Help wanted: Mockingbird Books

From Alison Post, Manager

Mockingbird Books

7220 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115 

206-518-5886

Hi!

We are looking to hire a part-time bookseller and trying to 
get the word out to people that have interest and experience.  We have 
hosted the Inside Story here at the shop a number of times, but I don't 
think we are members.  I am the new manager and just trying to get a 
feel for things!
 
Thank you,
 
Alison 

Writer/Illustrator wanted

 Just passing on a query from someone looking for help writing/illustrating a book for kids:


Hi, My name is Bob Culliton. I live in Everett, and I am 74 years old. 
I'm going to write a digital children's book about an old Model A Ford Truck I own named Ahooga. It has had an interesting life, and I would like to find a Writer/Illustrator to work with me and get it done. 
Can you recommend a person who might be interested in doing this? 

Thank You, Bob Culliton (cully.1938@yahoo.com)
 

Writer wanted to develop backstory for superhero

This comes courtesy of Jim Whiting, and it might be of interest to fantasy writers:

Writer with fantasy writing experience to develop a back story for a super hero character. Knowledge of comic books, superhero adventure writing a requirement. Initial assignment 1,500 - 2000 words
Pay rate: negotiable
Contact: Sue Bohle
Title: President
Company: The Bohle Company
Email: sue.bohle@bohle.com

Potential opportunity for illustrators

An SCBWI member from San Francisco recently sent us this:

Pearl Cards is a collaborative storytelling game in which players tell a story together, using fine art and photographic images as creative cues. The game consists of decks of cards displaying these images. Right now, all the images are from the public domain, but in the future, we'll be producing decks containing submitted art and photography, for which we will pay the artists and photographers. Contributors will be able to choose between licensing their work to us and being paid royalties, or selling it outright for a flat price.

Special note to SCBWI illustrators: If we get enough good submissions from illustrators with work appearing in published children's books, we'll do a deck devoted exclusively to them, and the captions on the cards will not only name them, but list some of the books their work appears in.

In addition to the physical product, there's also a free online version of the game that writers in particular might enjoy. Writing groups might play it together, for example, either for pleasure or as a brainstorming exercise. Or published authors might offer a lucky fan or group of fans the chance to create a story with them.

You can read more about the artist opportunity or play the free online game here: http://www.PearlCards.com

Please note that SCBWI Western Washington cannot personally endorse or guarantee this member or his company and makes no claims about the value of this opportunity.