Jack Gantos Cocktail Party
France, 7pm - 9pm
Members, teachers, librarians and booksellers are invited to meet award-winning author Jack Gantos at the annual SCBWI Cocktail Party. Visit website for more information.

Monthly Meeting
Tracy Gee Community Center, Houston
Writing for Multiple Markets, Part 2. Visit our website for further details.

Meet the Editors
Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA
Program and registration forms will be posted to the website on 4/1/08.

Workshop
Orlando, FL
Spend a weekend honing your craft. Professional critiques available. Illustrator's Intensive and Writer's Intensive on Friday, genre- driven tracks on Saturday. For more information as it becomes available, visit www.scbwiflorida.com or email Vivian Fernandez for details.

Annual Conference
Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, NJ
Agenda includes one-on-one critiques and portfolio critiques, speed pitching, author book signings, group critiques, "how to" workshops with topics for beginners to published authors. Speakers include: Stephen Barbara, Agent, Donald Maass Literary Agency; Linda Pratt, Agent, Sheldon Fogelman Literary Agency; Catherine Onder, editor, HarperCollins; Cheryl Klein, editor, Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic; Robin Tordini, editor, Henry Holt; Laurent Linn, Art Director, Simon & Schuster; Samantha McFerrin, editor, Harcourt; Susan O'Keefe, editor, Paulist Press/ author; Jessica Dandino, editor, Dial Books for Chidlren; Nicholas Elipulos, Associate Editor Random House; Eileen Spinelli and Jerry Spinelli award winning authors (Friday only). Visit the website for details.

Writer's Retreat
William Winter Archives, Jackson, MS and the Gray Center, Canton, MS
"Making History Come Alive!" Featuring: Carolyn Yoder, Editor/Calkins Creek, and History Editor/Highlights Magazine. For more information, visit the website.

Speaker Meeting
Westlake Barnes and Noble, 11:00am
Author Betty Davis. Topic: The Writer’s Life. Visit our website for further details.

12th Annual SCBWI Mid-Hudson Valley Conference
Best Western Conference Center, Poughkeepsie NY
Keynote speaker, Nancy Willard. Faculty members include Michael Garland, author/illustrator; Kim Griswell, Highlights; Victoria Jamieson, Green Willow; Coleen Paratore, author; Alexandra Penfold, Simon & Schuster; Tina Dubois Wexler, International Creative Management. For more information as it becomes available visit the Eastern New York Regional website.

Critiquenic
Ventura, CA
For more information, visit our website.

Kick-Off Meeting
The English Bookshop, Lauriergracht 71, Amsterdam, 3-5 pm
First meeting for this new chapter. For more info email Laura Watkinson.

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.

Creative Retreat
Berkeley, CA
No speakers, no programs, just time to write or draw at Zen retreat center north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Luscious meals, gorgeous scenery, fantastic rooms. Check the website for more details as they become available.

Networking Gathering
Tucson, AZ, 11:00am - 1:00pm
For more information as it becomes available, please visit our website.

Summer Intensive Workshop
Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, CA, from 9:00am to 4:00pm
The workshop leader and topic will be listed under the conference/event link at www.scbwinorca.org as we schedule them.

Third International Book Fair in Cape Town
Bellville Public Library, Bellville (Cape Town), 13:30—16:00.
The Publishers Association of South Africa, PASA, and the organisers of the Frankfurt (European) Book Fair will be organising the Third International Book Fair in Cape Town. We will have a stand at the Fair and aim to facilitate means that writers and illustrators (SCBWI SA members) can display their work and make contact with the representatives from the international and local publishers at the Fair. For more information on the Cape Town Book Fair - E-mail info@capetownbookfair.co.za or visit their Web site: www.capetownbookfair.com SCBWI will have a critique session a week before the book fair to help people prepare for the Fair and a Get-Together after the book fair for feedback on the fair and generally talk about books. Details will be posted on our website.

MiniWorkshop
Westminster Congregational Church, Spokane, WA, 10am
"And Here's the Pitch!" Judy Gregerson teaches how to prepare for a pitch session, create a one-sheet, and make a great impression. A former editor, Gregerson offers unique insight into what an editors look for in a publishing project. Come learn about this essential marketing skill.Fee is $5 for members and $10 for guests. For information contact Deby Fredericks or check the website for upadates and details.

Summer Workshop
Springfield, MO
Details TBA. Visit website for details for information as it becomes available.

Words in the Woods
Camp CILCA, near Springfield, IL
A Weekend Workshop with author Holly Black, agent Barry Goldblatt, Hyperion editor Alessandra Balzer. Visit website for details.

Workshop: “Nuts and Bolts of Writing for the Children’s Market”
Location TBD
For more information as it becomes available, please visit our website, or email Michelle Parker-Rock.

Critiquenic
Roxbury Park in Beverly Hills, CA
Free event! Great opportunity for writers and illustrators to have their manuscripts and portfolios critiqued in a fun and supportive environment. Published authors/illustrators will facilitate critique groups. Bring a bag lunch, sunscreen, and a blanket. (Folding chairs only for seniors and handicapped.) Dessert and water will be provided. RSVP by May 30th.

Mini-Conference: “Building Your Novel from Idea to Revision.”
Asheville, NC
Speakers include: Alan Gratz, Kelly Bingham, Bethany Dellinger, and more. For more information as it becomes available visit the Carolinas Regional Website.

Speaker Event: “Talking about Taxes”
Universalist Church of Akron, 3300 Morewood Road, Fairlawn, Ohio 44333, 10:00am - 12:00pm
With Diane Stojak. This is a great event for both illustrators and authors. Check website for details or contact Annette.

Summer Picnic
Portland, Oregon
Annual Picnic and workshop with author David Slater. Informal and FREE event. Watch the SCBWI Oregon website for location and details or contact Robin Koontz.

New Beginnings
Tibetan Museum in Staton Island, NY
These sessions will be held in various locations during June, July and August. The number for each get-together will be limited, in most cases 10 people. The purpose is to network and create new stories. Visit website to see how these get togethers can jump start your next book. Visit the website for further details.

Winter Afternoon Event
La Notte Restaurant, Carlton, 2:00pm – 5:00pm
For further details visit the website.

Summer Intensive Workshop: Crossing Borders: Writing Fantasy and Historical Fiction
TBD
Award winning author, Susan Fletcher, will lead the workshop for intermediate and advanced writers at Fort Mason. Details posted soon on regional website or contact Amy Laughlin.

Speaker Event
First Methodist Church in Arlington, Texas 1:00pm to 4:00pm
The Toymaker – This month Marilyn Scott-Waters will conduct a workshop that should delight illustrators and writers alike. She will share some of the ways she makes grownups and kids spend time together making things. 1:00 – 4:00. Please join us for the fun! Fee: $15 members/$25 nonmembers. Contact Linda Powley for more information, or check out the North Texas Regional Website.

Manuscript and Illustration Exchange
Tokyo Women’s Plaza
For information, contact Holly Thompson or visit the website.

Illustrator's Day
Northern Virginia
For details, contact Joan Waites.

Workshop/Shakespeare Festival
Cedar City, UT
For more information, please contact Sydney Salter Husseman.