LitMingle Calendar May 2026
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RSVPs are recommended as meeting details are subject to change.
WESTSIDE WRITERS
WHEN: Wednesday, May 6. 7:00PM – 8:30PM
WHERE: Meeting via Zoom. RSVP to Renee for the Zoom link and password.
ABOUT: Evergreen Picture Books & Middle Grade Novels ~ What are our favorites? What makes them evergreen?
RSVP: Please click here to RSVP to Coordinator Renee Carter
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHORS & ILLUSTRATORS
WHEN: Wednesday, May 13. 2:45PM - 3:45PM
WHERE: RSVP for location.
ABOUT: TBD
RSVP: Please click here to RSVP to Coordinator Veronica Stanley-Hooper
WESTSIDE ILLUSTRATORS
WHEN: Monday, May 18. 7:00PM – 8:30PM
WHERE: Hybrid. RSVP for Zoom Link or location (Santa Monica).
ABOUT: Join us for a special session with published illustrator and SCBWI member Matthew Rivera, joining us via Zoom. He'll speak about shifting careers (after 40) and breaking into children's publishing. Learn more about Matthew's career at matthewdidit.com.
RSVP: Please click here to RSVP to Co-Coordinators Carmel O’Mara-Horwitz and PhePhe Rose
PASADENA AUTHORS & ILLUSTRATORS
WHEN: Saturday, May 30. 10:15AM – 12:00PM.
WHERE: Meeting via Zoom. RSVP to Ronna for instructions.
ABOUT: Get a behind-the-scenes view on practical ways that libraries can enrich, energize, and enhance your author journey from SCBWI North Texas member Heidi Chupp who works in a public library *and* writes kidlit.