It's certainly a Happy Holidays for Ann Teplick!! Ann has a prose poem, THIS IS HOW I WANT TO BE KISSED, inspired by Auguste Rodin's sculpture, "The Kiss," in the new issue of Crab Creek Review (2010 Vol 2). But that's not all for Ann! She's also just been accepted into the 2011 Jack Straw... Continue Reading →
WLA Seminar on Copyright Lawsuits
COPYRIGHT LAWSUITS:When Someone Copies Your Art, Music or Writing...or They Think You've Copied TheirsNo one expects to be involved in a lawsuit. Most people would rather not even think about the possibility of litigation. But what if your client finds that a song or story he or she has written, or a print he or... Continue Reading →
Erik Brooks STORYSKI Event
STORYSKI! with picture book author and illustrator, Erik BrooksPresented by Erik and The Methow Valley Sport Trails Association, STORYSKI is a one kilometer cross-country ski trail lined with the children's picture book, POLAR OPPOSITES. This ski trail allows young skiers and their families to ski while reading the entire story of Alex the polar bear... Continue Reading →
Janet Lee Carey (one of our own SCBWI Western Washington members) sent this link to an article, written by Onnesha Roychoudhuri for the Boston Review, that lays out what Amazon is doing and what publishers are facing right now. To find out more about Janet's work visit her website.
InteractBooks Seeks Submissions
This is not an SCBWI Western Washington sponsored event. SCBWI Western Washington is not endorsing, representing, or familiar with Richard Johnson, and/or InteractBooks. If anyone is interested, you're free to contact him directly. As always, writers and illustrators should do their research and decide if the opportunity meets industry standards for compensation or if they're... Continue Reading →
SCBWI Western Washington 20th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference
SCBWI Western Washington is pleased to announce its 20th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference, which will take place on Saturday, April 16th, and Sunday, April 17th, 2011, at the Marriott Redmond Town Center in Redmond, Washington. Special events this year will include an Illustration Master Class and a Nonfiction Intensive on Friday before... Continue Reading →
Novel Re-Vision Class with Lois Brandt
For our members who are stuck on revisions:Novel Re-Vision: Editing Your Manuscript for StoryEight Saturdays, January 8 – March 5, 201110:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Do you have a completed draft novel? Wondering what to do next? This Bellevue College class walks writers through the novel revision process. In-class exercises and critiques help students recognize... Continue Reading →
Board Member Voting
SCBWI full and PAL members, voting is now open for the SCBWI Board of Directors. (Associate-level members do not vote.) You should have gotten an email about this today, but if you don't, check your spam folder or go to the website for more information -- you can also submit a paper ballot by January... Continue Reading →
Cookie Questions
Tomorrow night's going to be an incredible Professional Series Program! Check out the post from yesterday! A few of you have asked questions about the Annual Holiday Cookie Contest. Here's the lowdown...~Bring a plateful of your favorite homemade holiday cookies (the judges will pull off 3 cookies from your plate, and/or dish). The rest will... Continue Reading →
December Professional Series Meeting reminder!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 SPU's Demaray Hall 150 COME EARLY! Why?* Eat some festive and yummy cookies and desserts! * Bring books for the book swap, then hunt for new treasures to take back home! * Do some holiday shopping at the Secret Garden bookstore! * Last chance to enter the free conference tuition raffle!... Continue Reading →