April 1
REGION: Utah / Southern Idaho
CONTACT: Sydney Salter Husseman
Monthly Meeting: “Using Humor, Seriously.”
Salt Lake City, Utah
Visit website for details. |
April 1 - April 3
REGION: Texas (all regions)
CONTACT: Vicki Sansum or Liz B. Mertz
Texas Library Association Conference - Exhibits Booth.
George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston
Visit website for details. |
April 3 - 4
REGION: Pennsylvania (Eastern)
CONTACT: Marilyn Hershey
Pocono Mountain Retreat
Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort in the Pocono Mountains.
Registration will open in December of 2008 for this event. Faculty include: Joelle Dujardin, Highlights; Lisa Graff, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Books for Young Readers; Dan Gutman, author; Verla Kay, author and organizes the Blueboards; Nicole Kasprzak, GP Putnam's & Sons; Molly O'Neill, Bowen Press; Lara Zeises, author; Pat Brisson, author; Lee Harper, Illustrator. Visit website for details. |
April 4
REGION: California (Ventura / Santa Barbara)
CONTACT: Jody Fickes Shapiro
Writing Workshop: “Taking the Pain Out of Writing Synopses and Queries.”
Ventura Library, 651 E. Main St., Ventura 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Through hands-on exercises, learn how to express your story -- and your personality -- in the most appealing way through your synopsis and query letter. $40 members, $50 non-members. Visit website for details. |
April 4
REGION: California (Ventura / Santa Barbara)
CONTACT: Jody Fickes Shapiro
Critiquenic
Ventura Library, 651 E. Main St., Ventura. 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
A work-in-progress critique session Bring up to five manuscript pages (double-spaced) to be read for critique. Free to members, $5.00 non-members. Visit website for details. |
April 4 & 5
REGION: France
CONTACT: Tioka Tokedira
The Productive Writer: Pedro de Alcantara
International School of Paris. 9:30am to 3:30pm
12 habits that will help you free your creativity, establish professional work rhythms, and develop your career as a prolific writer. Pedro de Alcantara's workshop is based on materials from his book project RHYTHM & FLOW IN A WRITER’S CAREER. Cost : 80 euros for SCBWI members and 90 euros for nonmembers. Lunch is included. Visit website for details. |
April 6
REGION: Texas (Houston)
CONTACT: Vicki Sansum
Monthly Meeting
Tracy Gee Community Center. 7-9pm
Visit website for details. |
April 8
REGION: Western Washington
CONTACT: Joni Sensel
Professional Series Meeting: “Work for Hire, Landing an Agent”
Demaray Hall 150, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle.
Visit website for details. |
April 11
REGION: Australia / New Zealand (Western Australia)
CONTACT: Dianne Wolfer
Quarterly Meeting
Visit website for details. |
April 11
REGION: California - San Diego
CONTACT: Janice M. Yuwiler
Chapter Meeting
University of San Diego, Hahn School of Nursing, Room 106 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Starting and Sustaining Your Publishing Career. Eve Begley Kiehm, Author of Plantation Child and Other Stories, Duck in the Park, Duck in the Dark and Rory the Red. Visit website for details. |
April 13
REGION: Philippines / Asia Pacific
CONTACT: Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo
Children's Lit Booktalk & Group Critique
McCafe, Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas, Makati City, Philippines
Visit website for details. |
April 15
REGION: Germany
CONTACT: Michelle Kuhonta
Monthly Meeting: Special Topic/Book Discussion
Central Munich |
April 15
REGION: Ohio (Central / Southern)
CONTACT: Susan Bradley
Monthly Meeting
Upper Arlington Library, 2800 Tremont Road, Columbus, Ohio
Speaker: Kathy Matthews
Visit www.coscbwi.org for details. |
April 16 - 19
REGION: Utah / Southern Idaho
CONTACT: Sydney Salter Husseman
Treasure Valley Children’s Literature Festival
Boise, Idaho
Visit website for details. |
April 17
REGION: Japan (Tokyo)
CONTACT: Holly Thompson
Workshop with Author/Illustrator Jon Agee
Details TBA |
April 17 - 18
REGION: New Mexico
CONTACT: Chris Eboch
Spring Conference
UNM, Albuquerque
Friday evening party with first pages/synopsis critiques, illustrator portfolio display, and mini-book launches. Saturday workshops and keynote speakers Chris Richman, Agent, Firebrand Literary; Ruta Rimas, Editor, Balzer & Bray, HarperCollins; Margaret Chodos-Irvine, Author/Illustrator and Caldecott Honor award winner. |
April 18
REGION: California (Los Angeles)
CONTACT: Claudia Harrington or Edie Pagliasotti
Writer's Day
Clairbourn School, San Gabriel. 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m
Featuring David Gale, editorial director, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Michael Stearns, Agent, Firebrand Literary; Newbery Medalist Cynthia Kadohata; award-winning authors: Stephanie Hemphill, Alexis O'Neill, Judith Ross Enderle and Stephanie Jacob Gordon. The conference includes the Professional Forum and announcements of Annual Scholarship Contest, Sue Alexander Service and Encouragement Award (SASE), and writing contests. Box lunch included. Details and Registration: www.scbwisocal.org |
April 18
REGION: Ohio (Northern)
CONTACT: Laurie Lazarro Knowlton
Critique Meet
Montrose Barnes & Noble, 4015 Medina Road, Akron |
April 24 – 26
REGION: Canada (East)
CONTACT: Lizann Flatt
Spring Thing Retreat
Kempenfelt Conference Centre; Barrie, Ontario
Speakers include: Lisa Graff, associate editor at Farrar Straus Giroux; Kathy Lowinger, publisher at Tundra Books; Karen Li, graphic novel editor at Kids Can Press. Contact Lizann Flatt or visit www.scbwicanada.org/east/events for details. |
April 24 – 26
REGION: Iowa
CONTACT: Connie Heckert
Annual Conference
Speakers include: Candy Fleming, Eric Rohmann, and Sarah Prineas.
The Lodge, Bettendorf. Visit website for details. |
April 24 – 26
REGION: Nevada
CONTACT: Suzanne Morgan Williams
Spring Conference
St. Mary’s Arts Center, Fourth Ward School, Virginia City
Featuring Penguin editor, Alisha Neihaus, Simon and Schuster art director, Laurent Linn, authors Jane Yolen and Esther Hershenhorn, illustrator/author Yuyi Morales, and many more talented faculty members. For details visit www.nevadascbwi.org. |
April 24 – 26
REGION: New England
CONTACT: Anna Boll or Anindita Basu Sempere
Annual Spring Conference: "Many Voices”
Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nashua, NH.
Note: This year, for the first time, registration will be available online. Watch the mail for your reminder postcard or the website for information at the end of January. |
April 24 – 26
REGION: Pennsylvania (Western PA)
CONTACT: Pat Easton
Spring Retreat
Mountainside Conference Center. Bethany, W. VA |
April 25
REGION: Wisconsin
CONTACT: Sara Akin
Spring Luncheon
Oconomowoc Lake Club, Oconomowoc
Speaker: Kendra Levin, Viking Children’s Books. |
April 29
REGION: Texas (Brazos Valley)
CONTACT: Liz B. Mertz
Schmooze: "Keeping it Simple"
All Schmoozes are held at College Station Barnes & Noble, 711 Texas Avenue, 10 a.m
Informal meetings with discussion led by a facilitator. Open critique time follows. |
April 29
REGION: Western Washington
CONTACT: Joni Sensel
Inside Story Spring 2009 Showcase
Island Books, Mercer Island, WA. 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Local booksellers, librarians, teachers, and book-lovers gather to hear the “Inside Story” behind new children’s books from local authors and illustrators. Visit www.scbwi-washington.org/24/inside-story.html for details. |
April 25
REGION: Texas (North Central / Northeast)
CONTACT: George Hellstern
Agent/Editor Day
First United Methodist Church. 313 N Center St . Arlington.
Guests include: Jennifer Rofé, Andrea Brown Literary Agency and Molly O’Neill, HarperCollins. Cost $45 – members; $60 – nonmembers. Critiques $35 – members; $40 – nonmembers. Attendance limited to first 100 registrants |
April TBA
REGION: Arizona
CONTACT: Michelle Parker-Rock
Informal Networking Get-Together
Greater Tucson (and surrounding areas)
For more information contact Michelle Parker-Rock or visit www.scbwi-az.org |
April TBA
REGION: Mid-Atlantic (Virginia / Washington D.C.)
CONTACT: Ellen Braaf
New Member Welcome/Member Get-together
Northern Virginia |
April TBA
REGION: British Isles
CONTACT: Margaret Carey
Professional Series: “Undiscovered Voices, Breaking Through.”
London. 7 - 9pm
Meet the judges and editors for the 2nd British SCBWI anthology. Learn how to submit your story for the next anthology and how to make your work stand out. |
April TBA
REGION: South Africa (Cape Town)
CONTACT: Marjorie van Heerden
Illustrator’s Workshop: “How to draw children: an in-depth look at children of different ages and how their bodies change.”
An illustrators’ workshop with Marjorie van Heerden. |
April TBA
REGION: Austin, Texas
CONTACT: Tim Crow
Writers' and Illustrators' Boot Camp with the editors of Blooming Tree Press
BookPeople |