SCBWI Oregon: Spring Conference 2026 - Inventing Wonder, Creating Hope

Early Bird registration for members only opens March 7 at 9 am! Registration for everyone opens March 14!

Join us May 30th in Hillsboro, Oregon as we learn from publishing professionals and local members, make new friends, and get inspired to keep creating fantastic children’s literature. Whether you are a seasoned professional or just starting out, this one-day conference promises to recharge your creative batteries and provide new opportunities. So let's come together and remember that we are Inventing Wonder and Creating Hope for children - and ourselves - everywhere!

⭐ Special Opportunity – Written critiques are available from our faculty for an additional charge of $55 for Manuscripts or Portfolios, $70 for PB Dummies. Click on the SCHEDULE button next to the logo above for faculty details. Manuscripts or images are due by April 25th and will be returned to you with the faculty notes after the conference. You will not be meeting face to face with your critiquer, but will receive written feedback only. See below for more information. CRITIQUE REGISTRATION WILL OPEN MARCH 7TH for Early Bird Standard Members and March 14th for all others.

Submission opportunities are available to all our industry faculty for all conference attendees.

Morning coffee and lunch are included in the registration price - only $135 during the Early Bird special starting March 7 and $160 for standard members and $190 for preview members starting March 14th.

Parking is free and the Wingspan Conference Center is just across the parking lot from the Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport TriMet Max station.

⭐ Special thanks to Oregon member Gabi Ferroggiaro for interpreting our theme and designing our beautiful conference logo.⭐

❤️✏️ Creating Hope 🖊️❤️

This year we will have the opportunity to create some hope for local students by assembling school kits during one of the breakout sessions. SCBWI Oregon is buying enough supplies for 200 kits, but if you want to donate $5, $10, or $25 dollars during registration we can do even more! All donations will be used to buy extra kit supplies. A big thank you to all who can contribute either in donations or by helping us put them together that day.

Cancellations received by May 9, 2026 will receive a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee.

After May 10th, 2026 refunds may be given at the discretion of the Regional Advisor for emergencies only.

No refunds will be given for Written Critique fees as that money goes directly to the faculty.

✔️ By registering for this conference, you agree to the SCBWI anti-harassment policy, below. 

SCBWI Anti-harassment policy:

SCBWI is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience in its events and activities for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. SCBWI reserves the right to require anyone not complying with the above to depart from any event at which any such activity has been perpetrated and to bar them from future SCBWI events.