Texas: Houston 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.
SCBWI Houston: “Critique Basics” webinar & Critique Crew Connection
Dec 22, 2025
1 event
Online event
Available seats 18
Connect with fellow children’s book creators in a supportive, online-only critique group tailored to your genre, experience level, and schedule. This SCBWI-exclusive program matches 3–6 members for a 6 month long feedback journey, starting with a “Critique Basics” webinar and guided monthly check-ins. Whether you write picture books, middle grade, YA, nonfiction, or illustrate, you’ll find your story circle here.
SCBWI Houston: 2026 Monthly Chapter Meeting
Jan 05, 2026
2 event
Unlimited seats
Tracy Gee Community Center 3599 Westcenter Dr, Houston, TX 77042
Each month SCBWI Houston brings you a guest speaker along with our monthly check-in. It normally falls on the first Monday of the month. Be sure to check schedule to see if the meeting is in-person, virtual, or hybrid (both). Register each month to ensure you are updated.
SCBWI Houston: Houston, Lift-Off! Creative Sessions
Jan 12, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Transform a Tuesday evening into a creative adventure! Our unique set of prompts will surprise you with where your imagination can go in just 30 minutes of quiet creation. Then spend another 30 minutes connecting with other writers and artists as you share what you've discovered. It's creativity, community, and inspiration all in one hour. Mark your calendar for the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm CST. We'll be waiting with the same Zoom link each month! Scroll down to learn more...
SCBWI Houston: Illustrator Sketch Night
Jan 15, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Zoom link is not showing in Meeting Notes, so please attend using this link!!!! https://scbwi.zoom.us/j/6749429466?omn=95696508859 Join your fellow creatives to work together in a motivating ONLINE setting with optional challenge prompts and music or you can mute us while you work in solitude knowing your people are working too! This is a great opportunity to build your accountability group, make friends and get projects accomplished!