Texas: Austin Regional events

2026 Austin SCBWI Sticker Competition!

I am registering for the sticker competition and will email [email protected] to submit my design.

FREE SOCIAL: Six Word Memoirs

Bring your big stories with tiny word counts for this casual gathering at a local brewery. Sip, mingle, and share tiny tales with fellow writers and illustrators.

FEBRUARY MONTHLY MEETING: Tips & Tricks from the New York Winter Conference

Join us for a run down of SCBWI's National NY Winter Conference. Anna, Nataly, and Tiffany will be sharing insights, lessons learned, and industry updates from the various classes and sessions attended. Get ready to take notes and bring your questions!

WEBINAR: Self Publishing 101 - The Need-to-Know Basics

BOOTCAMP: The ins & outs of educational & nonfiction kidlit

MARCH MONTHLY MEETING: Age Isn’t Just a Number: Exploring Age Categories in Kidlit

NEW LOCATION: Hampton Branch at Oak Hill - 5125 Convict Hill Rd. When it comes to kidlit, age is more than just a number. Our readers span the developmental stages from first steps to leaving the nest (with countless important moments in between) and our writing must keep pace. Understanding age categories is a vital part of our writing and illustrating practice, especially in the current climate of book banning. In this session, we’ll discuss the key differences of kidlit age categories, from board book to young adult, and why these distinctions matter now more than ever. Then, we’ll explore relevant examples and do hands-on exercises to practice what we’ve learned.

APRIL MONTHLY MEETING: Bumps Along the Path: The Creative Journey of Writing for Children

A major publishing contract out of the gate--almost. Quitting the day job. Going back to the day job. Two agents. Four writing groups. Detours to start a typewriter poetry business and a publishing company. An MFA. Dozens of conferences & hundreds of rejections. A writing coach. To-do lists, resolutions, & avoidance techniques. Writer friends who've made it big & those who haven't. Redefining "big." Imposter syndrome. A small shelf of published books with shiny awards. And an amazing community. Join Austin author, Sean Petrie, on a two-decade journey of what it's like to write for children in Austin.

Coming Soon - 2026 Austin SCBWI Conference: Community, Passion, and the Persistence of Art