Washington State Book Awards Ceremony on Saturday, October 13th!

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.

October Editor Extravaganza with Tiffany Liao!

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!

October Editor Extravaganza with Tiffany Liao!

We’re so excited to open the season with our October 13-14 Editor Extravaganza, featuring Tiffany Liao, Editor at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers!

Registration is now open for Tiffany Liao’s workshop, “The Heart Wants What It Wants: How to Make Readers Fall in Love With Your Characters.”

Here’s what Tiffany has to say about her workshop:

“With every book I edit, I always start with one big question: What does the character want? Your character motivation is the heart of the story and will inform every element in your book including voice, plot, pacing, and world-building. I’ll show you how to dig deep into your character to establish a motivation that is compelling, believable, and urgently drives the story forward from page to page.”

Don’t be left out of this wonderful opportunity to work with Tiffany Liao in her master class, on October 13, from 1:30-4 pm, following the monthly meeting at Seattle Central Library Seats cost $65 for SCBWI International Members, and $75 for all others.

REGISTER today! 

And here is Tiff's bio: 

Tiffany Liao is an editor at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers. She's had the pleasure of editing authors such as Tomi Adeyemi, Rhoda Belleza, Dhonielle Clayton, K.D. Halbrook, Lesley Livingston, Henry Lien, Kristin O'Donnell Tubb, and Margaret Owen, among others. She acquires young adult and middle grade fiction of all stripes, as well as the occasional nonfiction title. A Bay Area native, Tiff now resides in Brooklyn where she continues to pine for a good avocado. She (mostly) tweets about bookish things at @tiff_liao.