Guest announcement #5!

Only a bit more than six weeks until nErDcamp Bellingham (and early bird rates for the WWU Children’s Literature Conference end this week)! We hope you can join us. You’ll have the best time.

We are honored to welcome these guests. We’d be honored if you would join us, as well.

Sarah Jane Marsh

Kerri Kokias

Guest announcement #4

Happy holidays! Our gift to you is a time and place to gather with colleagues to share, grow, learn, and connect. We hope you can join us, along with these guests:

Laurie Ann Thompson

Sara Nickerson

Mark Holtzen

Guest announcement #3!

More guests to announce! We are so lucky.

Donna Barbara Higuera

[Her books don’t even have covers yet! Lupe Wong Won’t Dance (Sept 2020, Levine Querido) and El Cucuy Is Afraid (Spring 2021, Abrams)]

Kjersten Hayes

Beth Bacon

Guest announcement #2!

We are so lucky to have dedicated, generous, talented authors and illustrators in the Pacific Northwest! And we’re so glad that some will be with us on March 1, for nErDcamp!

Kim Baker

Ann Haywood Leal

Ellie Peterson

What’s this? A new logo?

Thanks so much to Ellie Peterson (@elliepeterson) for donating her time and expertiseto design and create our new logo. Check out her books Bea’s Bees and It’s a Round, Round World! Ellie teaches Science in the Seattle area. We’re so honored to have such talented, generous folks in our community!

Registration is open for 2020!

It’s time! Registration is now open for our SIXTH nErDcamp! We hope you can join us on Sunday, March 1, 2020!

Author and Illustrator Guests – 2019

Hello, nErDcampers! Rather than a constant stream of announcements, this year we are putting all our special guests into a single post. We will update this post as more join us!

Kazu Kibuishi

Beth Bacon

Liz Wong

J. Anderson Coats

Elizabeth Rose Stanton

Ann Haywood Leal

Jing Jing Tsong

Mark Maciejewski

Kerri Kokias

Suzanne Kaufman

Kevin Emerson

Jennifer Bradbury

Sarah Jane Marsh

Deb Lund

Here we go!

It’s time! Time to plan your weekend of nerds and stories and inspiration and sharing and meeting and growing and laughing and learning and listening and more! See you on February 24, 2019, at Whatcom Middle School!

REGISTER NOW FOR nErDcamp Bellingham!

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2018 nErDcamp Bellingham recap

Wow. Wow wow wow. What an amazing day. Here’s some statistics for you:

• Year 1: 31 attendees
• Year 2: 51 attendees
• Year 3: 55 attendees
• Year 4: 102 attendees!

nErDcamp really is dependent on its attendees. They plan the sessions, bring the expertise, drink the coffee, provide the energy and enthusiasm, and bask in the glow. We are so, so honored that you chose to spend your Sunday morning with us.

If you post a recap on your blog or newsletter, we’d love to link to it here. Just drop it in the comments. Also, don’t forget to check out Craig’s notes on Google Drive, and add your own.

And now, a selection of happy tweets from happy nerds.

nErDcamp Bellingham @nErDcampBham far exceeded any expectations I had. Bravo! I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

— ElizabethRoseStanton (@ElizRoseStanton) February 26, 2018

@nErDcampBham Day looks full and satisfying to this #nErDcamp nobive pic.twitter.com/u7GZNIDnpf

— Craig Seasholes (@CraigSeasholes) February 25, 2018

What a great day of learning and networking! https://t.co/8kabXmdE8f

— Lisa Christensen (@lichrist) February 25, 2018

I had so much fun hanging with fellow book lovers at @nErDcampBham this morning. A huge thank you to the organizers!!! 👍@MrShafferTMCE

— Laurie Ann Thompson (@LaurieThompson) February 26, 2018

#nErDcampBham was such a blast. Thanks @MrShafferTMCE for putting it on @PamMunozRyan &@SophieBlackall and all the local book makers💚💚💚💚💚 pic.twitter.com/LtZ0wh5rFn

— Mark Maciejewski (@magicjetski) February 26, 2018

Checking out the idea board at #nErDcampBham So many great topics? How to choose, how to choose? @nErDcampBham pic.twitter.com/r8EveLinSF

— Sarah Threlkeld (@wordnerd153) February 25, 2018

Had to tug-o-war @magicjetski for copy of @taekeller ‘s book at #NErDcampBham #amwriting #kidlit #amwritingmg pic.twitter.com/yDxWuv1DP4

— Donna Barba Matney (@donnamatney) February 25, 2018

Congrats! The Buzz is well deserved! As a first timer I felt welcomed, inspired and hoping to return. https://t.co/5NlZg0xve2

— Aaron Cleaveley (@IceNIN75) February 26, 2018

Wonderful day and wonderful fellow nerds @nErDcampBham 💖💖💖 https://t.co/3RLULRCntM

— Amanda Hosch (@AmandaFaeremom) February 26, 2018

Thanks to everyone who created the community @nErDcamBham and for @MrShafferTMCE for making it happen and bringing it together with such great energy! https://t.co/Z2C5kcU0nN

— Aubri Keleman (@teenlibrarian) February 26, 2018

Important conversations @nErDcampBham this weekend! Thanks for your work and the chance to meet educators and writers wanting to make a difference #nErDcampBham

— Ed Outreach (@StudyCanadaK12) February 26, 2018

 

💗Look at these two talented, beautiful authors, brightening the day of a roomful of librarians, teachers, readers and writers! Thank you both, so much. What an honor to meet @SophieBlackall and @PamMunozRyan #wwuclc18 @nErDcampBham 💗 pic.twitter.com/yXpnLd9h8v

— Jennifer Longo (@JenLiaLongo) March 1, 2018

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Laurie Ann Thompson is returning to nErDcamp Bellingham!

Two truths and a lie:

1. Over 115 people are registered for nErDcamp Bellingham.
2. Laurie Ann Thompson will be back!
3. FOMO doesn’t exist.

Avoid FOMO! Join us this Sunday at Whatcom Middle School.