THIS THURSDAY!! Runny babbits and creative habits

   WANTED: The next Featured Speakerof SCBWI WWA's Monthly Program on Thursday, January 15 is: Kevan Atteberry!(Author/Illustrator of the upcoming Bunnies!)  Kevan, as hinted by the above photo, will be discussing "How To Draw Bunnies (And Other Things) in Photoshop."     It's TWO DAYS away––and we are hardly able to contain our excitement! With... Continue Reading →

Season’s meeting to all!

Fa-la-la-la-la! It's our annual Holiday Meeting! We're decking our (okay, Demaray's) halls with general merriment, holiday schmoozing, and COOKIES. Mark those calendars for NEXT THURSDAY, December 18, at 6:30 p.m. The night begins with our much-anticipated Cookie Contest (see *RULES, below) and Book Exchange––so get those recipe engines revving, and come with books you'd like... Continue Reading →

Fabulous Fall Kickoff!

SCBWI Western Washington's first 2014-2015 season Professional Series Meeting with agent Brianne Johnson of Writers House took place last night, Oct. 16. It was a packed event with a lot of laughs and a lot of interesting pointers from Brianne for everyone in the audience. Writers House, with more than a dozen agents, is one... Continue Reading →

Places for today’s events

Last night's fall kickoff went swimmingly! And for those who will be meeting with Writers House agent Brianne Johnson today, just to eliminate any confusion: The agent consults (for those already registered and confirmed for them) are in the library, conference room A from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m..  The master class is from 3... Continue Reading →

October preview: Agent Brianne Johnson

Brianne Johnson, an agent with Writers House, will be SCBWI Western Washington's featured October speaker in about a month, on October 16. She'll also be presenting a master class called Essential Elements of the Middle Grade Novel and giving limited manuscript consultations on the following day. The consultations are already sold out, but it's not... Continue Reading →

Passports are here!

To register for our AWESOME season of programming and professional series meetings, all you have to do is pay your annual SCBWI dues and then register by clicking here!

Mark your calendars and get ready!

Hey, everyone, mark your calendars: It's almost time. . . to REGISTER for our monthly programming passport! It's going to be a busy fall––with the Great Critique, Illustrators' Retreat, and the Weekend on the Water Writers' Retreat. But wait, there's more! Our season of regular monthly programming will get underway on the third Thursday of... Continue Reading →

Whatcha wanna do? Send us workshop ideas!

Your SCBWI Western Washington Advisory Committee will soon plan our region's events for next season, and we need your suggestions. Now's the time to nominate yourself or another experienced workshop leader or lecturer to lead educational topics for our Professional Series or a future conference. You can also forward topic suggestions, even if you're not... Continue Reading →

Only a week until Norton & Jules!

Excited yet? We are! We're so looking forward to screening The Phantom Tollbooth: Beyond Expectations. This documentary film "playfully explores the creation, creators, lasting impact, and enduring relevance of one of the most universally loved children's books of our time." (Check out the trailer now!) We'll watch it from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday,... Continue Reading →

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