Eastern PA and New England SCBWI NCTE Booth

HOST REGION: Eastern Pennsylvania and New England

CONTACT: [email protected] and [email protected]

REGISTRATION CONFIRMATIONS

Upon completion of payment, you will receive a payment confirmation by email. You will also find a registration confirmation on the website that will include event-specific details. Go to your Member Home and click on My Events under the black bar at the top of the page. All events you have registered for will be displayed on this page. Additional meeting details (i.e., scheduling form) will be found under the green Meeting Info button.

REFUND POLICY

No refunds after XXX. For more information on our refund policy, click here. By registering for this event, you agree that you have read and understand the refund policy for this event.

Book a one-hour signing slot at our booth! 

Register and fill in scheduling form by XXX in order to have your name included in printed convention materials!

Signings will be held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning.

These signings are for people who are attending NCTE and do not have other signings at other booths.

We have so many published members, and we recognize that marketing is tough. We have a limited number of signings and we want to create opportunities for members who do not have those opportunities elsewhere at the convention. Thank you for your understanding.

Please read the following eligibility criteria carefully.

To be eligible for a signing you must:

• be a current premium SCBWI member
• have your primary residence be in Pennsylvania East* or New England**
• be attending NCTE's 2026 Annual Convention in Philadelphia (you must be fully registered for the convention to be allowed into the Exhibit Hall to sign; SCBWI cannot pay for your registration)
• NOT have a signing scheduled with a publisher or other booth
• have at least one published children's or young adult book

Please note that participating authors and illustrators are responsible for bringing their own books and managing their own sales/giveaways. We will have volunteers in the booth to assist you, but we cannot order or sell books for you. We will contact you after registration to arrange signing times.

To sign up for a signing slot, use the registration button above.

More detailed instructions, including a scheduling form, will be provided under "Event Info" within "My Events" in your SCBWI member profile. Please fill out the scheduling form immediately after registration!

Have your book displayed in the Eastern PA and New England SCBWI NCTE booth and/or promotional flyer and/or educator raffle!

Limited to one book per author/illustrator.

To be eligible for a book promo you must:

• be a current premium SCBWI member
• have your primary residence be in Eastern PA* or New England**
• have at least one published children's or young adult book

To sign up, use the registration button above and choose the "Book Promo" option.

Then mail one copy of your book to the booth organizer (detailed instructions and the mailing address will be provided in "Event Info" under "My Events" in your SCBWI member profile after registration).

The booth organizers reserve the right to select how and which books will be displayed, raffled, and/or included in the flyer. Any books that are not raffled will become part of the Eastern PA and New England SCBWI libraries and may also be used in future Eastern PA and New England SCBWI events, such as retreats or workshops.

Do you have bookmarks, postcards, stickers, or other small swag or promotional materials you'd like to drop off for educators to be able to take? Bring it to our booth!

To be eligible to display swag you must:

• be a current premium SCBWI member
• have your primary residence be in Eastern PA* or New England**
• be attending the NCTE 2026 Convention in Philadelphia

Please note swag may not include books. See the Book Promo option above if you would like to have a book displayed or promoted.

To participate, choose the "Drop Off Swag" option in the registration button above. While this is a free option, this provides us with member names we should expect swag to come from. Detailed instructions will be provided in "Event Info" under "My Events" in your member profile after registration. 

It is very expensive (and a lot of work!) to host an exhibitor booth at the NCTE convention (and large conferences in general). We do not generate any income from hosting the booth. The small fees for the promotions above help defray some of the costs. The sole purpose of the booth is to highlight our incredible membership and the amazing work you do—both on the page and in schools. Thank you for chipping in!

*SCBWI Pennsylvania East includes the following Pennsylvania counties: Adams, Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montgomery, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming, and York.

**SCBWI New England includes the following states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont