by SCBWI Western Washington
The next Kid Lit Drink Night will be Thursday, March 30th in Mountlake Terrace! Diamond Knot Brewpub 5602 232nd St. SW Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 3/30/17, 6:30-9:00 Drop in, belly up to the bar for an IPA or Shirley Temple neat, and hang out with authors and illustrators. We are a fun, if odd, bunch.
You guys are amazing! Era Living is impressed with the submissions and your great response. Thank you for showing how awesome our chapter is! Folks have been asking me what’s up with the call for art at Era Living. Well, I went to the source and here are the details: If you submitted a piece... Continue Reading →
DISCLAIMER: It is impossible for us to write an unbiased profile on Laurie Thompson. We just adore her, just like you probably do, too. Or you will. You may know Laurie from her time as co-regional advisor for our SCBWI chapter, or from her continued volunteer work as the nonfiction coordinator. Maybe you love her picture... Continue Reading →
Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park is the place to be this week for speculative YA lovers. Funny YA lovers. Romantic YA lovers. Everybody, really. Third Place have TWO great events with favorites Lish McBride, Laini Taylor, AND Marissa Meyer. First up is Lish, celebrating her newest release (LOOK at that gorgeous cover.), PYROMANTIC, on... Continue Reading →
Set your alarms! The 46th Annual SCBWI Summer Conference registration opens tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 10 a.m. Intensives usually sell out fast, so if you're planning to add one on to your registration, you'll want to sign up toot sweet. New dates, new location, same wonderful summer conference where likeminded children's book creators come together... Continue Reading →
By Dori Hillestad Butler I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am so looking forward to this conference. Just 18 days and counting to our SOLD OUT conference! I was fortunate enough to chat with Jessica Anderson this week. Jessica is with Christy Ottaviano Books and she’s on the lookout for lyrical... Continue Reading →
Washington Library Association's Children And Young Adult Services (CAYAS) group will be hosting a Books and Brews event where librarians and book lovers come together to chat about books and enjoy a warm cup of tea or coffee! Really, what could be better?! This event's theme will center around book awards. Now that you've had a moment check out some... Continue Reading →
by Jennifer Longo Your 2017 Conference Team is thrilled to add to our bouquet of faculty speakers the fantastic Alison Weiss, senior editor at Sky Pony Press. Alison picked up on our conference theme of Spring blooms and beginnings, and is offering attendees the choice of a Saturday breakout session on “The Life of a... Continue Reading →
Happy 40th birthday, Secret Garden Books! Our beloved local independent children's bookstore has been enriching the community, supporting authors, and sharing books with Seattle for 40 YEARS. See the details in today's Shelf Awareness. Countless book launches, tour stops, book recommendations, story times, book club meetings, delightful conversations, and innumerable other delights that one never... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to local author illustrator Liz Wong! Her delightful picture book debut, QUACKERS, has been chosen for Jumpstart's 2017 Read for the Record book. Jumpstart is a national early education organization working toward helping every kindergartner prepare to succeed. Their Read for the Record program aims to break the record for people gathering together to... Continue Reading →
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