Here's a great event for those wondering how to begin or continue that complicated search for the right agent: Clelia Gore, Literary Manager and agent with Martin Literary Management, will be teaching a helpful and comprehensive seminar at Richard Hugo House on Saturday, April 23 called "Landing a Literary Agent." It's catered specifically for authors of children's and... 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 →
Fabulous Fall Kickoff!
SCBWI Western Washington's first 2014-2015 season Professional Series Meeting with agent Brianne Johnson of Writers House took place last night, Oct. 16. It was a packed event with a lot of laughs and a lot of interesting pointers from Brianne for everyone in the audience. Writers House, with more than a dozen agents, is one... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
October preview: Agent Brianne Johnson
Brianne Johnson, an agent with Writers House, will be SCBWI Western Washington's featured October speaker in about a month, on October 16. She'll also be presenting a master class called Essential Elements of the Middle Grade Novel and giving limited manuscript consultations on the following day. The consultations are already sold out, but it's not... Continue Reading →
Conference faculty profile: Susan Hawk
Literary agent Susan Hawk wants to laugh. She wants to be moved. And she wants to read stories that make her feel a flurry of emotion. In short, she's a stickler for what she likes, and isn't afraid to say so. In her profile on her agency's blog, she says, "I want a book to... Continue Reading →
Conference faculty profile: Holly McGhee
Holly M. McGhee, President and Creative Director of Pippin Properties, will join the agent faculty for SCBWI Western Washington’s 23rd Annual Writing and Illustration for Children Conference, which will be held April 12-13, 2014, at the Marriott Redmond Town Center. (Get registration info.) Holly represents many well-known authors and illustrators including Kate DiCamillo, Kathi Appelt,... Continue Reading →
Miscellaneous kidlit news
Bloomsbury has announced new, fully illustrated editions of all of the Harry Potter books, which will be released annually starting in 2015. A few more lists of 2013 bests to check out include those of The Horn Book and ALA, plus Goodreads' middle-grade readers' choices. Submitted by Street Team member Lois Brandt
Jill Grinberg on Her Editorial Process
As part of our fall programming, agent Jill Grinberg presented a workshop last Friday on the revision work she does with her clients. Attendees were treated to an inside view of the editorial process based on case studies, and they walked away with ideas for taking a fresh look at their own work. Jill has... Continue Reading →