Register now for Western Washington University's 15th Annual Children's Literature Conference on February 24th. All the details for a fantastic day are here. Look at this faculty! And consider making a weekend of it and staying Sunday for the 4th annual nErDcamp Bellingham, a day of learning and sharing with teachers, librarians, authors, and anyone else who... Continue Reading →
WWU Children’s Literature conference and nErDcamp!
The WWU Children’s Literature Conference is an annual event in Bellingham, WA. This year features Peter Brown, Melissa Sweet, Cynthia Lord, and Gene Luen Yang. It is always a great day, and I hope you can attend. More info here. I also wanted to let you know about our second annual companion event, nErDcamp Bellingham.... Continue Reading →
WWU companion conference March 1
A new companion event to the Western WA University Children's Literature Conference on February 28 will happen the following day, Sunday, March 1. It will be the very first nErDcamp Bellingham. This event is like a marriage between two incredible movements: Edcamp and #nerdybookclub. You may know of one or both of these, but here's... Continue Reading →
Heads up north––to Bellingham!
Save the date! The 12th annual Western Washington University's Children's Literature Conference will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015. The lineup, you ask? It's a doozy! How does this sound? Kate DiCamillo, Matt de la Pena, Yuyi Morales, and Joyce Sidman will be the visiting dignitaries, ahem, speakers. Music to our ears! And they're... Continue Reading →
Registration open for WWU Children’s Literature Conference
Registration is now open for the 12th annual Children’s Literature Conference at Western Washington University in Bellingham. Many SCBWI members have attended this event over the years, particularly Northern Region regulars, and they always have good things to say about it. The conference will take place i, and feature Newbery medalist and National Ambassador for... Continue Reading →
WWU Conference recap
The 11th annual Western Washington University Children’s Literature Conference was held last weekend in Bellingham. For those who haven’t attended, this conference is generally aimed primarily at the teacher/librarian crowd and the speaker line-up is packed with big-name authors and illustrators. This year’s speakers shared fascinating stories about their process, their research, and their books.... Continue Reading →
Registration extended! WWU Children’s Lit Conference
Two presenters for the upcoming WWU Children’s Lit Conference just won major awards! Brian Pinkney’s wife, Andrea Davis Pinkney, won the Coretta Scott King award for Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America, but he did the illustrations so we are very pleased! Katherine Applegate of Animorphs fame, who has written over 212... Continue Reading →
Weekly wrap-up
Registration for the 10th annual Western Washington University's Children's Literature Conference ends next Friday, January 25. Faculty includes Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Brian Pinkney, Katherine Applegate, and Michael Grant. Conference date: February 23, 8am-3:30pm. Redmond Association of Spoken Word (RASP) presents Wendy and Joe Wahman, who will read from Snowboy 1, 2, 3. Friday, January 25... Continue Reading →
WWU Children’s Literature Conference Early Bird Registration until January 27!
For complete information on the conference, visit our website.Questions about the conference can be directed to Sylvia Tag: [email protected]