Author Brenda DeWitz Niman

She Forgot Her Manners and Got the Vote!

11/2/2023

It's been forever since I've had any news, but it's for a good reason--I've been busy! As in, I've published my first children's book on Amazon, and am also getting ready to sell it at a local venue, the Duniway Elementary Holiday Home Tour Boutique (on December 1st from 10am to 7pm). I'm so excited! My sisters and I are going to dress up in 1920s suffrage clothes, complete with suffrage sashes, as we take preorders for She Forgot Her Manners and Got the Vote--The Pioneering Life of Abigail Scott Duniway that I'll hand deliver when my books come in on December 14th--just in time for the holidays! Stay tuned as I have lots more news about upcoming publications!

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A Dream Come True

7/5/2021

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Wanted to give a shout out to the talented and generous peeps who made this year's Oregon SCBWI conference such a dream come true. Special thanks to the exquisite Kim Kasch, Laura Byrd, and Kara Frost, our fearless leaders, who put the conference together, and to Agent Rachel Letofsky of Cooke McDermid Lit Agency who gave me such a spot-on critique. To all of the amazing faculty: Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience! See ya next time!

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Over the Rainbow

2/9/2018

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Hey Peeps! Registration for Oregon's SCBWI Spring Conference is open, and it looks like it's going to be a doozy! Native Oregonian that I am, I won't be surprised if we're blessed with an actual rainbow! Per usual, the faculty is excellent: Author and SCBWI Executive Director Lin Oliver will be there, plus Author/Illustrators Vanessa Brantley Newton and Lauren Castillo, and Authors Martha Brockenbrough, Gennifer Choldenko, Laurel Gale, Gretchen Brandenburg McLellan, Ruth A. Musgrave, and Sheryl Scarborough. Agents Molly O’Neill, Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel and Natascha Morris are sure to amaze us, as are Editors Nicholas Thomas, Kheryn Callender, and Tiffany Liao, along with Art Director Maria T. Middleton. Hope to see you there!https://oregon.scbwi.org/events/2018-biannual-spring-conference

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Between the Pages

5/4/2016

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Hard to believe, but it's that time of year again—yep, the Oregon SCBWI Conference is coming up! A usual, there will be loads of talented authors, agents, and editors there to share their knowledge. And gobs of opportunities for conference veterans and newbies—I've got a one-on-one manuscript consultation and a roundtable critique scheduled. The conference is being held at the Holiday Inn in Wilsonville again this year. From what I hear, from now on it's going to be a bi-annual event, so I'd take advantage if I were you. In fact, you only have four days left to register—last day is May 8! I'm going both Saturday, May 21, and Sunday, May 22. Hope to see you there!

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February 01st, 2016

2/1/2016

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January 24th, 2016

1/24/2016

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Booklandia!

4/22/2015

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Ahh ... there's nothing quite like spring in Portlandia. Along with showers, sun breaks, and sneezes, it's time for the Oregon SCBWI Conference! This year it's the last weekend in May — Saturday, May 30th, and Sunday, May 31st. I'm looking forward to reconnecting with fellow writers, finding new friends, and meeting this year's fantastic faculty. Hope to see you there! https://oregon.scbwi.org/events/2015-annual-spring-conference-2/

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Two Truths and a Lie: Game On!

4/9/2014

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Just a reminder that the annual Oregon SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) Conference is coming up next month on Saturday, May 17th, and Sunday, May 18th, 2014. This year it's at the Holiday Inn South in Wilsonville, and it looks like our awesome Co-Regional Advisors, Sue Ford and Judi Gardiner, have cooked up another fantastic event! Along with some incredible agents and editors, many local authors will be there to educate and entertain us. I learned so much at the last two conferences, I can't wait to see what I'll pick up this year. If you'd like to read all about it yourself, here's the link: https://oregon.scbwi.org/events/2014-annual-spring-conference/

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Life is Good

9/11/2013

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Reading The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio—How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less took me back to my own childhood. There were differences, of course. There were only five of us, mom didn't win any contests and we were raised Lutheran, not Catholic. But there were also similarities: we didn't have much money, our family had challenges that weren't talked about at the time (though ours came in the form of emotional breakdowns rather than alcoholism) and we had remarkable moms whose goodness and indomitable spirits seemed to transcend just about anything. I was amazed at the author's recollection of events until I thought about those nine siblings—what a wealth of information. And at the end of the book, the author reveals that her mother kept good records of all her contest entries, along with family memorabilia and news clippings...

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Wagons Ho!

3/11/2013

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I'm really looking forward to my second annual Oregon SCBWI Conference on May 17th & 18th. Everyone was so generous with their knowledge last year! If you're a children's book writer or illustrator in Oregon or Southwest Washington, I recommend attending the conference. And if you haven't already joined SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators)—do it. You get a discount on the conference, and the connections and support you receive are invaluable. Such a coincidence that this year's theme happens to be Wagons Ho! I've been working on a picture-book biography about Oregon Trail pioneer and suffragist Abigail Scott Duniway over the past year...

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(Not so up to the minute) news — in my life & the children's book world

She Forgot Her Manners and Got the Vote!

A Dream Come True

Over the Rainbow

Between the Pages

February 01st, 2016

January 24th, 2016

Booklandia!

Two Truths and a Lie: Game On!

Life is Good

Wagons Ho!

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