Lois Brandt

Lois Brandt, Critique Group CoordinatorLois serves as Critique Group Coordinator, helping writers connect with the right group of peers.

Lois began telling children's stories to keep her oldest son from bouncing off the walls while she breastfed his baby brother.She wrote down some of those stories and took Peggy King Anderson's writing for children class.Lois became addicted to writing.In 2005 she won the Pockets Magazine contest with her short story "Soccer Prayers".She has also sold fiction to Highlights and Sparkle magazines.Lois will receive her MFA in creative writing in August 2007 from the Whidbey Island Writers Association.She recently completed her first middle-grade novel, WEARING VIETNAM.

Lois Brandt: Lois@LoisBrandt.com

My name is Lois Brandt and I write children's stories.
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©2007 Lois Brandt

SCBWI Western Washington Critique Group Coordinator, Lois Brandt, will then contact you with information to pursue one of the options below.
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Critique Group Guidelines are available from Lois Brandt.

Are there any other critique group options?
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Please feel free to email Lois Brandt.

Attention existing SCBWI Western Washington Critique Groups: Does your critique group have openings?Please contact Lois Brandt so she can refer interested SCBWI International Members and Western Washington subscribers to you.

Lois Brandt's story 'soccer Prayers" appeared in the September edition of Pockets after having won the magazine's 2005 fiction contest.Lois also just heard that Highlights will publish another of her stories, "Crawdads and Dominoes," in April 2008.Last but not least, Lois recently received her MFA in Creative Writing from the program administered by the Whidbey Island Writers Association.