SCBWI Mid-Atlantic

Welcome to 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.

Fall Listening Tour

Join us for a town hall-style event at which you can meet your new co-RAs and share your ideas and feedback about what you'd like to see from our region!

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Are you following our region?

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

A Million Untold Stories with Author Cedar Pruitt

Journey into lyrical nonfiction with Cedar Pruitt in this webinar about weaving poetry about true stories into picture books.

From Unique to Universal: Making Your Story Resonate with Your Audience

Do you wonder if your story is too unique for the children’s book market? Join Srividhya Venkat as she shares insights from her creative process on making unique stories feel both universal and relatable.

Regional Events

Fall Listening Tour

Member Good News

Our team

Highlighter Journal

Welcome SCBWI Illustrators

Keep in touch

To inquire about local events, awards, or opportunities, please email [email protected].

Get involved with your local networks

Artwork by: Jennifer O'Connell

Receive email updates about the latest PAL member opportunities from our PAL Coordinator, Pat Tanumihardja.

For PAL members looking to be involved with Mid-Atlantic SCBWI.

For self-published members and those thinking of self-publishing.

Receive email updates about indie pub socials and other opportunities for self-published members and those interested in self-publishing.

For members interested in being considered to write or illustrate for the Highlighter Journal.

You will be contacted by our Highlighter Journal team when opportunities to write or illustrate for the Journal arise.

Receive email updates about DEI opportunities from our DEI team, Hanh Bui and Maha Addasi.

Stay informed about DEI socials, webinars and other events, scholarship opportunities, and more.

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