by SCBWI Western Washington
Part of a series introducing the Mentors for the 2019-2020 SCBWI-WWA Mentorship Program. This post introduces two YA Mentors, Jeanne Ryan and J Anderson Coats. Applications have been submitted and selections will be made in early Fall 2020.
Meet our mentors from our Mentorship Program 2018-2019 Here’s what our Young Adult Mentors – Jillian Anderson Coats, Kelly Jones and Kevin Emerson have to say. Tell us a little bit about what you are working on now and your current projects. Jillian: My newest book, R is for Rebel, came out in February and... Continue Reading →
July 23 Lynn Brunelle has some craft projects for Big Science for Little People at University Bookstore. July 28 Chris Colfer visits Jackson High School to talk about The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide. This is a ticketed event, via UBS. July 29 Play Truth or Dare with YA authors like J. Anderson Coats, Lish... Continue Reading →
Our December meeting was a great success. Katherine Pryor imparted her knowledge for applying for grants. Yes! Authors and Illustrators can actually get paid to write and draw. How fantastic is that? In a nutshell, here are her tried and true steps to applying for a grant: Steps to Applying: Identify funders Create an application... Continue Reading →
December's meeting is one you definitely do not want to miss. This Wednesday, December 14th from 7-9pm at SPU Demaray Hall. Our mini presentation is by Katherine Pryor who will speak about grant writing: Show Me the Money: Grant Writing for Creative Professionals. The main presentation by J. Anderson Coats, Resurrecting Your Frankendraft, is sure to excite... Continue Reading →
If you were able to attend this week's SCBWI Monthly meeting, then you already know what a fabulous presentation both Ben Clanton and Dan Gemeinhart gave. We saw some quick sketching by Ben and the audience sketched, too, even yours truly whose stick figures leave all to be desired. Other writers like myself were even encouraged to sketch out storyboards... Continue Reading →
Now THIS looks Uh-Maze-Ing! Please join Marissa Meyer, Leslye Walton, and J. Anderson Coats at the University Book Store in Bellevue on March 8 at 6 pm for the Pacific Northwest launch of the historical anthology, A TYRANNY OF PETTICOATS! We'll be talking about women in history, discussing the creative process, and answering your questions.... Continue Reading →
...and YA but were afraid to ask! J. Anderson Coats, Martha Brockenbrough, Jeanne Ryan, Lish McBride, and Rory Shay are doing a book panel this Saturday night on sex. Yep, it’s going to pretty much be a high school sex class where teenagers are allowed to ask anything they want. They’ll talk about everything subversive... Continue Reading →
Looks like some serious congratulations are in order! Jillian Coats, who writes as J. Anderson Coats, was just awarded one of two 2013 Scanduzzi Children's Book Awards for her young adult novel, The Wicked and the Just. Check out the article featuring all the winners of this year's Washington State Book Awards. The exciting announcement... Continue Reading →
Featuring: Kim Baker, Pickle Stacey R. Campbell, Hush J. Anderson Coats, The Wicked and the Just Suzanne Kaufmann, I Love Monkey Introductions: JAC - Wrote 11 completed novels until Wicked and the Just. KB - I failed miserably. I tried to be a PB writer and failed miserably. SK - Came from animation, video games.... Continue Reading →
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