SCBWI March Meeting – You’re Invited! When: Wednesday, March 16 at 7pm (get there early for snacks and chat) Where: Seattle Pacific University, Demaray Hall Cost: Free for Passport Holders. $10 for SCBWI members. $15 for non-members Program Mini Session: “Mo-om! He’s BREATHING on me!” Roseanne Parry discusses the sibling voice in middle grade fiction.... Continue Reading →
Special March meeting announcement!
Jacqueline Woodson is coming! And you could win a chance to see her! Woodson appears with Seattle Arts & Lectures in April. Will YOU be there? If you are among the lucky attendees at our next monthly meeting on MARCH 16, you could be the lucky raffle winner of one of TWO PAIRS... Continue Reading →
March meeting reminder: MARCH 16!
Our upcoming SCBWI WWA meeting is going to be a good one, folks. The fabulous Roseanne Parry will present on "Siblings in Middle-Grade Fiction" - a subject dear to our hearts. Our main presentation will be a panel discussion on Inclusion in Children's Books, which will include a librarian, a publisher, an artist, and an... Continue Reading →
February meeting recap
Yes, this is coming a little late, but February's monthly meeting was so good, you'll want to hear all about it if you weren't there: In a stunning, Valentine's Day twist, our two presenters represented two sides of young-adult stories: WAR/FIGHT SCENES/PHYSICAL ACTION (Fonda Lee) and LOVE/SEX/ INTIMACY/LUST (Amber J. Keyser) Fonda Lee brings us... Continue Reading →
Monthly meeting NEXT WEDNESDAY!
Next Wednesday, prepare for an emotional roller-coaster. You will be taken to the heights of lust, er, LOVE, and to its combative opposite, WAR. Bring Kleenex, ice water, and some chocolate. It's going to get crazy up in here! Amber J. Keyser! Amber J. Keyser (THE V WORD, THE WAY BACK FROM BROKEN) and Fonda... Continue Reading →
Amber J. Keyser times TWO!
OUR UPCOMING MONTHLY MEETING IS GOING TO BE HOT!!! Amber J. Keyser is an evolutionary biologist-turned-author who writes fiction and nonfiction for teens and tweens. Even though she lives in Oregon, she has been an SCBWI-Western Washington groupie for many years. She met the editor for her novel THE WAY BACK FROM BROKEN at one... Continue Reading →
Call for presenters!
Hey, y'all! Do you have a fabulous idea that you could envision materializing as an informative, insightful, inspiring, and just plain mind-blowing presentation? We are currently opening the floodgates to applications for 2016-17's schedule of monthly programming and our 2017 regional conference. Call for Conference Workshop Presenters and Monthly Meeting Presenters!SCBWI Western Washington is seeking... Continue Reading →
Meeting recap: Dynamic duo!
Last Wednesday, our lucky meeting attendees luxuriated in the wealth of information and expertise of our presenters, G.G. Silverman and Holman Wang. It was one of those evenings where everyone walked out breathing, "Wow!" G.G. Silverman put us through the paces of self-publishing. G.G. Silverman condensed years of tireless research, experience, diligence, and intelligence into... Continue Reading →
Reminder: Monthly meeting WEDNESDAY!
Mini Session: Marketing Your Self-Published Work with G.G. Silverman. G.G.’s self-published YA novel, VEGAN TEENAGE ZOMBIE HUNTRESS, became a Kindle Top 10 Bestseller in the Humorous Teen Books category and was also featured on Amazon’s list of “Hot New Releases.” An active blogger (http://www.ggsilverman.com/blog/) and savvy online presence, G.G. is readying a short story collection... Continue Reading →
G.G. Silverman: Three truths, one lie
Don't be afraid! G.G. Silverman is going to take the fear out of marketing your self-published work. Already an accomplished author (Vegan Teenage Zombie Huntress, anthologized short stories, and many more publications), a one-woman marketing/branding/advertising specialist, and instructor at Sanford-Brown College, G.G. is going to be our first speaker at next Wednesday's monthly meeting. And... Continue Reading →