Interested in short stories? Check out this class taught by member Lois Brandt: Writing Short Stories from First Sentence to Submission Bellevue College Continuing Education Tuesday evenings, April 15 – June 3 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Lois says, "This is an intensive eight-session class. Each student is expected to write approximately 2,000 – 7,000 words... Continue Reading →
Get a six-week draft
Member Rebecca Agiewich, the author of BreakupBabe: A Novel, will be teaching a six-week class at Richard Hugo House in Seattle starting March 20. The class is called "Roughing It: A Draft of Your Book in Just 6 Weeks," and students will meet Thursday nights from 7:10 to 9:10 p.m. She says, "There are just... Continue Reading →
Story structure class coming in May
Member and award-winning children’s book author Clare Hodgson Meeker will be teaching a six-week class called "Writing for Children: Introduction to Story Structure" at Richard Hugo House in Seattle on Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon starting May 3. She says, "Through class discussion, in-class writing exercises, and weekly reading assignments, students will learn... Continue Reading →
Drawing from the imagination class
Illustrator Charles Vess will teach a TLC Workshops class called "Drawing from the Imagination (and Using a Big Eraser)" from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. all weekend starting Friday, Feb. 28, through Sunday, March 2, near Bothell. At $500, it's not cheap, but the course description says, "This workshop will help you develop drawing skills... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year — and a new chance to learn!
Need a new class to perk up your writing for the New Year? Member Lois V. Harris, whose credits include multiple picture books, will be teaching a class called Shining the Spotlight on Children's Concept Books, Picture Books, and Story Books at the Skagit Valley College on Thursday evenings starting on January 30. The $49... Continue Reading →
Mark your calendars for Write-O-Rama Dec. 7
Hugo House, Seattle's only entire building devoted to writers and writing, will hold its next fundraising (and motivation-raising) Write-O-Rama on Saturday, December 7. This event is a great way to play musical chairs with writing instructors, creative ideas, skills, genres, and techniques, experimenting all day long and pumping up your creative muscles for a good... Continue Reading →
Fall illustration classes starting soon
Craig's latest title Local illustrator Craig Orback, most recently the author of Boy's Camp, will be teaching more illustration classes starting later this month in Bellevue and Seattle: Level 1: Basics Bellevue Community College, 8 Saturdays, Sept. 28 - Nov. 16, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Get more info. North Seattle Community College, 8 Mondays,... Continue Reading →
April Calendar of Events
Um, don't forget to register for the MOST IMPORTANT EVENT THIS MONTH: Our annual, one-and-only, pulling-out-all-the-stops, so-good-it's-gotta-be-bad CONFERENCE! WHEN: Friday, April 19–Sunday, April 21 WHERE: Marriott, Redmond Town Center, Redmond REGISTER: For a good time, click right here! Classes: Want support and accountability in your writing? YA Novel Writing: Captivating the Teen Reader begins April... Continue Reading →
Upcoming events: a catch-all
A roundup of noteworthy events, classes, workshops, and other goings-on. Stay in the loop! Preview Class: Jolie Stekly and Nina Hess will present a free preview class for the UW Writing for Children certificate program for the 2013-14 school year. The two-hour preview class will be informative, experiential, and interactive, and give you a sense... Continue Reading →
Weekly wrap-up
Registration for the 10th annual Western Washington University's Children's Literature Conference ends next Friday, January 25. Faculty includes Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Brian Pinkney, Katherine Applegate, and Michael Grant. Conference date: February 23, 8am-3:30pm. Redmond Association of Spoken Word (RASP) presents Wendy and Joe Wahman, who will read from Snowboy 1, 2, 3. Friday, January 25... Continue Reading →