July 6
REGION: Texas (Houston)
CONTACT: Vicki Sansum
Monthly Meeting
The Write Stuff, Part 1: Writer’s Workshop. Tammy Porterfield, Instructor.
Monthly meetings are held at the Tracy Gee Community Center. 7:00 to 9:00p.m. |
July 9
REGION: British Isles
CONTACT: Margaret Carey
Professional Series
London, Central London location TBA. 7:00 p.m.
Meet The Publisher, Tamarind Books founder Verna Wilkins. |
July 9
REGION: South Africa (Gauteng)
CONTACT: Jenny Hatton
Workshop
Johannesburg.
“Let’s Write a Story”. Visit www.SCBWIGauteng.blogspot.com for details. |
July 9 - 15
REGION: Illinois
CONTACT: Esther Hershenhorn
American Library Association Exhibit Booth
McCormick Place, Chicago
Visit website for updates. |
July 10-12
REGION: Rocky Mountain (CO / WY)
CONTACT: Denise Vega
Summer Retreat
Franciscan Retreat Center, Colorado Springs, CO.
Special guest: Nora Cohen, a former Senior Editor and Managing Editor at G.P. Putnam's Sons. |
July 13
REGION: Philippines/Asia-Pacific
CONTACT: Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo
Children's Lit Booktalk & Group Critique
McCafe, Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas, Makati City, Philippines
Please visit website for updates. |
July 15
REGION: Ohio (Central / Southern)
CONTACT: Susan Bradley
Monthly Chapter Meeting
Upper Arlington Library, 2800 Tremont Road, Columbus, Ohio.
TBD. Please visit website for more details. |
July 15
REGION: Pennsylvania (Western)
CONTACT: Pat Easton
Critiquenic
Place TBA
Please visit website for updates. |
July 16 - 19
REGION: California (SF North & East Bay)
CONTACT: Margaret Speaker Yuan
Novel Revision Retreat
Dominican College in San Rafael, CA
A three-night, four day workshop with Darcy Pattison. $450 double, $550 single. Visit website for more details.
Retreat: Choose Your Style! Choose either the Novel Revision Retreat or the Creative Get Away Retreat. Dominican College in San Rafael. Novel Revision Retreat includes three-night, four day workshop with Darcy Pattison. $450 double includes meals. The Creative Get Away Retreat has no programs, no speakers—just time to create in a quiet, serene environment. Three-night, four day retreat: $295 single includes meals. |
July 18
REGION: Ohio (Northern)
CONTACT: Laurie Lazarro Knowlton
Speaker Event
10:00am to 12:00pm. |
July 18
REGION: Texas (Austin)
CONTACT: Tim Crow
Monthly Meeting: Choosing Titles - What a Children's Book Buyer Looks For with Meghan Goel
BookPeople |
July 18 - 19
REGION: MD/DE/WV
CONTACT: Mona Kerby
Summer Conference "Strength in Numbers"
McDaniel College, Westminster, MD
Speakers include: Harold Underdown, Publishing Geru; Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Newbery Award winning author; Josh Adams, Agent at Adams Literary Agency; Sean McCarthy, Agent at Sheldon Fogelman Agency; Anna Webman, Agent at Curtis Brown Agency; Namrata Tripathi, Executive Editor at Atheneum; Lisa Graff, Editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux; Patrick Collins, Art Director at Henry Holt; Lita Judge, Author and Illustrator; Mary Amato, author; Carroll Kehne, illustrator; and more!
Please visit website for more information. |
July 19
REGION: Australia and New Zealand – QLD
CONTACT: Peter Taylor
Quarterly Meeting TBA
Please check website for updates. |
July 25
REGION: Ireland
CONTACT: Maeve Mc Mahon
Monthly Meeting
At the Children's Books Ireland, 17 N.Great George's St. Dublin. 2:30 p.m.
Held the last Saturday of each month. |
July 25
REGION: Texas (NC/NE)
CONTACT: George Hellstern
Planning Session. Bring ideas!
First United Methodist Church, 313 N Center St., Arlington, TX.
We’ll take a look at the rest of the year and find out what will work best for 2010. NO COST. Visit website for more details. |
July 26
REGION: Australia and New Zealand – WA
CONTACT: Dianne Wolfer
Quarterly Meeting
Please go to website for more details. |
July 29
REGION: Texas (Brazos Valley)
CONTACT: Contact Liz B. Mertz
Schmooze
"Historical Fiction" With Sherry Garland. |
July 30
REGION: Canada (West)
CONTACT: Ken Kilback
Workshop Series
Location TBA in downtown Vancouver.
With editors Crystal Stranaghan and Jared Hunt from Gumboot Books. Make sure that your query letter (June 25), synopsis (July 30), and/or YA manuscript (August 27) are as polished as they can be. Space is limited. Visit www.scbwiwestworkshops.wordpress.com for details |
July TBA
REGION: Japan (Tokyo)
CONTACT: Holly Thompson
Manuscript and Illustration Exchange.
Visit website for more details. |