News Round-Up

Aaand just like that, summer���s over! As usual, I���ve been too busy to share updates as they happen, so here���s a quick rundown of what you may have missed:

Threads of Dreams Complete

Burn the Skies launched on July 6, completing the trilogy. Binge the whole series today!

Elections

The Children���s Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia society elected me as president on June 30. If you���re a published (or professionally indie publishing) illustrator or author of books for the under-18 crowd living in British Columbia, please join us at cwillbc.org. We���re doing a ton of cool stuff!.

Awards

Not sure I���m allowed to share the news yet, but there���s a super fun awards nomination in the works that I���ll be able to shout about soon. Thanks to whoever nominated me, btw!

Instagram Catastrophe

On the not-so-fun news side, my Instagram (@kaie.space) got unexpectedly shut down. Not sure if I got hacked or flagged by bots or something else, but it doesn���t appear to be recoverable. Sad to lose 3,000+ connections and 5+ years of work, but moving on and starting over with a new handle. Join me @kaiewiggins for pretty(?) book photos and book recs featuring YA fantasy and Canadian authors!

Student Showcase & Recommended Resources

Just launched two new website sections to feature creative projects by emerging writers I���ve had the privilege to teach and compile writing and publishing resources. Between teaching and leading CWILL, I���ve been getting an increasing number of questions about where to start with x or y, so while I���m no publishing guru, hopefully this provides a helpful starting point to refer questions to. It���ll likely grow as I have time and questions increase. Students of past workshops or who I���ve connected with at presentations are welcome to get in touch at any time with a creative project they���d like featured on the showcase page.

Up Next

I���m still dithering about what project to dive into next on the writing front, but I���ll be teaching two anthology workshops with Creative Writing for Children in the fall term, growing CWILL BC���s reach and effectiveness, and taking a continuing ed workshop on short fiction with WMG Publishing. Somewhere in all that, I need to plot and draft the next release, genre and title TBD. Stay in touch via the newsletter or social for all the details as they drop!