Speaker Event: Writing and Publishing Historical Fiction
Jerusalem, Time TBA
Author Sharon Baker will speak to us about her book, A Nickel, A Trolley, A Treasure House and the art of writing and publishing historical fiction. Contact Anna Levine for further details.

Speaker Event: Lara Saguisag on "The Filipino Child and Filipino Children's Literature"
TBA in Makati , 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Lara Saguisag will explore notions of childhood and "Filipino-ness" in Philippine literature for children, and will focus on locally published books. She will talk about different elements of the book, such as style, subject choice, book covers, and even cost of books, and see how texts and illustrations reveal our conception of children as subjects and readers. This event is open to members and non-members. Anyone who writes or illustrates for children or young adults, or has a keen interest in children's literature is welcome. Limited seats, first come first served. An attendance fee will be collected. Contact Beaulah Taguiwalo or Dominique Torres (Nikki), or visit the website for further details.

Monthly Meeting
Tracy Gee Community Center, Houston
Resolution 2008 - SASE Button Philosophy. Visit our website for further details.

Tuesday Professional Series
Anthroposophical Society, 138 West 15th Street, New York
How to Catch an Editor's Eye.” With Rachel Griffiths, Editor, Scholastic Press. $12/SCBWI members, $15/ nonmember. Payment accepted at the door; limited to 80 people.

Professional Series Meeting
Seattle Pacific University, WA
Mini-Session: “The Great Critique.” Have your manuscript or art critiqued by a published writer and/or illustrator. Fabulous writers and illustrators will be leading the critiques: Janet Lee Carey, Margaret Chodos-Irvine, Laura McGee Kvasnosky, Meg Lippert, Deb Lund, Ruth Maxwell, Clare Meeker, Julie Paschkis, Dave Patneaude, Randy Powell, Joni Sensel, Suzanne Williams, and more! For information, contact Sara Easterly or visit the website.

SCBWI at the ALA Annual Midwinter Meeting
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia
Throughout all four days of the conference, SCBWI Eastern PA will be exhibiting in a modest-sized booth. They are opening the booth to 33 published members interested in taking advantage of this stellar opportunity to promote themselves as speakers for library visits. Qualified participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, go to www.scbwiepa.org.

Networking Gathering
Barnes and Noble Desert Ridge, North Phoenix, 9:30am - 11:30am
For more information, please visit our website.

Chapter Meeting
Hahn School of Nursing, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Local author Carolyn Marsden shares secrets for "Building a Plot."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.

Critiquenic
Bakersfield, CA
For details, visit www.scbwisocal.org.

Speaker Meeting
Westlake Barnes and Noble, 11:00am
Author Jane Ann Peddicord: "The Language of Picture Books." Visit our website for further details.

East Bay Meeting Series
River of Words
Check the website for more details.

First Page Session
Princeton, NJ, 4:00pm – 8:00pm
With Margery Cuyler, Director, editor Marshall Cavendish. Visit website for details.

Florida Regional Conference
Wyndham Miami Airport Hotel
Writer's Intensive: "Sailing to Publication". Led by authors Joyce Sweeney and Alexandra Flinn, and assistant editor at Bowen Press, Molli O'Neill. Illustrator's Intensive led by illustrators David Diaz and Janeen Mason, and executive art director for Cartwheel and Licensed Books, Scholastic, Daniel Moreton. Additional faculty includes poet Lee Bennett Hopkins, authors Adrian Foglin, Nancy Werlin, Cheryl Zach, Elaine Landau, Debbie Fischer, Jody Feldman, Donna Gephart, and Sid Fleishman; editor Alexandra Cooper (Simon & Schuster); agent Nadia Cornier (Firebrand Literary). For more information, visit www.scbwiflorida.com or email Linda Bernfeld.

Workshop: “No Pain, No Gain - Getting the Best from Critiques”
KC metro area
For further details, email Sue Ford, or visit our website.

Winter Schmooze and Annual Membership Directory Update
Unitarian Universalist Church, 3300 Morewood Road, Fairlawn, Ohio 44333
Members may bring a photo and bio in order to update the Membership Directory for our website, plus we will have an informal meeting to talk about writing, illustrating, current projects and writing problems and concerns. This is a great opportunity to mentor each other! Check website for details or email Annette.

"Enfolded by the Broody Hen: How Picture Books Help Satisfy Psychological Needs of Children"
Bellville Public Library, Bellville (Cape Town), 13:30—16:00.
Presenter: Dr Jeanne Totemeyer, Children’s Book Specialist and Writer. Cost: R80.00 (Includes tea/coffee & sandwiches.) To rsvp, email bookings@scbwi.za.org before 15th January 2008.
Check website for further details.

Retreat: “Shaping Your Work in Progress”
Old Mission, Santa Barbara
To register, visit www.scbwisocal.org.

Networking Gathering
Bookmans, Speedway and Wilmot, Tucson. 10:00am – 12:00pm.
For more information, please visit our website.

Author and Illustrator Showcase
Location TBD
For information, contact Holly Thompson or visit the website.

Super-Workshop Day
Las Vegas, Nevada
Workshop leaders: Priscilla Buris, Francesca Rusackas, Ellen Hopkins and Suzanne Morgan Williams. For more information, contact Ellen Hopkins or visit the website.

New Year's Resolution Conference
Christ Community United Methodist Church, Syracuse, NY
Featuring Tamora Pierce, author; Jeff Mack, illustrator; and Catherine Onder, Harpercollins editor.For more information, contact Amy Emm or visit the website.

Speaker Event
First United Methodist Church in Arlington, TX, from1:00pm – 4:00pm
Bruce Hale – “Funny Business: How to Write Humor.” Who could better kick off our year than the creator of Moki the Gecko picture books and the Chet Gecko Mystery series? Fee: $15 members/$25 nonmembers. For more information, visit www.northtexasscbwi.org.

Networking Gathering - Prescott, Cottownwood, Sedona, Flagstaff
Prescott Public Library – Prescott
For more information, please visit our website.

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