You just wrote a book. You created a portfolio. You joined SCBWI. Now what? Join your membership coordinator, Dolores Andral, to meet and discuss any burning questions.  Register for event here.

With the launch of the picture book The Runaway Dosa, Saturday, September 23, 2023 at Brick and Mortar Books, we sat down with author Suma Subramaniam. Your picture books Namaste is a Greeting and She Sang for India, both released Fall of 2022, have garnered great editorial reviews, have been teacher and library picks, and... Continue Reading →

We are thrilled to host Holiday House editor Elizabeth Law September 23–24, 2023, for a full slate of Zoom-based events! Elizabeth's lecture We Don't Talk About Cash Flow (No, No) kicks off the fun Saturday, September 23, at 8:00 AM PT. She'll spill an earful of news you can use, including 7 surprising things editors really care about and 3... Continue Reading →

Word Craft with Alexandra Oliva, in conversation with Danya Kukafka Join us for Word Craft with Alexandra Oliva, hosted by Brick & Mortar Books. This month, we will be joined by author and literary agent Danya Kukafka for a special “ask a literary agent” event. About Word CraftCurious about the writing process and publishing industry?... Continue Reading →

Still Time to Join the Challenge! (FREE) Take the National Novel Writing Month challenge (#NaNoWriMo) and write a novel in a month! Join other local writers for weekly write-in sessions to help reach your goal of 50,000 words on paper by November 30. Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Woodinville Library. Reasonable accommodation for... Continue Reading →

Published authors, a literary agent and a former editor explore changes in animal representation in children's fiction and nonfiction and identify gaps to be addressed. We discuss ways to move beyond value judgements and anthropomorphism to better craft animals on the page--which, in turn, can help broaden children's perception of the natural world. The panel... Continue Reading →