Here's a cool piece of news, sent via Laurie Thompson: Jeanne Ryan's young-adult novel, Nerve, has been adapted and will hit the big screen––and there are big stars attached! Here's the scoop. Jeanne is one of our own (Laurie mentioned her in her inspiring talk, as the author who uses Write or Die in kamikaze... Continue Reading →
Toni Yuly book launch
Who? Who? Come and help celebrate the launch of Toni Yuly's second book, Night Owl! Night Owl is a companion to Toni's first book, Early Bird, and is all about listening and sounds. Oh, and for a bonus, the board book version of Early Bird launches this day as well!... Continue Reading →
And the winners are….
For a list of all the winners and honorees of this year's ALA Midwinter conference, please click here! You're welcome. Looks like we all have quite a wonderful must-read list for the rest of the winter. Congratulations to all!
West Sound Drink Night
Yee-haw! Here’s the plan for the first––of what we hope will be many––West Sound Drink Night! When: Wednesday, February 4 at 6:30pm Where: San Carlos Restaurant, 279 Madison Ave., Bainbridge Island, 206-842-1999 We’ll meet in the bar, and hope to see you there. Come one, come all!
Live streaming of Newbery/Caldecott ceremony
On Monday, February 2, there will be quite a lot of news coming out of the annual ALA mid-winter convention in Chicago. The announcement of the 2015 Youth Media Awards will take place at 8am Central time/6am Pacific. This is the day the world finds out what books and authors and illustrators have won the... Continue Reading →
Discount on PW for SCBWI-ers
Publishers Weekly has once again extended their offer for great discounts to SCBWI members! The offer expires on January 31, 2015, so now is the time to subscribe if you're so inclined. SCBWI co-founder Steve Mooser wanted to spread the word to all members. We are happy to once again extend SCBWI members the... Continue Reading →
Become a Reading Partner
Reading Partners is a national literacy nonprofit that teams up with elementary schools in under-served communities to provide one-on-one literacy tutoring to struggling elementary student readers. They exist to help these students catch up and master the reading skills necessary to succeed in school. With the supplemental one-on-one instruction that volunteers provide, students typically end the year... Continue Reading →
Conference deets are up
Hey, y'all! Our upcoming regional conference, which will be held in Redmond from April 17–19, is almost ready for registration. Well, not quite yet. To tame the wild beasts of anticipation that are lurking beneath our otherwise benign expressions, we're unveiling the details on our web page. Here's what you'll see, in all of its... Continue Reading →
Thumbs-up for Movie Night!
Our February meeting is going to be a little bit different. Which, in this case, is a very cool thing. Please join us on Thursday, February 19, from 7–9pm at Seattle Pacific University's Demaray Hall, Room 150, as we watch the riveting and gutsy film, At-Risk Summer, a documentary giving voice to at-risk youth. Inspired... Continue Reading →
Work and Play, pt 2.
And now, the second post recapping the January 15 professional series meeting! Now that we're ready to WORK, thanks to Laurie's fantastic tips for sticking to our goals, another piece of the puzzle can come into the picture. Which brings us to–– PLAY! Kevan Atteberry does it better than anyone. He is a visual wizard––his... Continue Reading →