Join our hands on workshop and set your goals for 2026!
Dream big and dig deep!
Author-illustrator Molly Blaisdell returns to lead us through her ever-popular yearly workshop on setting creative goals.
Bring a notebook (or use links above to purchase Molly's companion workbooks) and any inspiring magazine images/art you’d like to share for the vision board portion.
Art supplies will be provided but feel free to bring your own scissors, markers, colored pencils, etc.
If you’ve participated before, bring your past workshop journals!
About Our Guest Speaker
Molly Blaisdell is the author of over 50 books for young children, including THE BIG FUZZY COAT (HMH, ebook), REMBRANDT AND THE BOY WHO DREW DOGS (Barron's), and IF YOU WERE A QUADRILATERAL
(Capstone Press). As a freelancer with hundreds of writing credits, her publishers include Scholastic, Hasbro, and eHOW. Molly is currently a production editor for the International Ocean Discovery Program.
For more about Molly check out www.mollyblaisdell.com
General Meeting Information
General Meeting Information:
Our meetings are free and open to the public. We encourage you to invite members of the Brazos Valley writing community to join us!
Our regional meetings feature guest speakers sharing writing and illustration tips as well as industry news and social time for members to meet and network. Meetings are preceded by a gentle critique (see below). Meetings are streamed via Zoom and available for replay. Login details and replay links are available on each meeting's event page.
Meeting times:
Last Wednesday of each month (minus July, Nov & Dec)
10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Critique Group (learn more here)
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Guest speaker/featured activity
12:30 p.m. - Social time followed by lunch at a local restaurant (meal not covered by SCBWI)
Location:
The Arts Center of Brazos Valley, 4180 Hwy 6 South, College Station, TX 77845.
Zoom link in our newsletter & under My Events in your SCBWI profile once you register.
Critique Group info:
Critique groups are a fantastic way to take your work to the next level, no matter where you´re starting. Come join us and improve your craft under the gentle guidance of our critique group coordinator, Kathryn LeRoy. Please bring a few copies of your work in progress to share. If you do not have anything to work on, you are still free to join in! For information on how to deliver and receive critique, be sure to check out the Essential Guide to Publishing for Children.
Want to be a guest speaker?
If you’re passionate about a specific kid-lit-related topic, feel free to pitch it to us! Guests can present in person or via Zoom and receive $50 compensation as well as lunch after our meeting. Presentations take place on the last Wednesday of the month from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and can be in the format of workshops, interviews, slideshows… you name it! Pitch us your ideas at [email protected].