Cricket Magazine Group and Cobblestone Publishing are looking for writers of every level of experience! The "bug " line (LADYBUG, CRICKET, SPIDER, BABYBUG, and CICADA) accepts unsolicited manuscripts; the history and cultures group (COBBLESTONE, ODYSSEY, FACES, CALLIOPE, DIG, and APPLESEEDS) selects articles by detailed query letter and is also interested in illustrator submissions; the science... Continue Reading →
Kevan Atteberry booksigning
Kevan Atteberry, our own SCBWI Art and Design Editor, has a booksigning coming up this Saturday November 6, from 2-6 p.m. at Bellevue Art & Frame for Tickle Monster. He'll be signing with the author, Josie Bissett. Here's a link to the event. You can find out more about Kevan, and his work, at his... Continue Reading →
Meet Laurie Halse Anderson
Secret Garden Books is hosting Laurie Halse Anderson's only public event in Washington. Laurie's new book, FORGE, is the long-awaited follow-up to National Book Award finalist and Newbery Honor book CHAINS. You can find out more about Laurie, and her work, at her website. Event details are:Ballard Branch Monday, November 8, 2010, 6:30 – 7:30... Continue Reading →
Good News Party!!
Who can't use lots of Good News!! We've got many talented and amazing SCBWI Western Washington members! It's a Good News party!!!Congratulations to Lois V. Harris! Cowboys & Indians Magazine reviewed CHARLIE RUSSELL: TALE-TELLING COWBOY ARTIST book in their December issue (Holiday Gift Guide, Kids’ Bookstall). Visit Lois's website to find out more about her... Continue Reading →
Ann Teplick Reading
Ann Teplick will be reading at Richard Hugo House on Wednesday November 3, 7-9 p.m. from a new and first collection of poetry, THE BEAUTY OF A BEET: Poems from the Bedside, funded by Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, 4Culture, and Hugo House. Joining Ann will be writers Esther Altshul Helfgott, Courtney Putnam... Continue Reading →
Holly Cupala Events
Stop by the Northeast Branch of the Seattle Public Library at 6 p.m. tonight (Tuesday, November 2) for a fun party celebrating Holly Cupala’s TELL ME A SECRET, put on by the Teen Advisory Group! Here is the library's info page about the event.The TAG group has been hard at work putting together decorations, a... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo 2010
NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month. It's a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30. Last year there were 167,150 participants and 32,178 winners, with 2,427,190,537 words officially logged during the 2009 event. When you sign up you... Continue Reading →
We want to know about YOU!
Attention all SCBWI Western Washington members, and Chinook Update readers. The Chinook Update will be featuring a monthly question for YOU to answer! We'll post a question at the beginning of each month, and ask that you leave us a comment with your answer. We'll be posting your answers at the end of the month.We... Continue Reading →
Mock Newbery and the Mock Caldecott Workshops
The Children’s Services Division of the Oregon Library Association and the Children and Young Adult Services Interest Group of the Washington Library Association would like to announce a pair of workshops that may be of interest to SCBWI members.THE MOCK NEWBERY WORKSHOP is presented by CSD, the Children and Young Adult Services (CAYAS) Interest Group... Continue Reading →
“Reading Like a Writer” Class
Seattle poet and picture book writer Julie Larios is presenting a class through Field's End, "Reading Like a Writer," on Bainbridge Island on two Sundays, November 7 and 14, from 2-4 p.m. The cost is $50 for individuals, and groups of 5 or more registering together cost is $40 per person. We turn to books... Continue Reading →