District of Columbia, Virginia (Mid-Atlantic) 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.
Virtual Illustrator Social - August 2025
Aug 27, 2025
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
🌟 August 2025: Time Management for Illustrators 🌟 Calling all SCBWI illustrators! 
Join us for our bi-monthly Illustrator Social, hosted by Mid-Atlantic PAL member and author/illustrator Cynthia Cliff. This month’s topic: "Time Management – Juggling Deadlines & Staying Sane"
Let’s talk about balancing deadlines, creative energy, and a sustainable illustration career. Share your best tips (and struggles!) for managing workflow, avoiding burnout, and keeping the joy in your art.
Hope, Healing, and the Power of Storytelling: Remembering the End of the Vietnam War
Sep 03, 2025
1 event
Online event
Available seats 87
Join four kidlit book creators--Hanh Bui, HĂ 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.
Making Emotions Concrete
Sep 16, 2025
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
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.