All Critique Groups are open to SCBWI Members-only creating works for children and young adult.

Northern Nevada

Middle Grade -Young Adult Novelists - Picture Book Writers & Illustrators — Meets every Saturday (except for holidays and always check this page before you come for any cancellations) from 3-5pm. Please contact Kim Harnes at kimharnes@gmail.com

Bring your pages, a smile, and grab a coffee, and we'll sit down to meet up and read our pages or look through illustrations. Everyone is given seven minutes to read and seven minutes for critique if we have a big group that day, but if it's smaller, we'll read an entire chapter.

Southern Nevada

(Las Vegas & Boulder City areas)

SCBWI Vegas E-mail Critique group — Chapter Books/MG/YA genres. This writing group exchanges pages (10-12 double-spaced) and feedback twice a month via e-mail. For more information, contact MJ Wilen at mjwilen@me.com

SCBWI Boulder City Critique Group — All Genre. Las Vegas Wordworms meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm at a private residence. For more information, please contact Lisa Hallet at lisakimhallett@gmail.com

SCBWI Vegas Summerlin Critique Group - This middle grade and YA writing group typically meets on the last Wednesday of each month. Dates of 2018 are: 8/29, 9/26, 10/24, 11/28, at 5:00pm at Coffee Bean on S. Town Center Dr. and the 215. Generally, this is limited to 6 participants. For more information, please contact Theri Wyckoff at tw.vegas@gmail.com

We're always looking for leaders to start new critique groups in your area. If you're interested in starting one, please contact Cynthia Mun at nevada-ra@scbwi.org