Christine Fairchild is teaching two classes for writers in Seattle: Creative Writing, and Editing the Manuscript. Here are the details:Creative WritingMondays, April 26-May 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m.$80 Limit: 10 studentsLocation: Instructor’s studio (near Gasworks in Seattle)This 4-week class will jump-start your writing or venture further than you’ve experienced with your writing. We’ll use writing prompts to... Continue Reading →
A few spots left in Craig Orback’s class!
Illustrator Craig Orback has a new Children's Book Illustration class starting Saturday and could use a few more students so that it can run! He is the illustrator of over 15 books for children including the picture books THE CAN MAN and NATURE'S PAINTBOX: A SEASONAL GALLERY OF ART AND VERSE. He has been teaching... Continue Reading →
Fearless Writing in Portland, April 18-19th
If you've ever found yourself stopped cold by unexpected change, doubt in your own abilities, uncertain outcome, or unfamiliar economic, technological, or social conditions... if you're tired of this, Fearless Writing offers a way to stop being stopped.Years ago, I was lucky enough to attend a very short overview of Crescent Dragonwagon's Fearless Writing course... Continue Reading →
Clare Meeker teaches picture book class
There are just a couple of weeks left to register for Clare Meeker's six-week picture book class starting Tuesday, April 6 at Richard Hugo House from 10am-12pm.Take That Idea and Turn it Into a Picture Book will take you from idea to finished story with lessons and discussion on developing character, plot, dialogue, setting, and... Continue Reading →
How much do you know about intellectual property?
Whatever you know, you can learn more at one of two events put on by a law firm specializing in artists' rights.Here are the details:TACOMA: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ESSENTIALSTacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402Thursday, March 25, 2010, Noon - 1:30 pmSEATTLE: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ESSENTIALSPhotographic Center Northwest, 900 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122Thursday, March... Continue Reading →
Take a class with Jaime Temairik
If you're an aspiring picture book author, you can sign up for a class with the one and only Jaime Temairik, who's been hired as an instructor by the University of Washington. It'll meet eight times this summer, in the evening so that people with day jobs can attend.Here's the description:Designed for aspiring and published... Continue Reading →
Learn to illustrate children’s books with Craig Orback
Illustrator Craig Orback has three new Children's Book Illustrationclasses starting soon. He is the illustrator of over 15 books forchildren including the picture books "The Can Man" and "Nature'sPaintbox: A Seasonal Gallery of Art and Verse". He has been teachingillustration and painting classes locally for 8 years. To learn abouthis work visit his website and... Continue Reading →
Write a novel in a month
Still haven’t written that novel? Lois Brandt is teaching her “Write a Novel in a Month” class again this spring at Bellevue College continuing education.Note: If you are just starting to write for children, Lois highly recommends that you take Peggy King Andersen’s “The Magic of Writing for Children,” (also taught at Bellevue College) before... Continue Reading →
Take a workshop in Point of View
“Start thinking of POV tools, not POV rules,” says writer Alicia Rasley.In this hands-on workshop, Margaret Nevinski helps writers explore POV tools in the context of their own work. Writing exercises--shared aloud for group discussion--will focus on applying POV choices to the students’ own writing. Students will submit a three-page writing sample before the class... Continue Reading →
Classes for teens (but we’re welcome, too)
Val Serdy sent this along. Sounds like an amazing bunch of classes.The King County Library System has several great teen writing opportunities with local authors coming up. While these events are focused on teens (rather than the adults who write for them), all are welcome to attend.Bellevue LibraryThe Bellevue Library is holding a Saturday Teen... Continue Reading →