young female writers. Program participants will be mentored by published Hedgebrook alumnae who will inspire new ways of thinking and delivering the written word.Within a supportive and... Continue Reading →
New YA Website
Thanks to fellow SCBWI member Maureen McQuerry for sending this information! I want to let Chinook readers know about Young Adult Washington, a new website for writers, readers, librarians and anyone who loves YA fiction. We have an interactive map listing YA authors in WA state as well as YA books with WA state locals.... Continue Reading →
Good News for Jenn Chushcoff (and a Great Post by Jenn too!)
Good News to Jenn Preston Chushcoff. Jenn's story, THE ABCDEATH MURDER MYSTERY, won Under the Juniper Tree's Edward Gorey challenge. Jenn also sent in a wonderfully written post about writing for UTJT to share more about her experience. Here's her post-Crow Toes Quarterly has closed shop, but the macabre side of children's literature has found... Continue Reading →
Kid Lit Drink Night is Tonight!!
Attention fans and newcomers to Kid Lit Drink Night: Don't forget to come this Monday, July 18 to Olympia Pizza from 7-10 p.m. Bring a friend, a librarian, a list of your latest Kid Lit reads and commiserate about our summer weather.Coming soon: August 20: Save the date for the SCBWI Summer Picnic! It will... Continue Reading →