by SCBWI Western Washington
Books and resources for talking with kids about race, from middle grade author Olugbimisola Rhuday-Perkovich. Katherine Pryor will be teaching a free class on writing children's books at the Mount Vernon Library on September 12th at 6:30. Writing a complete and compelling story in less than 1,000 words is no easy feat. Modern picture books... Continue Reading →
Here's a cool piece of news, sent via Laurie Thompson: Jeanne Ryan's young-adult novel, Nerve, has been adapted and will hit the big screen––and there are big stars attached! Here's the scoop. Jeanne is one of our own (Laurie mentioned her in her inspiring talk, as the author who uses Write or Die in kamikaze... Continue Reading →
There will be a screening of Fat Kid Rules the World (filmed in Seattle and based on the amazing Printz Honor winning YA novel by K.L. Going) on August 28th at SIFF Cinema Uptown... BUT, only if they can sell more tickets to the screening. They currently need 11 more to make it happen. So... Continue Reading →
From Variety:Disney has acquired pic rights to a new rendition of "The Diary of Anne Frank," to be written and helmed by David Mamet. Mamet will produce with Andrew Braunsberg.The film will be an amalgamation of the famed diary; the stage adaptation by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich; and Mamet's own original take on the... Continue Reading →
This one's for the adaptation of the Roald Dahl book. @ Yahoo! Video
I don't know about you, but heat like this brings out my inner wild thing. Rather than eat anyone up, I'm trying to bask in the cool of the WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE featurette on the making of the movie.
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