In-Person Critique-nic - West Valley

We will be hosting a Critique-nic designed to help members enhance their critiquing skills, offer an opportunity to practice those skills, and connect with other like-minded individuals.

Date:              01/13/2024

Time:              9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Location:       The Surprise Regional Library - 16089 N Bullard Ave, Surprise, AZ 85374

Join us for the West Valley Area Critique-nic in person

Share your work and enhance your critiquing skills. Illustrators, Picture Book, Middle Grade & YA writers bring your portfolios and manuscripts for review.

NOTE: THIS IS A FREE EVENT FOR SCBWI MEMBERS BUT YOU MUST REGISTER TO ENSURE SEATING AS SEATING IS LIMITED.

When registering, make sure that you are logged into the system. Non-Members will not be able to attend!

Materials Required:

Writers: Bring 5 copies of no more than 5 pages of your current Work In Progress, printed on 8.5″ x 11″ paper, double-spaced, in 12-point readable font, with 1-inch margins. On the first page of the document, the author’s name and contact information appears in the top left corner.

Illustrators: Bring your current portfolio.

AGENDA:

9:00 am:  Check-in & Mingle

9:30 am – 9:45 am:  Brief Overview of Critiquing and Feedback Process

9:45 am – 11:45 am:  Break Into Groups for Practicum

11:45 am – 12:00 pm:  Close and Final Thoughts

Looking forward to seeing you there. 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

“By registering for this event, the registrant acknowledges that audio taping, videotaping, and/or transmitting or aiding in any of the foregoing of any part of the conference (including, but not limited to, presentations, individual sessions and networking events) is prohibited. Additionally, the material in all handouts and presentations is copyrighted and may not be reprinted, blogged, written, orally transmitted, and/or reproduced without written permission of the copyright holder.” 

Additionally, all attendees must adhere to the SCBWI Anti-Harassment Policy.

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