Coming to the conference this weekend? Plan to buy a few books to donate to kids who need them, bring gently read titles from home, or both. Each year, we put smiles on hundreds of young readers' faces, and you can help! As usual, SCBWI WWA will collect books for children of all ages during... Continue Reading →
Last chance to sign up for the conference!
Still on the fence? There are just a handful of seats left, and this weekend is your very last chance to register for SCBWI WWA's 23rd annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference coming up in two weeks, April 12-13. Inspiring keynote speakers! Gems of wisdom from multiple breakout sessions! Great portfolio art show! Hob-nobbing... Continue Reading →
KidLit Drink Night next Friday!
Come one, come all, to our annual pre-conference Kid Lit Drink Night on Friday, April 11. Even if you're not planning to attend the conference (and why the heck not?*), you won't want to miss rubbing elbows and lifting glasses with faculty and your fellow tribe members at the Marriott Redmond Town Center starting at... Continue Reading →
Conference faculty profile: Alexandra Penfold
Alexandra Penfold, agent with Upstart Crow Literary and a former editor, will be speaking at SCBWI Western Washington's 23rd Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children conference, which will be held April 12-13, 2014, at the Marriott Redmond Town Center. (Get registration info.) She'll also be leading one of four master classes at pre-conference events on... Continue Reading →
Conference faculty profile: Justin Chanda
Justin Chanda, vice president and publisher of the three flagship children's imprints at Simon and Schuster (S&S), recently edited Battle Bunny and the Caldecott honor book Creepy Carrots, among others. In addition to speaking at SCBWI Western Washington's 23rd Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children conference, which will be held April 12-13, 2014, he will... Continue Reading →
Heads up, Eastside…it’s kid lit drink time!
Coming soon...to a conference near you! Our annual pre-conference Kid Lit Drink Night, on the site of our annual hootenanny. Come to network, come to relax, or come and be glad there are others in your tribe of kid-lit creators. NOTE: This event is open to EVERYONE, even if you aren't attending the conference. Live... Continue Reading →
Roundtable faculty profile: Mandy Hubbard
Mandy Hubbard is a Tacoma-based literary agent for D4EO Literary, where she represents authors of middle-grade and YA fiction. She is also the author of Prada & Prejudice, You Wish, But I Love Him, and a number of other YA novels. In her blog, Mandy shares that she writes under her own name, as well... Continue Reading →
Roundtable faculty profile: Kathleen Ortiz
Kathleen Ortiz, an agent at New Leaf Literary & Media, joins our fray as a roundtable critique leader on Saturday, April 12, as part of our pre-conference opportunities. Kathleen is the director for subsidiary rights, which means she deals with audio and translation rights for her clients' work. Her client list is primarily YA, and... Continue Reading →
Master your craft!
Our Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference in April is barely a month away, and the seats are filling fast! Remarkably, there's still a seat or two available in nearly all of our 3-hour master classes on Saturday, April 12. First come, first served for these hands-on workshop opportunities: Character, Character, Character with associate art... Continue Reading →
Conference: Spots still available for Master Class for Illustrators
Illustrators! Don’t miss out on an opportunity to learn from one of children’s books most acclaimed illustrators. The wonderful Renata Liwska will be teaching a master class at SCBWI Western Washington’s Annual Conference, April 12–13, and there a still a few spots open in this limited-seating event. Renata is the phenomenal talent behind the illustrations... Continue Reading →