Get your portfolio tuned up by Caldecott Honor illustrator Margaret Chodos-Irvine. We are now taking submissions for this fantastic opportunity. Margaret will curate a group of the submitted images for review and commentary during our February meeting. (Note: Not all submissions will be used.) Margaret will provide suggestions and comments on how to improve everyone's... Continue Reading →
Creative Notes from an Illustrator
Fellow SCBWI WWA member Lida Enche was at our first regional SCBWI meeting and had a great time listening to Victoria Rock of Chronicle Books give advice as well as taking notes. She created this illustration using quotes from Victoria, and adding a few from Maurice (the despondent Vampire), Dr. Brain and Lady Hourglass. She... Continue Reading →
Don’t Miss The Final 2010-2011 Professional Series Meeting
Tomorrow, May 10, is the final Professional Series Meeting for the 2010-2011 Regional Programming season. Our Professional Series Meetings take place at Seattle Pacific University- Demaray Hall, Room 150. Registration begins at 6:45 p.m., programming starts at 7 p.m. Get a map and directions here.Mini-Session: VISUAL PURSUITSExplore tools from the illustrator's toolbox that we can... Continue Reading →
Eastside Carpool?
A new member of SCBWI (who lives on the eastside) is looking for a ride to the next SCBWI Regional Program meeting in May. She can meet at a convenient location in Bellevue. If you're able to help; contact Daya at [email protected].
December Professional Series Meeting reminder!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 SPU's Demaray Hall 150 COME EARLY! Why?* Eat some festive and yummy cookies and desserts! * Bring books for the book swap, then hunt for new treasures to take back home! * Do some holiday shopping at the Secret Garden bookstore! * Last chance to enter the free conference tuition raffle!... Continue Reading →
Kathleen Alcalá Program Summary
Did you miss the last SCBWI Professional Series Meeting? Erik Pulkka has written up a summary of the evening's program.Summary from the November 9 SCBWI WW Main Program: SPEAKING IN TONGUES: ZADIE SMITH AND OTHER WRITERS ON POINT OF VIEW Or Something Like Voice with Kathleen Alcalá.Kathleen talked about how choosing the right point of... Continue Reading →
Tuesday is the Next Professional Series Meeting!
Tuesday, November 9, is the next Professional Series Meeting. First is the Mini-Session: EVERYTHING I EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT PICTURE BOOKS I LEARNED IN ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL with Jennifer Mann. The Main Program: SPEAKING IN TONGUES: ZADIE SMITH AND OTHER WRITERS ON POINT OF VIEW with Kathleen Alcalá, will follow. Our Professional Series Meetings take... Continue Reading →
Professional Series Meetings Starts Tonight!
The 2010-2011 Regional Programming starts tonight! There is no Mini Program, the Main program begins at 7:00 p.m.Main Program: FALL EDITOR PRESENTATION AND ART SHOW with Noa Wheeler, editor at Henry Holt. Tonight, check out our local illustrators’ great work while you mingle before the meeting, then listen as Noa shares her expertise from an... Continue Reading →
Time to sign up for SCBWI-WWA regional programming!
SCBWI WWA’s 2010-2011 season will begin in September! This year, our Professional Series Meetings will again be held on the second Tuesday of each month at the Seattle Pacific University campus at Demaray Hall 150. Mark your calendars, and don't forget to register now: click here to sign up for our regional programming! We have... Continue Reading →