KEY: YA = young adult MG = middle grade ER = easy reader PB = picture book NF = nonfiction GN = graphic novel LINKS: University Book Store Third Place Books Elliott Bay Book Company Secret Garden Books Seattle Central Library March 2, 7PM Nina Laden, Are We There Yet? (PB)--BOOK LAUNCH PARTY University Book... Continue Reading →
Call for artists
We have a call to artists for several installations at our new library on Camano Island, and one of them is for the children’s room with a budget up to $12,500. Apparently, we’ve only received one submission. It seems to me that it would be relevant to SCBWI artists. It looks like we’d prefer something... Continue Reading →
Tina’s tantalizing offer
Call for Illustrators! SCBWI WWA needs YOU to design banner and slide images for our monthly programming. We’ll need two versions: one for the website, including “click for details” and one for Chinook (no “click” needed). Finished illustrations need to be ready to go two weeks before our events, at the beginning of the month the... Continue Reading →
Hooray for Liz!
Shout out to Liz Wong, featured illustrator on the SCBWI website for October. We are so excited about her picture book, Quackers, coming from Penguin Random House in March 2016. She's definitely an illustrator to watch! Congratulations, Liz!
Corinna Luyken is a WINNER!
Huge HOORAYs for our own Corrina Luyken, who was awarded a SCBWI 2015 Work-In-Progress Grant! She is a recipient of the Don Freeman Illustration Grant for pre-published work. [Insert applause here!] The winners of the Don Freeman Grant will each receive $1,000 to further their understanding, training, and work in the picture book genre.... Continue Reading →
Register NOW for Ilustrator’s Retreat!
Weekend in the Woods! October 1–4, 2015 at the Silvers Falls Conference Center, OR. SCBWI OR/WWA Joint Illustrator Retreat Registration opens July 1 Don’t miss out on this amazing event with our friends from Oregon, featuring award-winning illustrators LeUyen Pham and Eric Rohmann. Click here for full details and to register on July 1. Only 24 spaces... 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 →
More chances to learn kidlit illustration from Craig
Still need a last-minute gift for an artsy someone in your life? Member Craig Orback, the illustrator of Gifts from the Enemy (speaking of gifts) and many others, will be teaching another round of his popular children's book illustration classes starting in January. (And we promise he's not an enemy.) The introductory course, Illustration 1,... Continue Reading →
Great online opportunity: picture-book dummy workshop
SCBWI's Midsouth chapter is offering 10 online seats in their "Developing Your Best Dummy" workshop with Simon & Schuster editor Alyson Heller, and members from other regions can sign up. They say, "The professional feedback in this workshop replicates the editorial process to help you develop your best picture book dummy, ready for submission." The... Continue Reading →
Art reception on Monday
Join Blanca Santander Monday, November 3 for the closing of her exhibit with Rene Julio, Between Love and Death. Jacque Larrainzar will be making music. Festivities will be at the M. Rosetta Hunter Gallery at Seattle Central College on Capitol Hill from 5-8 pm. Come one, come all!