Woohoo & Good news for Stephanie Barden! There's lovely write up in the latest issue of Notes from the Horn Book for Stephanie's new book CINDERELLA SMITH (in the Chapter Books for Young Readers section). Here's what they have to say:The eponymous main character of Cinderella Smith by Stephanie Barden is a bouncy, entertainingly dramatic... Continue Reading →
Local Authors Gather at Elliot Bay Book Company
Fellow SCBWI authors Wendy Wahman (DON'T LICK THE DOG, and forthcoming A CAT LIKE THAT) and Samantha Vamos (BEFORE YOU WERE HERE, MI AMOR, and the forthcoming THE CAZUELA THAT THE FARM MAIDEN STIRRED) joined authors Jane Porter and Karen Burns at the Elliott Bay Book Company for book signing, and a chat with Verity... Continue Reading →
Discussion Board Opportunity
Author Wendy Wahman's friend and ex-coworker from the Seattle P-I, Maren Hunt, is looking for children's book authors and/or author/illustrators to sit on a discussion board for a conference January 29, 2011. She would like five people (Wendy will be on the board). The conference is aimed at library school master's students, but many professional... Continue Reading →
Good News for Wendy Wahman
Congratulations to Wendy Wahman! Wendy has signed with agent Robin Rue, with Writers House! Wendy's book A CAT LIKE THAT comes out Spring 2011. You can find more about Wendy, who is an author/illustrator, at her website. Are you on Facebook? Wendy's debut novel, DON'T LICK THE DOG, has a facebook page.
You can Bank on our region
Forgive the pun headline, but check out how many of our region's books made the Bank Street List in addition to Joni Sensel (and apologies if we missed anyone). from the under 5 list: And Then Comes Halloween by Tom Brenner, illustrated by Holly Meade (Candlewick, $16.99) 978-0-7636-3659-3 The excitement and fun of this favorite... Continue Reading →
Questions from Wendy Wahman
Freelancers, Wendy wonders the following:Do you get asked to work on spec? (For example, to produce samples of specific characters or enviroment) If so, how do you handle this? Do you have a price range cutoff? Do you decline to work on spec for magazines, but will you provide samples to book publishers?If you have... Continue Reading →
Seattle Book Fest 2009
Secret Garden Bookshop, has produced a fantastic line-up of local talent in the world of children’s literature for the Kids Stage at Book Fest 2009! The offerings include:29 authors and illustrators and 4 publishers representativesincluding Sara Anderson, Kevin Emerson, Martha Brockenbrough, Matthew Porter, Kathryn O. Galbraith, Bonny Becker, and Wendy Wahman, among many othersdoing 14... Continue Reading →
Upcoming Book Events
Wendy Wahman will read "Don't Lick the Dog" Third Place Books, Saturday, September 26, 10:10 AM Lake Forest Sat the 26th at 10:15Bonny Becker (author of A Visitor for Bear): Book Signing - Barnes & Noble Saturday, September 26, 12:00 PM 300 Andover Park W Suite 200, Tukwila WA 98188Janet Lee Carey (author of Dragon's... Continue Reading →
Good news for Wendy Wahman
DON'T LICK THE DOG has been accepted to the Society of Illustrators Original Art Show.Also, she wonders if anyone knows of a good but reasonably priced art framer. If you do, visit her at her blog (where you can see her amazing art), and drop a note.