Our team is busy finalizing all of the details for the SCBWI Western Washington conference THIS WEEKEND! We can't wait, and we hope that you're excited, too! One of the first things we do to kick off the conference is a short Q&A panel to become acquainted with all of the editors, agents, and art... Continue Reading →
Red Pencil in the Woods- A Conference for Editors and Other Word Lovers
The Northwest Independent Editors Guild is pleased to present Red Pencil in the Woods, a conference for editors and other word lovers, on Saturday, September 24, at Bastyr University in Kenmore. The featured speaker is Chicago-based Carol Fisher Saller. Carol is an author of children's books as well as the editor of The Chicago Manual... Continue Reading →
Just What *Does* An Editor Do All Day?
Here's a great post by Editor Stacy Whitman on what an editor's job looks like (they don't just read all day!). It's very informative, and helps you see things from the editor's perspective! Thanks to Liz Mills for sending it!!
New Editorial Consultancy Tip from Fellow SCBWI Member
Thanks to fellow SCBWI member Karen Lee Schmidt for sending us this information. She read in a Publisher's Weekly article that Editor Tamson Weston has left Hyperion to form Tamson Weston Books, an editorial consultancy. Weston's best-selling books include Adam Rex's FRANKENSTEIN MAKES A SANDWICH and OH NO by Mac Barnett (illustrated by 2011 SCBWI... Continue Reading →
Our Fabulous Fall Retreat Editors…
Considering going to the Fall Retreat? Curious about who's speaking at the retreat? Here's a blog post by fellow SCBWI member, Amanda Humann, about our Fall Retreat Editors. Her post shares links on both Jill Santopolo, Executive Editor at Penguin's Philomel Books imprint, and Nancy Mercado, Executive Editor at Roaring Brook Press. Thanks Amanda!!
Professional Series Meetings Starts Tonight!
The 2010-2011 Regional Programming starts tonight! There is no Mini Program, the Main program begins at 7:00 p.m.Main Program: FALL EDITOR PRESENTATION AND ART SHOW with Noa Wheeler, editor at Henry Holt. Tonight, check out our local illustrators’ great work while you mingle before the meeting, then listen as Noa shares her expertise from an... Continue Reading →
A look at how a book comes about
Alvina Ling tells the story of how she came to acquire SHARK VS. TRAIN, the new picture book by the author of THE DAY-GLO BROTHERS. It's a great tale of persistence and finally hitting on the right story: I'd been corresponding here and there with author Chris Barton for probably over five years--and by "corresponding"... Continue Reading →
Elizabeth Law (@egmontgal) talks more cowbell and less vampire #scbwiwwa
We're having some technical difficulties in Salon 1. In short, we have no audio. So Elizabeth Law is acting out this SNL skit on cowbell. I'm now a fan of having no audio, because it leads to performance art by Elizabeth. Outstanding!(And now, she just gave the A/V guy a cowbell. Zing!)Elizabeth's twitter name is... Continue Reading →
Lisa Graff: Write like an author, revise like an editor #scbwiwwa
Here are a few highlights: You have to be good at revising before you even have an editor, so you're presenting your best work; If you're a first-time author, your manuscript needs to be in publishable shape because an editor doesn't know if you can't revise and has to assume your book isn't getting better;... Continue Reading →
How healthy is the children’s book market? #scbwiwwa
Sara Crowe: Contemporary market is harder (dystopian, paranormal bigger right now). She views contemporary fiction as really important, though.Michael Bourret: Children's book market healthier--more sales. Healthier worldwide, too. Clearly people in the industry have lost jobs, though.Edward Necarsulmer: There is still room for really good contemporary work. It's finding axis between commercial appeal and literary... Continue Reading →