Illustrator Intensive!
Jennifer March Soloway and Book Launch for Jay Asher
How To Be a Guest at Jennifer's Dinner Table WOW! What a Kick-off to our SCBWI season. Jennifer March Soloway was our guest agent from the Andrea Brown Literary Agency and she was truly one to listen to. Immediately, she captured the audience in Demaray Hall at SPU last week with her charisma for books, the... Continue Reading →
Kid Lit Drink Night – Kicking Off the New SCBWI Season!
This first Kid Lit Drink Night will be at the Dumas Bay Centre to coincide with the Weekend on the Water Retreat. However, you don't have to be part of the Weekend on the Water writing retreat in order to attend this month's Kid Lit Drink Night. It will, however, be held in the same... Continue Reading →
Kid Lit Classes at Green River College
Saturday Kid Lit Classes at Green River Two of our tribe are teaching at Green River for writers AND illustrators Illustrators Dana Sullivan is teaching Illustrating Picture Books When: Saturday Oct. 22 and 29 9 a.m. to noon. This crash course includes manuscript formatting, storyboards, making a book dummy and illustration techniques. Working with agents... Continue Reading →
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner? Jennifer March Soloway – Interview Part 3
By now, we've gotten to know a bit of Jennifer's personal side - she loves ice cream and Peet's coffee and running. And we know how she works - diligent about reading manuscripts and committed to the read. And overall, a person who wears her agent/editor hat passionately and with a humanistic realness that even... Continue Reading →
2016 WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARDS!
2016 WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARDS This Saturday, October 8, 2016, 7 – 9pm! Seattle Central Library The Washington State Book Awards recognize outstanding poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and children's and teen literature published in 2015 and penned by a Washington writer. The four adult literature categories are: poetry, fiction, biography/memoir, and history/general nonfiction for adults. The... Continue Reading →
Jennifer March Soloway Interview Part Deux
Aaaack! the dreaded red pen. Don't let her smile fool you. Just kiddin'. Jennifer is all smiles - how do I know? Because we Skyped. And, Jennifer is as Jen-uine as they come. What is Jennifer's Process? We all like to know what's going to give us an edge with an agent who receives hundreds... Continue Reading →
Sugar Says ... Here's what you'll get but only if you sign-up: Jennifer March Soloway Master Class Preparing for Submission: Pitches and Opening Pages Streamlining and polishing your novel or picture book manuscript. When: October 13, 2016 3 to 5 p.m., Where: Seattle Pacific University, Bertona Hall, Room 6 (#65 on the map)... Continue Reading →
Classes and Workshops for Writers
Lois V. Harris offers Writing for Children: Which Type of Biography is Best for Your Subject? Where: Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon campus When: October 13 and October 20, 2016, 6:30 to 8 PM. The class will look at five biography categories found in books and magazines for younger readers, middle-graders, and young adult, and you will... Continue Reading →
“Darn that Greedo! He ran off with my 8 X 10 glossies! But heeeeeere’s
JEN SOLO Also known to us mortals with feet planted firmly on Earth as Jennifer March Soloway, Associate Agent with the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. I had the pleasure of Skyping with Jennifer and it was like chatting with a friend I've known for many years. Conversation was easy, informative, encouraging, and, well, fun! You... Continue Reading →