by SCBWI Western Washington
Ozzie's here, in––count 'em––THREE days! Come help Dana Sullivan celebrate the release of his debut picture book, Ozzie and the Art Contest, this coming Friday, July 5 at 7pm at Secret Garden Books in Ballard. There will be a dramatic reading, an art contest, and BISCUITS! (Really!) Congratulations, Dana!
Good news! A new book is born! April 2 is the official release of Suzanne Selfors's new middle grade book, The Sasquatch Escape, Book One in the Imaginary Veterinary Series. Illustrated by Dan Santat, this is the story of Ben Silverstein and Pearl Petal, who become apprentices in a secret hospital for imaginary creatures. Published... Continue Reading →
Do you have a new book, or one coming out soon? If so, you may be eligible to present at Inside Story, our SCBWI Western Washington region's twice-yearly celebration of new books! We invite our membership and area booksellers, teachers, and librarians to view 2-minute presentations from the first 15 or so eligible PAL members... Continue Reading →
YEAR-END EVENTS 12/1 Garfield's Books, Tacoma, 1-4pm Jingle Book Bash Appearances by Northwest YA authors, including Helen Landalf, Megan Bostic, Jennifer Shaw Wolfe, and others. Panel, signings, games, treats, and prizes! 12/1 Rob Schouten Gallery, Greenbank, Whidbey Island, 1-4pm Anne Belov's book launch party The painter-turned-cartoonist/blogger ("The Panda Chronicles") celebrates the release of her new... Continue Reading →
Well, That Platt Woman’s gone and published another novel! This one’s a Christmas story for all ages! LIBERTY’S CHRISTMAS, by Randi Platt A girl in search of an education, a draft horse in search of one last chance, a derelict tractor in search of a missing gear, and a young Mexican-American in search of a home. These... Continue Reading →
Anacortes author Stacey R. Campbell's debut YA novel, Hush (Green Darner Press, a new imprint of Gemelli Press), releases today as an e-book, and the paperback will follow in mid-January. Please see her website for more details and information about Stacey, as well as her Facebook fan page. The first in a planned series of... Continue Reading →
Here's the good news Helen Landalf shared at the Professional Series Meeting last week, which everyone should know about. Helen's debut YA novel, Flyaway, has just released in a paperback edition from Graphia, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, with a beautiful new cover. We agree, it's gorgeous! Congratulations, Helen!
Mark Holtzen announces the release of his self-published children's book, The Pig War, which has garnered some impressive attention. It is being sold in about fifteen bookstores around the region and received a starred review from Kirkus. Way to go, Mark! When his parents send him to remote Mobray Island for a summer with his... Continue Reading →
Hear ye, hear ye! For those of you––and there luckily have been many!––who have upcoming or imminent book events (release, signing, appearances, panels, etc.), there is going to be more reason to the rhyme of how we announce and post this on the Chinook Update. So, without further ado: - If you are a SCBWI-WWA... Continue Reading →
Seattle-based illustrator Kirk Parrish is excited to announce that his book, The Pepperoni Palm Tree, is officially available! It's the story about the only tree of its kind in the world and a boy named Frederick, and delves into the challenge of being true to oneself while celebrating the uniqueness that enables each of us... Continue Reading →
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