New York: Eastern Upstate 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.

Free Monthly Peer Critiques 2024

Jan 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024

Online event

Unlimited seats

Free Monthly Critiques Meet other kidlit writers and illustrators from our region and get feedback on your work at our free peer critique meetings.

Free

Falling Leaves 2024

Oct 04, 2024 - Oct 06, 2024

1 event

Unlimited seats

Silver Bay YMCA 87 Silver Bay Road - Silver Bay, New York 12874

Falling Leaves Masterclass Retreat: Picture Books This annual masterclass retreat provides attendees with a one-on-one critique with one of our faculty editors, group critique opportunities and faculty-led evening workshops at beautiful Silver Bay YMCA on Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains of New York.      Falling Leaves is returning in the fall of 2024! Falling Leaves is by application only and we have a rotating focus each year: 2023 the focus was novels: YA, MG, novels in verse, and graphic novels, so 2024 the focus will return to picture books. We will be updating here with application deadlines and faculty information.    A Google form will be posted here when applications are open. Deadline to apply tbd. Registration fee will be posted here. (Room and board at Silver Bay are additional.) You will be notified of acceptance by August 1st. If accepted an invoice will be sent to you with payment instructions. Upon receipt of your registration fee you will be required to book your room at Silver Bay.