by SCBWI Western Washington
Here's the good news Helen Landalf shared at the Professional Series Meeting last week, which everyone should know about. Helen's debut YA novel, Flyaway, has just released in a paperback edition from Graphia, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, with a beautiful new cover. We agree, it's gorgeous! Congratulations, Helen!
For the rest of this month, here's a sampling of author/illustrator events. Please not that from this point onward, I will need to receive your event/appearance by the middle of the month BEFORE you're scheduled. That way I can be more efficient and timely, and you'll get the most comprehensive, up-to-date schedule. For those pesky,... Continue Reading →
Helen Landalf (Flyaway, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) identified three elements of authenticity in fiction and illustrated each with examples from regional author’s published books. “Most of us can just feel when a story is authentic – it’s like a punch in the gut.” “If a story feels authentic the reader has the reader firmly... Continue Reading →
Please join Helen Landalf, Jennifer Shaw Wolf, Stasia Ward Kehoe, Megan Bostic, Kiki Hamilton, and a number of other local YA authors for a Teen Author Showcase at the Tumwater Timberland Library, Saturday April 28, from 2-3:30 p.m. The event will include an author panel, audience Q & A, and a book signing.
Check out the new Children's Book Insider website, called CBI Clubhouse, which both fellow SCBWI WWA members Kirby Larson and Helen Landalf are writing for.The popular newsletter for children's writers, Children's Book Insider, has just updated their companion website, CBI Clubhouse. The site, which is a great resource for writers of all levels, focuses on... Continue Reading →
Please join Northwest debut YA authors Helen Landalf (FLYAWAY), Kendare Blake (ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD), Kiki Hamilton (THE FAIRIE RING), Megan Bostic (NEVER EIGHTEEN), Carole Estby Dagg (THE YEAR WE WERE FAMOUS), and special guest Kathy McCullough (DON'T EXPECT MAGIC) for an evening at Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, on Wednesday, March 14 at... Continue Reading →
Next stop on Helen Landalf's FLYAWAY tour: Moonraker Books in Langley, Whidbey Island, Sunday, February 12 from 1 - 3 p.m. This will be a joint signing with Amber Kizer, author of the Meridian saga. Pre-Valentine's-Day ferry trip, anyone? For more information on Helen, and her work, you can visit her website.
Please join Helen Landalf for a reading and signing of her debut YA novel, FLYAWAY, at Village Books in Bellingham on Saturday, January 28 at 2 p.m.Learn more about Helen, and FLYAWAY, on her website.
Please join Helen Landalf in celebrating the launch of her debut YA novel, FLYAWAY.Where: Secret Garden Books in BallardWhen: Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m.What: Refreshments, music, prizes, reading, book-signingHelen hopes to see you all there! For more information on Helen, and her work, visit her website.
Our own Liz Gallagher celebrated the release of her second novel Saturday afternoon at Secret Garden Books. The book, MY NOT-SO-STILL life, is about an artsy teen named Vanessa who dyes her hair to express her individuality (hence Liz's vivid pink wig). Liz read from her book, which is set in Seattle, served us outrageously... Continue Reading →
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