tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46271142502867580112024-03-18T15:07:50.734-07:00kate berubekatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14362305078378386106noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627114250286758011.post-15250714882290828592020-06-16T18:27:00.001-07:002020-06-16T18:27:22.090-07:00John's Turn<a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/79506-rights-report-week-of-march-11-2019.html"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKeaPdHkTq13GvtFWyrkdOGsZZUmVzDFpjMvRC0KQVcK_O3O4xf6UKLppdk_7FNrlASSobHshrjqVAuabDO-eu2p1cSK1GeJ9V-W6mPJNvpMpMuSER5FjkwkhymDQknW5y-uES-P-7V6U/s1600/Screen+Shot+2020-06-16+at+6.25.39+PM.png" /></a>katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14362305078378386106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627114250286758011.post-71418985246234945412019-11-05T11:04:00.000-08:002019-11-05T11:04:21.454-08:00FREE Portland Book Festival Picture Book LitCrawl events<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;"></span>In this twist on the traditional “telephone” game, participants will alternate drawing and writing to create hilarious, meandering narratives. We bring paper and pencils, you bring yourself (and gently used or new children’s books to donate to The Children’s Book Bank). Terrible drawing and writing skills not only invited, but strongly encouraged. Get ready to laugh your butt off. Program Organizers: We are a group of local writers and illustrators of children’s books. Many of us have participated as presenters at Portland Book Festival before. Our group consists of these members: Zoey Abbott (www.zoeyabbott.com) Alison Farrell (www.drawdrawdraw.com) Kate Berube (www.kateberube.com) Deborah Hocking (www.deborahhockingillustration.com) Tracy Subisak (www.tracysubisak.com) Lisa Mundorf (www.lisamundorf.carbmonmade.com) If you are able, please bring a lightly used children’s book and we will deliver all donations to the Children’s Book Bank.</div>
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katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14362305078378386106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627114250286758011.post-53710451015764745112019-03-09T14:24:00.000-08:002019-03-09T14:24:30.828-08:00Mae's First Day of School news<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Mae's First Day of School has been nominated for the Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature, an </span><a href="https://literary-arts.org/what-we-do/oba-home/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Oregon Book Award presented by Literary Arts.</a><span style="background-color: white;"> Kate's debut, </span><i>Hannah and Sugar,</i><span style="background-color: white;"> won this award in 2016. This year's winners will be announced on April 22nd. For tickets to attend the Ceremony, hosted by Cheryl Strayed, head to </span><a href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3618447" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Brown Paper Tickets.</a></span><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjaG0QVNmscktos48KWb33fE6-bDGie5Aob1UB_DYoQ9cNu0XFcwmvr_06nQyyQUXxpKxELTOkk2bLZLJnZD8TgD_AfxPQqlGlgMABtqe4NXQkRW_MUZIYpAvJ8eBgODxCRj6ri-DmeQ/s1600/2019-OBA-Oregon-Collage-seal-COLOR-with-Cheryl-Strayed-_Recovered_.png" imageanchor="1" style="color: #888888; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjaG0QVNmscktos48KWb33fE6-bDGie5Aob1UB_DYoQ9cNu0XFcwmvr_06nQyyQUXxpKxELTOkk2bLZLJnZD8TgD_AfxPQqlGlgMABtqe4NXQkRW_MUZIYpAvJ8eBgODxCRj6ri-DmeQ/s400/2019-OBA-Oregon-Collage-seal-COLOR-with-Cheryl-Strayed-_Recovered_.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;" /><br />
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; visibility: visible;">ELOISE JARVIS MCGRAW AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; visibility: visible;" />Judges: Ashyln Anstee, Ben Clanton, Linda Marshall</div>
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Kate Berube of Portland, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: inherit; visibility: visible;">Mae’s First Day of School</span> (Abrams Books)<br style="box-sizing: border-box; visibility: visible;" />Barbara Herkert of Newport, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: inherit; visibility: visible;">A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider: The Story of E.B. White</span> (Henry Holt and Co.)<br style="box-sizing: border-box; visibility: visible;" />Michelle Roehm McCann of Portland, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: inherit; visibility: visible;">More Girls Who Rocked the World </span>(Aladdin/Beyond Words)<br style="box-sizing: border-box; visibility: visible;" />Emily Whitman of Portland,<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: inherit; visibility: visible;">The Turning</span> (Greenwillow Books)<br style="box-sizing: border-box; visibility: visible;" />Deborah Hopkinson of West Linn, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: inherit; visibility: visible;">Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen</span> (Balzer & Bray)</div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In addition, Mae's First Day of School is now available in Japanese from <a href="https://www.imaginationpluspress.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Imagination +/ Press</a>! </span></span></div>
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katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14362305078378386106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627114250286758011.post-54176107273526131992018-11-05T13:13:00.002-08:002018-11-05T13:13:57.930-08:00UpdatesHi friends! I haven't posted in awhile - life is just so full with my little one keeping me busy. But I wanted to pop on here to let you know about a few events I have coming up.<br />
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<a href="https://literary-arts.org/what-we-do/pdxbookfest/">Portland Book Festival </a>(formly Wordstock) is this weekend - on Saturday November 10th!<br />
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<b>10:10 a.m. at the Crumpacker Library at the Portland Art Museum</b></div>
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<b>Words and Pictures: Making Children’s </b><b>Literature</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">at a </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.portlandartmuseum.us/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request%3Drecord;id%3D11685;type%3D101&source=gmail&ust=1541538134781000&usg=AFQjCNGuJWbPGtU4xS9ss10-cnT0QrNm_g" href="http://www.portlandartmuseum.us/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=11685;type=101" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>Portrait of My Teacher</i></a><span style="background-color: white;"> by Florine Stettheimer in the Portland Art Museum</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>12/1 -Wildwood Arts Fair at </b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Friendly House (</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.friendlyhouseinc.org/&source=gmail&ust=1541538545206000&usg=AFQjCNFjm8wbFtxBZ8v1014PmmXxj80Pqw" href="https://www.friendlyhouseinc.org/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">https://www.friendlyhouseinc.<wbr></wbr>org/</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">) </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An artisan fair</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> from 12-3pm. Local artists and authors. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>12/2 - <a href="https://ohs.org/events/holiday-cheer.cfm">Oregon Historical Society Holiday Cheer event,</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Over 100 local authors selling books from 12-4pm.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>12/15 - <a href="http://thedrishtiyoga.com/">Drishti Yoga Studio Holiday Craft Fair</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Curious about what to expect when you land your first picture book contract?! Kate Berube and <a href="https://deborahhockingillustration.com/">Deborah Hocking</a> will share the process of illustrating a book from the first email of an editor expressing interest to the very last step of approving color proofs. Most publishing houses follow the same general conventions around how a picture book is produced. They will share those basic steps. </span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Although the basic steps are the same, every publishing house, editor and artist will have slightly different systems for doing things. So, Kate and Debbie will also each share their own unique methods and experiences. They will describe how they: decide whether to agree to the job, develop characters, determine page breakdown, create sketches, handle editing and art direction, create final art samples, survive the long hours of painting final art, conceive of the book cover design, and deliver art. Kate will also share a bit about how the things differ when one is both the author and the illustrator."</span></div>
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My friend Debbie and I will be sharing the steps it takes to illustrate a picture book this<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">at 2pm </span><br />
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The talk is open to anyone. It costs between $8-12 depending on if you're a member of <a href="https://www.scbwi.org/">SCBWI</a> and if you pre-register. Head here for more info and to pre-register: <a href="https://oregon.scbwi.org/events/marc-2017-the-next-level/">https://oregon.scbwi.org/events/marc-2017-the-next-level/</a><br />
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<br />katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14362305078378386106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627114250286758011.post-68458514391964668592017-01-20T16:14:00.000-08:002017-01-20T16:14:40.648-08:00Resist!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3UPsXLIeNKw8AZu3WKBeaZ7rEFiUTA3bIDwTpjxT083IiGJAPAlH6b8i1eh7dAHBHVfoCZ8Lazw7Ei7qJz380umhW-S9pWpY2mYjnmnnUOTLMERmudEOaOyHtR4N2DEF_uH7SVxgWjal/s1600/IMG_6528.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3UPsXLIeNKw8AZu3WKBeaZ7rEFiUTA3bIDwTpjxT083IiGJAPAlH6b8i1eh7dAHBHVfoCZ8Lazw7Ei7qJz380umhW-S9pWpY2mYjnmnnUOTLMERmudEOaOyHtR4N2DEF_uH7SVxgWjal/s400/IMG_6528.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
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I'm so proud to have a piece in this unique publication. There are a TON of fantastic artists represented - lots of kidlit friends! I hope you'll be able to get your hands on a copy.<br />
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They're being handed out on January 21st at the Women's March and will be available in comic and book stores in many cities. Head to <a href="http://www.resistsubmission.com/support.html">http://www.resistsubmission.com/support.html</a> to find where you can get one near you.<br />
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We must RESIST the stripping of our rights, freedoms, and healthcare access and the destruction of our planet!<br />
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(My piece is on the bottom lefthand side)<br />
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I want to give deepest thanks to Françoise Mouly, Nadja Spiegelman, Gabe Fowler and all the nameless volunteers who gave their time and energy to put this together and gave all the artists involved the gift of a place to have a voice. THANK YOU!<br />
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I'm over the moon today about the announcement that <i>Hannah and Sugar</i> is a finalist for <b>the Eloise Jarvis Macgraw Award for Children's Literature, a Literary Arts Oregon Book Award. </b>This is such an honor! There's something really special about being recognized in this state I have chosen to make my home. I love Oregon and am proud to be called an Oregon author. I put a lot of work over many, many years into making this book and it's a sweet feeling to know my story connected to people. It's nice to have a little outside reassurance that those insistent and insecure voices in my head were wrong all those years - thank goodness I didn't listen to them!<br />
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I hope you'll take the time to go to <a href="https://literary-arts.org/what-we-do/oba-home/">the Literary Arts website </a>to view all the categories and the beautiful books nominated - including my good friend Martha Grover's book <i>The End of My Career</i>. Congratulations, Martha!!! This is so well deserved!<br />
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The other finalists for the Children's Literature Award are:<br />
Cathy Camper for <i>Lowriders to the Center of the Earth</i><br />
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Deborah Hopkinson for <i>Steamboat School</i><br />
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Kathleen Lane for <i>The Best Worst Thing</i><br />
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Cynthia Rylant for <i>The Otter</i><br />
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What fantastic books! I'll be heading the the library soon so I can read them all. (Personally I think we each should win an award since all of the books fall into different categories. <i>Hannah and Sugar</i>, of course, is a picture book and then we have a graphic novel, a historical fiction picture book, a middle reader and a chapter book.)<br />
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Many thanks to Literary Arts for this recognition. I am very grateful!katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14362305078378386106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627114250286758011.post-72001387039263066462016-12-09T11:53:00.000-08:002016-12-09T14:19:32.359-08:00Oregon Reads Aloud - benefit story collection for SMART<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjupZqBqHmSna2JF7W0XCnnBWDMkCM6KrGfnbUNdR7OKgO2agHL9ocpSccWSf1is5rtW6qR-BVvsJp_KwJCNiifhMHcRuHhv9ogMVErJG1aF3V459z_OpnnBxt1cwilcYVsE2F2RUeTV45/s1600/9781943328864.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjupZqBqHmSna2JF7W0XCnnBWDMkCM6KrGfnbUNdR7OKgO2agHL9ocpSccWSf1is5rtW6qR-BVvsJp_KwJCNiifhMHcRuHhv9ogMVErJG1aF3V459z_OpnnBxt1cwilcYVsE2F2RUeTV45/s320/9781943328864.jpg" width="248" /></a><br />
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<i>Oregon Reads Aloud</i> is a collection of 25 stories written and illustrated by Oregon authors and illustrators to celebrate 25 years of the <a href="http://www.getsmartoregon.org/">SMART</a> organization's work.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> SMART pairs volunteers with children in need of reading support and books to take home and keep. SMART volunteers read one-on-one with students weekly during the school year, modeling a love of reading and building children’s reading skills and self-confidence in a positive, child-driven environment.</span><br />
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I was so fortunate to illustrate a story for it written by Eric A. Kimmel (the award winning author of <i>Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins </i>and loads more excellent books.) <i>Oregon Reads Aloud</i> also includes work by many of my wonderful author and illustrator friends.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "roboto condensed" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Dale Basye, Estela Bernal, Carmen Bernier-Grand, Kate Berube, Susan Blackaby, Susan Boase, Addie Boswell, Cathy Camper, Curtis Chen, Nancy Coffelt, Carolyn Conahan, Judy Cox, Mark Fearing, Carolyn Garcia, Elizabeth Goss, Kim Griswell, Barbara Herkert, Robin Herrera, Debbie Hocking, David Hohn, Barb Kerley, Robin Kerr, Amber Keyser, Eric Kimmel, Bart King, Jane Kirkpatrick, Gesine Kratzner, Mike Lawrence, Trudy Ludwig, DamienMacalino, Helena Macalino, Abigail Marble, Natalie Metzger, Lisa Mundorff, Wendy Myers, Gina Ochsner, Brian Parker, Valarie Pearce, Dawn Prochovnic, Doug Roy, Elizabeth Rusch, Linda Dalal Sawaya, Heidi Schulz, Stephanie Shaw, Cathy Stever, Sonja Thomas, Katy Towell, Zoey Abbot Wagner, and Johanna Wright.</span><br />
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It's a fantastic collection!<br />
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Purchase it in Portland at Powell's Books, Annie Bloom's Books, Broadway Books, and some Fred Meyers. A portion of the proceeds goes back support to SMART!<br />
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Purchase it online at any of these places:<br />
<a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781943328864">IndieBound</a><br />
<a href="http://www.powells.com/book/oregon-reads-aloud-9781943328864/2-1">Powell's Books</a><br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Oregon-Reads-Aloud-Collection-Illustrators/dp/1943328862/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481312769&sr=8-1&keywords=oregon+reads+aloud">Amazon</a><br />
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/oregon-reads-aloud-smart/1125060772?ean=9781943328864">Barnes and Noble</a><br />
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<br />katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14362305078378386106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627114250286758011.post-21193863863539660272016-12-06T11:08:00.001-08:002016-12-06T11:10:19.714-08:00MY LITTLE HALF-MOON cover revealMr John Schumacher's fantastic blog hosted a cover reveal of my next book, MY LITTLE HALF-MOON by Douglas Todd Jennerich. Ta da!<br />
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katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14362305078378386106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627114250286758011.post-540132432824978942016-12-01T16:10:00.002-08:002016-12-01T16:10:45.794-08:00The Great Critique - January 28th I'll be available to critique picture books and illustrations at SCBWI Oregon's - The Great Critique in January. This is a great chance to get helpful feedback on your works in progress! There are a number of other excellent authors available to choose from too!<br />
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<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Date/Time</strong><br />Date(s) - 01/28/2017<br /><i style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">9:30 am - 12:00 pm</i></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Location</strong><br />TaborSpace, Copeland Commons<br />5441 SE Belmont - Portland, OR 97215</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">The cost for SCBWI members is $15. For nonmembers it is $25. You must pre-register for this event–no registrations at the door. You must select your mentor when you register–one selection only.</span></div>
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1. Bring up to 5 of your best portfolio pieces.</div>
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2. You will be in a group of 5-6 peers and a published illustrator. <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Make sure you choose your critiquer when you register</strong>. Read the faculty bios to see who is critiquing illustrations.</div>
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3. Bring 1 color copy of each illustration for the professional. Do not bring originals. These copies will be written on.</div>
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4. Bring black and white copies of each illustration for your peers. If the images are small, you may put more than one per page. We will tell you how many will be in your group when registration closes on January 21, 2017.</div>
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5. We'll also send you some basic critique group guidelines.</div>
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6. At the event, each of you will have a chance to pass your work around to your group. You can share what media you used for each image.</div>
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7. Each person in the group will make notes on your illustrations. They'll write down what they like, mark errors they see, indicate what doesn't work for them.</div>
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8. The professional illustrator will verbally critique your work. If time, other participants may comment.</div>
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9. You'll receive your copies with written comments from each one in your group. Take them home and let the ideas simmer.</div>
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1. Bring a maximum of five double-spaced pages or 1200 words. DO NOT bring more. Use standard manuscript format; see the link below if you are not familiar with that. For picture books, we recommend that you bring no more than 750 words. </div>
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2. Choose your published author critiquer. You'll be in a group with 5 or 6 peers. Choose only one critiquer–make sure you read their bios to see what they are critiquing. <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You must choose a critiquer when you register.</strong></div>
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3. We'll let you know how many copies of your manuscript to bring to the event after registraion closes on January 21, 2017.</div>
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5. At the event, each of you will have a chance to pass your work around to your group and read it aloud.</div>
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6. Each person in the group will make notes on your manuscript as you read. They'll write down what they like, mark errors they see, indicate where they are confused or what doesn't work for them.</div>
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katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14362305078378386106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627114250286758011.post-62163043026734686152016-11-26T12:14:00.001-08:002016-11-26T12:15:51.639-08:00Indies First Saturday November 26thIndies First is an initiative to support independent bookstores - read all about it here: <a href="http://bookweb.org/indies-first-2016">http://bookweb.org/indies-first-2016</a><br />
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I'll be at <a href="http://www.greenbeanbookspdx.com/">Green Bean Books </a>on Alberta St. in NE Portland, OR Saturday 11/26 from 1-2p. Come by and visit!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"I’m very excited to be a part of this partnership between t</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he Oregon Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and <a href="http://www.powells.com/calendar">Powells Books store.</a>The program came about because Oregon authors and Powells share a common goal in reaching out to young writers and encouraging a bookstore going habit in families. Together we’ve created the League of Exceptional Writers, a free mentoring program which meets every second Saturday at 2pm from October to May. </span><br />
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I'll be reading HANNAH AND SUGAR at Wordstock this Saturday, November 5th at 11:30. There are SO MANY amazing authors presenting at this event. Tickets are only $15 in advance. Head to <a href="http://www.literary-arts.org/what-we-do/wordstock/tickets-registration/">http://www.literary-arts.org/what-we-do/wordstock/tickets-registration/</a> for more information and to purchase tickets.<br />
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Here's the full schedule for the kid's stage. Green Bean Books will be selling copies and hosting books signing in the same room after each story time. Come for Nikki McClure and listen to my talk while you wait in line for her to sign your books!<br />
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<br />katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14362305078378386106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627114250286758011.post-56170293336121760322016-06-28T14:22:00.001-07:002016-07-12T18:32:04.201-07:00Upcoming events!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read</i> is out now!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Curtis Manley wrote an incredibly charming story - I was so thrilled to illustrate this one and I have lots of fun events set up to celebrate it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.greenbeanbookspdx.com/events.html"><b>July 14th</b> 3:30pm - <u>Book Release Party!!! Book Reading and signing and activities for kids!</u> Green Bean Books, <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">1600 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://firstbookportland.org/events/"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b>July 20th</b> 4:30-6:30pm - <u>Breweries For Books fundraiser for First Books</u>, Activities for kids and books signing (and perhaps a book reading if I can find a quiet enough spot!) Migration Brewing, </span><span class="_xdb" style="color: #222222;"> </span><span class="_Xbe" style="color: #222222;">2828 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97232</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1094742407240349/"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>August 13th </b>1pm - <u>Book reading and signing</u>, Comics Adventure, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">455 Portland Ave, Gladstone, OR 97027</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.powells.com/?startday=01-07-2016"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>August 27th</b> - 4pm - <u>Book reading and signing</u>, Powell's Books on Hawthorne, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214</span></a></span>katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14362305078378386106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627114250286758011.post-40203631502197080322016-06-23T11:19:00.001-07:002016-06-23T13:58:18.051-07:00Portland event - First Books fundraiser - Breweries For Books!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM11fXokUl5v3RVt1ndzYPPZdkQ5bQLRxlcjuNdNB8Hw4MKSgcu7ywJAKWSGlRqf9sBcaFpBKNXgERRoSqW3NzKiZw6h7ELKhMR8j35lDB_AMKZxW9CttoE5byMnHCKkiOujxZkYil4Ggu/s1600/B4B+2016+Poster+1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM11fXokUl5v3RVt1ndzYPPZdkQ5bQLRxlcjuNdNB8Hw4MKSgcu7ywJAKWSGlRqf9sBcaFpBKNXgERRoSqW3NzKiZw6h7ELKhMR8j35lDB_AMKZxW9CttoE5byMnHCKkiOujxZkYil4Ggu/s320/B4B+2016+Poster+1.jpg" width="247" /></a><br />
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Please come by <a href="http://migrationbrewing.com/">Migration Brewing </a>on Wednesday, July 20th and join me in supporting <a href="https://firstbookportland.org/">First Book Portland</a>. I'll have copies of both <i>Hannah and Sugar</i> and <i>The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read</i> to sell and I'll donate 10% of my proceeds to First Book. I'll have a little story time and we'll do some fun activities for kids! There'll be trivia for grownups and 10% of your food and drink purchases will go to First Book.<br />
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Spread the word and I hope to see you there!katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14362305078378386106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627114250286758011.post-75641560079787164102016-05-31T12:26:00.002-07:002016-05-31T12:26:43.635-07:00summertime and the real world<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZByGYLkwqZiUbxS08xsXIMSACVowod8DJwu1i19UjmLkYOuWXMwZ-_KT3bOxkiGelfq4x6UTQbtIptugPzaQbYYBgGN3bgbv6qcO2qrUKPV120T8m7S_Xaq8SkfQ4JoY4sH0nv3ZAEdkT/s1600/13258912_1206862376005371_334559410_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZByGYLkwqZiUbxS08xsXIMSACVowod8DJwu1i19UjmLkYOuWXMwZ-_KT3bOxkiGelfq4x6UTQbtIptugPzaQbYYBgGN3bgbv6qcO2qrUKPV120T8m7S_Xaq8SkfQ4JoY4sH0nv3ZAEdkT/s320/13258912_1206862376005371_334559410_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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I'm trying a little experiment this summer. I'm taking a social media break! I've deactivated my accounts and erased the little apps from my phone. I'm hoping to spend a little less time sitting at my computer and a little more time out in the world with people. My plan is to take the month of June off and come back in July. Maybe I'll even write a blog post about the experiment after it's all done.... maybe...<br />
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Happy summer!katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14362305078378386106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627114250286758011.post-26710485312268925932016-05-06T12:26:00.001-07:002016-05-06T12:26:43.781-07:00a HANNAH and SUGAR song! The wonderfully charming children's musician <a href="http://www.emilyarrow.com/">Emily Arrow</a> has created a new song based on HANNAH AND SUGAR! She's visiting Portland this weekend and will be performing 3 times.<br />
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I'll be at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/atlasscoopspdx/">Atlas Scoops</a> performance tomorrow at 3:30p. I'll bring books to sell and sign and bookmarks too! Here's the set list for that show:</div>
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katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14362305078378386106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627114250286758011.post-25530717687051698792016-04-08T12:27:00.002-07:002016-04-08T12:27:46.661-07:00Seattle story time!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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