SCBWI Mid-Atlantic

Welcome to SCBWI Mid-Atlantic, an active community of children's book writers and illustrators living in Washington DC and Virginia. We hope you'll join us for some of our events, whether online on in-person, to build confidence in your craft and to expand your network of fellow creatives.

Join us for a day of craft and camaraderie! Choose one or two workshops and make sure to join us for lunch too. Interested in feedback? Make sure to sign up with a consultation from one of our faculty. Registration is open for Fairfax workshops. Registration to open Sept 15 for Richmond.

Join fellow Mid-Atlantic Illustrators for a free, bi-monthly, virtual illustrator social where we chat about all things kidlit illustration! See event post for upcoming dates.

Welcome to spring, a time of cherry blossoms, daffodils, and fresh starts. This season's Highlighter issue is dedicated to illustration. With the theme "Illustrators Take Over," it offers inspiring, real-world support for everyone from new artists to experienced professionals and writers looking to add illustration to their skillset or gain insight into the illustrator's point of view. True to the issue's theme, several illustrator members shared "happy creatures" that remind us all of the fun in creating stories for children.

We have some great events and activities coming up! Are you following our region? Let's stay in touch!

Join four kidlit book creators--Hanh Bui, Hà Dinh, Kerisa Greene, and Angela Pham Krans--as they share stories inspired by their immigrant experiences and heritage as Vietnamese Americans. SCBWI Mid-Atlantic member Maha Addasi will moderate the panel. This event is free for members.

To make emotions real to readers, writers need to go beyond the stereotypical eye roll or shrug. Often the tools for making more effective choices already exist in a rough draft. Join Anne-Marie Strohman to learn more about bringing emotions to life in your work.

Let’s Get Graphic! In this webinar, author-illustrator Jonathan Roth will provide an overview of this ever-expanding art form and give lots of creator tips on how to write, format, illustrate and submit your ideas. This webinar will be geared toward writers and/or illustrators (you don’t have to do both!) of all kidlit genres and subjects.

Join Valerie Bolling to learn how your stories can benefit from having multiple layers to attract the attention of agents and editors.