by SCBWI Western Washington
They're . . . Faster than a bullet point! More powerful than a character's motive! Able to leap tall tales in a single read! Our April event is upon us! Come learn from a trio of Super Experts who will help us look at our crafts and stories from different angles. We are... Continue Reading →
The Amazing Amigas of April Arrive Anon! Wednesday, April 20: Monthly Meeting with Special Guests (above)! Seattle Pacific University, Demaray Hall, 6:15–9pm Free for Passport Holders. $10 for SCBWI members. $15 for non-members. Keep It Simple Art Showcase begins at 6:15 pm. Meeting starts at 7pm (get there early for snacks and chat), till... Continue Reading →
Meet Joy Chu––former art director, graphic designer, and educator. She's going to be here next week, on Wednesday, April 20 for a special art/editorial event at our monthly meeting alongside two editors. For the full description of her visit details, click here. 1. As an art director and educator you have devoted many years to... Continue Reading →
Kristen Nobles, art director at Candlewick Press. Kristen Nobles joined Candlewick Press as Art Director in 2004. As an art director, she has worked with award-winning illustrators Leslie Patricelli, Sophie Blackall, Yuyi Morales, John Rocco, Matt Myers, Ed Young, and Carson Ellis. Kristen loves a strong character, a unique style or retro look made new... Continue Reading →
Michelle McCann CAN show you how to tell, and tell you how to show! Editor at Beyond Words, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Michelle McCann is a graduate of Brown University and has an MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College. She has been working as a children’s book editor and art director... Continue Reading →
Claudia awaits her introduction. Executive editor at Katherine Tegen Books, Claudia Gabel, talked about First Pages in Reverse. Claudia is not only an editor, but she's also an author (the In or Out series, Romeo and Juliet and Vampires, co-writer of Elusion). (Dang, the talent is just dripping off the walls in here this weekend!)... Continue Reading →
Justin Chanda, publisher/editor (Simon & Schuster imprints) Claudia Gabel, editor (Katherine Tegen Books) Susan Hawk, agent (Bent Agency) Holly McGhee, agent (Pippin Properties) Alexandra Penfold, agent (Upstart Crow Literary) Lauren Rille, associate art director (Simon & Schuster) From left: Justin Chanda, Claudia Gabel, Susan Hawk, Holly McGhee, Alexandra Penfold, Lauren Rille. This is no ordinary... Continue Reading →
Chronicle Books' Tamra Tuller addresses the banshee in the backs of our minds, waiting for its time to wail in the pages we write: EMOTION!!! um, er, (inner voice drops to a whisper). . . emotion. What she shared: *It's difficult to bring a high level of emotional complexity to your text. *Understand your character's... Continue Reading →
Featuring: Patti Ann Harris, Julie Just, Kendra Levin, Taylor Norman, Ammi-Joan Paquette, Abigail Samoun, Tamra Tuller, Colleen AF Venable, Joanna Volpe, and Stacy Whitman Q: Name the last thing you've bought or sold: Slush pile treasures, fairy prostitutes, halfway houses for broken robots, Malawian mud balls, a haunted camera, turtle-back islands, and one (ahem) naked... Continue Reading →
Stacy Whitman Stacy Whitman wears many hats. She's an editor, a marketing specialist, a blogger, a publisher, and at Tu Books, the imprint of Lee & Low that she oversees, she's gone from Editorial Director to Publisher. With a background at Wizards of the Coast, Houghton Mifflin, and other publishing stops, Stacy is a true... Continue Reading →
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