by SCBWI Western Washington
Joni's 1000-watt smile! Sigh..... It's time to pay homage and offer up some monolithic high-fives to the incomparable Joni Sensel, our former Regional Advisor and Chinook Editor and...and...and...well, what DIDN'T she do for SCBWI-WWA? Joni's thoughtful and deeply entrenched involvement with our chapter is the stuff of legend. She is dedicated, hardworking, knowledgeable, organized, efficient,... Continue Reading →
Writing the middle-grade novel means writing in that fine line between the mind of a child and the uncharted territory of an adolescent. At the Whole Novel Workshop, we offer trusted readers on our faculty who are also published authors and editors working on fiction targeted for middle school children. If you have a manuscript... Continue Reading →
Congrats and a big round of applause to our own Joni Sensel!! Joni is one of five winners for the She Writes "Young Adult Novelist" contest. The five winners will get feedback on their synopses and excerpts, as well as guidance about next steps toward publication from agents ELIZABETH KAPLAN (Elizabeth Kaplan Literary Agency) and... Continue Reading →
Fellow SCBWI WWA member Dorine White has posted a review of Joni Sensel's new book, THE SKELETON'S KNIFE, on her blog. Plus, she's giving away a signed copy! Here is the link. The contest runs for eight more days. Thanks Dorine!!!To learn more about Joni, and her third book in the Farwalker Trilogy (which I... Continue Reading →
The Whidbey Writers Workshop MFA Program is offering a holiday special!Participation in the January 2012 Residency Only Program at The Captain Whidbey Inn, plus a water view cabin for 9 days and nights for only $1500.For details about the Residency, including twice as many guest speakers as ever before, see the website.The Residency begins with... Continue Reading →
Need more words to meet your NaNo challenge? A little world-building is a great way to do it, while adding depth to your work at the same time. Joni Sensel will lead a couple of workshops on world-building in mid-November, and they’re all FREE:November 15, 4 – 5 p.m., Lake Forest Park library (adults or... Continue Reading →
Here's proof that even a book that’s been out more than a year can still get a little attention: Joni Sensel’s THE FARWALKER’S QUEST (Bloomsbury, 2009) was just named on the 2010 Bank Street Best Books list and will also be featured on Education.com’s 2010 Summer Reading Guide, which highlights only 10 titles per age... Continue Reading →
Daniel Handler, the genius behind Lemony Snicket, was coming to Benaroya Hall on March 5 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Seattle Arts & Lectures series.It's been postponed till fall, though. This means we can all go to Joni Sensel's book launch on Friday without worry that we're missing out on an Unfortunate Event.
Joni has a great post on a new plagiarism scandal--this time involving a German teen who's getting praise for her work, despite ripping parts off wholesale from another author.Read what Joni has to say. (And right on, Joni!)
Our very own RA, Joni Sensel, has a new book coming out--and you'll definitely want to be part of the experience.Librarian Betsy Bird called the first book in the series, THE FARWALKER'S QUEST, a book that will touch readers and stay with them "for years and years." The sequel, THE TIMEKEEPER's MOON, is on its... Continue Reading →
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