Last night's fall kickoff went swimmingly! And for those who will be meeting with Writers House agent Brianne Johnson today, just to eliminate any confusion: The agent consults (for those already registered and confirmed for them) are in the library, conference room A from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.. The master class is from 3... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo & PiBoIdMo & Drink Nite, Oh My!
Deb Lund and Jan O'Neil, the only two women who would be so brave, will be hosting a kick-off event for both National Novel Writing Month and Picture Book Idea Month and THEN follow it up with a Kid Lit Drink Night. Can you think of a better way to begin your November? Nope, neither... Continue Reading →
Spooky KLDN on Oct. 22
Bring out your "spirits" for a pre-Halloween KidLit Drink Night at SCBWI WWA favorite Blue Star Cafe and Pub in Wallingford next week on Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 6:30 p.m. to whenever. See you there!
Reminder-o-rama
Hear ye, hear ye! In THREE (count 'em!) DAYS, our first monthly programming meeting will take place. Which means, dear SCBWI-ers and valued guests, that it is going to be a fabulous season ahead! If you are still without a passport––which will get you in for our entire programming year–– please click HERE. Not only... Continue Reading →
Congrats to our state book award winners!
Kudos to SCBWI Western Washington authors and illustrators honored at last week’s Washington State Book Awards! The winner of the Scandiuzzi Book Award for Books for Middle Readers (ages 9-12) was member Suzanne Selfor's The Sasquatch Escape! And the Scandiuzzi Book Award finalists included, for picture books, members Nina Laden, writer, for Once Upon a... Continue Reading →
Graphic Arts Guild workshop on social media
The Graphic Artists Guild will present a workshop at noon on Wednesday, October 29, called "Social Media and Getting (a Little) Geeky with Your Self-Promotion." It'll be led by Steve Broback, about whom the Guild says, "Several years ago, Steve Broback showed us what blogging offered creatives in the realm of self-promotion. Between then and... Continue Reading →
Attention WoW retreat applicants
Allyson Schrier and Lois Brandt, co-directors of our upcoming Weekend on the Water Retreat, which is scheduled for November 7 - 9 at the Dumas Bay Centre, say that retreat status notifications have already been sent. But apparently there have been a few cases of applicants not receiving their notifications — so if you applied... Continue Reading →
Master Class spaces available
Brianne Johnson, literary agent at Writers House, is doing triple-duty in Seattle next week! Her one-on-one consultations filled up in a matter of hours, and her talk at our first monthly program meeting on Thursday, October 16 at SPU is something we're all eager to hear. But wait! She's also giving a middle-grade Master Class,... Continue Reading →
Bargain online class with Darcy Pattison
Lots of SCBWI Western Washington members have taken advantage of the sessions writer and instructor Darcy Pattison has previously presented in our region. They can tell you what a great teacher Darcy is — and that's why I'm telling you that Darcy's new online course is a great bargain. Starting in November, she'll be teaching... Continue Reading →
Get to the Point of Entry!
Three SCBWI members will have their work displayed publicly starting October 11 in the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art show called Points of Entry. Julie Paschkis, Nikki McClure, and Jennifer Mann will have work on display along with that of another local illustrator. The show, which lasts until February 22, 2015, will be unusual in... Continue Reading →