Hello everyone,
SCBWI Tokyo volunteers have been busy planning events. Please mark these dates on your calendars and join us if you can. See the scbwi.org SCBWI Tokyo Regional Chapter Calendar for details, as well as www.scbwi.jp.
Hope to see you soon!
All the best,
Holly Thompson, SCBWI Tokyo Regional Advisor
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May 23 SCBWI Dinner with Children’s Literature Scholar Leonard Marcus (reserve by emailing contact (at) scbwi.jp)
May 24 SCBWI Tokyo Monthly Writers’ Critique Group Meeting (see info below)
May 26-29 Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) in Singapore; SCBWI Tokyo members receive a discount to this conference sponsored in part by SCBWI: www.afcc.com.sg
June 8-10 SCBWI Tokyo Intensive MG and YA Writing Retreat in Gotenba (closed to registration)
June 16 SCBWI Tokyo Translation Day 2012: Bringing Japan Teen Literature to the World
June 21 SCBWI Tokyo Monthly Writers’ Critique Group Meeting (see info below)
July 5-8 Tokyo International Book Fair—Any SCBWI Tokyo members attending as a group with free tickets; http://www.bookfair.jp/en/ If yes, email contact (at) scbwi.jp
July 26 SCBWI Tokyo Monthly Writers’ Critique Group Meeting (see info below)
August 19 Illustration Day with Illustrator John Shelley, details TBA
August 23 SCBWI Tokyo Monthly Writers’ Critique Group Meeting
September Illustration Workshop with Illustrator Philip Giordano, date and details TBA
September 20 SCBWI Tokyo Monthly Writers’ Critique Group Meeting (see info below)
October 25 SCBWI Tokyo Monthly Writers’ Critique Group Meeting (see info below)
November SCBWI Tokyo will be at the Japan Writers Conference November 10, 11. Submit a proposal by June 1. www.japanwritersconference.org