Kansas, Missouri (KS/MO) 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.
Changing Lanes: Moving from Picture Book to Middle Grade Writing, and Vice Versa
Aug 12, 2025
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT AT THE SCBWI-MINNESOTA PAGE: https://www.scbwi.org/events/transitioning-from-picture-book-to-middle-grade-writing-and-vice-versa Are you a picture book author looking to move into middle grade, but feel daunted by the prospect of writing a novel - literally? Or are you a middle grade author who wants to move into picture books, but are struggling to adapt to sparse language and 500 word counts? Please join the Kansas/Missouri SCBWI and Minnesota regions as they welcome authors Alison Goldberg and Cynthia M. Surrisi as they share their journeys "changing lanes" from writing picture books to middle grade (Alison) and middle grade to picture books (Cynthia). They'll each talk about writing different categories in kid lit, how they broke the bonds of building a single genre brand, and how writing across genres helps their final books. There will be a Q&A at the end.
Do your own thing, together: An online co-working session with SCBWI KS/MO
Aug 21, 2025
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Got a project you'd like to work on, but are struggling to make time for it? Join SCBWI-Kansas/Missouri for our monthly online co-working session, titled "Do Your Own Thing, Together"! It will take place on August 21, 2025 at 7 pm CDT on Zoom! PAL coordinator Abbi Lee will host this session. Come with your writing or illustration projects and meet other kidlit creators in the region!