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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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October 2012

October 1
REGION: Texas: Houston - Houston, TX
CONTACT: Vicki Sansum


Monthly meeting
Tracy Gee Center 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

October 1
REGION: Alaska - Anchorage Area
CONTACT: Stefanie Tatalias


Anchorage Craft and Business Meet Up
TBA 6:30-8

October 2
REGION: Oklahoma
CONTACT: Helen Newton


Tulsa Schmooze
Tulsa - 6:30 PM at the Activity Center of the Memorial Baptist Church, 2902 South Yale

October 4
REGION: Alaska - Juneau Area
CONTACT: Peggy Barnhill


Juneau area critique group
Libraries (video conf. available) 6-8 PM

October 4
REGION: California: San Francisco North and East Bay - North Bay Sonoma County
CONTACT: Charles Markee


Evening with Author Rose Cooper
7 - 9 PM Sebastopol Center for the Arts 6780 Depot Street Sebastopol, CA 95472

October 4 - October 14
REGION: Oregon
CONTACT: Sue Ford


MEET AND GREET - Traveling Co-Regional Advisors
2 trips - various locations and times

October 5 - October 7
REGION: Arkansas
CONTACT: Phyllis Hemann


Fall Retreat
Fort Smith

October 5 - October 6
REGION: Michigan
CONTACT: Anita Pazner


Writing on the Edge, Greektown
Detroit, Michigan

October 6
REGION: Texas: Austin - Austin, TX
CONTACT: Debbie Gonzales


Digital Symposium II - Nuts and Bolts: Gathering Skills for Your Technological ToolBox
St. Edwards University - Fleck Hall

October 6 - October 18
REGION: Alaska
CONTACT: Stefanie Tatalias


Alaska Book Week
various

October 6
REGION: Arizona - SCBWI ARIZONA
CONTACT: Michelle Parker-Rock, Regional Advisor SCBWI AZ


SCBWI AZ Welcome to Our House Annual Conference - Scottsdale, AZ
Chaparral Suites Resort and Conference Center - Scottsdale, Arizona - All Day

October 6
REGION: Australia East/New Zealand - Victoria - Tasmania
CONTACT: Corinne King


Quarterly Meeting - Victoria - Tasmania
Ballarat

October 6
REGION: New England: Central (Massachusetts) - New England
CONTACT: Melissa Stewart


Overcoming Challenges
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art/ 10 am

October 6
REGION: Australia East/New Zealand - Fuller's Bookshop Tasmania
CONTACT: Corinne King


Fuller's Bookshop SCBWI event - Tasmania
TBA

October 7
REGION: Rocky Mountain (Colorado/Wyoming) - Denver
CONTACT: Anna-Maria Crum


Schmooze: THE DREADED SYNOPSIS
Anna-Maria's House / 1-3pm

October 8
REGION: Texas: North Central/Northeast
CONTACT: Carol Barreyre


Kid Lit Drink Night - Dallas
Gloria's, 5100 Beltline Road #852 (Village on the Parkway, SE corner at Dallas Parkway - facing Dallas Pkwy), Addison, TX 75254; 972.934.0165 (NOTE: Look for us in the bar area). 5:30-7:30 pm

October 9
REGION: New York: Metropolitan - Metro New York
CONTACT: Pat Weissner


Picture Books From Beginning to End with Allyson Wortche.
The Anthroposophical Society, 138 West 15th Street, 7.30 pm

October 10
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.

October 10 - October 14
REGION: Germany
CONTACT: Kirsten Carlson


Frankfurt Book Fair | Frankfurter Buchmesse
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

October 11 - November 3
REGION: Alaska - All Alaska
CONTACT: stefanie tatalias


Virtual Critique WIP due
various

October 11
REGION: Western Washington
CONTACT: Jaime Temairik and Kim Baker


Professional Series Meeting - GUEST EDITOR!
Demaray Hall 150, SPU Campus Seattle, 7:00 pm

October 12
REGION: Belgium
CONTACT: Dina von Lowenkraft


MG/YA critique group meeting
Bruxelles 9:30-11:30

October 13
REGION: Belgium
CONTACT: Dina von Lowenkraft


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

October 13
REGION: Nebraska
CONTACT: Dave Brintnall


Local Area Critique Group
Bookworm Bookstore, 9:30 AM

October 13
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Ken Kilback


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

October 13
REGION: Minnesota - Minnesota
CONTACT: Quinette Cook


2012 MN SCBWI Conference – CRAFTING YOUR MAGIC
University of Minnesota Continuing Education Center, St. Paul, MN

October 13
REGION: British Isles
CONTACT: Maureen Oakeley


Masterclass: Stuck in the Middle by Miriam Halahmy
Theodore Bullfrog Pub, London, 12:00 for lunch and networking. Class will start at 12:30pm and last until 3:30pm. Possible Q and A until 4pm

October 13
REGION: Texas: Southwest
CONTACT: Akiko White


Sketch Day
The Alamo, San Antonio, TX / 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

October 13
REGION: Texas: North Central/Northeast
CONTACT: Alan Stacy


Editor Day
Fielder Road Church, 1220 Fielder Rd., Arlington, TX. 76013. 9am-4pm

October 13
REGION: New York: Eastern Upstate
CONTACT: Nancy Castaldo


Revising The Novel: An Intensive with Cheryl Klein
The Crossings, Colonie, NY/8:30 am - 5 pm

October 13
REGION: Texas: Southwest
CONTACT: Shannon Morgan


Educator's Day Event: Evolution of a Picture Book
San Antonio, TX / 2:00pm

October 13
REGION: Louisiana/Mississippi - Louisiana
CONTACT: Patricia Hefler, RA


Monthly Meeting
Univ. of N.O., Education Bldg., 3rd Floor, Room 305Q - 1:30-4:30 pm

October 14
REGION: Western Washington
CONTACT: Jaime Temairik and Kim Baker


SCBWI Western Washington at PNBA
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Fall Show, Hotel Murano, Tacoma, WA

October 16
REGION: Oklahoma
CONTACT: Pati Hailey


OKC Schmooze with Illustrator Jerry Bennett
7-8:30 PM Full Circle Book Store, 50 Penn Place, OKC, OK

October 16
REGION: Minnesota - MN SCBWI
CONTACT: Quinette cook


MN SCBWI Critique Group Meet-up
B&N Galleria, Edina, 7 p.m.

October 17
REGION: Ohio: Central and South
CONTACT: Linda Miller


Meeting Rae Carson Author
Meeting 7 pm Upper Arlington Library

October 17 - October 19
REGION: South Africa - South Africa
CONTACT: Jenny Hatton


Retreat
Lama Lama Game Lodge and Conference Centre

October 18
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Diane Jones


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

October 19
REGION: Australia West
CONTACT: Meg McKinlay


Quarterly Meeting
The Literature Centre, Fremantle, 6pm-8pm

October 19
REGION: Mid Atlantic (D.C./Virginia)
CONTACT: Erin Teagan


Pre-Conference Writing Intensives
Holiday Inn Dulles; 45425 Holiday Drive; Sterling, VA 20166/9am-5pm

October 19 - October 21
REGION: Iowa
CONTACT: Connie Heckert, RA


"Zombies, Vampires, Editors, and Other Scary Things"
Airport Holiday Inn, Des Moines, IA

October 19 - October 20
REGION: Southern Breeze (Alabama/Georgia)
CONTACT: Jo S. Kittinger


Writing & Illustrating for Kids ("wik12") 21th Annual Fall Conference
Spain Park High School/ Hampton Inn -- Hoover, AL

October 19 - October 21
REGION: Canada: East
CONTACT: Lizann Flatt


Ottawa Fall Conference
Ottawa, Ontario

October 19 - October 21
REGION: Wisconsin
CONTACT: JoAnn Early Macken


Fall Conference
Siena Center, Racine, Wisconsin

October 20
REGION: Texas: Austin - Austin, Texas
CONTACT: Debbie Gonzales


The Texas Book Festival
The Capital Grounds

October 20
REGION: British Isles
CONTACT: Stephanie Williams


Professional Series North: Exhibition and Final Event
Manchester’s City Library, Manchester, 11:00-16:00

October 20
REGION: New England: South (Connecticut/Rhode Island)
CONTACT: Sally Riley


Encore! 2012
RI College, Providence, RI 9:00am - 4:30pm

October 20
REGION: Ohio: North - Northern Ohio
CONTACT: Victoria Selvaggio, Regional Advisor


Critique Meet with Young Adult Fiction Author, Jeannine Garsee
Barnes and Noble - 4015 Medina Road, Akron, Ohio 44333 - 10:00am - 12:00pm

October 20
REGION: Mid Atlantic (D.C./Virginia)
CONTACT: Erin Teagan


Annual Fall Conference: Children's Publishing in 2012
Holiday Inn Dulles; 45425 Holiday Drive; Sterling, VA 20166/8am-5:30pm

October 20
REGION: California: San Diego
CONTACT: Janice M.Yuwiler


Introducing Serial Press and Writing Series
2-4 pm, Room 106, Hahn School of Nursing,University of San Diego

October 21
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Angela Ackerman


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

October 21
REGION: Alaska - Anchorage Area
CONTACT: Stefanie Tatalias


Shelf Raid
Barnes n Noble 6:30-8:30

October 21
REGION: Netherlands - The Netherlands
CONTACT: Rachelle Meyer


Promo Salon for Illustrators
Top Hat Studios / 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

October 21
REGION: Rocky Mountain (Colorado/Wyoming) - Colorado Springs
CONTACT: Marty Banks


Colorado Springs Area Schmooze
East Library Conference Room II, 1-4pm

October 22
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Pamela McDowell


Taxes for Writers & Illustrators
7:00-8:30 pm, Community Meeting Room, lower level, Southcentre Mall, Calgary

October 22
REGION: New York: Eastern Upstate - capital District Shoptalk
CONTACT: Lois Huey


Shoptalk Capital Region
Guilderland Library/6:30 pm

October 23
REGION: Western Washington
CONTACT: Tina Hoggatt


Richard Hugo House SCBWI WWA Open Mic Night
1634 11th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122, Evening

October 23
REGION: New Jersey - NJ SBWI
CONTACT: Leeza Hernandez


Mix 'n' Mingle Evening-NaNoWriMo and Networking 101
Somerset County Library, Bridgewater, NJ

October 24
REGION: Belgium
CONTACT: Dina von Lowenkraft


MG/YA critique group meeting
Bruxelles 9:30-11:30

October 26 - October 28
REGION: South Africa - South Africa
CONTACT: Marjorie van Heerden


Retreat: Doug Cushman
Fynbos Estate, Malmesbury

October 26 - October 27
REGION: Kansas
CONTACT: Colleen Ryckert Cook


Let's Make Magic! The Annual Kansas SCBWI Fall Conference
University of Kansas Edwards Campus, Overland Park, KS

October 27
REGION: California: Central - Coastal
CONTACT: Alexis O'Neill


Writers' Day 2012
California Lutheran University, Preus-Brandt Forum, 60 W. Olsen Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

October 27
REGION: Ohio: Central and South
CONTACT: Linda Miller


Workshop for Writers and Illustrators
Holiday Inn Worthington Ohio 8 am

October 27
REGION: Belgium
CONTACT: Dina von Lowenkraft


Illustrators Workshop with John Shelley
Bruxelles 14:00-18:00

October 27
REGION: New York: Eastern Upstate - Mid Hudson Shoptalk
CONTACT: Kimberly Sabatini


Hudson Valley Shop Talk
Barnes and Noble, Poughkeepsie/10 am-12 pm

October 27
REGION: Maryland/Delaware/West Virginia
CONTACT: Edie Hemingway


ABC Event
Damascus Library, 9701 Main Street, Damascus, MD 20872, from 2 to 4 PM

October 28
REGION: Netherlands - The Netherlands
CONTACT: Liesbeth Weiggers


Crit Group Meeting
1:00 p.m., The English Bookshop

October 30
REGION: British Isles
CONTACT: David Richardson


How To Make Your Story Unputdownable: 7 Secrets Of Suspense - Bruce Hale Speaks in London
7 to 9pm, The Theodore Bullfrog Pub, First floor meeting room, 26-30 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6HL

October 31
REGION: Texas: Brazos Valley
CONTACT: Liz Mertz


Schmooze: The Art of Picture Books
Barnes & Noble, 711 Texas Ave, College Station, TX at 10 AM