by SCBWI Western Washington
JEN SOLO Also known to us mortals with feet planted firmly on Earth as Jennifer March Soloway, Associate Agent with the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. I had the pleasure of Skyping with Jennifer and it was like chatting with a friend I've known for many years. Conversation was easy, informative, encouraging, and, well, fun! You... Continue Reading →
Did you miss the application deadline for Inside Story? Good news! The deadline has been extended to Saturday, October 1. • You must be a CURRENT SCBWI member at the PAL (published and listed) level and your profile at SCBWI.org must be updated to reflect this. (If you're eligible to change your membership status, you... Continue Reading →
The Inland NW region is hosting a webinar next Saturday designed for PAL members that would like to learn more about School Visits. Nonfiction author, Kelly Milner Halls, will share her trusty tips on October 1st at 9:00 am PST. The cost is $10 and the program will be recorded for those that would like... Continue Reading →
Huzzah! It’s time to get the Northern Network back together again! Come to the 2016-17 season kickoff and let us know what you’ve been up to all summer (even if it’s just to show us your vacation pictures)! Bring writing or illustrations for us to Oooh and Aaaah over! We’ll also... Continue Reading →
Time to vote, folks! This is the second-most-important election this year! ROUND ONE of the Crystal Kite Awards for excellence in published books from our region is up and running through APRIL 14. How to vote: Go to www.scbwi.org, and log in as yourself. When you get to your individual Member Profile page for yourself,... Continue Reading →
Samantha Clark, the Austin, Texas SCBWI Regional Advisor has opened submissions for their Scholarship of Creators of Diverse Characters, which is open to all writers and illustrators who are creating diverse characters in a current manuscript. The scholarship is only open to SCBWI members, and the winner gets free entrance to the Austin, TX 2016 Writers... Continue Reading →
La Cometa, the SCBWI Spanish-language bulletin is out! Spearheaded by Malena Alzu (Regional Advisor Spain) and Judy Goldman (Regional Advisor Mexico), number 38 of this publication has excellent resources and information for everyone. Apart from the usual big section with news about the children's book world in Spain and Latin America, book fairs and events... Continue Reading →
SCBWI's new initiative, BOOK LAUNCH PARTIES, is up and running! WHEE! For those of you who missed it, all the Book Launch information can be explained HERE. In a nutshell, SCBWI is hosting a giant place on their site where authors/illustrators can share their recently published books with all of you. You can browse, celebrate,... Continue Reading →
Reminder: Submit to SCBWI for display at the Bologna Book Fair A portfolio of SCBWI illustrator members' work will be on display at the SCBWI Showcase during the next Bologna Book Fair (April 4–7, 2016) and available for browsing by publishers, agents and other attendees from across the world. In addition, there will be an... Continue Reading →
Take a break from NaNoWriMo and PiBoIdMo and dive into the December challenge for Write This! and Draw This! December’s prompt for both is “A Sleigh Ride from Hell.” Submissions are due the 20th of each month for the illustration prompt and the of 15th each month for the writing prompt. All submissions are... Continue Reading →
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