by SCBWI Western Washington
Diana Ma Author of the young adult novel: HEIRESS APPARENTLY (Daughters of the Dynasty #1) Gemma Huang is a recent transplant to Los Angeles from Illinois, having abandoned plans for college to pursue a career in acting, much to the dismay of her parents. Now she’s living with three roommates in a two-bedroom hovel, auditioning... Continue Reading →
People are always amazed at what treasures they find in their attics or, in this case, the hay lofts of their horse barns. Most rarely expect to have spirits emerge from old photographs, unless they're S. T. Lile, author of the new young adult novel THE TAIL GUNNER. From a box of dusty World War... Continue Reading →
Please join Jennifer Longo for books and cupcakes and signing of books and more cupcakes and champagne and general merriment as we celebrate the publication of Jen's debut novel, Six Feel Over It! All-ages, some reading and prizes, and did we mention...CUPCAKES! A bunch of 11-year-olds will be playing music,. You do NOT want to... Continue Reading →
Want to really invest in writing or completing that YA manuscript idea that has been knocking around in your brain? SCBWI member and YA novelist Stephanie Kuehnert is teaching a year-long YA novel writing class at the Hugo House in Seattle. It starts next Wednesday, September 17 and runs until the end of May, providing... Continue Reading →
Debut YA author Paddy Eger reads from 84 Ribbons, the coming-of-age story told through a teen's pursuit of a professional ballet career. Eger will appear at Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, on Saturday, March 15 at 6:30pm.
Congratulations are in order! The ever-industrious Martha Brockenbrough shared the announcement today that her new YA novel, The Game of Love and Death, has been bought by Arthur A. Levine Books! The story features two teens from different rungs of 1920s Seattle society, who are brought together by forces beyond their control. There's jazz, there's... Continue Reading →
Anacortes author Stacey R. Campbell's debut YA novel, Hush (Green Darner Press, a new imprint of Gemelli Press), releases today as an e-book, and the paperback will follow in mid-January. Please see her website for more details and information about Stacey, as well as her Facebook fan page. The first in a planned series of... 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 →
We love a book event for a good cause! Anna Davies is in Seattle doing readings for her YA novel Wrecked! First event: Secret Garden Books in Ballard, 7pm on Friday, June 8th. 10% of book sale proceeds from this event will go to Camp Goodtimes West, a camp for children with cancer and their siblings. ... Continue Reading →
Not sure how we missed this, but some time ago Publisher's Weekly (PW) had a great roundup of some new and interesting YA publishers and imprints: "Looking beyond the houses responsible for many of the bold-faced headliners at the top of bestseller lists, one finds an enthusiastic group of publishers, some newcomers to YA. . . . Here's... Continue Reading →
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