"Gather and Create" Networking Event - Saturday June 27th - 1:30-3:30 PM
Jun 27, 2026
Thelma Parker Memorial School and Library, Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library, or Zoom
Children's Literature Hawaii (CLH) is holding its biennial conference this June. To celebrate childrenʻs literature with them, SCBWI Hawaii is organizing this free "Gather and Create" networking event across the islands.
"Gather and Create" Networking Event
SCBWI Hawaii is organizing a free "Gather and Create" networking event across the islands on Saturday, June 27th, from 1:30–3:00 p.m. This event is open to both members and non-members (adults over 18). Weʻll have some time to meet and greet, learn about the latest publishing and SCBWI updates, have some quiet time to work, and an optional, no-critique sharing session at the end. We will be meeting in three different spaces; Face to face on both Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, and Virtually on ZOOM.
Time and Date: Saturday, June 27th, from 1:30–3:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Who should attend: Any adult author, illustrator, or translator of Childrenʻs literature.
Location 1: Virtual Meeting via ZOOM
Host: Kimberly Russell, SCBWI HI Regional Advisor (RA)
Zoom Invitation: https://scbwi.zoom.us/j/95766615224?pwd=Wv2d2oj1a5mx7F3Qgl5p9URZiHaxj4.1
Meeting ID: 957 6661 5224
Passcode: SCBWIHI
Location 2: Face-to-Face, Hawaiʻi Island, Thelma Parker Memorial Public and School Library Meeting Room, 67-1209 Mamalahoa Hwy, Kamuela, HI 96743
Host: Yuko Green, SCBWI HI Assistant Regional Advisor (ARA)
Location 3: Face-to-Face, Oʻahu, Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library, 3225 Salt Lake Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96818 (Feel free to bring your own beverage in closed container and light bites, such as an appetizer or dessert to share, if one wishes.)
Host: Jackie Carberry, SCBWI HI Illustrator Coordinator (IC)