Cat Galeano, social media manager for the Highlights Foundation, will walk us through her advice for creating and managing your social media presence. She will also explain the benefits of outsourcing your social media management. If you are interested in receiving a free social media audit from Cat as part of this meeting, please write to brazosvalley-ra@scbwi.org. Please submit your questions for Cat to brazosvalley-ra@scbwi.org. SCBWI Brazos Valley member will receive a social media audit from Cat Galeano!
Cat Galeano, social media manager for the Highlights Foundation, will walk us through her advice for creating and managing your social media presence. She will also explain the benefits of outsourcing your social media management. If you are interested in receiving a free social media audit from Cat as part of this meeting, please write to brazosvalley-ra@scbwi.org.
Please submit your questions for Cat to brazosvalley-ra@scbwi.org. SCBWI Brazos Valley member will receive a social media audit from Cat Galeano!
About Cat Galeano:
A graduate of The New School's MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults, Cat Galeano is the Social Media Manager for The Highlights Foundation and a first generation Paraguayan-American. She previously worked news for a NY based public access station, NBC 4 New York and Telemundo. When she's not posting and reposting for The Highlights Foundation, she can be found writing picture books herself with Latine protagonists. She is currently available for freelance social media management, social media audits and improving your social media skills.
Twitter & Instagram: @catgaleano
Email: cat.galeano@gmail.com
Meeting info:
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)
9:30 - 10am Gentle manuscript critique
10 - 11am Guest speaker/featured activity
11-11:30ish am Social time
Location: Zoom and in person at Brazos Valley Arts Council, 4180 Hwy 6 South, College Station, TX 77845
Gentle Critique info:
If you’d like to share your work in progress with others and receive or provide feedback, please bring printed copies of up to 5 pages of a manuscript to share. Zoom participants will be allowed to screen share in order to receive feedback. Please see this handy guide on critique etiquette if this will be your first time participating in a critique: https://www.scbwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014_LA_Dos-and-Donts.pdf
Want to be a guest speaker?
We’re always looking for guest speakers for our monthly meetings. 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 10am-11am and can be in the format of workshops, interviews, slideshows… you name it! Pitch us your ideas at brazosvalley-ra@scbwi.org