Please join Stacey Campbell, the prolific author of the Lakeview Novels, for the launch of the next installment, SCREAM! WHEN/WHERE: Next Tuesday, August 11 at the University Book Store, Bellevue, at 6pm! Besides the three previous Lakeview Novels (HUSH, WHISPER, SILENCE) Stacey is also the author of ARRGH!, a highly praised middle-grade pirate novel, as... Continue Reading →
Thumbs-up for Movie Night!
Our February meeting is going to be a little bit different. Which, in this case, is a very cool thing. Please join us on Thursday, February 19, from 7–9pm at Seattle Pacific University's Demaray Hall, Room 150, as we watch the riveting and gutsy film, At-Risk Summer, a documentary giving voice to at-risk youth. Inspired... Continue Reading →
YA/MG authors with spring releases
Are there any other authors with MG/YA spring releases who would be interested in doing some joint signings/events in April? Please email Maureen McQuerry (Beyond the Door, Abrams/Amulet, March 2014) and you might be able to work something out. (And don't forget to send notice of your local appearances to the Chinook! We want to... Continue Reading →
December events
YEAR-END EVENTS 12/1 Garfield's Books, Tacoma, 1-4pm Jingle Book Bash Appearances by Northwest YA authors, including Helen Landalf, Megan Bostic, Jennifer Shaw Wolfe, and others. Panel, signings, games, treats, and prizes! 12/1 Rob Schouten Gallery, Greenbank, Whidbey Island, 1-4pm Anne Belov's book launch party The painter-turned-cartoonist/blogger ("The Panda Chronicles") celebrates the release of her new... Continue Reading →
New YA Website
Thanks to fellow SCBWI member Maureen McQuerry for sending this information! I want to let Chinook readers know about Young Adult Washington, a new website for writers, readers, librarians and anyone who loves YA fiction. We have an interactive map listing YA authors in WA state as well as YA books with WA state locals.... Continue Reading →
Today’s YA Scene
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 →