by SCBWI Western Washington
How many reasons are there to register for our annual conference? We can think of HUNDREDS, but we came up with our Top Ten. Number Ten: Prizes! Win a prize for the best jokes. Win a prize for just showing up. BONUS: Consider yourself a prize-winner for simply registering before the EARLY BIRD DEADLINE THIS... Continue Reading →
Amber Keyser will take us to the edge of YA in April! Amber Keyser is a former ballerina and evolutionary biologist, who writes both fiction and nonfiction for tweens and teens. Her newest book is Sneakers Unlaced: A History of Athletic Shoes (Twenty-First Century Books). Forthcoming titles include The Way Back from Broken, a YA... Continue Reading →
Mandy Hubbard, double-threat: Published author AND literary agent! Literary agent Mandy Hubbard joined D4EO Literary in February 2010, specializing in YA and MG fiction. Her clients include Cindy Callaghan (Lost in London, 2013, Aladdin Mix), Joy Hensley (Rites of Passage, Harper, 2014), and Jessica Martinez (Kiss Kill Vanish, Harper, 2014). Mandy signed local author... Continue Reading →
Clelia Gore As an agent and Literary and Media Manager at Martin Literary Management, Clelia Gore is based on Mercer Island and specializes in books for children and young adults. Clelia is a former attorney from New York City, but much prefers her life in Seattle representing talented authors and illustrators and helping to... Continue Reading →
Christa Heschke will demystify the process of writing a mystery. Christa Heschke started in publishing as an intern at both Writers House and Sterling Lord Literistic, where she fell in love with the agency side of publishing. As an agent at McIntosh & Otis, where she has been in the Children's Literature Department since 2009,... Continue Reading →
Rachel will turn your Flat opening pages into Fab ones! Rachel Orr is celebrating her eighth year as an agent at the Prospect Agency, celebrating her eighth year there. She previously worked for eight rewarding years at HarperCollins Children's Books, and uses those editorial skills to help prepare her clients’ work for submission. Her clients... Continue Reading →
Agent Jennifer Rofé is looking for "adorkable" heroes. Jennifer Rofé, an agent with Andrea Brown Literary Agency, represents projects ranging from picture books to young adult, with middle grade being her soft spot. Some of her representative titles include: the middle grade novels The Year the Swallows Came Early by Kathryn Fitzmaurice and How Lamar’s Bad Prank... Continue Reading →
Kristen Nobles, art director at Candlewick Press. Kristen Nobles joined Candlewick Press as Art Director in 2004. As an art director, she has worked with award-winning illustrators Leslie Patricelli, Sophie Blackall, Yuyi Morales, John Rocco, Matt Myers, Ed Young, and Carson Ellis. Kristen loves a strong character, a unique style or retro look made new... Continue Reading →
Michelle McCann CAN show you how to tell, and tell you how to show! Editor at Beyond Words, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Michelle McCann is a graduate of Brown University and has an MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College. She has been working as a children’s book editor and art director... Continue Reading →
Carter Hasegawa will share his book sense with you! Carter Hasegawa, associate editor at Candlewick Press, came to children's publishing in a roundabout way. After a decade of working in the grocery business, followed by a two-year stint in textbook publishing, he left everything behind to follow his passion for children's books and went back... Continue Reading →
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