{**UPDATE** Using random.org to generate a random number, the winner is Susan who posted on February 16th. Susan, please contact me at info@wanart.com with your details. Thanks for entering everyone – I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED reading your posts! :D I will be hosting another give-away soon! xo}
I hope everyone had a nice Valentine’s Day (whether [...]

Happy New Year — again! January 23rd marks the start of the Lunar New Year as well as the Year of the Dragon (specifically the Water Dragon). This has always been one of my favorite holidays of the year as it always brings back fond childhood memories of fresh cut flowers at home, [...]

To celebrate the recent release of WE BELONG TOGETHER I’m giving away not one but two books! Leave a comment below this post or on the Wanart facebook page post regarding this give-away telling us your favorite food combination (the odder the better). I’ll have to admit my favorite at the moment is Spam with [...]

Here are some pictures from my book launch celebration on September 17, 2011 for YOU ARE MY CUPCAKE and WE BELONG TOGETHER. It was a beautiful event and I was overwhelmed by the turnout. It was held at the Magnolia Bakery on Columbus Avenue in New York City. What an amazing day!

A book launch for [...]

Please bare with me as I’m still catching up from all that’s happened in the last several weeks. Barely a week back from the SCBWI LA Conference and I had to jump right into final preparations for the New York International Gift Fair!
 
The New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF) is a trade show that is [...]

Last weekend I attended an amazing children’s book writers and illustrators conference at the Wyndham Princeton Forrestal Hotel and Conference Center in Princeton, New Jersey hosted by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators.
 

 
It was a fabulous weekend full of workshops, networking functions, inspirational keynote speeches as well [...]

The wonderful people at Jade Magazine, the online magazine aimed at professional Asian and APA women in their twenties and thirties, interviewed me recently for a profile piece about myself and my company Wanart. I’ve provided an excerpt below, to read the entire interview visit their website here.
 
In the Cards: An Interview with Joyce Wan
 
Although [...]

What a crazy week! I attended the NJ SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) 2010 Conference last weekend in Princeton then flew off to Las Vegas for a few days to check out the Licensing Expo! My head is buzzing with new ideas about books, licensing, and design.
 
Check out my recap of the [...]

Spring has finally arrived and you know what means – summer is not too far behind! This season always brings with it the sweetness of new beginnings and endless possibilities. I always feel a renewed sense of energy and inspiration – I LOVE it.
 
I just put our button sets up on our Etsy shop (wanartco)! [...]

If you live in the Boston area I will be speaking at the “85 Broads Boston University Spring Conference 2010″ on March 27th. The intercollegiate conference aims to empower women in all areas of their lives. It will feature diverse speakers and panelists from a variety of fields including: Marketing, Advertising, Finance, Fashion, Government, [...]