He sings! He dances! He makes bad jokes! We love Bruce Hale! Bruce Hale (our first Keynote Speaker) is an author, illustrator, story-teller, actor, singer and group sing-along leader who shared his experience, advice and enthusiasm with our members this morning. His talk received a standing ovation, and here are three of Bruce's super-helpful Six Principles for... Continue Reading →
Help Bruce Hale with his Keynote!
Bruce Hale would like to customize his keynote speech at our upcoming annual conference (isn't he a peach?), and he needs your help. If you're planning to attend the conference and you have a few minutes, we'd appreciate it if you could shoot Bruce an email with a couple of quick responses to the questions... Continue Reading →
2012 SCBWI WWA Annual Conference: Keynote Speaker Bonny Becker
Have you registered yet for the 2012 SCBWI WWA Annual Conference? Make sure you head to the webpage for more information and to register.We're excited to share information about the conference and amazing faculty and up first is Bonny Becker! Bonny is an fellow SCBWI WWA member, our region's very first Crystal Kite Regional Award... Continue Reading →
Emily Jenkins’ Keynote Address: It’s Not Good Enough #SCBWIWWA
Reported by Angelina HansenAuthor Emily Jenkins shared about revising and more during the Saturday afternoon keynote address. Here's some highlights:Children’s books should be “small treats” that can be taken frequently without ill effectsPicture books articulate the connection to parents and caregivers. The child learns to accept things, know why parents are right. Obedience. Respect. Safety.... Continue Reading →
2011 Conference Series- Faculty Q & A with Deborah Wiles
Happy Friday All! The pre-conference fun starts today! To add to the fun here's the last Faculty Q & A from our 20th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference Faculty! Enjoy these answers from Keynote Speaker Deborah Wiles. Deborah will be our first keynote speaker on Saturday, and you can read her Conference Bio... Continue Reading →
2011 Conference Series- Faculty Q & A with Holly Black
Time for another Faculty & A with our tremendous faculty! Our next Q & A is with Keynote Speaker Holly Black. You can re-read Holly's Update conference bio, and you can also find out more information about Holly, and her work, on her website! Holly answered a few questions for our SCBWI WWA members (and... Continue Reading →
2011 Conference Series: Keynote Speaker Dan Santat
Our 2011 SCBWI Conference is filling up fast! Make sure you register before the conference is full! And of course, we have one more keynote speaker to feature; Author/Illustrator Dan Santat. Dan actually started off his college career by earning a degree Microbiology, and then ended up going to the Art Center College of Design... Continue Reading →
2011 Conference Series: Keynote Speaker Emily Jenkins
Have you registered yet for the SCBWI Western Washington’s 20th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference? If not, here's the link for the annual conference page. It's also time to highlight another Keynote Speaker; Emily Jenkins. Emily is a full time writer who has written fourteen picture books; including THAT NEW ANIMAL, DAFFODIL, and... Continue Reading →
2011 Conference Series: Keynote Speaker Deborah Wiles
It's time for another 2011 Conference Series post! I'd like to introduce one of our four fabulous keynote speakers Deborah Wiles. Deborah is the author of four MG novels, and two picture books; including her newest novel COUNTDOWN, book one of The Sixties Trilogy for Young Readers. Deborah has taught writing workshops to thousands of... Continue Reading →
2011 Conference Series: Keynote Speaker Holly Black
SCBWI Western Washington's 20th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference, will take place on Saturday, April 16, and Sunday, April 17, 2011. To start getting everyone excited (as if you weren't already!!) for this highly anticipated event; we'll be adding Conference Series Posts. These will focus on the incredible faculty, and the conference itself.Our... Continue Reading →