June 3
REGION: Utah / Southern Idaho
CONTACT: Sydney Salter Husseman
Monthly Meeting
Salt Lake City, Utah
Details TBA. Visit website for more details. |
June 5 - 6
REGION: New Jersey
CONTACT: Kathy Temean
Annual Conference
We have already lined up some great faculty members: Richard Peck - Newbery Award Winning Author. Plus EB Lewis - Coretta Scott King Award, Caldecott Honor Winning Illustrator and Author; Lauri Hornik - VP and Publisher, Dial; Margery Cuyler - Publisher, Marshall Cavendish ; Steve Meltzer - Executive Managing Editor, Dial & Dutton; Michelle Poploff - VP Editorial Director, Random House; Carolyn Yoder - Editor, Calkins Creek Books - Senior Editor, History, HIGHLIGHTS ; Nancy Consecu - Editor, Little Brown; Catherine Onder - Editor, HarperCollins; Emily Lawrence - Associate Editor, Simon&Schuster - Aladdin Books; Michelle Burke - Associate Editor, Knopf. |
June 6
REGION: New England
CONTACT: Melissa Stewart
SCBWI Salon: A Program for Published Authors. Marketing Triumphs and Mishaps.
Acton Town Hall, Acton, MA
Speakers: Author Mark Peter Hughes and author-illustrator Brian Lies. Please visit website for more details. |
June 6 - 7
REGION: Illinois
CONTACT: Esther Hershenhorn
Printers Row Panel/Workshop/Booth
Chicago
Please visit website for more details. |
June 8
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 more details. |
June 10
REGION: Germany
CONTACT: Michelle Kuhonta
Monthly Meeting: Special Topic/Book Discussion
Central Munich |
June 13
REGION: New York (Eastern NY)
CONTACT: Barbara Wells
Annual Mid-Hudson Valley Conference
Best Western Conference Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
Please visit website for more information. |
June 13
REGION: Los Angeles
CONTACT: Dawne Knobbe
Critiquenic - FREE EVENT!
Roxbury Park, Beverly Hills
Don't miss this fun day to have your manuscripts and portfolios critiqued in a warm and supportive environment by published authors and illustrators. Great opportunity to find like-minded individuals to start your own critique group. Bring your lunch and a blanket. We supply beverages and dessert! |
June 17
REGION: Ohio (Central / Southern)
CONTACT: Susan Bradley
Monthly Chapter Meeting
Upper Arlington Library, 2800 Tremont Road, Columbus, Ohio
Using the Internet as a resource to further your writing career. Visit website for more details. |
June 19 - 20
REGION: Florida
CONTACT: Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld
Mid-Year Workshop
Coronado Springs Hotel, Disney World, FL
Please go to website for more details. |
June 20
REGION: Illinois
CONTACT: Cynda Strong
Speaker Event
“So You Want to Write A Children's Book?” |
June 20
REGION: Oregon
CONTACT: Robin Koontz, Regional Advisor
Summer Picnic Workshop w/Linda Zuckerman
Location TBA, Portland, Oregon
Visit website for more details. |
June 20
REGION: Texas (Austin)
CONTACT: Tim Crow
Monthly Meeting: Getting The Word Out with Carmen Oliver
BookPeople
Visit website for more details. |
June 20
REGION: Northern Ohio
CONTACT: Laurie Lazarro Knowlton
Summer Schmooze
Montrose BARNES & NOBLE, 4015 Medina Road, Akron
Please visit website for updates. |
June 24
REGION: Texas (Brazos Valley)
CONTACT: Contact Liz B. Mertz
Schmooze
"Writing for Reluctant Readers” With Andy Sherrod. |
June 25
REGION: Canada (West)
CONTACT: Ken Kilback
Workshop Series
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. Location TBA in downtown Vancouver. Space is limited. |
June 27
REGION: Ireland
CONTACT: Maeve Mc Mahon
Monthly Meeting
Held the last Saturday of each month, 2:30 p.m. at the Children's Books Ireland, 17 N.Great George's St. Dublin. |
June 27
REGION: Midsouth (KY/TN)
CONTACT: Debbie Cochran
Editor’s Day
Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Lexington, KY. With Liz Waniewski, editor at Dial Books. |
June 27
REGION: Texas (NC/NE)
CONTACT: George Hellstern
Speaker Event: Fantasy Artist, Stephen Hickman
First United Methodist Church, 313 N Center St., Arlington, TX
Stephen Hickman has been illustrating science fiction and fantasy for three decades. His illustrations have been used as cover work for many contemporary writers. Hickman’s work has earned him critical acclaim, including a World Science Fiction Convention's Hugo Award and 5 Chesley Awards from the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. Cost $30 – members; $40 – nonmembers. |
June TBA
REGION: British Isles
CONTACT: Sue Hyams
Professional Series: Creating Characters — Author/illustrator/animator An Vrombaut shares her insights
London 7-9pm
Please visit website for updates. |
June TBA
REGION: Australia and New Zealand
CONTACT: Frances Plumpton
Quarterly Meeting
Details TBA. Please visit website for updates. |
June TBA
REGION: Carolinas
CONTACT: Teresa Fannin
"One More Time: Revising Your Manuscript"
With freelance editor Joy Neaves. |
June TBA
REGION: France
CONTACT: Tioka Tokedira
First Pages with Francoise Bui, Delacorte Executive Editor
Open to twenty middle grade and YA authors with submission ready material. |
June TBA
REGION: Japan (Tokyo)
CONTACT: Holly Thompson
Author and Illustrator Networking Night
Details TBA. Please visit website for updates. |
June TBA
REGION: Mid-Atlantic
CONTACT: Joan Waites
Illustrators' Day
Northern Virginia
Please visit website for updates. |