A Webinar with Martha Brockenbrough Date/TimeDate(s) - 03/23/20226:30 pm - 7:30 pm REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Rhythm, Rhetoric, and Musical Writing; A Webinar with Martha Brockenbrough Meaning in writing comes from more than the words you choose. There’s a hidden music behind language, one made of rhythm and other devices that writers have studied for centuries... Continue Reading →
Member Launch: Gabrielle K. Byrne’s debut middle grade fantasy, Rise of the Dragon Moon
The launch party for Gabrielle K. Byrne's debut middle grade fantasy, Rise of the Dragon Moon will be held August 6th, 2019 at 5:30 in Olympia Washington, at Browsers' Books.
Autumn Events!
Meet ups The SCBWI WWA Peninsula Network hosts KidLit Sunday in the Park with a Pen Chetzamoka Park, Sunday, October 1st, 1pm 900 Jackson St. Port Townsend , WA Free For writers and illustrators, plus children and families are welcome! Bring a sketchbook or notebook, or just schmooze. Optional: Bring a sack lunch, picnic, or... Continue Reading →
Upcoming Book Events with Leigh Bardugo, Kevan Atteberry, Kelly Jones, & more!
Autumn is the best season (Fight me.), and one of the best parts is all the new releases and book events. August 31: Grab your shield and head down to University Bookstore to hear Leigh Bardugo talk about her newest, WONDER WOMAN: WARBRINGER. Priority signing tickets available in advance. September 6: Back to School with... Continue Reading →
Summer Time Reading – Books by Local Authors
Summer time summer time sum sum summer time... Yuuup! Summer is officially here and as we know there is no better way to fully immerse yourself into the season than with good books by local authors. Here are a few to get you started: Cat Nap by Tony Yuli When Cat agrees to play hide-and-seek... Continue Reading →
Martha wins!
Good year and good news to all! Martha Brockenbrough, whose wonderful THE GAME OF LOVE AND DEATH has garnered stars, praise, and shortlists for months, has been awarded a 2016 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award! To see all the winners, and to read more in detail, click here. Needless to say, it's a HUGE honor, and... Continue Reading →
Everything you wanted to know about sex…
...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 →
PW’s Best Books of 2015
The first round of year-end best lists is upon us! (Yes, I know! The year is almost over!) And...hooray to all! Cheers to Martha Brockenbrough, whose GAME OF LOVE AND DEATH is on Publishers Weekly's Best of 2015 YA list. For the entire PB-through-YA roll call, please click HERE. (Click on the tabs at... Continue Reading →
We HEART Martha!
Martha Brockenbrough, author of THE GAME OF LOVE AND DEATH, attended the Kirkus Prize ceremony last night in Austin, Texas as a nominee in the Young People's Literature category. Alas, the award went to Pam Munoz Ryan's ECHO, but Martha immediately sent out a gracious post on Facebook and high-fived the winner in the process:... Continue Reading →
Martha B’s big news!
The second year of the Kirkus Prize, nominees of which have received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, is upon us. Or, shall I say––it's upon MARTHA BROCKENBROUGH, who just this morning found out that her book, THE GAME OF LOVE AND DEATH, is a finalist for the 2015 Kirkus Prize in the Young Readers' Literature... Continue Reading →