Midsouth (Kentucky/Tennessee) 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.
Business Savvy for Creatives
Mar 12, 2025 - Apr 30, 2025
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
This is a two-part webinar series through SCBWI Midsouth. A recording of the first session, Start Here: a Roadmap to Building Your Creative Business, presented by Tanisia "Tee" Moore, is available for purchase through May 30 for viewing for 30 days from date of purchase. The second session, The Definitive Communications Primer: Building Communities through Narrative Communication led by Lys Fulda, will be held April 30 at 6:30 Central / 7:30 Eastern and tickets are still available for purchase.
Joy in the Journey: Christopher Cheng Talks Longevity in a Creative Career
May 16, 2025
1 event
Available seats 29
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, 3421 Belmont Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37215
Join us for an evening with award-winning author Christopher Cheng as he shares his insights into what it takes to sustain a creative career without losing joy in the journey. In conversation with SCBWI Midsouth Regional Advisor Emeritus Susan Eaddy at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Cheng will discuss how inspiration drawn from the world around him has informed his writing throughout a career that’s spanned more than three decades. Cheng will also relate how writing about love, friendship and family lends itself to a fulfilling creative process. Fans of picture books and stories for young people will leave this event energized to find their own joy in making books kids love.
2025 SCBWI Midsouth Conference
Sep 13, 2025 - Sep 14, 2025
19 event
Available seats 141
Southwestern Conference Center, 2451 Atrium Way, Nashville, TN 37214
Registration is scheduled to open on May 3, 2025, at 2 p.m. Central time/ 3 p.m. Eastern time. When registration opens, the previously greyed-out inactive “Register For Event” button on the Conference Event page will become green and active for you to click on to start making your selections. After you have made all your choices, scroll to the bottom of the screen to click on the green “Purchase” button at the bottom of the page and follow the directions for payment to complete your registration. You are not registered (i.e. your selections will not be saved) until you make your payment.