New Mexico 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.
SCBWI-NM Craft and Career Webinar Series
Feb 17, 2026 - Dec 08, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
9 Webinars on topics of craft and career for authors, illustrators, and translators, plus 4 additional picture book themed webinars. Season Pass registration is open through March 16. Individual webinar registration opens approximately two months in advance of each webinar. In addition to the live webinars (typically on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time), all webinars will be recorded and available to watch at your convenience for 30 days after the event.
SCBWI-NM Craft Webinar: Story Openings: Beyond "Once Upon a Time" with Tina Tocco
Sep 08, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Story openings have a big job — they entice your reader to continue reading. But what’s the best way to get readers’ attention? Dialogue? Backstory? Setting? Character sketch? Bring a novel opening or short story you’re having trouble with or would like to re-envision…and get ready to revamp! We’ll examine various story openings across MG/YA genres to spark ideas and understand how different styles can change a piece. You’ll see how your reimagined intros can alter tone, point of view, pace, and more. This webinar will be recorded and available to registered attendees for 30 days following the event.
SCBWI-NM Improve Your Pitch
Sep 22, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
*This event is made possible by a grant from SCBWI and the Authors Coalition of America.* Get feedback on your elevator pitch from a master of the craft! Chris Eboch, author of over 100 books for children, will provide feedback on short pitches submitted by attendees in advance. To submit a pitch, email your 50-75 words to [email protected] with the subject line "Improve Your Pitch" NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 15, 2026. During the event, Chris will critique a selection of the submitted pitches live so that everyone can learn from her advice and ask her questions. This event is free and open to all. To join on Zoom, use Meeting ID 935 9483 0790 / Password 947946. The meeting will be recorded and the recording will be available for 30 days following the event.
SCBWI-NM Craft Webinar: From the Page to the Stage, a Dialogue Workshop with Amy Fellner Dominy
Oct 13, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
As an MFA Playwright, Amy Fellner Dominy learned how to write smooth and natural dialogue for the stage. Those same writing principles can help writers avoid many of the common pitfalls of dialogue and create dialogue that will come to life on the page. Amy will break down the elements of dialogue and present actionable tips for attendees to improve their scenes. This webinar will be recorded and available to registered attendees for 30 days following the event.
SCBWI-NM Handsprings Conference 2026
Nov 06, 2026 - Nov 08, 2026
11 event
Available seats 51
5600 Eagle Rock Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113
Join us in Albuquerque—Friday night at Books on the Bosque and Saturday at CNM Workforce Training Center—for an enriching, community-building conference celebrating children's literature and its creators. Follow up with an online Handsprings Pitch Party Sunday afternoon.
SCBWI-NM Handsprings 2026: Virtual/Remote Option
Nov 09, 2026 - Dec 08, 2026
9 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Access recordings of the live sessions after the Handsprings Conference in Albuquerque. (Note: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson's keynote will NOT be available virtually.) To view the full list of sessions and descriptions, click "Schedule."
SCBWI-NM Career Webinar: How to Make a Living as an Author with Alice B. McGinty
Dec 08, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Alice McGinty has spent the last 12 years successfully supporting herself as a writer through her writing camp (https://wordsonfirecamp.wordpress.com/), school visits, presentations, educational writing, book sales, writing coaching, tutoring, online writing workshops, and book reviews. While everyone’s journey and goals vary, in this presentation McGinty will cover techniques everyone can apply. These include: bread and butter (generating income you can count on); trajectory (setting a path); setting a minimum wage; thinking of yourself as a business person (setting financial and business goals, self presentation); and reaching (marketing, generating new ideas, growing as a writer). This webinar will be recorded and available for 30 days following the event.