SCBWI BookStop is here

SCBWI BookStop has hundreds of books by talented member writers, illustrators, and translators available now through December 22. Find your next great read here.

Upcoming Events

Meet The Agents - A Digital Workshop for Premium Members

Come meet our panel of agents and learn all about their tastes, agenting styles, and the types of books they’re hoping to represent. Submission guidelines for the agents will be given to all attendees!

SCBWI In-Person Winter Conference 2024

Registration open now for the Winter Conference in New York, Feb 9--Feb 11, 2024

Register for the SCBWI Virtual Winter Conference

Can't make it to the In-Person Winter Conference in New York City? Join us at this online event featuring recorded keynotes and panels, deep-dive Creative Labs, and a live marketing pitch-off!

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Member benefits

Curated resources and information on how to navigate children’s book publishing and enhance your writing, translation, and illustration.

Global Regional Chapters

Find your community close to home. Connect with local members for critiques, networking and more.

Awards and grants

Let your talent shine or enter for some financial and skills-related support.

Community news

MEMBER HOME VIDEO REPLAY - You: The Story – An SCBWI Virtual Event with Ruta Sepetys

Congratulations DrawThis Winners! November Prompt: SOUP

Congratulations to our #SCBWIDrawThis winners! Practice your craft and build you portfolio by participating in monthly art prompts. Member Illustrators can post their DrawThis! entries on Twitter and Instagram with the tag #SCBWIDrawThis to enter and have your art seen by industry pros.

This month's featured illustrator - MELISSA GARDNER

Get to know this month’s illustrator – their techniques, how they got started, and how they navigate the publishing industry.

VIDEO REPLAY - Free People Read Freely: How Children's Book Creatives Can Fight Book Banning

Video of the October 5th webinar with Joyce McIntosh, Assistant Program Director for the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF), an organization dedicated to First Amendment education, litigation, and advocacy. Joyce discusses ways that creators of books for children, teens, and young adults can address the current surge in challenges to books for young people.

Remembering Susan Patron

The SCBWI is heartbroken to report that author, librarian, long serving member of our Advisory Council, and dear friend, Susan Patron, died October 24 in Los Angeles following a long battle with lung cancer. She was 75.

Listen to the SCBWI Podcast now!

Hear from industry pros and celebrated authors, illustrators, and translators about their journey to publication, their craft, and their creative process.

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SCBWI Podcast

Catch up on our weekly podcast, featuring interviews with publishing professionals as well as award-winning writers, illustrators, and translators. New episodes every Thursday!

The Official SCBWI Blog

Hosted by Lee Wind and monthly guest-bloggers, the SCBW Blog contains industry news, interviews, and in-depth posts addressing everything from book promotion, to school visits, timely issues and more! Two new posts each week!

SCBWI YouTube

Our YouTube channel features everything, from how-to guides to help you navigate SCBWI.org to archival footage of the greatest kid lit creators of all time. Check in monthly for our interviews with SCBWI Featured Illustrators.

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