by SCBWI Western Washington
Who? Who? Come and help celebrate the launch of Toni Yuly's second book, Night Owl! Night Owl is a companion to Toni's first book, Early Bird, and is all about listening and sounds. Oh, and for a bonus, the board book version of Early Bird launches this day as well!... Continue Reading →
Opportunity comes knocking: One of our roundtable critique faculty, for the upcoming April conference, might be looking for you. Here's what she has in mind... I'm Clelia Gore, literary agent specializing in children's books at the Mercer Island-based Martin Literary Management. I recently realized that the Kraken, the mythical sea beast that has been having... Continue Reading →
The unsympathetic Grinch, the hushed tones of Goodnight, Moon, and the craziness of people and animals communicating in Click Clack Moo all have one amazing thing in common: The authors of these books broke rules for writing children's picture books and, in doing so, created magic! Are you ready to learn the Rules To Break... Continue Reading →
...on the way to the book launch! Whose book launch, you ask? Here's a clue: That would be... Kevan Atteberry! WHEN: Wednesday, January 28 from 6–8pm WHERE: University Book Store, Bellevue (990 102nd Ave NE) Please join Kevan as he unveils his picture book, Bunnies! It's a delightful romp through the woods with many a... Continue Reading →
SCBWI's Midsouth chapter is offering 10 online seats in their "Developing Your Best Dummy" workshop with Simon & Schuster editor Alyson Heller, and members from other regions can sign up. They say, "The professional feedback in this workshop replicates the editorial process to help you develop your best picture book dummy, ready for submission." The... Continue Reading →
Local author Tom Brenner will read his newest picture book, And Then Comes Christmas, which is a must have holiday book and a beautiful follow-up picture book to And Then Comes Halloween. Please come celebrate Tom Brenner’s second book at Mockingbird Books in Green Lake. WHEN: Saturday, September 13 at 11am
I hope to see all my SCBWI friends from A to Z at Secret Garden Books on Friday, August 8, at 7 p.m. for the launch party of my book, Kay Kay's Alphabet Safari! This book was inspired by the Star of Hope Centre for Children in Kenya and the sweeties at Secret Garden are... Continue Reading →
In honor of Children's Book Week, authors and illustrators around the country are giving back to their youngest fans. Gathering at independent bookstores all around the county, they will spend all day Saturday, May 17 reading children's stories out loud and helping get kids excited about summer reading. At University Book Store, they'll be celebrating... Continue Reading →
An exciting announcement! Our very own Martha Brockenbrough's upcoming (2016) book entitled Love, Santa––the text of which has already spawned a devoted following on the web as a "Dear, Virginia" book for the modern age––is slated to receive Lee White's illustrations. The book addresses a girl's growing questions about Santa, revealing the truth and... Continue Reading →
A delightful dispatch from Elizabeth Rose Stanton, author of the picture book Henny: The setting! Henny and I had a great time this past weekend at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA. I am so honored to have been asked to read Henny for Storytime, and we sure... Continue Reading →
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