Your Survival Guide to Generative AI
Oct 01, 2026
Online event
Free Virtual Event, Thursday, Oct 1, 6pm It’s a bot-eat-bot world out there. Learn how Generative AI is impacting our industry and how to protect your writing, your art, your career, and your safety in this exclusive workshop taught by award-winning author-illustrator, professor, and artist advocate, Kaz Windness. Moderated by ARA Nadia Salomon. "This event is made possible by a grant from SCBWI and the Authors Coalition of America." Registration opens Sept 15th. Contact Nadia Salomon at [email protected] with any questions.
Kaz Windness is the award-winning, genre-crossing illustrator and author of funny and heart-warming books for young readers. Proudly neurodivergent (ASD/ADHD), Kaz specializes in character-driven books celebrating inclusivity, grit, and kindness. Her many books include the Geisel Honor recipient, “Worm and Caterpillar are Friends,” the Dolly Parton Imagination Library selection, “When You Love a Book,” and the acclaimed autism acceptance Bitsy Bat series. Kaz taught illustration at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design for 12+ years and is the founder of The Cuddlefish Academy, where she inspires students to tell stories with pictures. Kaz lives in Colorado with her English-teacher husband, two teenage children, and a bunny-obsessed Boston Terrier named Remy. Kaz loves making deep-dish pizza from scratch and sketching animals at the zoo. Visit her at WindnessBooks.com.