by SCBWI Western Washington
At Seattle Pacific University, in Demaray Hall. They shuffled and skipped and loped and meandered until they found their seats. And then, dear readers, they learned. So, so much! Read on, and let this be an inspiration to you to attend future meetings in which the transmission of wisdom and experience and creativity and ambition... Continue Reading →
How about THIS to start the month off right? Way to go: Jen scores a two-book deal! Chelsea Eberly at Random House has bought Six Feet Over It author Jennifer Longo's Up To This Pointe, in a two-book deal. In the novel, a girl who is the descendant of an explorer who died in a race to the... Continue Reading →
Women in Horror Month (?#?WIHM?) is coming up in February, and SCBWI-WWA member G.G. Silverman (Vegan Teenage Zombie Huntress) is looking to make some noise for female YA horror authors. If you are a female author writing YA horror featuring a strong female protagonist, she'd like to interview you for her blog. Message her through... Continue Reading →
Local children's book writer David Patneaude will be the featured guest at the Redmond Association of Spokenword (RASP) on Friday, January 31 from 7–9pm. Besides the author of such YA books as Thin Wood Walls and Epitaph Road, the event showcases other local writers in an open-mic format. WHAT: David Patenaude and open-mic readingsWHEN:... Continue Reading →
PAL young-adult authors, this one's for you! Seattle-based author Katherine Kirkpatrick (The Snow Baby, Mysterious Bones) is starting a Facebook group for published YA authors to support each other with encouragement, practical advice, and book promotion on social media (Twitter, Facebook, Amazon, GoodReads, etc.). If you're interested in being a part of all this virtual... Continue Reading →
From left: Beaudoin, Brockenbrough, Emerson, and Patrick. Reprint courtesy of M. Brockenbrough. It seems we are in the midst of a sea change in how authors promote their work. A stellar example can be found not too far from home, as four local YA authors have taken a novel approach to promoting their work––with a... Continue Reading →
And now, on to all the good news that's fit to print! Martha Brockenbrough's Devine Intervention, J. Anderson Coats' The Wicked and the Just, and Kelly Milner Halls' Girl Meets Boy were included in Kirkus Reviews' Best Teen Books of 2012. Cheers to you all! Chadwick Gillenwater, aka "Professor Watermelon" announces the release of his... Continue Reading →
Please join Helen Landalf, Jennifer Shaw Wolf, Stasia Ward Kehoe, Megan Bostic, Kiki Hamilton, and a number of other local YA authors for a Teen Author Showcase at the Tumwater Timberland Library, Saturday April 28, from 2-3:30 p.m. The event will include an author panel, audience Q & A, and a book signing.
Please join Northwest debut YA authors Helen Landalf (FLYAWAY), Kendare Blake (ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD), Kiki Hamilton (THE FAIRIE RING), Megan Bostic (NEVER EIGHTEEN), Carole Estby Dagg (THE YEAR WE WERE FAMOUS), and special guest Kathy McCullough (DON'T EXPECT MAGIC) for an evening at Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, on Wednesday, March 14 at... Continue Reading →
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