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.

Paid Professional Critiques

Jun 11, 2025 - Jul 15, 2025

2 event

Online event

Unlimited seats

Is Your Query Letter Good Enough? with Lisa Lerner

Jul 14, 2025

1 event

Online event

Unlimited seats

She’s back! Lisa’s last query workshop sold out because one of the hardest things about querying agents is being confident that your query is both pitching a marketable idea in the current publishing landscape AND faithfully representing your story. We are so close to our own work, seeing those two parts clearly can be difficult.

Standard price:$ 25
Price with membership:$ 15

The 4 Keys to Visual Writing

Sep 03, 2025

1 event

Online event

Unlimited seats

Discover the key to writing great graphic novels, the secret to successful writer/artist collaborations and four tricks to make your prose novels more visually compelling.

Standard price:$ 25
Price with membership:$ 15

Falling Leaves 2025

Oct 24, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025

1 event

Unlimited seats

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

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