Jennifer, who lives on Bainbridge Island, is the 2010 winner of the SCBWI Don Freeman Grant for Illustrators. She was too modest to send word herself, but Judy Enderle let us know about this exciting award for Jennifer. So very well deserved! You can read all about it here.
Congratulations to the 2010 Outstanding Work-in-Progress winners!
This year, we again asked each of our manuscript consultants to nominate one or more of the manuscripts they critiqued at SCBWI Western Washington's 19th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference.Here are the authors whose manuscripts received special recognition from our faculty consultants:Congratulations, winners!Please understand that some consultants chose not to participate, so if... Continue Reading →
Great news for Brenda Z. Guiberson
Many of us know Brenda from the classes she teaches at the University of Washington. She's a deserving recipient of the National Science Teachers Association award for books published in 2009. Here's the description of her book:Life in the Boreal Forest. Brenda Z. Guiberson. Illustrated by Gennady Spirin. Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, an... Continue Reading →
Now *this* is interesting
Highlights Magazine named Karen Meissner their December, 2009 Author of the Month for her story, "Now That's Interesting."Congrats, Karen!
SCBWI has a new award: the Silver Kite
I snagged this from the SCBWI website: The Silver Kite Peer Awards will be given annually for best book as chosen by the members of each SCBWI Regional Division beginning in 2011 for books published during the 2010 calendar year. For questions or comments regarding this information, please email SCBWI Director of Communications Aaron Hartzler... Continue Reading →
Golden Kite Awards
So exciting! Check out the winners here.
Good job, NUBS
Kirby Larson and co-author Mary Nethery got a bit of good news yesterday: NUBS has received a Christopher Award, in the Literature for Young People category. These awards are given to media that “affirm the highest values of the human spirit." Says Kirby: "We are completely honored by this. . .and so proud of our... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to Brenda Guiberson!
LIFE IN THE BOREAL FOREST by Brenda Z. Guiberson (Henry Holt and Company) is on the recommended list for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children. Congratulations, Brenda! BTW, Brenda didn't send us this little tidbit, so we're glad we caught it. Please remember to send... Continue Reading →
California Young Reader Medal nominees
Don't worry--the medal isn't made out of young readers. But do celebrate, because Bonny Becker's A VISITOR FOR BEAR made the list!
A study of excellence: WHEN YOU REACH ME
The Story Sleuths--our own Meg Lippert, Allyson Valentine Schrier, and Heather Hedin Singh--analyzed Newbery Award winner WHEN YOU REACH ME in November.If you want to study what makes that book great, check out their lists of posts on the book.