The largest book festival in the Pacific Northwest will be held Saturday, November 9, 2019 at the Portland Art Museum and other Portland venues. The one-day Portland Book Festival features regional and national authors presenting onstage events, pop-up readings, and workshops. Activities are available for readers of all ages. Plus it's Portland .... so you're... Continue Reading →
Your PB manuscript could win you a free entry to the SCBWI summer conference
Enter your picture book to win a free entry to the SCBWI summer conference. Submissions accepted until 8:00 p.m. PST on October 31, 2019.
Turn your childhood memories into a book
Wendy Wahman leads a workshop to tap childhood memories for stories on Sunday, Oct. 20th, 2019 from 2 – 4pm at King's Books, 218 Helen's Ave, Tacoma, WA.
How does she do it? Wendy Wahman shares her inspirations, techniques, and (lack of) superstitions
Learn how author-illustrator Wendy Wahman creates her books in this SCBWI-WWA interview.
We’re kicking off our 2019–2020 season in style!
October 12 and 13 offer many events for kidlit writers and illustrators. Come to the SCBWI monthly meeting with Don Tate, attend the WA ST book awards and take a Master Class.
Be Fearless: See Sharon Mentyka Reading Her New Bill Gates Biography
See author Sharon Mentyka read from her new Bill Gates biography at University Book Store, Seattle on October 19 and Phinney Books, Seattle November 16
Writing, Teaching, and Reading: The Creative World of Rebecca Van Slyke
Meet author Rebecca Van Slyke. She writes for young readers while teaching second grade. On Tuesday, 22 October 2019 at 7 PM Secret Garden Books she'll be reading her new book Lana Lynn Howls At The Moon.
Congratulations to the 2019-2020 Mentees of the SCBWI-WWA Mentorship Program
35 writers and illustrators will work one-on-one with 24 published mentors in the 2019-2020 SCBWI-WWA Mentorship Program.
Be there: Debut Author Annie Sieg Reads at Secret Garden Books
Come support Annie Sieg as she reads Mama Mable's All-Gal Big Band Extravaganza at Secret Garden, 2214 NW Market St., Ballard, on Tuesday, 8 October 2019 at 6:30 PM. The event is free.
Don’t miss our nonfiction series Craft Talk with Clare Hodgson Meeker
Join SCBWI Western Washington at Island Books on Mercer Island, Sunday, September 29, at 3:00 p.m. for a Nonfiction Series Craft Talk with Clare Hodgson Meeker.