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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 2013

October 1
REGION: Oklahoma
CONTACT: Helen Newton


Tulsa Schmooze - "What's In Your Writer's Treasure Box?"
Tulsa - 6:30 PM at the Activity Center of the Memorial Baptist Church, 2902 South Yale

October 3
REGION: Alaska - Juneau Area
CONTACT: Peggy Barnhill


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

October 4 - January 6
REGION: Canada: East
CONTACT: Lizann Flatt


Fall Conference
Montreal, Quebec

October 5
REGION: Oklahoma
CONTACT: Anna Myers


2013 SCBWI Oklahoma Fall Conference - Agent's Day
9 AM - 4 PM Chandler, Chandler, Oklahoma

October 5
REGION: British Isles
CONTACT: Anne-Marie Perks


Illustrator Masterclass - Create Characters That Live
Time - 13:00 to 17:00. St George’s Church, Bloomsbury, London

October 5
REGION: British Isles
CONTACT: Maureen Lynas


The Revision Game, Part Two
York Central Library, 11-4pm

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


OC Editor's Day
Cal State Fullerton - Titan Theatre 800 N. State College Blvd. Fullerton, CA 92831 9:00am-4:00pm

October 5
REGION: California: North/Central
CONTACT: Patricia Newman and Catherine Meyer


Children's Booktoberfest,
The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature on the campus of CSU, Fresno, Fresno, California; 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

October 5
REGION: Texas: Austin
CONTACT: Shelley Jackson


Graphic Novel Workshop
St. Edward's University

October 7
REGION: Alaska - All Alaska
CONTACT: Stefanie Tatalias


Craft and Business Meet Up
Natural Pantry 6:30-8

October 7
REGION: Texas: Houston
CONTACT: Vicki Sansum


Monthly meeting
Tracy Gee Center 7:00 pm

October 9
REGION: Alaska - Anchorage Area
CONTACT: Stefanie Tatalias


Anchorage Area Critique Group
United States

October 11 - October 12
REGION: Kansas
CONTACT: Colleen Cook


Kansas SCBWI Fall Conference
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park

October 11
REGION: Netherlands - The Netherlands
CONTACT: Rachelle Meyer / Mina Witteman


The Salon Series: A Monthly Open Forum
The English Bookshop, Amsterdam, 18:00 - 20:00

October 12
REGION: Utah/Southern Idaho
CONTACT: Neysa Jensen


Boot Camp with Alane Ferguson
Sons of the Utah Pioneers (3301 East 2920 South Salt Lake City, UT 84109)/Time TBA

October 12
REGION: Arizona - SBWI Arizona
CONTACT: Michelle Parker-Rock, Regional Advisor SCBWI AZ


SCBWI AZ 2013 Welcome to Our House Conference - 25th Anniversary Celebration - Scottsdale, AZ
Chaparral Suites Resort and Conference Center - Scottsdale, Arizona - All Day

October 12
REGION: Southern Breeze (Alabama/Georgia)
CONTACT: Jo S. Kittinger


22nd Annual "Writing & Illustrating for Kids" conference
Spain Park High School, Hoover, AL 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday

October 14
REGION: Texas: North Central/Northeast
CONTACT: Carol Barreyre


Kid Lit Drink Night - Collin County
location to be determined; time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

October 15
REGION: Oklahoma
CONTACT: Pati Hailey


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

October 18 - October 20
REGION: Iowa - Iowa
CONTACT: Connie Heckert, RA


"Mapping a Story"
Airport Holiday Inn, Des Moines, Iowa

October 18 - October 20
REGION: Arkansas
CONTACT: Phyllis Hemann


Retreat
St. Scholastica Retreat Center, Fort Smith

October 18 - October 20
REGION: Wisconsin
CONTACT: JoAnn Early Macken


2013 Fall Conference
Bishop O'Connor Retreat & Conference Center, Madison, WI

October 19
REGION: New Mexico
CONTACT: Melinda Beavers


Illustrators Day
TBD

October 19
REGION: Louisiana/Mississippi - Louisiana/Mississippi
CONTACT: Patricia Hefler - Regional Advisor


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

October 19 - October 19
REGION: California: San Francisco North and East Bay
CONTACT: Colette Weil Parrinello & Margaret Speaker Yuan


Spin Your Story Magic Conference
Preservation Park, 1233 Preservation Park Way, Oakland, CA/ 8 - 4 PM

October 19
REGION: Ohio: North - Northern Ohio
CONTACT: Victoria Selvaggio, Regional Advisor


Critique Meet with Author/Illustrator, Mike DeSantis
Barnes & Noble, 4015 Medina Road, Akron, Ohio 44333, 10:00am - 12:00pm

October 20
REGION: Australia East/New Zealand - Queensland
CONTACT: Sheryl Gwyther


Spring Queensland SCBWI Network
10.30 am to 12.30 am Brisbane Square Library

October 23
REGION: Ohio: Central and South - COSCBWI
CONTACT: Linda Miller


Monthly Meeting
Upper Arlington Library 7pm

October 25 - October 26
REGION: Mid Atlantic (D.C./Virginia) - Mid-Atlantic
CONTACT: Erin Teagan


2013 Annual Fall Conference
Holiday Inn Dulles, Sterling, VA; (8AM) Friday, October 25 - (5:30 PM) Saturday, October

October 25 - October 27
REGION: Nevada
CONTACT: Heather Petty


Fallen Leaf Retreat for Writers and Illustrators
Fallen Leaf Lake (near Tahoe)

October 25 - October 27
REGION: Michigan - SCBWI-MI
CONTACT: Pat Trattles


Working Retreat with a Picture Book Track and a Novel Track
Transformations Spirituality Center, Kalamazoo, MI

October 26
REGION: Texas: North Central/Northeast
CONTACT: Carol Barreyre


Building Your Platform Using Social Media from Day 1: Workshop by Martina Boone
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1330 S. Fielder, Arlington, TX 76013. 1-4 pm

October 26
REGION: British Isles
CONTACT: Mo O’Hara


Masterclass - Halfway to the Middle: a Class on Middle Grade Fiction with Sara O’Connor (Hot Key Books)
12pm to 4pm - The Theodore Bullfrog Pub, First floor meeting room, 26-30 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6HL

October 26
REGION: California: Central - Coastal
CONTACT: Alexis O'Neill


Writers' Day 2013
California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olson Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

October 26
REGION: Caribbean: South - Caribbean South
CONTACT: Marsha Gomes-Mckie


to be announced
Activity Room in the Children Library, NALIS, Port of Spain at 2:00 pm

October 30
REGION: Texas: Brazos Valley
CONTACT: Liz Mertz


Schmooze: Revisiting Revision
Barnes & Noble, 711 Texas Ave, College Station, TX at 10 a.m.