Peg Kehret & Kirby Larson Good News and fun times for fellow SCBWI WWA members Peg Kehret, Kirby Larson (and also SCBWI members Mary Nethery and Jean Cassels). Both Peg and Kirby were in Missouri this past weekend, Peg to receive the 2011 Mark Twain award for STOLEN CHILDREN , and Kirby to accept the 2011 Show Me award,... Continue Reading →
New Children’s Writer’s Resource Featuring Helen Landalf and Kirby Larson
Check out the new Children's Book Insider website, called CBI Clubhouse, which both fellow SCBWI WWA members Kirby Larson and Helen Landalf are writing for.The popular newsletter for children's writers, Children's Book Insider, has just updated their companion website, CBI Clubhouse. The site, which is a great resource for writers of all levels, focuses on... Continue Reading →
Good News for Kirby Larson!
So much Good News for fellow SCBWI WWA member Kirby Larson!!First, check out this story on her blog. She recently had one of her dreams has come true!! When she wrote The FRIENDSHIP DOLL, she secretly hoped that some reader might be inspired to look for and find one of the missing dolls. And it's... Continue Reading →
Change of Time & Venue for Cushman/Kvasnosky/Larson panel
Some cyber gremlins wrought havoc with the Northwest Bookfest 2011 schedule on the website and listed a wrong time and location for the "From Idea to Finished Book" panel featuring Karen Cushman, Laura Kvasnosky and Kirby Larson. The panel will be at noon on Sunday, October 2, at Parkplace Books! Hope to see lots of... Continue Reading →
Friends of Yuen Lui Guild Event
The Friends of Yuen Lui Guild is celebrating National Reading Month with READ for Seattle Children's Hospital. This event includes an online book drive for patients at the hospital; author readings to patients at the hospital; and a public storytime at Elliott Bay Books. We are honored to be working with authors, Bonny Becker and... Continue Reading →
Conferences & Classes to Check Out
The Western Washington University Children’s Literature Conference is now in its eighth year! This event is where teachers and librarians, readers and writers gather to celebrate and learn about children’s literature. At the end of last year's conference the creator and director, Nancy Johnson, announced that she had accepted a two-year appointment at the Singapore... Continue Reading →
Kirby Larson Book Signing Tomorrow in Bellingham
Newbery Honor author and fellow SCBWI member Kirby Larson will be speaking and signing at the dog-friendly Village Books in Bellingham, this Saturday January 22, starting at 2 p.m. Kirby's newest book, THE FENCES BETWEEN US: THE DIARY OF PIPER DAVIS is part of the Scholastic relaunch of the popular DEAR AMERICA series. Winston the... Continue Reading →
Kirby Larson Book Launch
Don't have anything to do this Saturday? Trying to avoid the Fisher scone lines at the Puyallup Fair? Come support your fellow SCBWI member Kirby Larson at her latest book launch. Kirby's book, THE FENCES BETWEEN US, is the first new Dear America title in five years. Come hear Kirby, get your book signed, and... Continue Reading →
First Annual Imagination Celebration
The first annual Imagination Celebration, a new free community event, will be held on Saturday, June 19 from 1 to 5 p.m. The celebration is being launched as a block party in and around the Olympia Timberland Library by the South Sound Reading Foundation (SSRF) and Capital Playhouse’s Page to Stage Theatre-Literacy Program, in cooperation... Continue Reading →
Holm, sweet Holm
Kirby Larson has an interview today with two-time Newbery Honor Award winner Jennifer Holm about her newest historical novel, TURTLE IN PARADISE. (Jennifer is better-known around our house for her BABYMOUSE books--is there anything this woman can't do?) Check it out here.