Preconference Prep Events

Preconference Prep Events and Recordings:

🦋 PITCH Party Prep Event with Author-Illustrator and Co-Regional Advisor Merrill Rainey- ✅Registration Still Open!

Tuesday, September 9th 7pm-8pm (ET)

Virtual Event

Prepare your pitches for our fall conference’s Editors, Art Director, & Agent Pitch party! Get real time feedback on your pitches from Author-Illustrator and Co-Regional Advisor Merrill Rainey, and your SCBWI peers. Merrill will give live feedback on pre-submitted pitches and will also give tips and tricks on how to look at creating and refining your pitch. Even if you are only coming to the Saturday conference and not the Friday night Pitch Party event, this is a wonderful opportunity to get your pitches ready for the conference. You never know when a faculty member will ask what your story is about - have your pitch ready for this moment! This event is free to all but registration is required.

To submit your pitch for review at this event, please fill out the PITCH PARTY PREP SUBMISSION FORM:🔗https://forms.gle/HqSBuL2WxYNsZsLo8

🦋 2025 Preconference MANUSCRIPT Prep Event with Gloria G. Adams and Jean Daigneau- Click for Recording 🎥

This is a PAST EVENT. Thank you Jean and Gloria for all the helpful information! Please click the link above to watch a recording of this preconference prep event!

🦋 2025 Preconference PORTFOLIO Prep Event with Agent Christie Megill of the CAT Agency

This is a PAST EVENT. (There is no recording of this event.) Thank you so much for joining us, Christie Megill! And thank you to everyone who joined us virtually and in-person for this special preconference prep event!

🦋 Preconference Q&A with the Ohio North Regional Team- Click for Recording 🎥

This is a PAST EVENT. Thank you to everyone who joined us!!