Fellow SCBWI member Dorine White is lending a helping hand to spread the word about Kevin Emerson's self published OLIVER NOCTURNE #6, THE TRIAD OF FINITY book release. It's Kevin Emerson week on her blog! There's a signed book giveaway, information about Kevin's book launch, writing help, and more! Check it out and help support... Continue Reading →
So Long, Vampires! Kevin Emerson Book Launch @ Secret Garden
Let’s celebrate Kevin’s new book, THE TRIAD OF FINITY, and bury the vampire genre in this part-party, part-ceremony on Saturday, June 11 at 4 p.m.In 2008-2009, Seattle children’s author Kevin Emerson released 5 books in his OLIVER NOCTURNE series. The books sold tens of thousands of copies, were published in 5 languages, and garnered Kevin... Continue Reading →
5 Ways to Make Your Character Sparkle, with Kevin Emerson #SCBWIWWA
Reported by Liz Mills Kevin Emerson has published six novels for middle-grade readers: CARLOS IS GONNA GET IT (Arthur A. Levine Books, 2008) and the Oliver Nocturne series (Scholastic, 2008-2009). His next novels, THE FELLOWSHIP FOR ALIEN DETECTION for middle-grade readers and book #1 in the Atlanteans trilogy for young-adult readers, will be published by... Continue Reading →
Kevin Emerson on Imagining, Writing, and Selling a Series #scbwiwwa
Kevin Emerson is the author of three series--Oliver Nocturne through Scholastic, and the forthcoming Atlanteans (YA) and Fellowship for Alien Detection (MG). Both of those are HarperCollins. When you're writing a series, it's a good idea to have a single sentence that can describe the whole series. "It needs to not be complicated," he says.... Continue Reading →
2011 Conference Series-Distinguished Faculty: Kevin Emerson
Time to introduce another one of our 20th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference Distinguished Faculty members; Author Kevin Emerson. Kevin is the author of the OLIVER NOCTURNE books and CARLOS IS GONNA GET IT. He also writes songs and sings in Seattle band Central Services, and their kids' music counterpart, The Board of... Continue Reading →
Kevin Emerson reading at SAM
Kevin Emerson, the author of CARLOS IS GONNA GET IT and the Oliver Nocturne series, will read new material on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. in the fourth floor galleries of the Seattle Art Museum. Three other Seattle authors will join him. More details here.
Getting serious about series #scbwiwwa
Kevin Emerson, Suzanne Young, J. Elizabeth Mills, and Trudi Trueit are talking about their work writing and editing book series. Suzanne Young: her quirky character led to the creation of a series from a single book (THE NAUGHTY LIST). Write relatable characters you want to be around. If she'd known it was being a series,... Continue Reading →
SCARY-WEEN at Secret Garden Books
It's SCARY-WEEN at Secret Garden!The Secret Garden Bookshop invites teens and tweens to come, if they dare, to its’ first annual eve of All Hallows Eve party with authors of new books on Paranormal Themes:Heather Davis: NEVER CRY WEREWOLF (Harper Teen, $16.99)Kevin Emerson: the OLIVER NOCTURNE series (Scholastic, $5.99)Liz Gallagher: THE OPPOSITE OF INVISIBLE (Wendy... Continue Reading →