2025 2026 Season Ticket Virtual September-April Meetings 2:00-4:00 PM (PT)

Registration for 2025 - 2026 San Diego Season Tickets will open by August 30th.

Chapter Meetings

All meetings will be virtual.

All meetings will be recorded, and all registered attendees (Season Ticket or Individual Purchase) will receive the link to the recording.

Prices

Individual Chapter meeting cost: $10 for SCBWI members, $25 for nonmembers.

Season Ticket: September through April Meetings $60 for SCBWI Members, and $115 for Non-Members. Registration for season tickets will open August 30th and will remain open through December 7th. Those who purchase a Season Ticket between Aug.-Dec. will receive recordings of the meetings they missed.

Season Tickets provide admission to all chapter meetings; discounted pricing for intensives, conferences and workshops when you use the provided discount coupon for each special event. (If for some reason the discount coupon doesn’t work for you, please notify one of the ARAs); access to chapter meeting recordings; and more.

Photographer Alberto Lau will provide complimentary black and white head shots for season ticket holders who purchase by September 30, 2025.

Proposed photoshoot dates, times, and locations.

October 18 @ Village Park Recreation Club 4, 2083 Park Lane, Encinitas, CA 92024

November 1 @ Presidio Park, Presidio Drive & Cosoy Way (NOT Jackson Drive)

November 15 @ Chula Vista Bayfront Park

Chapter Meeting Dates and Speakers:

Sept 27, 2025: Deborah Halverson, Turning a NO Into a YES and Top Picks of Agents and Editors (4 agents and editors and 2 art directors) Currently Open to Submissions. For more info and to register click here.

Oct 18, 2025: Meet the Publishers - Kade Dishmon, Assistant Editor, Holiday House, and Madison Pelletier, Editorial Director, Mayhem Books and Mischief Books, will share the history and mission of their publishing houses and what they are acquiring. They will answer questions about the publishing process, securing a book contract, writing a strong proposal, navigating submissions to publishers, and the current state of publishing. For more info and to register click here.

Nov 8, 2025: Using Pitches to Create Opportunities with Natascha Morris, Agent, Season Ticket Holders will receive a link to submit a pitch for the speaker to possibly use during their presentation. For more info and to register click here.

Dec 6, 2025: Dec 6, 2025: Lessons Learned on the Path to Publication with Marie-Laure Couët, PB Illustrator, "Butterfly Sea"; Patricia Daniele, PB Author, "The Girl Who Tested the Waters: Ellen Swallow, Environmental Scientist", Jen Haymore, YA Author, "All Gowned Up"; Joyce P. Uglow, PB Author, "STUCK! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits"; and Elisabeth Norton, Board Book Author, "Big Feelings, Gentle Lessons" Series. For more info and to register click here.

January 2026: No Chapter Meeting In January - SCBWI International Winter Conference

February 21, 2026: Neurodiversity & Disability - Authentic Characters & Voice, Larissa Melo Pienkowski, Agent. Summary TBA. The 2026 San Diego Region DEI Grant recipients will be announced.For more info and to register click here.

Mar 14, 2026: Sandra Proudman, The Anatomy of a Query Letter: Writing a Standout Query. For more info and to register click here.

April 11, 2026: The Publishing Process (Tentative Title), Sally Pla, Author (Editor and Agent Invited). Summary TBA. For more info and to register click here.

Times subject to change.

2:00-2:20 p.m. Announcements and Member News

2:20-3:30 p.m. Craft Talk by Guest Speaker

3:30-4:00 p.m. Questions