by SCBWI Western Washington
On Sunday morning, Michelle gave an in-depth presentation about all things nonfiction to a packed room (we had to get more chairs!). Here are just a few of the many great tidbits participants gleaned from her presentation... Reasons to write nonfiction: Satisfy your curiosity Be a lifelong learner Reuse your fiction skills Sell to a... Continue Reading →
Crystal Kite winner for Once Upon a Memory, author and illustrator Nina Laden’s career has been long and full. Inextricably bound up with love and family, luck and loss her inspiration comes from journaling, working in her studio and nature. The text for Once Upon a Memory began with a feather found on the beach. Persistence, experimentation, partnership,... Continue Reading →
Sharon Flake is an award-winning author with millions of books for kids in print, including The Skin I'm In and Unstoppable Octobia May. "I think I was born scared." When we're not our true authentic selves the world misses out. What are you willing to sacrifice? Because your dreams will cost you something. To write you need a... Continue Reading →
First, Carter introduced us to the history of Candlewick, the company culture, and some of their extremely well known authors, illustrators, books, and series. He then explained their relatively simple acquisitions process: there are no big meetings, editors don't need to get buy-in from sales and marketing, and there aren't a great many hoops to... Continue Reading →
The Rollin Thomas Portfolio Awards "Be well, create lots." ~Rollin Thomas Grand Prize Winner: Corinna Luyken 1st Runner Up: Dalton Webb 2nd Runner Up: Alice Chu Booster Award: Michaele Razi Congratulations, everyone!
Many do not realize that the regions of SCBWI are run by dynamic teams of volunteers and our region has one of the very best. Thank you, AdCom!!!
After accepting her Crystal Kite Award for Once Upon a Memory, author-ilustrator Nina Laden welcomes a packed room ready to work on conceptual journaling. To Nina a journal is so many things. So why journal? Because if you do not write it/draw it you will forget it. Fancy vs. Not Fancy Journals? For Nina, it's... Continue Reading →
Editor Michelle McCann (Beyond Words / Simon & Schuster) and author Amber Keyser worked together on Amber's upcoming non-fiction YA, THE V-WORD, an anthology of essays about first-time sexual experience. Amber reads from Judy Blume's FOREVER to a packed room. The discussions turns to: Where are kids learning about sex? How? Is it accurate? Kids... Continue Reading →
Rebecca Van Slyke, Laurie Thompson, Kelly Jones, Toni Yuly, Dan Richards, Shannon Grogan, Lois Brandt Some takeaways from the panel on what lead to their successes: Going with my heart. ~Lois Brant I wouldn't be sitting here without the SCBWI. Shannon Grogan Failing at every other creative endeavor I've ever done helped me immensely. ~Dan... Continue Reading →
Sharon Flake is an award-winning author with millions of books for kids in print, including The Skin I'm In and Unstoppable Octobia May. You have to walk carefully when you write about someone outside your cultural and ethnic group. Look to people you know to vet your work. Sharon Flake has an amazingly strong voice.... Continue Reading →
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