The Elevensies are hosting Book Feast, a giveaway for libraries and readers. Each publication season this year, The Elevensies will put out a poster featuring that season's debut YA and MG novels. Take a picture of the poster in your local library, and you and the library will be entered in a drawing for signed... Continue Reading →
2011 Conference Series-Distinguished Faculty: Victoria Jamieson
Only a few days left in February! That means spring is just around the corner, and just a bit longer until our 20th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference!! We still have many more incredible faculty to showcase, and one of those is a member of our Distinguished Faculty; Author/Illustrator Victoria Jamieson. Victoria has... Continue Reading →
Fremont Place Books Closing – Open House
Fremont Place Book Co., an independent bookstore in business since 1988, is closing. The store has been an important landmark and community asset in Fremont for 22 years and Henry Burton has been its loving owner it for the past 7.The store's last day is tomorrow, Sunday, Feb. 27; there will be an open house... Continue Reading →
Carole Estby Dagg’s Book Trailer
Fellow Class of 2k11 and SCBWI member Megan Bostic created a trailer for Carole Estby Dagg's April 4 release, THE YEAR WE WERE FAMOUS. Grab a handful of popcorn and click on the link. For information on Megan, and her work you can visit her website. Here's Carole's website for more information on her work,... Continue Reading →
Check out the Golden Kite Winners & Honor Books
The winners, as just announced by SCBWI, along with this year's Sid Fleischman Award winner. Congrats to the creators!
Northwest Book Lovers
Have you visited the Northwest Book Lovers website? It's a great resource for finding bookstores, authors, illustrators etc. Now you can also join Northwest Book Lovers on Facebook.Here are more ways you can participate on their website:1. Post your comments and raves about what you're reading on One Nightstand and tell other to do the... Continue Reading →
Highlights Foundation Whole Novel Workshop
If you’re a fan of children’s fantasy, then it’s likely that you’ve read and loved the work of two of fantasy’s best: Laura Ruby and Anne Ursu. Laura authored the standout books THE WALL AND THE WING and its sequel THE CHAOS KING. Anne penned the amazing middle grade novel, THE SHADOW THIEVES. Most of... Continue Reading →
Oodles of Story Ideas
Our own Laurie Thompson has discovered some great new story idea resources that she wanted to share. Check out her Oodles of Story Ideas post on her website. Laurie's site is full of other great posts as well! Reviews, interviews, and more! Thanks for sharing Laurie!!!
Reminder: Inside Story applications due
Applications are due Feb. 28 for the Spring 2011 Inside Story. We hold this party twice a year to celebrate new books by local authors and illustrators, and to share the secret "stories behind the stories" with fellow children's book lovers. The event is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 at University Bookstore in Bellevue,... Continue Reading →
2011 Conference Series-Distinguished Faculty: Brent Hartinger
Happy Wednesday fellow SCBWI WWA members! It's time to meet another one of our Distinguished Faculty for our 20th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference; Author (and Playwright) Brent Hartinger. Brent has sold eight novels; including GEOGRAPHY CLUB; a novel about a secret high school gay-straight alliance. Besides books, he writes screenplays, published articles,... Continue Reading →