What's happening, September?

SEPTEMBER EVENTS 

 

KEY:
YA = young adult
MG = middle grade

ER = easy reader
PB = picture book
NF = nonfiction
GN = graphic novel



LINKS:
University Book Store
Third Place Books
Elliott Bay Book Company
Secret Garden Books
Seattle Central Library 

September 9, 7PM

Don and Audrey Wood, THE FULL MOON AT THE NAPPING HOUSE (PB)
Secret Garden Books

September 11, 7PM

–Dan Richards, THE PROBLEM WITH NOT BEING SCARED OF KIDS (PB)
Snapdoodle Books, 7330 Bothell Way NE, Kenmore

–Dav Pilkey, CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS AND THE SENSATIONAL SAGA OF SIR STINKS-A-LOT (MG)
University Book Store, University District



September 13, 3PM

SORRY, NOT SORRY TOUR: Featuring Martha Brockenbrough, Lish McBride, and Jennifer Longo (YA)
University Book Store, University District

  
September 16, 11AM

Special Story Time with Samantha Vamos, ALPHABET TRAINS (PB)
University Book Store, Mill Creek
NOTE: Samantha Vamos also appears on September 18 at THIRD PLACE BOOKS/Lake Forest Park, at 10am


September 16, 7PM 

Craig Thompson, SPACE DUMPLINS (GN)
University Book Store, University District

September 17, 11AM 

Special Story Time with Ben Clanton, SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY (PB)
University Book Store, Bellevue




September 17, 6PM

CULTIVATING READERS, featuring Lois Brandt, Sara Nickerson, Kelly Jones, Katherine Pryor, and Readers to Eaters' Philip Lee, and WA State First Lady Trudi Inslee!
Seattle Public Library, Central Branch
For all the details, click here.

September 18, 6PM 

Carly Anne West, Stacey R. Campbell, Kristin Halbrook (YA)

University Book Store, Bellevue

September 19, NOON–4PM

THE GREAT CRITIQUE
Robinswood Park, Bellevue
For details click here.

September 19, NOON

Kelly Jones, UNUSUAL CHICKENS FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL POULTRY FARMER (MG)

University Book Store, Bellevue

September 22, 7PM

Leslye Walton, THE STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL SORROWS OF AVA LAVENDER (YA) University Book Store, University District

September 27, NOON

Linda Urban and Kim Baker, MILO SPECK, ACCIDENTAL AGENT and PICKLE (MG)
University Book Store, Bellevue

September 30, 7PM

Tom Angleberger, McTOAD MOWS TINY ISLAND (PB)
Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park

Joint-chapter Illustrator Retreat

Attention: SCBWI Western Washington and Portland Illustrators!

Mark your calendars for our first-ever joint-chapter Illustrator Retreat!

WHEN:  October 3-5, 2014

WHERE: Dumas Retreat Centre in Federal Way, WA

Kelly Murphy

Sergio Ruzzier

FACULTY: Join acclaimed illustrators  Kelly Murphy and Sergio Ruzzier for a chance to hone your craft, enjoy excellent company, and relax in the beauty of Puget Sound!

REGISTRATION: Registration will begin in the early summer, so watch your inboxes for more information. 




QUESTIONS: Contact Jennifer Mann (jennifer@jenniferkmann.com).

Just thinkin' about...tomorrow!

Art by Dana Sullivan

Tomorrow night. SCBWI WWA's fabulous Winter Celebration. 6-9pm. WA State Convention Center. Art, cookies, good news, good friends, and good tidings. (There is going to be so much fun that Madeline herself will risk being grounded by Miss Clavel in order to partake in the festivities!)

Lest you forget: 

––There will be door prize drawings beginning at 6:30pm, and they'll continue throughout the evening.

––Not to be outdone by the prizes and the treats, there will also be a book swap. Bring a book, pick a book, and those left over will find a new home at Friends of the Seattle Public Library sale or a deserving school.

––Cookie concerns? If you're not sure how many to make, 2-3 dozen is puh-lenty. Please bring them before 6:30pm. Those bringing contested comestibles will be directed to the setup area. The contest will close at 7pm, so the judges' tasting may commence.

––Parking panic? The Convention Center parking can be found at 8th and Pike, under the CC. Take the elevator or escalator to the Second Floor Galleria. Which is where we'll be. (There will also be signs, if you get off track.) Check out this map if you're really confused. 



We hope to see as many of you as possible, and yes, you may form two straight lines!

Hurry! Get on the Inside track!

Inside Story is under a week away!

Which means, dear SCBWI-WWA folk, your presence will make all the difference! Please come!
Support all the great work by your colleagues and mentors, ideas that became BOOKS. Mockingbird Books is the place to be, starting at 4pm. Please RSVP to info@mockingbirdbooksgl.com to attend.

Featured presenters include:
 
Dana Sullivan, Karen Lewis, Patrick Flores-Scott, Jaime Temairik, Roy Kindelberger, Elizabeth Rose Stanton, Nina Laden, Kathryn O. Galbraith, Dia Calhoun, Craig Orback, Brenda Z Guiberson, Suzanne Williams, Richard Jesse Watson, Samantha R. Vamos, Stasia Ward Kehoe, Lorie Ann Grover, and Matthew Porter.

Inside Story is more than a celebration of new books. It’s inspiration to create your own! The event began as an opportunity to support our local bookstores and librarians, and it’s stuffed with information on the “inside stories” of children’s books from picture books to YA—with the feel of a fast-paced game show.

Our Western Washington Inside Story has been so successful that the international SCBWI is now piloting it with numerous chapters across the United States. Read about that here. 

At our upcoming Inside Story, you’ll hear a little about its history from Laura Kvasnosky, who created the concept for this popular event. In the late 1990s, George Shannon spearheaded brainstorm sessions with authors and children's booksellers. With George's help, Laura's idea took hold, and Chauni Haslett, a well-loved bookseller who ran All For Kids Books and Music, offered her program room as a place to meet. The rest, as they say, is history. Inside Story has evolved through the years, but the mission remains to support our local bookstores and those who connect books with kids.

Don’t miss this special celebration of our Inside Story being sent out into the world. Invite librarians, booksellers, teachers, and families to join in the fun. Come hang out with your peers, play the trivia game, win books, and gobble up scrumptious munchies!

NaNoWriMo Write-In Event

Don't forget, tomorrow is the last SCBWI sponsored NaNoWriMo write-in of the month! Meet Brenda Winter Hansen at the Pub at Third Place in Ravenna from 7-10 p.m. for a last dash toward your word count goal (whether you NaNo or not). Look for the rubber duck and an open laptop.

SCBWI Summer Picnic

This will be a potluck picnic so please B.Y.O. food and drink.

We'll have a grill for any grill-ables, and a big yard with some kid activities, and a few surprises.

RSVP to mollyjhall@yahoo.com for address and directions.