A big congratulations to Patricia Nikolina Clark, a Leavenworth, WA, writer who just won SCBWI's 2010 Magazine Merit Award for Nonfiction. Patricia's accomplishment was based on her story, "Ants in their Pants," in the September 2009 issue of Spider. Yay, Patricia!
Trudi Trueit brings dinosaurs to Skamania Lodge
Doesn't this sound like fun? Trudi's having an fossil fest July 10 at Skamania Lodge. She'll read from Mom, There's a Dinosaur in Beeson's Lake, talk about fossil formation (she wrote a nonfiction title on Fossils for Scholastic a few years ago), and show some of her favorite fossils - trilobites. Kids will get to... Continue Reading →
You can Bank on our region
Forgive the pun headline, but check out how many of our region's books made the Bank Street List in addition to Joni Sensel (and apologies if we missed anyone). from the under 5 list: And Then Comes Halloween by Tom Brenner, illustrated by Holly Meade (Candlewick, $16.99) 978-0-7636-3659-3 The excitement and fun of this favorite... Continue Reading →
Online picture book class with Liz Mills
If you can't make a real-life class for whatever reason, this virtual one taught by our own Liz Mills might be just the thing: From Cover to Cover: A Picture Book Class Are you brimming with picture-book drafts after NaPiBoWriWee? Do you have a drawer full of stories clamoring to be completed and polished? Then... Continue Reading →
Michele Torrey: story beginnings, part 2
She's continuing the lesson at her blog with a discussion of hooks: For me, picking out a new book is as simple as reading its first page. Does it grab me? Do I want to read more? Do I want to read it badly enough to: a) check the book out? b) spend my hard-earned... Continue Reading →
Holm, sweet Holm
Kirby Larson has an interview today with two-time Newbery Honor Award winner Jennifer Holm about her newest historical novel, TURTLE IN PARADISE. (Jennifer is better-known around our house for her BABYMOUSE books--is there anything this woman can't do?) Check it out here.
Have questions about critique groups?
Kirby Larson, author of HATTIE BIG SKY, NUBS, and TWO BOBBIES, has rounded up a variety of writers to talk about their experiences with critique groups. If you have questions, hop on over to her blog and fire away. She's planning to post answers in mid-June, and we'll be sure to post a link on... Continue Reading →
Nancy Pearl interviews Kirby Larson
And look! There's Winston! Seattle Channel Video can be played in Flash Player 9 and up
Should I Sign? What to Know About Publishing Contracts
This is the second installment of the Hugo House Series for Writers, and it runs from 1-3 p.m. on Thursday, May 27 at Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle. FEE: In advance: $40 attorneys and paralegals; $15 artists and students. At the door: $45 attorneys and paralegals; $20 artists and students. Find more info... Continue Reading →
Play performances and poetry readings for Ann Teplick
She will be reading some poems to celebrate the release of the Lit journal Drash on Sunday May, 23 at 3 p.m., at Third Place Books Ravenna. She'll read again on Wednesday, Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m., at Queen Anne Books. Her play She's the One, a story that explores the art of hallucination, will... Continue Reading →