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Classes, Events & ServicesBy and For SCBWI MembersThe following classes, events & services are not sponsored by SCBWI, but represent educational and professional opportunities for members. To submit events for this page, contact Sara Easterly.
Bookstore and Community EventsAnthony Horowitz
January 22, 200
10:30 a.m.
Lake Forest Park, WA
Anthony Horowitz will read from SNAKEHEAD, his latest Alex Rider adventure, at Third Place Books. For more information: www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Meg Lippert
February 9, 2008
11:00-11:30 a.m.
Mercer Island, WA
Meg presents "Fabulous Folktales" in this Second Saturday Stories event at Island Books. It's free and perfect for kids ages 3 and up. For more information: www.mercerislandbooks.com. A Call to Artists
The Secret Garden Bookshop accepts submissions for the Ballard Art Walk on an ongoing basis. Ballard Art Walk is the second Saturday of each month, and selected art hangs for the entire month. For more information: Call Alma at 206-789-5006 or visit www.secretgardenbooks.com. Writing and Illustration ClassesWriting for Children: Intermediate
Tuesdays, Jan. 8–Mar. 11, 20086:30-9:30 p.m.
Seattle, WA
Instructor Meg Lippert helps students develop a clear sense of their own direction in writing for children. Choose subjects and use a variety of techniques to enhance writing, including research and reflection about books for children. Explore the challenges related to the beginning, middle, and end of stories, and focus on the craft of revising. Published writers of children's books discuss a variety of genres, how they research their subjects, and how they revise. Part of the Writing for Children Certificate Program offered by the University of Washington Extension. Cost: $525.
For more information: 206-685-8936 or www.extension.washington.edu.
Storytelling Through Pictures
Tuesdays, Jan. 8–Mar. 11, 2008
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Seattle, WA
Instructor Rollin Thomas helps students learn how to make sequential pictures tell a story. Explore the effectiveness of storyboards and dummies to refine narratives. Develop scenes and heighten the drama with color, texture, pattern, and perspective. Several art markets will be discussed. Topics will include story-boarding for film and animation, mural art, and other publishing genres of fantasy, sci-fi, gothic, and graphic novel arts. Learn how to add authenticity to ethnic and historical art with a variety of research tools, and gain more confidence in storytelling style. Guest artists and illustrators will show their work and discuss their market niches. Part of the Art for the Children's Market Certificate Program offered by the University of Washington Extension. Cost: $567.
For more information: 206-685-8936 or www.extension.washington.edu.
The Disciplined Artist
Wednesdays,
Jan. 23–Feb. 27, 2008
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Seattle, WA
How many unfinished stories do YOU have in the drawer? Are you ready to see a project through to the end, even if you don't yet know how to do it? At Richard Hugo House, instructor Cheryl Slean will offer insights to help move your writing—and your piece—to the next level. Through readings and exercises, we'll experiment with selection and sequencing of material to find beginnings, middles, and ends. Each writer will have the goal of completing at least one draft of one piece. Cost: $180-$195.
For more information: www.hugohouse.org.
Online Manuscript Workshop for Children's Writers
10 weeks beginning January 28, 2008
This ongoing writers workshop is open to intermediate and advanced writers who are working on manuscripts, from picture books to YA novels, and who need the structure of a class to retain their focus and energy. Unlike the introductory class, the advanced workshop will not offer weekly exercises or lectures, but will focus entirely on participants' own works-in-progress. Cost: $270. Offered by Writers.com/Writers on the Net, these online classes take place through the Nicenet.org Internet classroom.
For more information: www.writers.com.
First Steps: Introduction to Writing for Children
8 weeks beginning February 11, 2008
This is a beginner's class, not a critiquing class or a workshop, where participants discuss the variety of forms within the genre and learn the basics needed to write for young readers. Participants will receive a lecture and exercises each week that will either spark new work or relate to existing work-in-progress. Homework assignments will be shared with the whole group for in-class discussion and instructor comment. The course includes required reading and analysis of selected children's books. Cost: $220. Offered by Writers.com/Writers on the Net, these online classes take place through the Nicenet.org Internet classroom.
For more information: www.writers.com. Critique & Editorial ServicesThe following SCBWI members offer professional services for a fee. Please contact them for specifics. Peggy King Anderson: www.peggyking.com Bonny Becker: www.bonnybecker.com Chris Eboch: wellofsacrifice@hotmail.com Mindy Hardwick: www.mindyhardwick.com Nina Hess: ndhess@comcast.com Andrea Hurst: andreah@illumin.com or inrwzdm@aol.com Helen Landalf: www.wordplayink.com |
