Monday, November 16, 2015
Storytime, children's crafts and more!
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Business Tips and Taxes for Writers and Illustrators Webinar with author, CPA, Carol Topp
For information and registration, visit https://northtexas.scbwi.org/events/webinar-business-tips-taxes-with-author-cpa-carol-topp/
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Sunday, October 4, 2015
Writers on Writing: Ian McEwan on Finding Confidence
“I don't feel confident at all. No I don't. Sometimes I pick up some work I finished fifteen years ago and think, am I as good as that now? Could I do that again? No, I think you'll find most writers are not confident they can just turn out books...There's a great difference between that all that public world of prizes and interviews and public readings and the private world of the closed door, and the hiss of silence--and here we are again, and what can you make come out of this of silence. And you can't relax about it, you can't be certain that you can do it again."
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Sunday, June 21, 2015
SWARMING DADDY LONGLEGS! The explanation behind the creepy phenomenon
First of all, these are not spiders. They are harvestmen or daddy-longlegs. For those of you who remember the ol' mnemonic device for taxonomy, King Philip Can Order Fresh Green Salad (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species), these critters, like spiders, scorpions and ticks, are in the class Arachnida. However, harvestmen belong to their own order, Opiliones.
So what's the difference?
- Harvestmen have a single cephalothorax and a single pair of eyes. True spiders have a narrow "waist" that creates two segments, the cephalothorax and abdomen.
- Harvestmen have a single pair of eyes. True spiders most commonly have eight eyes, however they can have no eyes, or as many as 12 eyes.
- Harvestmen are nonvenomous.
- Harvestmen have no spinnerets, so they do not spin webs.
- Harvestmen are older than spiders--the oldest fossil, from Scotland, is at least 400 million years old. True spiders are about 300 million years old.
- Harvestmen are omnivores--they eat dead stuff, bird droppings, fungus and small arthropods and slugs.
Learn more about harvestmen/daddy long legs:
http://spiders.ucr.edu/daddylonglegs.html
http://www.newsweek.com/video-science-explains-why-thousands-daddy-longlegs-swarmed-house-312362
http://mentalfloss.com/article/59455/15-fascinating-facts-about-daddy-longlegs
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Friday, June 19, 2015
EASY BUTTERFLY ORIGAMI INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO AND BOOK
Fun facts about behavior and distribution accompany each butterfly model!
From the vivid green Cairns Birdwing to the striped Tiger Swallowtail and the Blood Red Glider, these beautiful butterflies feature a kaleidoscopic array of colors and patterns. Includes simple instructions for folding, and perforated pages for easy removal.
Many butterflies have iridescent patterns on the top, and drab undersides for camouflage while they rest with their wings folded up. The origami patterns in this book are specially designed to highlight the diversity of species--when folded, the models accurately portray the variation in the insects' top and bottom views.
Each butterfly model is accompanied by fun facts about behavior and distribution. For example, did you know that the Mountain Alcon Blue butterfly tricks ants into feeding and protecting its caterpillars? Other caterpillars, like the Moth Butterfly, are carnivorous and feed on ant larvae and pupae.
List of butterflies included in the book:
- Apollo
- Black Swallowtail
- Blood Red Glider
- Blue Morpho
- Boulder Copper
- Cairns Birdwing
- Chestnut Tiger
- Claudina
- Cleopatra
- Colorado Hairstreak
- Common Buckeye
- Dead Leaf
- Emperor of India
- Malachite
- Malaysian Clipper
- Mocker Swallowtail
- Monarch
- Moth Butterfly
- Mountain Alcon Blue
- Noble Leafwing
- Painted Beauty
- Painted Lady
- Pansy Daggerwing
- Peacock
- Purple Spotted Swallowtail
- Queen Purple Tip
- Red Flasher
- Shining Red Charaxes
- Tentyris Forester
- Tiger Swallowtail
More information: www.doverpublications.com
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Monday, June 15, 2015
SCBWI Authors at the 68th Annual Friends of the Library Book Sale
The FLH Book Sale is an island tradition that attracts over 20,000 readers of all ages and backgrounds and features bargains and a selection of titles to rival any bookstore. Stock up on your summer reading, or just stop by to say hello!
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Monday, May 11, 2015
Free Discussion on Writing Children's Books (SCBWI Hawaii)
So You Want To Write A Children's Book?
At the Hawaii State Library, 478 S King St, Honolulu, HI 96813
Are you working on a picture book, an early chapter book fiction, middle grade fiction, young adult fiction, poetry or non-fiction? Join us for a free discussion for beginners on what you should know about writing and illustrating for children. Hear how voice, language and content are affected by stages of childhood development and learn about various categories of children's books, so you can develop a sense of who your target audience.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Interested in Writing and Illustrating Children's Books?
This year's annual craft workshop and conference will feature three special guests: authors Susan Fletcher and Sarah Ellis, and Associate Editor Kat Brzozowski. The optional craft workshop, led by Susan and Sarah, will help you hone your skills in plotting. The full-day conference will feature breakout sessions by Susan, Sarah and Kat, first-page critiques, optional manuscript and portfolio critiques by professionals, and ample networking opportunities. Space is limited, so sign up now!
https://hawaii.scbwi.org/events/2015-scbwi-hawaii-annual-conference/
http://hawaii.scbwi.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/32/files/2015/01/Registration-Packet-AC-2015.pdf
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
Holiday Book Signing!
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Spinning a Tale as Old as Time: Writer’s Workshop with Tracy Barrett
Date/Time
Date(s) - 01/10/2015
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location
Aina Haina Public Library
5246 Kalanianaole Hwy - Honolulu, Hawaii 96821
Tuition
Non-Members $50; SCBWI Members $25
CONTACT hawaii@scbwi.org FOR INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Advance registration required.
Limited Seating.
Interested in writing nonfiction or historical fiction for children and young adults? Tracy Barrett, an award-winning author of numerous books and magazine articles for young readers, will be holding a writer's workshop on January 10, 2015 at the Aina Haina Public Library. The workshop will be a combination of lecture/presentation and participant involvement.
Tracy holds a Bachelor's Degree with honors in Classics-Archaeology from Brown University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Medieval Italian Literature from the University of California, Berkeley. She taught at Vanderbilt University for twenty-eight years. Her scholarly interests in the ancient and medieval worlds overlap in her fiction and nonfiction works.
A grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to study medieval women writers led to the writing of her award-winning young-adult novel, Anna of Byzantium(Delacorte). Her most recent publications are Dark of the Moon (Harcourt) a YA retelling of the myth of the minotaur, King of Ithaka, a YA novel based on Homer's Odyssey; the popular middle-grade series The Sherlock Files (both Henry Holt) and The Stepsister’s Tale (Harlequin Teen, 2014) which received starred reviews from both Publisher’s Weekly and Kirkus and was a PW Book of the Week.
Read more about Tracy Barrett at her website: http://www.tracybarrett.com/bio.htm
Registration and information: hawaii@scbwi.org
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Sunday, September 28, 2014
Aspiring Keiki Artists at Our Lady of Good Counsel
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Sunday, September 14, 2014
Lee & Low's New Voices Award Contest
https://www.leeandlow.com/writers-illustrators/new-voices-award
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Saturday, August 30, 2014
Family Book Night Interview
An Interview with Tammy Yee
Tammy Yee is the author/illustrator of more than 24 children's books set in the Hawaiian Islands. I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to interview Tammy about her projects and what she enjoys most about being an author and illustrator. You can read more about Tammy and her many projects at tammyyee.com.
You've written and illustrated a number of books. Do you have a preference for either writing or illustrating?
I love both writing and illustrating. I tend to be very visual as I create--a book develops like a movie or a storyboard in my mind, with different parts of my brain toggling on and off. As a writer, I begin with a blank canvas that I must fill with interesting characters and a fresh, compelling story. As an illustrator, I'm given a story and I must create a visual world that doesn't merely interpret, but adds to that story. Because writing is more intellectually and creatively challenging, it can be tempestuous. Because illustrating (32 pages of art) is more physically challenging, it can be arduous. Both are just as gratifying.
Read more...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Read To Me International’s The Write On! Writers’ Conference
Renown Hawaii children’s book author and illustrator Tammy Yee is the featured conference luncheon speaker. Her more than 24 books, which reflects the beauty and aloha of Hawaii, include the Tsunami Quilt, A Is For Aloha, Lullaby Moon, and Baby Honu’s Incredible Journey.
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Children's Literature Hawaii Biennial Conference
For more information, visithttp://www.childrensliteraturehi.org/ andhttps://www.facebook.com/CLH2014conference
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