Join SCBWI-WWA's nonfiction craft talk webinar with Steve Sheinkin September 24 at 10AM PST. Visit the SCBWI-WWA websiste to register
Register NOW for Our FREE Nonfiction Series Craft Talk with Steve Sheinkin
Learn About Different Types of Kidlit Nonfiction in Our January 25 Webinar
Register now for THE FIVE KINDS OF NONFICTION, a webinar on January 25, 2020, at 10:00 AM PST. Registration will close two days before the live event.
Meet the creators of 2 new inspirational picture book biographies
Craig Orback and Tessa Blackham will appear together for a powerful talk about designing non-fiction picture books October 25.
Don’t miss our nonfiction series Craft Talk with Clare Hodgson Meeker
Join SCBWI Western Washington at Island Books on Mercer Island, Sunday, September 29, at 3:00 p.m. for a Nonfiction Series Craft Talk with Clare Hodgson Meeker.
Nonfiction Craft Talk with Laurie Ann Thompson!
Nonfiction Craft Talk with Author Laurie Ann Thompson Saturday, March 23, 2019, 10:00 to 11:30 AM Island Books 3014 78th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040 Join us for a craft talk in a Q&A format with SCBWI-WWA's own Laurie Ann Thompson, moderated by Nonfiction Coordinator Lisa L. Owens. We'll discuss certain craft elements in... Continue Reading →
Interview: Author Christina Wilsdon on Nonfiction, Work-for-Hire, and Deadlines
Describe your most recent release in one sentence. It’s Ultimate Predatorpedia, a photo-packed nonfiction book for 7-to-10-year-olds (and older!) about predators from Aardwolves to Zorillas. What made you want to become a writer? I always loved to write and illustrate stories when I was little, but I never really thought about being A Writer until my sixth-grade... Continue Reading →
Nonfiction Writer Meetings!
Nonfiction writers, grab your calendars! Lisa Owens, our nonfiction coordinator, has organized a slew of free, informal coffee meetings over the next few months around town. The first one is next week! All welcome. Nonfiction Writers' Coffee Klatch Tuesday, January 17, 2018, at 7:00 PM Crossroads Bellevue, 15600 NE 8th Street, Bellevue Bring a recent... Continue Reading →
Nonfiction that Reads Like Fiction with Stephanie Pitts
Stephanie Pitts, editor with G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, feels that there are many nonfiction opportunities within the school and library market, thanks to Common Core, STEM, and STEAM. The most common type of nonfiction in picture books is the straightforward biography. Stephanie cautions that rather than a birth to... Continue Reading →
ICYMI: February meeting with Claire Rudulf Murphy and Mark Cronk Farrell
What an inspiring and informative meeting we had last week! First up was Building Great Sentences presented by Claire Rudolf Murphy. Claire showed us many different approaches to line editing and wordsmithing. Some of the key takeaways from her presentation were: Look at both the order of your words within a phrase and your phrases... Continue Reading →
ICYMI: Nonfiction Workshop with Mary Cronk Farrell
Last Wednesday, dozens of SCBWI-WWA writers (and illustrators!) attended a special workshop, Talking with the Dead… and Other Secrets to Writing Nonfiction for Today’s Readers, presented by award-winning author and former journalist, Mary Cronk Farrell. Mary started out by sharing an uplifting message for all of us: “Story has made us who we are, and... Continue Reading →