by SCBWI Western Washington
Meet author Rebecca Van Slyke. She writes for young readers while teaching second grade. On Tuesday, 22 October 2019 at 7 PM Secret Garden Books she'll be reading her new book Lana Lynn Howls At The Moon.
Why did you become a children's book writer? Because (1) books saved this odd-duck, lonely kid and (2) because when I read Arnold Lobel’s Ming Lo Moves the Mountain to my children, I finally figured out what I wanted to do with my life: write books that hopefully might save other odd-duck lonely kids! Was... Continue Reading →
Why did you become a children's book writer and illustrator? I was working as an architect, and struggling with a bit of malaise regarding my career, when I rediscovered children’s books—one of the many perks of becoming a parent. So much amazing beauty and incredible writing—and artistic freedom! All of a sudden I realized that being... Continue Reading →
Describe your most recent release in one sentence. It’s Ultimate Predatorpedia, a photo-packed nonfiction book for 7-to-10-year-olds (and older!) about predators from Aardwolves to Zorillas. What made you want to become a writer? I always loved to write and illustrate stories when I was little, but I never really thought about being A Writer until my sixth-grade... Continue Reading →
Describe Mabel Opal Pear and the Rules for Spying in one sentence. Daughter of spies realizes that the odd occurrences in her small town may be a big problem. What made you want to become a writer? Not sure that I had a choice. I’ve always written, whether it was for my college newspaper or... Continue Reading →
From Joni Sensel: Tim Wynn-Jones’ Vermont College of Fine Arts interview with M.T. Anderson about the writing of Symphony for the City of the Dead (which is awesome) will be live-streamed, and anyone interested is welcome to watch. NF folks might be especially interested. Here’s the link and details: Tim’s interview with Tobin on Monday,... Continue Reading →
Women in Horror Month (?#?WIHM?) is coming up in February, and SCBWI-WWA member G.G. Silverman (Vegan Teenage Zombie Huntress) is looking to make some noise for female YA horror authors. If you are a female author writing YA horror featuring a strong female protagonist, she'd like to interview you for her blog. Message her through... Continue Reading →
Here's some good news from John Skewes: He was interviewed on the Book Bites for Kids podcast for his new book, Larry Gets Lost in Prehistoric Times. Click here for a link to the podcast via John's blog. Congratulations, John!
Registration for the 10th annual Western Washington University's Children's Literature Conference ends next Friday, January 25. Faculty includes Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Brian Pinkney, Katherine Applegate, and Michael Grant. Conference date: February 23, 8am-3:30pm. Redmond Association of Spoken Word (RASP) presents Wendy and Joe Wahman, who will read from Snowboy 1, 2, 3. Friday, January 25... Continue Reading →
If you want a great study in voice, just look to Lisa Yee. Her first book, Millicent Min, Girl Genius, won the Sid Fleischman Humor Award. It was followed by two more books featuring other characters from the book, told in their own voices: Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time, and So Totally Emily Ebers. She has... Continue Reading →
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