Select from our list of available recordings, below, to register to view those recordings for a small convenience fee. Convenience fees support our LIVE | FREE events and free-to-apply mentorships & scholarships. To view the recording, go to MY EVENTS in your SCBWI website Member Home page, then click on the MEETING INFO button for the event to access the recording link.
2024 SCBWI-IL Winter Recordings BY REQUEST
Available MAR 08-APR 07.
Enjoy UNLIMITED viewings of these recorded Illinois programs with a small convenience fee. Your fee supports Illinois’ free events & opportunities like Networks (offered online or in-person for free) and scholarships and mentorships. This month, (5) recorded Network Events are offered for unlimited viewing. TO GET LINK: To view the recording, go to MY EVENTS in your SCBWI website Member Home page, then click on the MEETING INFO button for the event to access the recording link. QUESTIONS?: Email illinois-ra2@scbwi.org Deborah Topolski, Co-RA
Recorded SCBWI-IL Network Programs $10 ea. | Unlimited Viewings through April 7
SCBWI-IL Rockford Network 'Author visit with Lorelei Savaryn'
Lorelei is a writer, whose stories focus on the atmospheric and creepy, but always with a pulse of hope. She is represented by Chloe Seager at Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency in London.
SCBWI-IL Bolingbrook-Naperville Network 'Musicality in Manuscripts'
Musicality in Manuscripts Author Anitra Rowe Schulte will help us make our manuscripts sing. She is author of DANCING WITH DADDY, illustrated by Ziyue Chen (Two Lions) and WILLOW AND BUNNY, illustrated by Christopher Denise (Two Lions). Her chapter book series STARLIN, illustrated by Katie Crumpton (Beaming Books), releases in 2024 and 2025.
SCBWI-IL Near West Suburban Network 'A Day in the Life of a Children's Librarian'
Rose Hopkins-LaRocco has spent a good amount of her life in libraries. Her grandmother was a librarian and in high school, Rose’s first job was as a page at her local library. She strayed briefly to receive a degree in Theater at Columbia College Chicago and work in children’s theater. Therefore, she is uniquely qualified to be a children’s librarian, as play and storytelling were a main component of her education. Rose received her Master's of Library and Information Science from Dominican University. She has been the Children’s Services Director at the La Grange Park Public Library since 2016. When not “librarianing,” she can be found walking her silly dog, baking and eating pastries, and of course, reading.
SCBWI-IL Chicago Southside Network 'Editor Talk with Josh Gregory, AW & Co.'
A lifelong reader and accumulator of books, Josh Gregory has equal appreciation for a good story and a nice-looking cover. The Boxcar Children was one of the formative books of his childhood, so getting to work on the series as an adult is a real thrill for him. Before joining Albert Whitman as an editor, he spent more than 10 years writing and editing children’s nonfiction. When he’s not reading or seeking out new books for his collection, he can often be found bouncing between Chicago’s many movie theaters and music venues.
SCBWI-IL Chicago-Area Illustrators' Network 'Carrie Carlson on Nature Journaling'
Carrie Carlson's love of nature and passion for nature journaling shine throughout this incredible presentation with the Chicago Area Illustrators' Network. You won't just leave inspired; you get hands-on practice of three nature journaling exercises (have your sketchbook and a pencil ready), a list of places and ways to connect with others who love nature journaling, and some simple ideas for creating your travel nature journaling kit. Whether you want to continue with a nature journaling practice or not, you'll find a deeper connection to nature, enhance your observational skills (important for all writers and illustrators), practice mindfulness, and reduce stress.