Happy Friday, all you hard-working, as-yet-undiscovered novelists! If your answer to the above heading was a resounding "YES!!", please click here for a handy visual How-To (courtesy of Brenda Winter-Hansen). This has been a public service of the SCBWI-WWA chapter. Thank you, and have a great weekend.
The perks of being a writer/illustrator….
Writers and Illustrators: Apply for a retreat at Centrum! Spots are available in February and March, as well as through June, for Artist and Writer Residencies at Centrum in Port Townsend. Residents are given an apartment and access to the grounds and beach. The fee is $400 for the week. This is a marvelous opportunity... Continue Reading →
Three ‘woofs’ for Kirby!
A fabulous piece of good news from our own 2013 Crystal Kite winner, Kirby Larson! Yay, Kirby! All together now––clap those paws together for Kirby's book, Dash, which has been honored with the prestigious 2015 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction. To read more about it, please click here. We are so proud and exited... Continue Reading →
How To Get Published workshops
Chuck Sambuchino (works for Writer's Digest Books, editor of the GUIDE TO LITERARY AGENTS), will be instructing at a "How to Get Published" writing workshop in Portland on Friday, February 20, and also one in Seattle on February 21. In addition to Chuck speaking, there will be EIGHT literary agents and editors (with plenty taking... Continue Reading →
Author needed!
Sent by Wendy Wahman: Len Blau is a friend of mine. I was going to be his special guest for an event in Covington, WA, but I'll be out of town that week. He'd like an author to come talk to the librarians, briefly, for 10–15 minutes. Len is a book distributor, so the author... Continue Reading →
The (bargain) Book
THE BOOK (2015) is available online for free for members of SCBWI. About THE BOOK: This three hundred page comprehensive, hands-on tool is designed to guide children’s book writers and illustrators through their publishing careers. It is available in hard copy and online to SCBWI members. It contains new and essential articles featuring such topics... Continue Reading →
Illustrators webinar
SCBWI WWA Illustrators! The mighty Wisconsin chapter has organized an illustrator webinar with the talented Will Terry and Jake Parker to take place on Saturday, March 21 from 10AM to 3PM Central Standard Time, with a lunch break at noon (CST). Those who participate will also receive a link to the taped version of the class. Will... Continue Reading →
Apply for a 4Culture Project Grant
Two 4Culture grants to individuals are currently open for submission. 4Culture is the cultural arts organization for King County and their grants benefit King County residents. For creative artists and heritage-related projects by individuals, money for Art Projects and Heritage Projects is available. Both grants require a project proposal and other submission materials.Though these annual programs are... Continue Reading →
Call for presenters
Hey, SCBWI-WWA peeps! We are looking for presenters for our 2015-2016 season. If you think you have something the group would appreciate learning about, thinking about, or being inspired by, here's your chance. The application can be downloaded here.
Northern Network Meeting this Wed
Hush! Don’t Say a Word! Speaking Volumes through Wordless Picture Books How do you write a book with no words? This Wednesday, February 4, we will examine wordless picture books and the stories they tell. Wordless picture books show the same story elements that other picture books, chapter books, and novels use. Even if you’re... Continue Reading →