Hello and happy summer to you all! Here are some important dates to look out for: Early-AugustRegistration begins for the Weekend on the Water Writer Retreat, taking place October 21-23 at Dumas Bay Centre. A water view, great books and fabulous faculty. Could it get any better? Retreat Co-Directors Lois Brandt and Allyson Valentine Schrier... Continue Reading →
Deadline Extended for Workshop Presenters!
We have received some terrific workshop proposals, but we still haven’t heard from YOU! We want YOUR GREAT IDEAS for our next year of spectacular monthly meetings and April 2017 conference presentations. And because we know how busy you all are, note our EXTENDED DEADLINE! The nitty-gritty: Workshops may address topics relevant to potential attendees... 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 →
Flim feedback wanted!
Our February meeting presentation of the documentary, At-Risk Summer, has three screenings at film festivals during the month of April––one being the prestigious Sarasota Film Festival. We anticipate this will give us more clarity on when the film will be available for wider distribution.Fingers crossed it will be sometime in the Summer of 2015! ... Continue Reading →
November nudge
Are you ready for our next monthly programming meeting? You won't be disappointed. This coming month–– Thursday, November 20, to be exact––SCBWI WWA presents: NONFICTION IS THE NEW BLACK: a Panel Discussion moderated by Laurie Ann Thompson (Be a Changemaker) and featuring nonfiction and fiction authors Lisa L. Owens (The Great Chicago Fire), Jim Whiting... Continue Reading →
Reminder-o-rama
Hear ye, hear ye! In THREE (count 'em!) DAYS, our first monthly programming meeting will take place. Which means, dear SCBWI-ers and valued guests, that it is going to be a fabulous season ahead! If you are still without a passport––which will get you in for our entire programming year–– please click HERE. Not only... Continue Reading →
Great Critique: Monday, January 7, 2013
As in past years, the annual Great Critique will occur in place of our January Professional Series Meeting. However, in order to reserve the maximum about of space at SPU, The Great Critique will be on Monday, January 7, 2013 rather than on that Thursday. The Great Critique gives authors and illustrators the opportunity to... Continue Reading →
Tuesday’s SCBWI WWA Regional Program Meeting
Don't forget Tuesday night is our monthly SCBWI WWA regional program meeting! The meeting will be held at Seattle Pacific University, Demaray Hall, Room 150. Registration at 6:45 p.m., program at 7:00 p.m. It's going to be our last meeting until September! Our main session speaker, Lois Brandt, will be speaking on revision and asks those... Continue Reading →
Cookie Recipe
Looking for a cookie recipe to use this holiday season? Fellow SCBWI WWA member Dawn Simon (who was First Runner-Up at our Annual Holiday Cookie Contest) is graciously sharing her recipe and experience from the meeting! She made Chocolate Dipped Toffee Bits Cookies (I'm going to make these! Yum!). Here's the blog post to check... Continue Reading →
Attention illustrators! Submission Deadline is December 20!
Get your portfolio tuned up by Caldecott Honor illustrator Margaret Chodos-Irvine. We are now taking submissions for this fantastic opportunity. Margaret will curate a group of the submitted images for review and commentary during our February meeting. (Note: Not all submissions will be used.) Margaret will provide suggestions and comments on how to improve everyone's... Continue Reading →