May 1
REGION: Oklahoma
CONTACT: Helen Newton
Tulsa Schmooze
Tulsa - 6:30 PM at the Activity Center of the Memorial Baptist Church, 2902 South Yale
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May 2
REGION: Germany - Writers’ Group: Kaiserslautern
CONTACT: Angela Cerrito
PRESENTATION: What Makes a Successful Query Letter?
Lucky Chinese Restaurant, Weilerbacher Straße 110, 67661 Kaiserslautern, Germany/13:00
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May 3
REGION: France
CONTACT: Andi
Show & Tell: An Informal Time to Meet and Share
Paris, 15th arrondissement (Metro Bir-Hakeim or St. Charles), from 6:30-9p.m.
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May 5
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Ken Kilback
WestCwic: Western Canada Children's Writers & Illustrators Conference
Holiday Inn Express, 4405 Central Boulevard, Burnaby, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm
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May 5
REGION: California: Central - Coastal
CONTACT: Mary Ann Fraser
ArtWorks! for Illustrators: "Step-by-Step - Working Creatively with an Art Director
9:00 a.m. 0 4:30 p.m. Community Room, Simi Valley Livrary, 2969 Tapo Canyon Rd., Simi Valley, CA 93063
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May 5
REGION: Rocky Mountain (Colorado/Wyoming) - Denver Local Area Event
CONTACT: Carrie Seidel
The Plot Doctors: Emergency Care for What Ails Your Plot
12:00-4:30pm Englewood Civic Center Community Room, 1000 Englewood Pkwy
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May 6 - May 6
REGION: Netherlands - The Netherlands
CONTACT: Mina Witteman / Rachelle Meyer
Crit Group: Bologna and Beyond
13.00, The English Bookshop
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May 7
REGION: Texas: North Central/Northeast
CONTACT: Carol Barreyre
Kid Lit Drink Night - Dallas
Blue Mesa, 5100 Beltline Road #500 (Village on the Parkway, SE corner at Dallas Parkway), Addison, TX 75254; 972.934.0165 (NOTE: It’s next door to Mercy Wine Bar for those of you who came to the Leap Day event.). 5:30-7:30pm
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May 7
REGION: Texas: Houston - Houston, TX
CONTACT: Vicki Sansum
Monthly meeting
Tracy Gee Center 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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May 8
REGION: Western Washington
CONTACT: Kimberly Baker
Professional Series Meeting
Seattle Pacific University, Demaray Hall, Room 150, 7-9 p.m.
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May 8
REGION: New York: Metropolitan - Metro New York
CONTACT: Pat Weissner
Turning Fact into Fiction with Nora Raleigh Baskin
The Anthroposophical Society, 138 West 15th Street, 7.30 pm
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May 9
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.
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May 9
REGION: Hong Kong - Hong Kong
CONTACT: Elle Kwan
May Central Critique Meeting
6.30 for social, 7 for critique
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May 10
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Diane
Critique Group (Vancouver)
7:00 to 9:00 pm, Vancouver east side
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May 10
REGION: Germany - Stuttgart
CONTACT: Kirsten Carlson
ROUNDTABLE: Art Group
Private home/10-2
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May 11 - May 14
REGION: British Isles
CONTACT: Benjamin Scott
Writer's Retreat - SOLD OUT
West Sussex, England
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May 12
REGION: Illinois - Illinois
CONTACT: Meg Fleming Lentz and Lori Degman
Spring Thaw
Morton Arboretum - 10:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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May 12
REGION: California: San Diego - San Diego Chapter
CONTACT: Janice M. Yuwiler
An Editor's Perspective
2-4 pm, Manchester Hall, University of San Diego
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May 12
REGION: Michigan - SCBWI Michigan
CONTACT: Ryan Hipp
2012: The Sky is Falling
Prince Center / Calvin College, Grand Rapids
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May 12
REGION: Pennsylvania: East - PA East
CONTACT: Adrienne Wright
Making Picture Books — a workshop for children’s book writers and illustrators
May 12, 2012, 8:30 am – 5:00PM at the The Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia
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May 12
REGION: France - SCBWI France
CONTACT: Dana Carey, ARA
SCBWI France Spring Atelier
Paris, France - 9:30am - 4:30pm
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May 14
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Pamela
Calgary Social Meeting
7:00 pm, Point & Feather Pub, 2515--90 Avenue SW, Calgary
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May 15
REGION: Oklahoma
CONTACT: Pati Hailey
OKC Schmooze
7-8:30 PM Full Circle Book Store, 50 Penn Place, OKC, OK
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May 15
REGION: Israel
CONTACT: Miri Leshem-Pelly
SCBWI Israel members' meeting
5 Shvil Hameretz st. Tel-Aviv / at 6:30 PM
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May 16
REGION: Ohio: Central and South
CONTACT: Linda Miller
Monthly Meeting
Upper Arlington Library 7pm
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May 18 - May 19
REGION: Indiana
CONTACT: Kristi Valiant
Annual Indiana SCBWI Conference
Canyon Inn, McCormick’s Creek State Park, Spencer, IN
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May 18 - May 19
REGION: Oregon - SCBWI Oregon
CONTACT: Judith Gardiner
Annual Spring Conference
Shilo Inn Convention Center, Airport Portland, Oregon
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May 18 - May 20
REGION: Nevada
CONTACT: Ellen Hopkins
Tahoe Writer's Retreat
Stateline NV
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May 19
REGION: California: North/Central
CONTACT: Kris McLeod
CA North/Central's 1st Illustrators' Day (for picture book authors, too!)
10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Rancho Cordova City Hall, 2729 Prospect Park Drive, Sacramento 95670
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May 19
REGION: Louisiana/Mississippi - Louisiana
CONTACT: Patricia Hefler, RA
Monthly Meeting
Univ. of N.O., Education Bldg., 3rd Floor, Rm. 305Q - 1:30-4:30 pm
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May 19 - May 20
REGION: Ohio: North - Northern Ohio
CONTACT: Victoria Selvaggio, Regional Advisor
One day Event "Structure of Picture Books" presented by Laurie Knowlton
Roots and Wings Ranch - 6589 Carsten Road, Medina, Ohio 44256 - 9:00am - 4:00pm
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May 19
REGION: Louisiana/Mississippi - Louisiana
CONTACT: Patricia Hefler
Workshop with Julie Gonzalez
9:00 am-11:30 am; New Olreans, LA
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May 20
REGION: Mid Atlantic (D.C./Virginia)
CONTACT: Joan Waites
Picture Book Workshop
Holiday Inn Dulles; 45425 Holiday Drive; Sterling, VA 20166/9am–4pm
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May 23
REGION: Japan - SCBWI Tokyo
CONTACT: Holly Thompson
Dinner with Children's Literature Scholar Leonard Marcus
May 23, 6:30 pm at Le Maghreb Chandelier, Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo
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May 25 - June 1
REGION: Southern Breeze (Alabama/Georgia)
CONTACT: Elizabeth Dulemba
PAL Gallery Show
Little Shop of Stories -- Decatur, GA
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May 26 - May 29
REGION: Singapore
CONTACT: Kenneth
Asian Festival of Children's Content 2012
The Arts House / 9.30am to 6.30pm
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May 26
REGION: Texas: North Central/Northeast
CONTACT: Alan Stacy
Picnique
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1330 S. Fielder St., Arlington, TX. 76013. 12-3 pm
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May 26
REGION: California: North/Central
CONTACT: Jamie Weil
Developing Your Character
Gaia Hotel & Spa (Himalayan Room); 4125 Riverside Place; Anderson, CA 96007 (10 miles south of Redding)
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May 26
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Ken Kilback
Critique Meeting (Burnaby)
1:30 to 4:30 pm, very near Metropolis at Metrotown Mall, Burnaby
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May 26
REGION: Germany - Munich
CONTACT: Kirsten Carlson
WORKSHOP w/Mike Artell: Humor Me—Writing short humor for children using wordplay
The Munich Readery Bookshop, Augustenstrasse 104, 80798 Munich/ 15:30-17:00 pm
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May 27
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Angela
Critique Group (Calgary)
2:00 to 4:00 pm, Riverbend Community, SE Calgary
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May 28
REGION: Canada: West
CONTACT: Pamela
Speaker Series: E-Book Publishing
7:00 pm, Community Meeting Room, Lower Level, Southcentre Mall, Calgary
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May 30
REGION: Texas: Brazos Valley
CONTACT: Liz Mertz
Schmooze: Children's Magazine Publishing
Barnes & Noble, 711 Texas Ave, College Station, TX at 10 AM
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