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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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August 2012

August 1
REGION: Nebraska
CONTACT: Mary Pleiss


Lincoln Meet & Greet
Eiseley Public Library, 6:15-7:30

August 3
REGION: Germany
CONTACT: Kirsten Carlson


2012 LA CONFERENCE: International Social + Dinner After
Los Angeles SCBWI Conference, 19:30

August 3 - August 6
REGION: Arizona - SCBWI ARIZONA
CONTACT: Michelle Parker-Rock, Regional Advisor SCBWI AZ


SCBWI 41st Annual Summer Conference - Los Angeles, CA
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles

August 3
REGION: Alaska - local sites around the state
CONTACT: Chérie Stihler


First Friday Celebration
6-8:30 PM - local sites around the state

August 3 - August 6
REGION: Alaska
CONTACT: Stefanie Tatalias


SCBWI Summer Conference
Los Angeles

August 6
REGION: Texas: Houston - Houston, TX
CONTACT: Vicki Sansum


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

August 6
REGION: Nebraska
CONTACT: Mary Pleiss


Grand Island Meet & Greet
Edith Abbott Memorial Library, Grand Island, 5:30-7:15

August 7
REGION: Oklahoma
CONTACT: Helen Newton


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

August 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.

August 11
REGION: Texas: Austin - Austin, Texas
CONTACT: Debbie Gonzales


Digital Complexities with Meridith Taylor
10:00 at BookPeople

August 11
REGION: Alaska
CONTACT: Stefanie Tatalias


VIrtual Critique Workshop
At Libraries around the state

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


Notes from the LA SCBWI Conference
2-4 pm, Room 106, Hahn School of Nursing at the University of San Diego

August 11
REGION: Utah/Southern Idaho
CONTACT: Elissa Cruz


Utah Meet and Greet
King's English Bookshop 5:30pm-6:30pm

August 12
REGION: Australia East/New Zealand - Queensland
CONTACT: Management


Quarterly Meeting - Queensland
TBA

August 13
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: Look for us in the bar area). 5:30-7:30 pm

August 14
REGION: Canada: East
CONTACT: Alma Fullerton or Lindsey Carmichael


Halifax Schmooze
Saege restaurant, 6:00pm

August 15
REGION: South Africa - Cape Town Event
CONTACT: Elaine Ridge


Creative Writing Discussion
To be confirmed

August 15
REGION: Ohio: Central and South
CONTACT: Linda Miller


Query Critiques-Please Buy My Book?
Upper Arlington Library 7pm

August 16
REGION: Arizona - SCBWI ARIZONA
CONTACT: Michelle Parker-Rock, Regional Advisor SCBWI AZ


SCBWI AZ Shop Talk Webinar for Members
Your Home Computer - Early Evening

August 18
REGION: Texas: Brazos Valley
CONTACT: Liz Mertz


SCBWI Saturday Workshop: Finding the Story
Arts Center, 2275 Dartmouth, College Station, TX 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

August 18
REGION: Texas: Southwest
CONTACT: Shannon Morgan


Chapter Meeting - Worldbuilding with Author P. J. Hoover
San Antonio, TX / 10 am - 12pm

August 18
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

August 18
REGION: Ohio: North - Northern Ohio
CONTACT: Victoria Selvaggio, Regional Advisor


Schmooze - Conference Tips - Make the Most of your Conference Experience
Barnes and Noble - 4015 Medina Road, Akron, Ohio 44333 10:00am - 12:00pm

August 18
REGION: Minnesota - Minnestoa
CONTACT: Quinette Cook


Workshop: "Crafting the YA Novel: Word Choice and Voice."
Heritage Library, Lakeville, 1-5 p.m.

August 19
REGION: Japan - SCBWI Tokyo
CONTACT: Holly Thompson


Illustration Workshop with Illustrator John Shelley
Sunday, August 19, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Tokyo Women's Plaza, Tokyo

August 21
REGION: Oklahoma
CONTACT: Pati Hailey


OKC Schmooze- "Highlights of LA International Conference" with Conference Attendees
7-8:30 PM Full Circle Book Store, 50 Penn Place, OKC, OK

August 21
REGION: Minnesota - MN SCBWI
CONTACT: Quinette Cook


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

August 25
REGION: Texas: North Central/Northeast
CONTACT: Alan Stacy


"Craft and Career" with Author Jill S. Alexander
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1330 S. Fielder St., Arlington, TX. 76013. 1-4pm

August 27
REGION: Texas: North Central/Northeast
CONTACT: Carol Barreyre


Kid Lit Drink Night – Collin County
5:30-7:30 p.m. at Blue Mesa, 8200 Dallas Pkwy, Plano (Granite Park, SE corner of Dallas Pkwy & Hwy 121)

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


Schmooze
Barnes & Noble, 711 Texas Ave, College Station, TX at 10 AM

August 30
REGION: California: San Francisco North and East Bay
CONTACT: Brian Bowes


Illustrator Meeting # 4 - Get You Marketing On
7 - 9 PM, Studio 333, 333 Caledonia, Sausalito

August 31
REGION: Southern Breeze (Alabama/Georgia)
CONTACT: Elizabeth Dulemba


Southern Breeze Illustrators' Day
Decatur Public Library, Georgia