This year, our monthly professional series moves to the second Tuesday of the month. Meetings will be in the same room as last year–Demaray Hall Room 150, on the Seattle Pacific University campus. They start at 7 p.m. sharp and we encourage people to show up early for socializing, snacking and shopping at the book store.
Starting in August, you can sign up for a year of regional programming and other benefits. It’s $35 if you’re also a member of SCBWI, and $40 if you’re not. Either way, you’re getting a great deal.
Here’s who will speak at each meeting (and don’t worry, all of these will be on the calendar on the left-hand side of this page):
September 8, 2009
Elana Roth, literary agent, Caren Johnson Literary Agency
October 13, 2009
Mini-session: YOU CAN HAS GRAMMAR? A WRITER’S GUIDE TO HOW AND WHEN GRAMMAR MAKES A DIFFERENCE with Martha Brockenbrough.
Main session: Setting Yourself Up for the Happy Accident with Greg Pincus, social media expert
November 10,2009
Program 1: OUT OF THE CHUTE — BOOK PROMOTION TIPS FOR COWPOKES AND THE REST OF US with Suzanne Morgan Williams
Program 2: MUSE ON THE RUN, FINDING THE 25TH HOUR TO WRITE with Terri Farley.
December 8, 2009
Program 1: THE ABCS OF CRAFTING A CAREER IN YA, with Lisa Schroeder, Liz Gallagher, and Jen Bradbury.
Program 2: Singing in the Rain: One Seattle Writer Talks About How to Tune Your Voice with Jolie Stekly
January 12, 2009
The Great Critique
February 9, 2010
Mini-Session: CULTURAL AUTHENTICITY IN FICTION with Margaret Nevinski.
Main Session: 10 YEARS IN THE BIZ: A PRACTICALLY PERFECT PERSPECTIVE ON PUBLISHING with Erik Brooks
March 9, 2010
Program 1: PLOTTING THE PICTURE BOOK, STEPPING INTO YOUR STORY with Clare Meeker
Program 2: EMBELLISHING THE PICTUREBOOK MANUSCRIPT: AN ILLUSTRATOR’S STORY with Karen Schmidt
(No PSM in April — conference instead on April 10-11)
May 11, 2010
Mini-Session: HELP! I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO CALL THIS! — HOW TO FIND THE PERFECT TITLE with Lenae Nofzinger
Main session: In Dreams Begin Responsibilities with Karen Cushman