SCBWI Western Washington’s Northern Network invites you to attend our May Schmooze. This is our last meeting before the summer break, but we hope to get together once during the summer for a social picnic and network brainstorming session. Northern Network Schmooze Tuesday, May 4, 7:00-9:00 pm Barnes & Noble, Bellingham, Washington “Highlights from the... Continue Reading →
Coming soon: the 2010 SCBWI Summer Conference in Los Angeles!
Registration for the 2010 SCBWI Summer Conference in Los Angeles will begin at 10AM PT on Wednesday, April 21st! Premium workshops and consultations will fill quickly, so if you're thinking about signing up, think fast! Click here for more information and here to download the full schedule.
Laini Taylor’s plot talk
We published a bit of this in our conference roundup, but typically don't include everything that gets said in these sessions because we want to save that for the people who paid to attend the conference, and we want our faculty to be able to use their talks elsewhere. But Laini Taylor, generous soul that... Continue Reading →
Good news for Lois V. Harris
The Wise Grandma blog reviewed her CHARLIE RUSSELL: TALE-TELLING COWBOY ARTIST book on April 15. Here’s the link. And she's Grand Magazine’s Kids Author of the Week.
Good news for Craig Orback
Illustrator Craig Orback's new picture book THE CAN MAN was reviewed in this past Sunday's Chicago Sun Times. The article is on kids' books for Earth Day. Here's what they had to say: The Can Man (Lee & Low, 36 pages, $18.95), by Laura E. Williams, illustrated by Craig Orback, focuses not only on recycling... Continue Reading →
Saying goodbye to Molly Blaisdell
It's almost hard to talk about the imminent departure of Molly Blaisdell for Texas.She's done so much for our region and is a writer beloved by everyone who knows her. (And you can get to know her through her blog.)She leaves us early next month, and Allyson Valentine Schrier is hosting a See Ya Later,... Continue Reading →
Meet Karen Cushman and step inside the world of ALCHEMY AND MEGGY SWANN
Next week is sort of a huge one in publishing, people. HUGE. Like a minivan in a parking lot full of Matchbox cars. That's because April 26 marks the official release date of Karen Cushman's latest, ALCHEMY AND MEGGY SWANN (Clarion), about a girl, her goose, and their magical transformation in a gritty London world.... Continue Reading →
A photo from the conference
Stay tuned for more conference photos in the printed Chinook, but I have to share this one shot of Chadwick Gillenwater as a gnome. He might not have had his dramatic entrance with the faculty parade, but I'd put him in a wheelbarrow and cart him around, all the same. (Note: that was a compliment.)... Continue Reading →
Good news for Lisa Owens
She has a new picture book series coming soon. It's called LET'S BE SOCIAL and you can read about it on her blog. Thanks to Liz Mills for the link.
iPad-o-rama
This bit comes from Publishers Weekly, and yeah, I'm a little late getting to it but I seem to recall being sort of busy last weekend. Anyhoo: The iPad Meets the Children's Book Apps for kids' stories start to proliferate for Apple's newest product By Karen Springen -- Publishers Weekly, 4/8/2010 4:54:00 PM Apr8AppsMissSpiderInteriorJUMP"An interior... Continue Reading →