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Welcome to the regional events pages! Please choose a year from the drop-down menu, then click on the month. Events will be listed by date. For full details on each event click the title link and you'll be taken to that region's home page for further information.

Can't find an event in your area? Visit the Regional Chapters page and contact your Regional Advisor to find our more information on critique groups and other get-togethers near you.

NOTE! Be sure to select the correct year from the drop-down menu below in order to view the correct events! (If you're looking for January, choose 2013!)

The 2013 SCBWI CALENDAR of EVENTS can be found here
2013 Calendar

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May 2013

May 1
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Pam McDowell


Calgary Illustrator Group
7:00-8:30 pm, Community Meeting Room, Southcentre Mall, lower level, Calgary

May 3 - May 5
REGION: New England: North (Vermont/New Hampshire/Maine)
CONTACT: Joyce Johnson


Word by Word: the Art of Craft
Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, Springfield, MA

May 3 - May 5
REGION: California: Orange County/Long Beach/Riverside/San Bernardino
CONTACT: Francesca Rusackas - Regional Advisor


OC Spring Writer's Retreat - South Coast Winery Resort and Spa
South Coast Winery Resort and Spa South Coast Winery Resort & Spa 34843 Rancho California Road Temecula, CA 92591 Friday 6:30pm to Sunday 12:00pm

May 3 - May 5
REGION: Rocky Mountain (Colorado/Wyoming)
CONTACT: Chris Perkins


Big Sur in the Rockies
Chautauqua Park, Boulder, CO

May 3 - May 5
REGION: Michigan - Midwest Combined
CONTACT: Leslie Helakoski, Regional Advisor


Wild, Wild Midwest Conference
Fort Wayne, Indiana

May 3 - May 5
REGION: Ohio: North - Collabration of many states
CONTACT: Victoria Selvaggio, Regional Advisor


Wild, Wild Midwest SCBWI Conference
Hotel Fort Wayne, 305 East Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46825

May 3 - May 5
REGION: Indiana
CONTACT: Kristi Valiant


Wild, Wild Midwest SCBWI Conference
Fort Wayne Marriott, 305 East Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46825

May 3 - May 5
REGION: Illinois - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
CONTACT: Linda Miller


Wild, Wild Midwest Conference
May 3- May 5

May 4
REGION: Wisconsin
CONTACT: Miranda Paul


2 workshops for Children's Writers with authors Linda Skeers and Marcia Hoehne
Muehl Public Library in Seymour, WI (morning and/or afternoon--see details)

May 4
REGION: Utah/Southern Idaho
CONTACT: Elissa Cruz


Free "Writing and Drawing in Nature" Class
Rainbow Gardens/10am-noon

May 4 - May 4
REGION: Hawaii - Hawaii
CONTACT: Sue Cowing


Free Member Critique Meeting
Sue Cowing's Home

May 4
REGION: Australia East/New Zealand - Victoria - Tasmania - South Australia
CONTACT: Corinne King


Speaker Network
Pakenham

May 4
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Ken Kilback


WestCwic 2013
9:00 am- 6:00 pm, Holiday Inn Express, Station Square, Metrotown, Burnaby

May 6
REGION: Texas: Houston
CONTACT: Vicki Sansum


Monthly meeting
Tracy Gee Center 7:00 pm

May 6
REGION: Texas: North Central/Northeast
CONTACT: Dian Tooke


Kid Lit Drink Night - Grapevine
Skybar (above Vineyard Steak House), 1000 Texan Trail, Grapevine, TX / 5:30-7:30 p.m.

May 7
REGION: Oklahoma
CONTACT: Helen Newton


Tulsa Schmooze - "The Secret To Character Development" with Anna Myers
Tulsa - 6:30 PM at the Activity Center of the Memorial Baptist Church, 2902 South Yale

May 8
REGION: Alaska - Anchorage Area
CONTACT: Stefanie Tatalias


Anchorage Area Critique Group
6-8:30 PM - Starbucks 1005 E. Dimond Corner of Old Seward and Dimond Blvd.

May 9
REGION: Alaska - Juneau Area
CONTACT: Peggy Barnhill


Juneau Area Critique Group
Libraries (video conf. available) 6-8 PM

May 9
REGION: Western Washington
CONTACT: Jaime Temairik and Kim Baker


Professional Series Meeting
Demaray Hall 150, SPU Campus Seattle, 7:00 pm

May 9
REGION: Germany - Kaiserslautern
CONTACT: Angela Cerrito


Writers' Group Meeting
Einsedlerhof, Kaiserslatuern/11:30-13:00

May 10
REGION: Netherlands - The Netherlands
CONTACT: Rachelle Meyer


The Salon Series: AN EVENING WITH JOANNE LEW-VRIETOFF
18.00 - 20.00 The English Bookshop

May 10 - May 13
REGION: British Isles
CONTACT: Teri Terry


SCBWI Writers Retreat
Dunford House Conference Centre, West Sussex

May 11
REGION: Arizona - SCBWI Arizona
CONTACT: Michelle Parker-Rock, Regional Advisor SCBWI AZ


SCBWI AZ Speed Networking; Mini Workshop on Perspective for Writers and Illustrators and a Mini Critique-Nik - Tucson, AZ
World of Words, College of Education, Tucson, Arizona 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

May 11
REGION: Alaska - All Alaska
CONTACT: Stefanie Tatalias


Virtual Critique Workshop
United States

May 11
REGION: Belgium
CONTACT: Dina von Lowenkraft


Working Writers Critique Group
Bruxelles 14:00-17:00

May 11
REGION: California: San Diego
CONTACT: Janice M. Yuwiler


An Editor's View with Kira Lynn of Kane Miller Books
2-4 pm, Manchester Hall, University of San Diego

May 11
REGION: Texas: Austin
CONTACT: Shelley Ann Jackson


Lynne Kelly and Aspects of Craft
BookPeople 603 N. Lamar, Austin TX 78703

May 11
REGION: New York: West/Central Upstate
CONTACT: Kim Jakway


Nuts and Bolts Conference (writing and illustrating basics)
Onondaga Community College, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

May 11
REGION: Minnesota - Minnesota
CONTACT: Quinette Cook


May Workshop: "Ebooks: How to make them, how to publish them, and how to sell them."
Star Bank Community Meeting Room, 250 Prairie Center Drive, Eden Prairie, MN, Saturday, May 11, 1 - 5 p.m.

May 16
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Diane Jones


Vancouver Critique Group
7:00-9:00 pm in Vancouver east side

May 16
REGION: Rocky Mountain (Colorado/Wyoming)
CONTACT: Sarah Azibo


Children's Book Week MG/YA Author Panel
Tattered Cover Colfax/7:00pm

May 17 - May 18
REGION: Oregon
CONTACT: Judith Gardiner


ANNUAL CONFERENCE - Wagons Ho! On the Publishing Trail
Shilo Inn Suites Hotel - 11707 NE Airport Way, Portland, Oregon

May 18
REGION: Texas: Southwest
CONTACT: Shannon Morgan


Annual Critiquenic
San Antonio, TX / 10:00 a.m.

May 18
REGION: Texas: North Central/Northeast
CONTACT: Alan Stacy


Picnique-Critique - Open critique and lunch
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1330 S. Fielder, Arlington, TX. 12-4pm

May 18
REGION: British Isles
CONTACT: Mo O’Hara


Masterclass - YA Wildcard Workshop
12pm to 4pm - The Theodore Bullfrog Pub, First floor meeting room, 26-30 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6HL

May 18
REGION: Rocky Mountain (Colorado/Wyoming)
CONTACT: Sarah Azibo


Children's Book Week Picture Book Author Panel
Tattered Cover Highlands Ranch/10:30am

May 18
REGION: British Isles - Central West Network
CONTACT: Julienne or Clare


Commercial Fiction - Books that Sell and Sell Well –with Lil Chase
central Birmingham (ten minutes’ walk from Cathedral –address to be confirmed by organisers)

May 18
REGION: California: San Francisco North and East Bay
CONTACT: Brian Bowes


Illustrator Meeting
Patten University - Faculty Dining Room, 2433 Coolidge Ave, Oakland/3 - 5 PM

May 18
REGION: California: San Francisco North and East Bay
CONTACT: Keely Parrack, Anne Reilly & Louise Henriksen


Beyond the Bay Contra Costa & Alameda County Meeting
2 - 4 pm, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Ave. Walnut Creek

May 18
REGION: Louisiana/Mississippi - Louisiana/Mississippi
CONTACT: Patricia Hefler


Monthly Meeting - skype with editor
University of New Orleans -1:30-4:30 pm

May 19
REGION: Rocky Mountain (Colorado/Wyoming) - Denver
CONTACT: Anna-Maria Crum


Denver Area Schmooze: Writing Road Trip-plot & story structure
Anna-Maria Crum’s House/1:00p-3:00p

May 19
REGION: Japan - Japan
CONTACT: Holly Thompson


Miura Sketch and Word Crawl
Sunday, May 19, 2013, 10:45-5:00, Akiya, Miura Peninsula

May 19
REGION: California: Los Angeles County
CONTACT: Dawne Knobbe


Down the Rabbit Hole
It's a Mystery

May 21
REGION: Minnesota
CONTACT: Quinette Cook


MN SCBWI Critique Group Meet-up
Edina Barnes & Noble, Galleria, Edina, 7-9 p.m.

May 21
REGION: Oklahoma
CONTACT: Pati Hailey


OKC Schmooze - "The Secret To Character Development" with Anna Myers
7-8:30 PM Full Circle Book Store, 50 Penn Place, OKC, OK

May 22
REGION: Ohio: Central and South - COSCBWI
CONTACT: Linda Miller


Monthly Meeting
Upper Arlington Library 7pm

May 23
REGION: Germany - Kaiserslautern
CONTACT: Angela Cerrito


Writers' Group Meeting
Einsedlerhof, Kaiserslatuern/11:30-13:00

May 24 - June 2
REGION: Southern Breeze (Alabama/Georgia)
CONTACT: Elizabeth Dulemba


Southern Breeze Illustrators' Gallery Show
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, GA

May 25
REGION: Caribbean: South - Caribbean South
CONTACT: Marsha Gomes-Mckie


Manuscript Challenge Launch
Activity Room in the Children Library, NALIS, Port of Spain at 2:00 pm

May 25
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Ken Kilback


Burnaby Critique Group
1:30-4:30 pm near Metropolis at Metrotown Mall in Burnaby

May 26
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Angela Ackerman


Calgary Critique Group
2:00-4:00 pm in Riverbend Community, SE Calgary

May 27
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Pam McDowell


Special Topic: The Road to Children's Publishing
7:00-8:30 pm, Community Meeting Room, Southcentre Mall, lower level, Calgary

May 29
REGION: Texas: Brazos Valley
CONTACT: Liz Mertz


Schmooze--"Promise and Fulfillment"
Barnes & Noble, 711 Texas Ave, College Station, TX at 10 a.m.