Congratulations to previous faculty member and nearby SCBWI OR member Amber J. Keyser! Amber has joined the creative team at Relium Media as their YA novelist!! She's also part of a growing trans-media trend which tells a story over multiple media platforms. She's writing ANGEL PUNK as part of this project. ANGEL PUNK is the... Continue Reading →
Good News for Paul Schmid!
Congratulations and a big yahoo for Paul Schmid! Both of Paul's books that were published this year, A PET FOR PETUNIA and HUGS FROM PEARL, were accepted into the Society of Illustrators annual children's book exhibit, The Original Art show. The exhibit will be at the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators... Continue Reading →
Good News for Jenn Chushcoff (and a Great Post by Jenn too!)
Good News to Jenn Preston Chushcoff. Jenn's story, THE ABCDEATH MURDER MYSTERY, won Under the Juniper Tree's Edward Gorey challenge. Jenn also sent in a wonderfully written post about writing for UTJT to share more about her experience. Here's her post-Crow Toes Quarterly has closed shop, but the macabre side of children's literature has found... Continue Reading →
Good News for Paul Schmid!
Three Cheers for Paul Schmid!! Paul's book, A PET FOR PETUNIA, received a review in The New York Times! This is Paul's first NYT review and PETUNIA leads the article about children who want pets (while their parents don't). The article talks about books dealing with this subject. A nice article and review for Paul!... Continue Reading →
Good News for Lois Harris
Applause and Cartwheels for Lois Harris!! Lois’ book, CHARLIE RUSSELL: TALE-TELLING COWBOY ARTIST, is A Parents’ Choice Recommended Award Winner (Spring 2011, Non-Fiction, ages 5-8 years). Here’s the link. Congratulations to Lois! For more information on Lois, and her work, visit her website.
Good News for Clare Hodgson Meeker
Good News for Clare Hodgson Meeker! Seattle Sounder's Roger Levesque and two local kids who inspired the story of SOCCER DREAMS joined Clare for an interview with New Day Northwest host Margaret Larson on June 20 on KING TV! If you missed the interview you can see it on here. For more information on Clare,... Continue Reading →
Good News for Mindy Hardwick
Not one but TWO big HIP HIP HOORAYS for Mindy Hardwick!! Mindy loves exploring the complexities of the unreliable narrator, and has just sold her young adult romance novel, WEAVING MAGIC, to Muse-It-Up Publishing. (Canadian). Publication date, April 2012. While working on this story, Mindy learned a lot about characters who can't quite tell the... Continue Reading →
Good News for Suzanne Selfors!!
Congratulations to Suzanne Selfors who has not one but TWO new books out this month!!! The first is a sequel to SMELLS LIKE DOG, called SMELLS LIKE TREASURE. Although her second book is not a children's book, it's still a very interesting project. The book, HOTEL ANGELINE- a novel in 36 voices, is an experimental... Continue Reading →
Good News & Reviews for Stephanie Barden!
Woohoo & Good news for Stephanie Barden! There's lovely write up in the latest issue of Notes from the Horn Book for Stephanie's new book CINDERELLA SMITH (in the Chapter Books for Young Readers section). Here's what they have to say:The eponymous main character of Cinderella Smith by Stephanie Barden is a bouncy, entertainingly dramatic... Continue Reading →
Good News for Lois V. Harris & Kathryn Galbraith!
A big hip hip hooray for Lois V. Harris and Kathryn Galbraith!! Lois' book, CHARLIE RUSSELL: TALE-TELLING COWBOY ARTIST, and Kathryn's ARBOR DAY SQUARE, were the two finalists for the 2011 Western Writers of America’s Storyteller Award. They didn’t win, but came close! You can find out more about Western Writers of America on their... Continue Reading →