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!
Recap: KLDN, Island-style
Despite technical difficulties, the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA) hosted a lively evening with Richard Jesse Watson on Sunday night. His lecture and gallery reception not only highlighted the creative process and his own artistic journey, but proved that a great storyteller doesn't need a projector to hold an audience spellbound––especially when describing his... Continue Reading →
Monday morning catch-up!
Welcome to this, the Monday edition, of what I call "Playing Catch-Up"! Now that the turkeys have been reduced to stock and the pie pans contain nothing but crumbs, 'tis the time for me to catch up on some of your news. Apologies to the stalwart crew who made it to the Kid Lit Drink... Continue Reading →
Suzanne Selfors book release
The long wait be over! Smells Like Pirates, the third book in the Smells Like Dog series, has arrived. Come join Suzanne Selfors as she celebrates her latest release, signs books, and announces the winners of a local Student Writing Contest. Pirate costumes encouraged. When/Where: November 11, 3pm at Eagle... Continue Reading →
November KidLit Drink Night on Bainbridge
Thanks to Jennifer Mann, who passed along this invitation to all: November 16 is Kidlit Drink Night on Bainbridge Island, at our favorite fair-Mexican-food-restaurant and cantina, Casa Rojas––and their margaritas are really good, too! We'll be tossing stories (and those margaritas) back and forth from 5:30-8:30pm. Come one, come all! I hope some of you... Continue Reading →
Bainbridge Student Writing Contest
Suzanne Selfors is hosting the 4th semi-annual Student Writing Contest on Bainbridge Island, but you don't have to be a Bainbridge resident to enter! WHO: Eligible writers are Western WA kids in grades 1-6 WHAT: Please write a short story, 1 to 2 pages. This year's theme is PIRATES. 6 local... Continue Reading →
Field’s End Event
Field's End's "From Dust to Diamonds: Building the Skill of Revision" event with Elizabeth Lyon, will be on Saturday, October 23, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For more information visit their website. Do you see your first draft as an expression of your creativity, but revision as routine and uninspiring? Do you see your first draft... Continue Reading →