Here's our plan for Saturday. It's all free, and it's all amazing!
9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m: KISS (Keep It Simple, Silly) Art Show
10:00 a.m.-noon: Savvy and smart Holt editor Tiffany Liao's talk on Mirrors, Windows & Doors: Writing & Thinking Cross-Culturally
Noon-7 p.m.: Lunch, a little writing, some sketching, Saturday errands, and then back to the Seattle Central Library for the...
7:00-9:00 p.m.: Washington State Book Awards!
Come to the Washington State Book Awards THIS SATURDAY NIGHT and support another year of great books. We've got more than a few members that are finalists (see the whole list here), so come cheer them on! It's inspiring, fun, and free. More details on Facebook.
Please join us for our season kick-off, Saturday, October
13, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. - noon in the Microsoft Auditorium at Seattle
Public Library Central Branch. Tiffany Liao, editor at Henry
Holt Books for Young Readers, will join us to speak about writing and thinking
cross-culturally.
To make the October meeting even more exciting, we’ll present the KISS (Keep It
Simple, Silly) Art Show from 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Come see wonderful art by our
chapter’s illustrators. We will also introduce this year’s mentors and mentees.
And don't forget to stick around town for the Washington State Book Awards
Ceremony: 7:00 p.m - Seattle Central Library, Microsoft Auditorium (Free and
open to all!).
What: Mirrors, Windows & Doors: Writing & Thinking Cross-Culturally.If
you’re supposed to “write what you know,” how can you create convincingly and
respectfully from a perspective outside of your own? I'll offer insights and
craft-based advice from my experience editing and reading cross-culturally.
When: Saturday, October 13, 10:00 a.m. - noon; 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. for KISS Art
Show, doors open at 9:30. Please enter through the garage or 4th Ave entrance.
Where: Seattle Public Library Central in Downtown Seattle. Paid parking is
available at the library and nearby. Information at the library's website.
Also Coming Soon!
November 2-4 - Weekend on the Water
Creatives Retreat, IslandWood (Bainbridge Island)Balancing creativity with our
other responsibilities is a challenge every writer and illustrator faces—and
it’s the theme of this year’s Weekend on the Water retreat in November. We
invite you to join us for a weekend of craft, creativity, and nature. The
insights you gain just might be propel your craft to where you’ve always wanted
it to go. Our keynote guests Jennifer K. Mann and Newbery honoree Kirby Larson
are offering workshops and talks to hone your craft. The IslandWood setting and
locally-sourced food will inspire your muse. To register, visit the “retreats” link on the
SCBWI-WWA website.
Oct. 27th, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. -
Tacoma Network Meeting at Wheelock Library, Tacoma Mining Childhood Memories for
Stories with Wendy WahmanTom Robbins said, “It’s never too late to have a happy
childhood.” Let’s see if he’s right. Wendy will lead us through a series of
writing and drawing exercises to loosen memories and get our stories flowing.
She can’t promise a happy childhood, but one would be hard pressed to leave the
meeting without at least one new story idea.Bring paper and pencils for writing
and illustrating exercises.
Looking forward to seeing you at Tiffany
Liao’s presentation on October 13th!
