Writing Workshop
San Luis Obispo, CA
Writing Workshop - “Architexture - A Multi-faceted Approach In Building the World of Your Novel” featuring Robin LaFevers. For details, visit www.scbwisocal.org.

Writing Workshop
Urbana, IL
Book and Story for Tweens and Teens: A Weekend Workshop with Richard Peck.For more information visit our website.

Monthly SCBWI Meeting: Tax Issues For Writers & Illustrators
Downtown Salt Lake City Library
For more information, please contact Sydney Salter Husseman.

Professional Series Meeting
Seattle Pacific University, WA.
Mini-Session: "Ready, Aim, Write! Get Published in Children's Magazines." With Vijaya Khisty Bodach. Followed by "Creating Picture Books." With Barbara Berger. For information, contact Sara Easterly or visit the website.

Spring Retreat for Published Writers
Hermann, MO
Featuring Peachtree editor Lisa Mathews. For full information, check "Events" page of our website.

One-Day Conference
University Center at USD
The View from Inside: One Day Conference with Editors and Agents. Confirmed Faculty: Andrea Welch, Editor, Harcourt Children's Books, Kim T. Griswell, Coordinating Editor, Highlights for Children Magazine and Highlights High Five, Kelly Sonnack, Agent, The Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency and Lindsay Davis, Junior Agent, Writer's House. Manuscripts & Illustrator critiques and First Pages will be offered. 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.

Spring Workshop
Location McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland, Time TBD
“WRITERS WANTED: Picture Books, Graphic Novels & newbery Honors." Visit our website for further details.

Workshop
Westminster Congregational Church, Spokane, WA, Time TBD
Workshop: Novelist Mary Cronk Farrell will speak on research for both fiction and nonfiction. The location is Westminster Congregational Church, Spokane, WA. Fee is $5 for members and $10 for guests. For information contact Deby Fredericks.

All-Day Workshop
Location TBA
Creating Books for Children: Essentials for Writers and Illustrators. Visit our website for further details.

Roundtable: “Talking About Picture Books”
Camarillo, CA
Featuring Jody Fickes Shapiro, Diane Greenseid, Mary Goldberg and Bev Bain. For further details, visit www.scbwisocal.org.

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.

Workshop: Writing for Children
Rosebank, Johannesburg
Five session workshop facilitated by Reviva Schermbrucker. RSVP by January 31 to: SCBWI.Gauteng@mweb.co.za or by fax to: 086 672-6864. For more information about the workshop, visit our website.

Tuesday Professional Series
Anthroposophical Society, 138 West 15th Street, New York
“Agents Panel”. With Anna Webman, Literary Agent Associate, Curtis Brown; Andrea Cascardi, Literary Agent, Transatlantic Literary Agency, Inc.; Christina A. Tugeau, Artist's Agent, Christina A. Tugeau Agency. $12/SCBWI members, $15/ nonmember. Payment accepted at the door; limited to 80 people.

Workshop: “Taking Care of Business - Marketing and Promotion”
KC metro area
For further details, email Sue Ford, or visit our website.

Critique Meet
Unitarian Universalist Church, 3300 Morewood Road, Fairlawn, Ohio 44333. 10:00am - 12:00pm.
Bring a page or two of your current Work in Progress (manuscript or portfolio) to share for critique.

Speaker Event
First United Methodist Church in Arlington, TX, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
“Making the Most of Your Computer.” Ever wonder why you can’t find a document you know you saved? Well, this month our own George Helstern will help us get organized. Join us for an informative talk on effective computer use, including editing and organizing tips for both writers and illustrators. Fee: $5 nonmembers/Members: FREE. For more information, contact Linda Powley or visit www.northtexasscbwi.org.

Writer's Retreat
The South Coast Winery Resort & Spa, Temecula, CA
Registration deadline for critiques is January 31, 2008. Guests include Stacy Cantor, Walker & Company; Nancy Conescu, Little, Brown Books For Young Readers; Melissa Manlove-Chronicle Books. Authors-Ellen Hopkins, Davida Wills Hurwin, Merrily Kutner and Jaqueline Sullivan. Hands on workshops, critiques. Registration is limited, register early. Visit website for details.

Writing Workshop
Bakersfield, CA
“What Mother Goose Can Teach Us About Poetry” Featuring Ann Whitford Paul. For details, visit www.scbwisocal.org.

Spring Conference
Sioux Falls, SD
Visit our website for further details as they become available.

Virginia Festival of the Book
Charlottesville, VA
Visit our website for further details.

Spring Conference
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond
With three editors, an agent, and Art Director. Contact Anna Myers or visit the website for details as they become available.

Speaker Meeting
Westlake Barnes and Noble, 11:00am
A uthor Brian Anderson: "Lessons From Screenwriting." Visit our website for further details.

Mentoring Workshop
Maplewood, NJ
Princeton. Mentors: Sarah Cloots, Greenwillow; Alexandra Cooper, Simon and Schuster; Robin Benjamin, Marshall Cavendish; and Rachael Orr, Agent, Prospect Agency. Limited to 28 people.
Visit the website for details.