Quarterly Meeting - Brisbane (Queensland)
Rowan House, Maleny
For further details visit the website.

Professional Series Meeting
Seattle Pacific University, WA.
Mini-Session: “The Good Eggs Keep the Writing Rolling: A Dozen ‘Eggcellent’ Ingredients for a Great Critique Group.” Followed by “Playing Poetry with the Net Up: On the Pleasure of Form.” With Julie Larios. For information, contact Sara Easterly or visit the website.

Pre-Conference Intensives for Writers & Illustrators
At the 9th Annual Winter Conference, Hilton New York, NYC
The Writers' Intensive and Illustrators Intensive are special one-day pre-conference events available to SCBWI members attending the FULL 9th Annual Winter Conference. Please visit the Events section of our website for requirements and fees.

9th Annual Winter Conference
Hilton New York in New York, NY
Please visit the Events section of our website for schedule, faculty, registration, and more.

Chapter Meeting
Hahn School of Nursing, University of San Diego, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Bruce Hale, author of the "Chet Gecko" series, will speak on "Chapter Books and Humor." Visit website for details.

Second Saturday Series
Redwood City Library in Redwood City
This is a three hour meeting with a speaker presentation. Details on speakers and topics can be found under the conference/event link at www.scbwinorca.org as they become available.

Speaker Meeting
Westlake Barnes and Noble, 11:00am
Author Varian Johnson: "Pie Charts and Footnotes and Doodles Oh My! Using supplementary elements like footnotes, diagrams, emails, doodles, and more." Visit our website for further details.

Illustrators Network Luncheon
Location TBA
Featuring Dawn Jeffers, Art Director from Raven Tree Press. Visit our website for further details.

Booktalk & Group Critiques
TBA in Makati , 6:00pm - 9:00pm
This event is open to members and non-members. Bring any children's or young adult book that you can share and discuss, or bring a work in progress - your manuscript or your portfolio for children and young adults. A round-table discussion follows. Attendance fee covers one drink: P100 for SCBWI members, P120 for non-members. Contact Beaulah Taguiwalo or Dominique Torres (Nikki), or visit the website for further details.

Tuesday Professional Series
Anthroposophical Society, 138 West 15th Street, New York, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
“Ilustrating and Writing Across the Spectrum of Cultures”. With Louise E. May, Editor-in-Chief, Lee and Low Books. $12/SCBWI members, $15/ nonmember. Payment accepted at the door; limited to 80 people.

“What Illustrators and Publishers Need to Know"
Taipei, Taiwan
Ben Norland, Executive Art Director at Walker Books, UK, shares his wealth of experience. Held in conjunction with the Taiwan International Book Exhibit. Visit the website for more details.

Conference
Alexander State Library, Perth
Western Australia Conference under the umbrella of the 2nd Biennial SCBWI Australia and New Zealand International conference. For further details visit the website.

Speaker Event
Speaker and location TBD.
Check website for details as they become available.

Savoir-Faire: A shoptalk series led by published authors and illustrators.
WICE -- 20, boulevard du Montparnasse, 75015 Paris, 7pm - 9pm
Visit website for more information.

Golden Gate Conference at Asilomar
Asilomar Conference Center, Monterey CA
Details on speakers and topics can be found under the conference/event link at www.scbwinorca.org as they become available.

Springmingle '08 - The Inside Story
Holiday Inn, Atlanta, GA
This seminar features: Robin Tordini, Associate Editor/Henry Holt; Jennifer Wingertzahn, Editor/Clarion; Martha Rago, Associate Creative Director/HarperCollins; and Deborah Wiles, Award Winning Author! A weekend of inspiration and insight! Check website for details and updates.

Half-Day Writer's Workshop
Calvary Christian School, Pacific Palisades, CA
"Worse for Your Characters...Better for Your Plot." Author Elaine Marie Alphin will conduct workshop on in-depth plotting and character development to help you develop your own characters in conflict. Lunch included. Space limited. Contact Sally Jones Rogan for more details.

Illustrators Workshop
Location TBA
For information, contact Holly Thompson or visit the website.

An SCBWI Day in Northern Luzon
TBA in Baguio City, 8:00am - 5:00pm
SCBWI Philasia, the Philippine chapter of the SCBWI, will hold a one day seminar & worskhop for published & aspiring writers & illustrators of books for children & young adults. -- Programme TBC * Browsing through books * Overview of children’s & young adult books * Roundtable Booktalk * Notable children’s & young adult books * Crafting stories just for fun * What it takes to get published * Storyboards, Dummies, Critiques * What about self-publishing? -- This event is open to members and non-members. -- Speaker, Registration Fees, TBA. Contact Beaulah Taguiwalo or Dominique Torres (Nikki), or visit the website for further details.

Bi-Annual Conference: Passport to Publication
Greenspoint Marriott Hotel, Houston
Speakers include: Author Kimberly Willis Holt; Editor Sarah Cloots, Greenwillow Books (HarperCollins Imprint); Editor Abigail Samoun, Tricycle Press; Editor Molly O'Neill, Brenda Bowen's yet unnamed HarperCollins Imprint; Agent Alyssa Eisner Henkin,Trident Media Group; and Illustrator Don Tate. Visit our website for further details.

Critique
First United Methodist Church in Arlington, TX, from1:00pm – 4:00pm
Writers and illustrators will meet in a small group setting to gather feedback and grow. There is no fee for this meeting. For more information, contact Linda Powley or visit www.northtexasscbwi.org.

2nd Biennial SCBWI Australia and New Zealand Conference
The Hughenden Boutique Hotel, Woollahra (Sydney)
Speakers include Lin Oliver and Steve Mooser, SCBWI founders; Julie Romeis, commissioning editor Bloomsbury USA; and major Australian industry representatives, publishers, authors and illustrators along with USA author Ellen Hopkins. There will be book launches, critiques, workshops with editors and publishers and wonderful food. Check www.scbwiaustralia.org for full details.

Mentoring Workshop
Princeton, NJ
Mentors: Meredith Mundy Wasinger, Sterling; Anne Rivers-Gunton, Viking; Nicole Kasprzak, Putnam; and Lisa Findlay, Random House. Limited to 28 people. Visit website for details.

Panel Speaker Event
Bellville Public Library, Bellville (Cape Town), 9:00—17:00
Layout and Book Design. A panel of experts on book design and established illustrators will moderate an interactive discussion about designing a book cover and page layouts. Cost: R80.00 (Includes tea/coffee & sandwiches.) To rsvp, email bookings@scbwi.za.org before 30th January 2008.
Check website for further details.

Annual Conference for Writers & Illustrators
Harris United Methodist Church, Honolulu
Guest speakers: Linda Pratt, agent at Sheldon Fogelman Agency, NY, representing both authors and illustrators; middle-grade author Graham Salisbury; author/illustrator LeUyen Pham.
Visit the website for details.

Whispering Pines Writers' Retreat
Whispering Pines, Alton Jones Campus. West Greenwich, RI
Visit our website for more information.

“Gantos in Taipei!”
Taipei, Taiwan
Award-winning author Jack Gantos will talk with SCBWI members in Taipei. Visit the website for more details.

Monthly SCBWI Meeting
Downtown Salt Lake City Library
For more information, please contact Sydney Salter Husseman.