by SCBWI Western Washington
Linda Urban (photo by Julie Thompson) How do your favorite books from childhood stay with you long after you've read them? For author Linda Urban, who joins our esteemed faculty at this year's Weekend on the Water retreat, they never quite left. In her interview below, she remembers a classic favorite that may just have... Continue Reading →
The indefatigable and superhuman Jolie Stekly, retreat director for Weekend on the Water, dishes on this year's upcoming event: What is the biggest reason to come to this year's WOW retreat? Personally, I'm so excited for this year's retreat faculty. Usually it's the faculty that gives each retreat a new flavor. Those who have been... Continue Reading →
Perhaps you read the information about Patti Lee Gauch, who will be half of the faculty for our upcoming Weekend on the Water retreat. Did her reference to adventures on the Great Lakes pique your curiousity? Ours, too. So we pried a story out of her: "My father had a small 30 foot cruiser when... Continue Reading →
Written by Patti Meet Patti Lee Gauch, editor and author and teacher extraordinaire, who will be one of two faculty members at SCBWI Western Washington's annual Weekend on the Water retreat this fall. Your humble blogger has had the pleasure of working with her rather extensively and can never shake the idea that Patti has... Continue Reading →
SCBWI Western Washington invites you to apply for its Fall 2013 "Weekend on the Water" Retreat, taking place Friday, November 8, to Sunday, November 10, 2013, at the lovely Inn at Port Ludlow, a premier Northwest destination about 90 minutes northwest of Seattle. This intimate, craft-focused retreat will give you the opportunity to focus on a current work-in-progress... Continue Reading →
Brenda Winter Hansen writes about the Weekend on the Water, which took place in Port Ludlow last weekend. See her blog post to hear all about it! See Brenda's wonderful blog for more insights, literary and culinary and otherwise. It was, truly, a terrific, inspiring, and relaxing time for thinking about how to keep our... Continue Reading →
You, your manuscript, professional feedback, fresh takes on revision, yummy food, writer friends, time to write, a serene location... Can you picture it? Yes! Doesn't it sound amazing? You deserve it, and it's just the kind of thing that can get your manuscript in shape. Commit to your craft. Put yourself where you can learn... Continue Reading →
You won't want to miss SCBWI Western Washington’s sixth annual fall retreat, Weekend on the Water, taking place November 2–4, 2012. Every year it gets better and better, and this year is no different. We’ve made our own revisions to this year’s retreat, creating new paths for an even better experience. We have likable characters, a new setting, and... Continue Reading →
If you weren't able to join us for the Fall 2011 Weekend on the Water Retreat (or even if you were), here are some retreat wrap-up blog posts we wanted to share!From Laurie Thompson: Lessons learned at the 2011 SCBWI WWA retreat From Sperry Hung: Weekend on the Water 2011 From Tina Hoggatt: arthur levine... Continue Reading →
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