by SCBWI Western Washington
Eastside Network is holding its last Craft Book Club on May 5 from 10-noon. We will discuss Donald Maass’ EMOTIONAL CRAFT OF FICTION for the first hour so please read the book beforehand. The second hour we’ll do writing exercises. All SCBWI book clubs have taken place at NoteWordies (636 7th Ave, Kirkland, WA -... Continue Reading →
Anna Goldstein has been the art director at Sasquatch Books since 2010. She has designed various books for Sasquatch such as A Boat, A Whale and a Walrus, Dead Feminists, A Woman's Guide to the Wild, Frank the 7-Legged Spider, If I Were A Whale, and the Sasquatch and the Lumberjack. She is a multidisciplinary... Continue Reading →
Join us on Wednesday, April 11, 7-9pm, Demaray Hall at SPU for Windows to the Past: Creating History-Based Graphic Novels with David Lasky David Lasky has co-created two graphic novels set in the past, the Eisner-Award-winning Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song and Oregon Trail: Road to Destiny (both with co-author Frank Young). In this slide... Continue Reading →
Network Events Other Side Peninsula Kidlit invites all children’s book writers and illustrators to join us for a Kidlit Drink Night at the Old Whiskey Mill, Water St. Port Townsend Thursday April 5th, 7 pm. Schmooze, network and find like minded children’s book lovers, published or pre-published welcome. Here’s what’s happening up north in April (and... Continue Reading →
The SCBWI WWA Island Network would like you to join us at these upcoming Whidbey Island events: Twitter Talk & Tweet Tuesday, March 27 3:00 - 4:30 WiFire, Freeland WA Can’t join us on Whidbey? Tweet your Twitter Tips! #whidbeykidlit Saturday, April 7, 2:30-5:00 Anne Belov Open Studio Tour With Island Bohemians 5030 Blacktail Lane... Continue Reading →
We've had a couple of questions lately about querying agents. Do you have a revised, critiqued, re-revised, and polished manuscript ready to send out? 1. Research reputable agents. Who reps books that compare to yours in genre and/or theme? Check author acknowledgements and agency websites. See what they're like on Twitter, etc. Ask mentors for... Continue Reading →
The English Department at Northwest University is excited to host Stephanie Garber, author of Caraval, on March 15 as part of our annual Faith in the Humanities Conference. She will give a keynote address at 8 p.m. in the Argue Health & Sciences Center Room 104. The conference is free and open to the public. Copies... Continue Reading →
Anait Semirdzhyan is our Featured Illustrator for March! Anait moved to Seattle with her husband and twin girls from Armenia in 2012. She majored in Economics, never planned to make a profession out of illustration but kept it as a hobby. In the last four years, people started noticing her illustrations as she continually raised... Continue Reading →
Northern Network In the Beginning...First impressions count, both in meeting new people, and for our readers who are meeting our books. This month we’ll look at crafting strong story beginnings. What are some ways we can hook our readers (and editors!) from the very first page, inviting them into investing their time in our stories?Wednesday,... Continue Reading →
March 14, 7-9pm, Bellevue College – Objective Correlative with Laura Moe Objective Correlative: What All Great Poems and Stories share The objective correlative sets an adequate tale or poem apart from extraordinary one, where the personal becomes universal through the use of objects, setting, and other details to evoke an ineffable emotional response from the... Continue Reading →
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