Raúl Colón will be a keynote speaker at the WWA Conference Saturday, May 18th. He will hold a breakout session included Sunday, May 19, 2019.
Imagination Inspires Imagery: Illustrator Raúl Colón
Upcoming UW Course on Picture Books!
Interested in writing picture books for kids? The UW Continuing Education department is offering a new nine-week picture book intensive course. It starts next month, taught by Jolie Stekly. Check out all the details here.
David Small & Sarah Stewart: The Collaboration Tango: Creating a Picture book
David Small and Sarah Stewart are longtime collaborators on picture books and life. In this session they discuss each of the six picture books they've produced together. So much of this session is the endearing interaction between these two book creators, so I will share some tidbits of information gleaned from their back-and-forth. Sarah wrote... Continue Reading →
Kevan! Kevan! Kevan!
KEVAN. ATTEBERRY. The man. The ears. The picture-book master! Join the giddy romp to celebrate the launch of Kevan Atteberry's new picture book PUDDLES! Tuesday, May 24 at 6pm (please note updated time!) University Book Store, Bellevue
Free tickets. Sherman Alexie. ‘Nuff said!
This is author Sherman Alexie. He has written his first picture book, THUNDER BOY, JR. Here's an article about why he wrote it. He's an acclaimed novelist and poet. He won the coveted Printz Award for THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN. He's kindly offering SCBWI-WWA folks FREE TICKETS to his appearance at... Continue Reading →
JUMP for joy! Jen’s book is here!
Jennifer K. Mann proudly welcomes her latest picture book, SAM AND JUMP, to the world this coming Tuesday, May 10 AND next Sunday, May 15! Come one, come all––both sides of Elliott Bay are ready for this new dynamic duo! Jennifer K. Mann 1) WHEN: Tuesday, May 10 at 7pm WHERE: Secret Garden Books... Continue Reading →
SAMANTHASAURUS REX! This Thursday!
Please join illustrator Suzanne Kaufman for the GIGANTIC launch of SAMANTHASAURUS REX! WHEN: Thursday, May 12 at 7pm WHERE: University Book Store, University District
Bonny Becker picture book workshop May 14
How to Write a Successful Picture Book Whidbey Island Writers Association (WIWA) is offering an all day picture book workshop led by best-selling author Bonny Becker. In the workshop, you’ll learn: - what makes a good picture book idea - specific steps to creating a good story, including a beginning that grabs editors, a middle... Continue Reading →
Mark’s home run!
Author Mark Holtzen has a whole slew of events and a book release party in honor of his picture book, A TICKET TO THE PENNANT (Little Bigfoot, Sasquatch Books). Local John Skewes illustrated. Events include: Tue, April 12th, A Ticket to the Pennant official release! Available in stores. Wed, April 13th, Island Books... Continue Reading →
Golden Kite Award winner Jesssixa!
In a simple marvelous piece of news this past week, our very own Jessixa Bagley won a coveted Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text for her devastatingly beautiful debut, BOATS FOR PAPA. For more details and a list of all the winners, click HERE. CONGRATULATIONS, JESSIXA!! HIGH FIVES AND HOOTS AND HOLLERS ALL AROUND!