by SCBWI Western Washington
Last night’s meeting was fabulous. Adina Gillett, actor, director and 18-year member of Jet City Improv, reminded us that as kids, we were fountains of unbridled, messy ideas. But then we were sent to school where we learned all about fitting in and self-censoring. Improv is all about un-training that lesson, letting the messy and... Continue Reading →
By Holly Huckeba March is flying by, and as we collectively gird our loins for merciless clocks that leap forward this weekend, it feels like a good time to remind everyone about our Saturday deadline for early bird registration. Seats are going fast, and after March 11th, the price goes up by $50, so get... Continue Reading →
By Tina Hoggatt For the second in our series of conference faculty interviews, our always fabulous outgoing Illustration Coordinator Tina Hoggatt grilled Kazu Kibuishi, creator and editor of the comic anthology Flight and creator of the webcomic Copper. Kazu is also the author and illustrator of the wildly popular ongoing Amulet series and he recently... Continue Reading →
by Kathleen Hunter and Holly Huckeba It’s March already, and the snow is still falling! But the crocus are blooming, and so is your 2017 Conference Team, ready to show off our amazing bouquet of faculty for the 25th Western Washington Conference for Writers & Illustrators. For the first of our pre-conference faculty interviews, we... Continue Reading →
CALL FOR ART! March 10 Deadline! Yes, I’m talking to YOU, our wonderful illustrators! Here’s a reminder that the fine folks at Era Living love the work our members do and are giving us a great opportunity to show it off in an upscale setting. Era Living will also put on a grand party on... Continue Reading →
If you'd like to share a room at the Marriott for our conference, post a "Roomie Wanted" on our SCBWI WWA Facebook page. Never heard of our FB page? Go here now and ask to join our group.
Just a reminder that we are still taking registrations for our upcoming PAL event, which will be open to all this time! We'll start out with our "Romancing the Store: How to Make Bookstores and Librarys Love You!" panel of booksellers and librarians, then our last 90 minutes or so will be for any topic you’d like to... Continue Reading →
Getting the Most Out of Your Conference ExperienceMarch 1, 2017 Have you heard? Are you going? What did you register for?We’re getting ready for the 25th Conference of the Western Washington Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators!Are you ready to get the most out of your conference experience? Are there things you should not... Continue Reading →
We've got an exciting webinar coming up on March 14 with Peter Pearson, author of How to Eat an Airplane. I'm opening it up to everyone interested. The information can be found below. It would be great if you could share with your members. They can register at the following link: https://swtexas.scbwi.org/events/webinar-humor-in-picture-books-with-peter-pearson-on-march-14/ Info on Webinar: WEBINAR:... Continue Reading →
Curtis Manley's JUST RIGHT: SEARCHING FOR THE GOLDILOCKS PLANET, an exploration of the search for an Earth-like planet, with illustrations by Jessica Lanan, again to Emily Feinberg at Roaring Brook Press, by Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency for the author and Edward Maxwell of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates (World). Publication Winter 2019 *** Submit your books to the Washington State Book Awards! Did... Continue Reading →
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