AZ Events
May 19, 2023
SCBWI Arizona Upcoming In-Person Panel, Workshops, Webinars, and more.
The Picture Book Dummy - A Revision Tool For KidLit Creators - FLAGSTAFF
Picture book dummies are valuable tools to help you revise and edit your manuscript. These rough mock-ups are used to help you perfect how the story will exist within the picture book format. The team that eventually publishes your manuscript might have a different vision of how the pages will be broken down, but the dummy allows you to ensure that each page of the book is filled with delightful surprises and copious illustration possibilities. The Picture Book Dummy for Dummies: The Foundation For Creating Better Picture Books presented by Michael Hale The Picture Book Dummy: The Writer’s Revision and Editing Friend presented by Tanja Bauerle Hands-On Time - Work on your Dummy
In-Person Workshops
See above for June-Aug 2025's in-person Workshops
Online Workshops
We are working toward more Workshops for Fall 2025. In the meantime, please see above for in-person Workshops and below for Mingles.
EI Meeting
This is a regularly occurring meet-up activity and is FREE for Members
WHERE: Tempe Public Library - 3500 S Rural Rd, Tempe, AZ 85282, in Study Room 7
DATE: Sunday, July 27, 2025
TIME: 2:00 - 4:30-ish pm
WHAT: We'll be hosting a watch party for the movie American Fiction (rated-R). Afterward, we'll have a short discussion on how culture and diversity influence books and writing. Popcorn and bottled drinks provided.
American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it follows a frustrated African-American novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "black" books, only for it to be mistaken for serious literature and published to high sales and critical praise.
RSVP to: Susan at [email protected]
Hosted by: Susan Foss
PAL Events
Next meeting details are below
WHAT: SCBWI AZ's Annual Book Birthday Bash!
Join 9 local PAL authors as they celebrate their newest book publications. Prizes, games, and fun for the whole family!
WHERE: Literally Bookshop (397 S Gilbert Rd Suite 140, Gilbert, AZ 85296)
DATE: September 6, 2025
TIME: 11:00am - 1:00pm
RSVP to: Dianne or Kim at [email protected]
Hosted by: Dianne White and Kim Tomsic
Spark Events
This meeting occurs every two months and is a member networking and meet-up activity that is FREE for Members
WHERE: Zoom Meeting platform
DATE: July 7, 2025
TIME: 7:00-8:30 pm
RSVP to: Kathie at [email protected]
Hosted by: Kathie McMahon and Cynthia Bordelon
Illustrator Events
This is a regularly occurring member networking and meet-up activity and is FREE for Members
Fourth Thursday: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
WHERE: Zoom Meeting platform
DATE: July 31, 2025
TIME: 6:30-7:30 pm
RSVP to: Michael at [email protected]
Hosted by: Michael Hale – SCBWI-AZ Illustrator Coordinator
KidLit Mingle Events
These are regularly occurring member networking and meet-up activities and are FREE for Members
Ask Us Anything
First Saturdays: 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Date: September 6, 2025
Where: ZOOM Meeting platform
RSVP to: Kathie McMahon at [email protected]
Hosted by: SCBWI-AZ Planning Committee Members
Book Look
Join fellow writers and illustrators for a dive into Craft and mentor texts. What makes a PB, MG, or YA novel sell? Let's analyze the factors and explore applying them to our own writing.
Second Thursdays: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Date: August 14, 2025
Where: ZOOM Meeting platform
RSVP to: Patricia at [email protected] or Fawzia at [email protected]
Hosted by: Patricia Franz and Fawzia Tung
Show and Tell
Second Saturdays: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Date: August 9, 2025
Where: In-person at Asante Library - 16755 W. Verde Solana Dr., Surprise, AZ 85387
RSVP to: Angela at [email protected]
Hosted by: Angela Morrison
Craft Club
Third Saturdays: 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Date: August 16, 2025
Where: ZOOM Meeting platform
RSVP to: Kathie McMahon at [email protected]
Hosted by: Kathie McMahon
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MINGLES BY LOCATION:
Tucson In-Person KidLit Mingle
Second Saturdays: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Date: July 12, 2025
Where: Woods Memorial Library - 3455 N. First Ave, Tucson, in the Large Meeting Room
Please RSVP to: Lori at [email protected] or Lucy at [email protected]
Hosted by: Lori Alexander and Lucy Munguia
Northern Arizona In-Person KidLit Mingle
Fourth Saturdays every other month: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Date: July 26, 2025
Where: IHOP back room, 2654 E Rte 66, Flagstaff, AZ 86004
RSVP to: Anne at [email protected]
Hosted by: Anne Hanovich
East Valley In-Person KidLit Mingle
DATE: TBD
TIME: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
LOCATION: Panera Bread - Village Square at Dana Park, 3426 E. Baseline, Ste #113, Mesa, AZ 85204
RSVP to: Kathie at [email protected]
Hosted by: Kathie McMahon
West Valley In-Person KidLit Mingle
DATE: July 26, 2025 (Critique-nic)
TIME: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
LOCATION: Asante Library, 16755 W. Vereda Solana Dr., Surprise, AZ 85387
RSVP to: Angela at [email protected]
Hosted by: Angela Morrison