Congratulations once again to the Crystal Kite finalists for the Washington/Oregon/Idaho/Montana/North Dakota/South Dakota division! There are lots of familiar names from our region on the list, which we wanted to share with you here: A Bedtime for Bear by Bonny Becker A Garden for Pig by Kathryn Thurman Moon Bear by Brenda Z Guiberson More... Continue Reading →
Carole Estby Dagg Author Event
Author Carole Estby Dagg reads from her new book, THE YEAR WE WERE FAMOUS, on Tuesday, 5 April 2011, at 7 p.m. at Secret Garden Bookshop.Based on the true story of the author's great-aunt and great-grandmother, this is a fast-paced historical adventure that sets its’ drama against an American backdrop during the time of the... Continue Reading →
Good News for Stephanie Barden
A big yippee & yahoo for Stephanie Barden!! Stephanie's debut book CINDERELLA SMITH, which comes out April 26, just got a starred review from Booklist.For more information on Stephanie, and her work, visit her super adorable website!!
Friends of Yuen Lui Guild Event
The Friends of Yuen Lui Guild is celebrating National Reading Month with READ for Seattle Children's Hospital. This event includes an online book drive for patients at the hospital; author readings to patients at the hospital; and a public storytime at Elliott Bay Books. We are honored to be working with authors, Bonny Becker and... Continue Reading →
Vote again for the Crystal Kite Award now!
The first round of voting is done and the finalists for our division (larger than our WWA region) are now online. Six are listed, rather than the expected five, which we suspect indicates a tie — though we already know our division had lots of fabulous nominees, so clearly it was impossible to narrow the... Continue Reading →
Good News for Carole Estby Dagg
Good News for Carole Estby Dagg! Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes, the Unshelved Guys, condensed her book THE YEAR WE WERE FAMOUS into a one page graphic novel!! Very fun stuff for Carole! To see more of Carole's work visit her website.
6th Annual BizArt Conference
Pre-Registration Deadline Monday March 21 BizArt The Business of Being an Artistfor visual, literary, performing and media artists March 25 and 269 a.m.-5 p.m. Presented by ArtsNow at Edmonds Community College Join us at the 6th annual BizArt Conference and gather vital information and skills to succeed in the business of being an artist. Cost... Continue Reading →
2011 Conference Series: Editorial & Art Director Faculty: Liz Waniewski
One month until our 20th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference. It's time to highlight another one of our wonderful Editorial & Art Director Faculty; Liz Waniewski! Liz is the Senior Editor for Dial Books for Young Readers (an imprint of Penguin). She's been with Dial since 2001, and and edits everything from picture... Continue Reading →
Kristen McLean Presentation
Many SCBWI WWA children's book lovers enjoyed a terrific presentation last night by Bookigee's Kristen McLean, who spoke about "The Future of the Publishing Industry." Kristen is generously sharing her presentation slides with us; it's the first link in the list here. (You'll need to be able to open a Powerpoint pptx file, but note... Continue Reading →
Highlights Whole Novel Workshop
You’ve written a novel, something that everyone seems to talk about doing but almost no one manages. But you . . . you have done it. What an accomplishment!Now what? Once your book lands on an editor’s desk, it has about three seconds to grab the editor and hold his or her attention. Three seconds.... Continue Reading →