by SCBWI Western Washington
It's that time of year again––time to submit your book for consideration for SCBWI's 2014 Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS FAST APPROACHING: MARCH 20, 2015 For all the guidelines and to recheck whether your book is eligible, please click here.
Crystal WHO? Nina Laden, this year's Crystal Kite Award winner. SCBWI Crystal Kite Winner Nina Laden lives in Seattle and on Lummi Island, WA, but mostly she lives in her imagination. She grew up in the New York City area, the daughter of two artists, and received a BFA from Syracuse University’s College of Visual... Continue Reading →
Drum roll, please! The winner of the 2014 Crystal Kite Award for Washington/Oregon/Alaska/northern Idaho/Montana/North Dakota/South Dakota is: Once Upon a Memory, written by Nina Laden and illustrated by Renata Liwska [MANY WHOOPS AND CHEERS, MANY HANDS CLAPPING] BONUS: Come out to the Inside Story event this Tuesday, May 6 at Mockingbird Books, and you... Continue Reading →
A huge congratulations to our chapter's Crystal Kite Award finalists! They are: Jennifer Bradbury, A Moment Comes Martha Brockenbrough, Dinosaur Tooth Fairy Nina Laden, Once Upon a Memory Stephanie Shaw, Bedtime in the Meadow Cat Winters, In the Shadows of Blackbirds You've got until April 30 to cast your vote for the Western Division winner!... Continue Reading →
The spirit of the Local Success Panel continued as local success Kim Baker accepted the crystal trophy awarded her middle-grade laugh-fest, Pickle. After her standing ovation, Kim saved our lives (possibly) with her keynote address called "This Speech Could Save Your Life!" Facing down AV issues with humor and aplomb, Kim Among the lifesavers she... Continue Reading →
Don't miss your chance to vote for SCBWI's peer awards, the Crystal Kites. First-round voting will be open two weeks only, through 5:00 p.m. on April 14. Go here to log in as a member first, if you're not already logged in. Then you can hit the link above or get there by clicking Awards... Continue Reading →
It's official! The submission period is now open for the annual Crystal Kite Awards! You have between March 18 and March 26 to nominate your book for this auspicious award, so hop to it! Voting begins in April, and the winners in each chapter are announced in May. To register your book for consideration, click... Continue Reading →
PAL members who haven't yet added their 2013 publications to their profiles at scbwi.org still have a few days to do so and flag them for inclusion in this year's Crystal Kite awards, our SCBWI peer awards. Hit up scbwi.org for details. Voting for the awards, which are given by broad geographical region, is expected... Continue Reading →
Voting for SCBWI's 2013 Crystal Kite awards will begin in March. For now, published members should be sure to get their books in the running by listing them in your member profile at www.scbwi.org and clicking the box to submit the book(s) to the competition. (Remember that only books published in 2013 by a PAL... Continue Reading →
In case you haven't heard: TODAY is the last day to log your vote for this year's Crystal Kite Awards! Please take the thirty seconds to log into your SCBWI Member accounts and hit the "What's New In My Region" link to find the Crystal Kite tab. Some really worthy folks whose books are just... Continue Reading →
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