Kid Lit Drink Night - December!

Come and celebrate the awesome SCBWI 2016 year together with your fellow SCBWI-ers. Here's the link to the Nickerson Street Saloon. And as always, you don't need to "drink" to come and have a good time.

http://www.nickersonstreetsaloon.net/menus_html.html

Happy Holidays,

Kathleen

December Meeting Recap and What's Up Ahead in 2017

Our December meeting was a great success. Katherine Pryor imparted her knowledge for applying for grants. Yes! Authors and Illustrators can actually get paid to write and draw. How fantastic is that? In a nutshell, here are her tried and true steps to applying for a grant:

Steps to Applying:

Identify funders

Create an application calendar

Apply

Grant application consists of:

Bio

Examples of work

Determining proposed work

What is the mission of  the funder?

Do they have a particular geographic/demographic interest?

What types of work have they funded in the past?

Does the project have a measurable outcome?

Then, J. Anderson Coats infused us with confidence and our dreaded first drafts. Yup, most of us have been there or are currently living the nightmare.

But don't fear. Instead, J. Anderson encouraged us to embrace the Frankendraft!

The "FRANKENDRAFT IS A SIGN THAT YOU TRIED SOMETHING NEW, YOU WERE CHALLENGED. UNREALISTIC TO THINK SOMETHING LIKE THAT WILL BE PERFECT THE FIRST TIME. There is always something more to learn."  Thank you, J. Anderson. Your words were music to my ears as I race the clock to the end of the year to finish my Frankendraft. But, I'm excited to soon have this accomplishment under my writer's belt. And you should, too!

Upcoming Events:

Stay tuned for details on location for December's Kid Lit Drink Night. These are a great way to socialize with your fellow, local SCBWI-ers and round out the year.

January Monthly Meeting

There is no traditional monthly meeting in January. Instead, we have ...

The Great Critique

Date/Time
Date(s) - 01/11/20177:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location
Demaray Hall
3307 3rd Ave. W. - Seattle, Washington

That’s right! Another opportunity to take your project from good to GREAT! And just in time for the conference this spring. This popular event offers you the opportunity to have your project critiqued by a published author or illustrator and your peers. This event requires additional payment. Register under Additional Opportunities.

PLEASE NOTE: This event usually fills up quickly, so don’t delay. If you are not registered for the Great Critique, do not show up on January 11. There is no general meeting, only the Great Critique.

The New Year

I will blog about my interviews with the faculty for our conference in April. If you're going to the conference, you'll have a heads-up on what to expect, who is looking for what, and a little bit about their non-agent or editor selves. And, if you are not able to make it, you'll still have this info for your submissions to the agent or editor of your choice.

The past year has been super awesome and 2017 is looking pretty darn awesome, too!

Have a very Happy Holiday Season and a Fantabulously Happy New Year!

Kathleen

December Kid Lit Drink Night

Let’s kick-off the holiday season at the Issaquah
Brew House.

Here’s a link to the menu. http://www.rogue.com/

You’ll see there’s something for everyone. And, don’t feel you need to order up a beer, wine, or cocktail to join in on the fun. If H2O is your jam, no worries - your jam is everyone's jam, too!

See you there,

Kathleen

Kid Lit Drink Night General Schedule

Kid Lit Drink Nights are a time for like-minded writers and illustrators to get together and socialize. Your beverage of choice may be anything from H20, soda, beer, wine, a cocktail, or anything in between. The focus is on the new friends you make and a chance to see the ones you already know.

Hope to see you at any one or all of these events.

Cheers,

Kathleen

Kid Lit Drink Night - Cancelled for November

Tonight is the Night - Kid LIt Drink Night - Drinks Optional

We're in the midst of summer and here in the Northwest, we don't want to waste even one day enjoying summertime. There's no better way to do that than with your fellow writers and illustrators for delicious food, beverages, and laughs. Bring your writing and drawing implements of choice, too.

This month we are meeting at Jersey's Great Food and Spirits. If you haven't already - take a look at their menu. There's something for everyone and the desserts! They have key lime pie - THE dessert of choice on a hot summer day.

http://www.jerseysgreatfood.com/menu

 

 

Happy Writing, Illustrating, and Merrimenting!

Summer is HERE! Let's HANG OUT!

Yep, they're all scheduled! We'd love to see you during the summer months! Please mark your calendars and plan on meeting up with your kidlit peeps for doodling and fun (drinking NOT required!). Hope to see you at least once, at one of the following events. Please note: All Kid Lit Drink Nights run from 6:30–9ishpm (or beyond––stay tuned for exact times closer to the events).

FIRST UP: SHORELINE IN JUNE!

SECOND TIME AROUND: MERCER ISLAND, BABY!

LAST, BUT NOT LEAST: FAMILY NIGHT IN REDMOND!

SCBWI Season Finale! And even more!

ALL IN ONE AND ONE FOR ALL: Writing and Illustrating Picture Books

(Sigh.... Together At Last!)

WEDNESDAY, May 18: MEETING INFO

We’re counting the minutes before we see you for our FINAL monthly meeting of the season!

WHERE: Seattle Pacific University, Demaray Hall

WHEN: Wednesday, May 18 (to reiterate!), at 7pm (get there early for snacks and chat!)

First: The Illustrating

Who better to actually SHOW and tell us than Doug “Boomer” Keith and Jessixa Bagley? We start by viewing brief videos shot at the illustrators’ studios and then we get to grill them in person. No question too personal or invasive. Doug, who’s been illustrating for longer than most people have been alive and has more than 15 picture books under his belt, will give us the skinny on The Storybook Prince, his first outing as both author AND illustrator. Jessixa, author/illustrator of three (and counting) picture books, will not only tell us how to pronounce her name, but show us the process for illustrating her Golden Kite-winning Boats for Papa.

Then: The Writing

Brianna Caplan Sayres presents, “Writing Words that Beg for Pictures: Tips for Authors Who Want to Write Picture Books.” Brianna is the author of the wildly popular Where Do Diggers Sleep At Night?, Tiara Saurus Rex and her newest Where Do Steam Trains Sleep At Night? She obviously knows what kids love, so listen up and learn the elements needed for a picture book manuscript that kids will, well, dig! 

OTHER UPCOMING COOL STUFF:

Kid Lit Drink Night: Thursday, May 12, starting at 6:30 pm. Queen Anne Beer Hall, 203 W. Thomas St, Seattle 98119. 

Why? To mix and mingle with your peeps, of course! Alcoholic beverages NOT a requirement!

Convention Center Illustrator Exhibit Submissions begin May 14 and end May 30! 

Why? Click HERE for details about how to submit and why you DON’T want to miss out on this opportunity!

Many thanks,

Dana Arnim and Dana Sullivan

Co-Regional Advisors, SCBWI Western Washington

Kid Lit Drink Night TONIGHT

Kidlit Drink Night is TONIGHT at the Issaquah Brewhouse, 35 W Sunset Way, Issaquah from 6:30 – 9:30. It’s the suburbs – lots of free parking and cheap beer, soft drinks, and wine. Great fish and chips (it’s right next to the salmon hatchery, one does wonder…)!

 

Join us to talk shop and meet new writing and illustrating friends. Ask for the SCBWI table. (Also under Lois’s name if the Squigby acronym is confusing people again.)

BE THERE OR BE SQUARE (OR SOME OTHER SHAPE)!

Kid Lit Drink Night THIS WEEK!

Counting down to some serious fun this Thursday night! Hope to see everyone there!

Kid Lit Drink Night: APRIL

Kid Lit Drink Night TONIGHT: Puyallup, look OUT!

Hosted by: Marta Cappa, who writes: "KLDN is TONIGHT at the Ram, in Puyallup on South Hill. If you are a South-ender, please join me––or even if you are a Seattle–ender. Just come. You don't want me left to my own devices. I'll end up eating all the desserts on the menu! If I eat all the desserts, I' won't be able to sleep. If I don't sleep, I'll be crabby the next day. If I'm crabby the next day, then I'll be rude to a barista. If I'm rude to a barista, you might get a cup of coffee with spit in it. So be sure and show up. It will be fun!"

All the details:

TIME: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: The South Hill Ram Restaurant and Brewery, 103 35th Ave SE, Puyallup, WA 98374

Kid Lit Drink Night, March 10

Hey Y’all,

Kid Lit Drink Night is visiting the South (Sound) for March. Join us for an evening of talking shop, art, writing, etc.!

Join us next Thursday, March 10, in…  Puyallup!  

Marta Cappa has graciously volunteered to be the event coordinator.

TIME: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: The South Hill Ram Restaurant and Brewery, 103 35th Ave SE, Puyallup, WA 98374

Questions? Feel free to email (Lois Lois@LoisBrandt.com).

Kid Lit Drink Night this THURSDAY

Join the fun! Bring your notebooks, sketchbooks, favorite jokes, your thirst, and come socialize with your TRIBE!

Hope to see you there!

February Kid Lit Drink Night
​February 11 at Chainline Brewing Company in Kirkland! (DOG-FRIENDLY!)
​6:30 pm - 10:00 pm, 503 6th St South, Kirkland

Kid Lit Drink Night THIS THURSDAY!

KidLitters!

If your New Year’s Resolution is to spend more time talking shop and life with your fellow illustrators and writers, join us this Thursday (1/14) for the first KidLit Drink Night of 2016!

We’ll meet from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Nickerson Street Saloon and Grill, 318 Nickerson Street, for no-host beer, wine, soft drinks, coffee and really good bar food.

See you there!

Kid Lit Drink Nights: Eight dates!

Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to be more organized? Your Kid Lit Drink Night hosts, Kevan Atteberry and Lois Brandt, are here to help.

Below are the next 8 Kid Lit Drink Nights. Put these on your calendar today!

Some venues are listed, some will be announced. Kid Lit Drink Nights normally start at around 6:30. If you have a suggestion for a venue, please email Lois directly (Lois@LoisBrandt.com).

UPCOMING: January 14 at the Nickerson Street Saloon! Cheers!

January 14th Nickerson Street Saloon and Grill, 318 Nickerson Street, Seattle, 6:30pm

February 11th (Venue TBD Eastside – North)

March 10th (Venue TBD South of Seattle)

April 14^th Issaquah Brew Pub

May 12th (Venue TBD Seattle)

June 9th (Venue TBD North Seattle – Shoreline)

July 14^th Roanoke Inn, Mercer Island

August 11^th Kidlit Family Night! Redhook Ale Brewery, Woodinville

This Thursday! Kid Lit Drinks!

Come one, come all! 

Eastsiders, this is especially for YOU!!

Come for cocktails, conversation, and community!

This Thursday, December 10.

Get out of this weather, get into the groove!

That is all.

CHEERS!

Kid Lit Drinks: Friday November 13!

Weekend on the Water! 

Open-door Kid Lit Drink Night for anyone who wants to join! 

What's not to love?

Hope to see you all there, where you, too, can schmooze our amazing faculty and join your fellow SCBWI folk for a laugh, a toast, and even a nugget of advice...or two!

REMINDER: Kid Lit Drinks with Paul O!

A few reminders for our no-host Kid Lit Drink Night THIS COMING TUESDAY:

1. You don't need to spell, or even copy edit, to write books. You just need elbow grease, heart, and a story.

2. PAUL O. ZELINSKY with be joining us. If you are shy, you don't have to talk to him. You can admire him from your bar stool. 

3. There is parking. There is bocce ball. There is beer. There are soft drinks and coffee. There had better be wine.

 

SIDE NOTE: To all of you Teutophiles, we apologize for calling our destination Rhein House. Kid Lit Drink Night is  this Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 29, from 6 - 9, at:

Rhein Haus

912 12th Ave

Seattle, WA 98122

 

See you there!

Kid Lit Drink Night, OH MY!

Oh, my!

Oh, boy!

Oh––PAUL!

Please join fellow SCBWI-WWA members for September's watering-hole adventures,

featuring a very special guest:

PAUL O. ZELINSKY!

 

––THE Paul O. Zelinsky. Yes, him!–– 

WHEELS ON THE BUS. CALDECOTT MEDAL.
AND A WHOLE LOTTA OF OTHER PICTURE BOOKS.
YOU'VE PROBABLY READ THEM.

(OR HAD THEM READ TO YOU.)