There are some great speakers lined up at Western Washington University's Bond Children's Literature conference, which happens this year on March 6. (Marla Frazee! Linda Sue Park! John Green! Gerald McDermott!) Early bird registration is open until Feb. 12. They've got some great speakers lined up this year. Details are below. For registration information, go... Continue Reading →
New featured illustrator tells all (about the SCBWI Int’l conference in NYC, anyway)
You may remember John Deininger as the 2nd Runner-up in the Juried Art Portfolio Contest at our 2009 annual writers and illustrators conference. He also received recognition there for an Outstanding Work in Progress for his picture-book manuscript, Beep. Now, we're happy to announce that he's the latest featured illustrator on our very own web... Continue Reading →
Western Washington SCBWI, represent!
Our chapter made an excellent showing in New York, and many were able to share dinner together. Don't they look happy and exhausted? If you're curious about the conference, be sure to ask these people about their experience.From L-R: Jennifer Mann, Jet Harrington, Karen Robbins, Kaaren Pixton (Oregon), Laurie Thompson, Lucy McAlister, Joni Sensel, Dawn... Continue Reading →
5th Annual Field’s End Writers’ Conference
Lots of familiar face presenting at this conference--it sounds great!Registration is open for the 5th Annual Field’s End Writers’ Conference to be held Saturday, April 17 at Kiana Lodge, on the shores of Agate Passage just north of Bainbridge Island. Enjoy a day of camaraderie, inspiration, and learning about the art and craft of writing.This... Continue Reading →
Wish you were at the NY SCBWI conference?
Follow along on Twitter with Jaime Temairik and Jolie Stekly, two proud members of the SCBWI blogging team.Here are all the tweets marked with the SCBWINY10 tag.And here's the official conference blog.
Look at the cute busines cards!
Lida Enche, winner of our cookie-decorating contest, is at it again. This time, it's business cards, which she is making to hand out at our annual conference. Have you registered yet? We've sold out the last few years and are on track to doing that again. So hop to it!
What First Page sessions are like
Kristin Nelson posted about a first pages session she did with Kate Testerman (both are agents, and Kate even came to one of our conferences).If you're considering a First Pages session at our upcoming conference, read this so you know what to expect.An excerpt:-out of the 20 we read, Kate and I would have asked... Continue Reading →
19th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference–registration is now open!
Don't delay! We expect the conference to sell out well in advance, and space in the additional opportunities is very limited. For more information and to register, please visit our online registration page.
Conference registration coming soon
Soon you'll be able to register for our spring conference, which happens April 10 and 11 at the Marriott Redmond Town Center (there are also two events on the 9th, and illustrator's intensive and kid-lit drink night).If you've never been to one of our conferences, we hope you'll join us. We're offering something new this... Continue Reading →
Apply for a scholarship to attend our conference
Are you longing to attend an SCBWI Western Washington annual conference but find yourself in a financial pinch? Or do you know somebody else facing that challenge? SCBWI WWA will offer a scholarship for a writer or illustrator in our region to attend our 2010 conference on April 10-11, 2010.The scholarship will cover conference tuition... Continue Reading →