The Chinook is looking for tips about writing query letters. Can you help? How many query letters have you written in your writing career? What helpful tips have you learned from those that were successful and those that weren’t so successful? Would you contribute those tips to an article in an upcoming issue of the... Continue Reading →
Eagle Harbor Celebrates Summer Reading
Join Eagle Harbor Book Company as they present eight weeks of summer events for kids in July and August, with special visitors, a birthday party, and a summer reading program for children from age three to twelve. Also scheduled is a special storytime with Bainbridge children's author George Shannon. All events are free, and open... Continue Reading →
SCBWI LA conference faculty interview: Greg Pincus
Greg Pincus, a member of the 2010 SCBWI summer conference faculty, is a man of many talents. He's a poet, novelist, screenwriter, volunteer elementary school librarian, and social media consultant. (Here's his really useful site.) He's also a poster-boy for what social media can do for a writer. After the mathematically inspired form of poetry... Continue Reading →
Twitter interview of Greg Pincus
I'm interviewing our favorite social media expert as part of the faculty preview for the #scbwi LA conference. To follow along, you might check out http://tweetchat.com. Type scbwi as the hashtag you're following. (You'll need a Twitter account to log in. Surely you have one of those by now!)
Thank you from Whatcom Middle School
After our conference in April, our Northern Network Coordinator, Angelina Hansen, personally delivered many of your donated books to Whatcom Middle School. We've received a thank-you note from the Wildcats that we wanted to share:Ms. Hansen and SCBWI members:Although tardy, our appreciation is sincere! Thank you for the generous gift of books to Whatcom Middle... Continue Reading →
SCBWI LA conference faculty interview: Rubin Pfeffer
Rubin Pfeffer, people. THE Rubin Pfeffer. He's one of the keynote speakers at this summer's SCBWI conference in L.A., and given his incredible career in children's literature, he'll no doubt give a sensational talk. Rubin started as a designer for Macmillan in 1974 and then spent 27 years at Harcourt, where he rose to become... Continue Reading →
Twitter-iffic Stuff!
I don't mean to keep honking the Twitter horn, but if you aren't on Twitter, you're missing out! So many interesting people, articles, and chats! I was following #askagent chat last night, because Elizabeth Law of Egmont Press (who was at our April SCBWI conference in Redmond) was chiming in.Here's a question from a writer... Continue Reading →
Holly Cupala Interview
Our own Michele Torrey has recently interviewed Holly Cupala on her blog. Holly's novel, TELL ME A SECRET, debuts June 22, 2010 (just one week away). You can find the interview on Michele's blog. While you're there, read more about Michele. She's a well-traveled writer, and has a non-profit called Orphans Africa. Just one fun... Continue Reading →
First Annual Imagination Celebration
The first annual Imagination Celebration, a new free community event, will be held on Saturday, June 19 from 1 to 5 p.m. The celebration is being launched as a block party in and around the Olympia Timberland Library by the South Sound Reading Foundation (SSRF) and Capital Playhouse’s Page to Stage Theatre-Literacy Program, in cooperation... Continue Reading →
Summer Writing Workshops with Margaret Nevinski
Margaret Nevinski is teaching three summer writing workshops for kids and teens through Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District. Word Art (for 8-12 year olds), Creative Writing Workshop (for 8-11 year olds), and Teen Creative Writing Workshop (for 12-14 year olds). You can find out more about Margaret on her website.For more information on... Continue Reading →