Canada: East Regional events

Serious about improving your craft? SCBWI's regional events provide opportunities for professional growth and help you connect with a supportive, creative community.

Illustrator Shop Talk (March 2026)

Mar 19, 2026

1 event

Online event

Unlimited seats

Gather online with fellow illustrators and our chapter's Illustrator Coordinator!

For Premium Members Only

Free

Montreal Mingle (March 2026)/Rencontre de Montréal (mars 2026)

Mar 21, 2026

1 event

Available seats 9

Toi Moi et Café Bistro Laurier, 244 Avenue Laurier West Montreal, QC H2T 2N8

Gather with fellow members of SCBWI in Montreal's Mile End (please register by March 20).

Free

Greater Toronto Sketch & Scrawl (March 2026)

Mar 22, 2026

1 event

Unlimited seats

19 Horticultural Ave Toronto, ON M5A 2P2

A roving sketch-and-scribble party for illustrators and writers in the GTA.

Free

Bookish: A Virtual Book Club (March 2026)

Mar 23, 2026

1 event

Online event

Unlimited seats

Join fellow writers and illustrators in a group discussion of two recently published books, facilitated by picture book author and English professor Jennifer Harris.

Free

BIPOC Talk (April 2026)

Apr 09, 2026

1 event

Online event

Unlimited seats

Join us for our monthly BIPOC talk.

Free

The Emotion Driven Novel

Apr 11, 2026

1 event

Online event

Unlimited seats

In this one-hour workshop, award-winning author of more than two dozen books, Michael F. Stewart will dig deeper into emotion-driven novels. This workshop is part of the SCBWI Canada East Digging Deeper workshop series. Read below for more details.

Standard price:$ 25

Price with membership:$ 10

PAL Shop Talk (April 2026)

Apr 13, 2026

1 event

Online event

Unlimited seats

An opportunity to talk shop with other PAL members.

For Premium Members Only

Free

Drawn Together: An Illustrators Critique Group (April 2026)

Apr 16, 2026

1 event

Online event

Unlimited seats

Join fellow illustrators for an online critique group.

For Premium Members Only

Free

Greater Toronto Sketch & Scrawl (April 2026)

Apr 21, 2026

1 event

Unlimited seats

A roving sketch-and-scribble party for illustrators and writers in the GTA.

Free

Montreal Mingle (April 2026)/Rencontre de Montréal (Avril 2026)

Apr 25, 2026

1 event

Available seats 9

Toi Moi et Café Bistro Laurier, 244 Avenue Laurier West Montreal, QC H2T 2N8

Gather with fellow members of SCBWI in Montreal's Mile End (please register by April 24).

Free

Illustrator Shop Talk (May 2026)

May 14, 2026

1 event

Online event

Unlimited seats

Gather online with fellow illustrators and our chapter's Illustrator Coordinator!

For Premium Members Only

Free

The Write Idea: A Writers' Critique Group (May 2026)

May 21, 2026

1 event

Online event

Available seats 25

Join fellow Premium members online for this bimonthly writers' critique group.

For Premium Members Only

Free