Serious about improving your craft? SCBWI's regional events provide opportunities for professional growth and help you connect with a supportive, creative community.
A FREE online holiday social for SCBWI Members hosted by MD/DE/WV Illustrator Coordinator Mirka Hokkanen. Hop on zoom to meet fellow kidlit creators and chat about wins for 2024, and goals for 2025 (if you feel open to sharing), the winter conference, and ideas for events for next year.
What do industry professionals look for when they view illustrators’ portfolios, postcards, websites, and social media posts? Amelia Mack, art director at Union Square & Co, will offer live feedback on anonymous submissions. Whether you choose to submit a file or just watch, you'll gain insights on how to improve your art.
A FREE online event for SCBWI Premium Members, hosted by MD/DE/WV Critique Group Coordinator Sam Cameron. Take time during this busy season to nurture your creativity! Hop on zoom to meet fellow kidlit creators and get a little accountability and cheerleading for your butt-in-chair time.
Welcome to Critique Partner Speed Dating! Throughout the year, SCBWI MD/DE/WV will host several online “Speed Dating” events to help creators in our region get to know each other, and find the critique partners of their dreams. Join us this time for picture book creators to meet.
Most YA authors rely on their memories of adolescence to write teen characters. No matter how vivid your memories are, the fact remains that teenage brains function differently than adult ones. These differences are deeper than the poor impulse control that makes you want to scream, “What were you thinking?” As a high school teacher who writes for teens, here are four things about the adolescent mind Presenter Sam Cameron thinks every YA writer should know in order to write fiction that will hook teen readers.
A FREE online social for SCBWI Members hosted by MD/DE/WV Illustrator Coordinator Mirka Hokkanen. Geared mostly for illustrators, but authors welcome to jump in too. Hop on zoom to build community with fellow kidlit creators. Ask questions, share wins, ask for feedback on a piece you are working on. These sessions will not be recorded.