Ohio: North 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.
🎨 JULY ILLUSTRATION CRITIQUE NIGHT 🌠
Jul 22, 2025
1 event
Available seats 14
Get ready for our monthly Illustration Critique Group! This is a great opportunity to receive valuable feedback and encouragement on your artwork and meet other artists like you. We are a supportive group and many people have grown in their craft from attending these monthly. We will divide our time between each participant, so everyone has the chance to share their work. We use zoom and you will share your screen when it is your turn. If you are not comfortable sharing or don't have anything to share currently, you are welcome to come and observe, provide feedback to others and learn! Any questions, please reach out to our Illustration Coordinator, Kristi Tartara at [email protected]. If you sign up but cannot make it last minute, please email Kristi to let her know. We hope to see you at our next critique!
📚 JULY NOVEL CRAFT & CRITIQUE 🌠
Jul 24, 2025
1 event
Online event
Available seats 16
Novel Craft and Critique Night IS BACK!!Our group meets monthly to discuss various writing craft topics and critique works in progress. Come check us out - MG, YA, PB, GN, Illustrators - everyone is welcome to come learn about novel writing with us! Free/Members Only
✏️ JULY MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUE NIGHT 🌠
Jul 28, 2025
1 event
Online event
Available seats 13
**What to Expect:** Interested in joining a meeting? Great! First, please register for your chosen month on our Open Ohio North Events page. The day before (or on the day of) the manuscript critique meeting, we will email you a Zoom link for the session. We typically limit attendance to 15 participants due to time constraints, but the average number of attendees is between 5 and 10. At the beginning of the meeting, we will determine how many members would like to share their manuscripts. This helps us allocate time appropriately for each person. If you plan to share a story, please have your document open on your computer and be ready to “share your screen” through Zoom. Once you select your document, everyone on Zoom will be able to see your screen and read along with you. Alternatively, if you prefer, someone else can read your manuscript for you. If you've had difficulties sharing your screen in the past, you can always email your story to one of our regional team members, and they will share your manuscript on the screen. After you’ve read your story, the members will have the opportunity to provide positive and constructive feedback. We’ll then move on to the next participant. **Please Note:** You do NOT have to share anything to attend a meeting, nor do you need to offer feedback if you don't have any. Feel free to join just to observe! The only guidelines are to be kind to everyone, remain open to suggestions, and most importantly, have fun!
🦋 Preconference PORTFOLIO Prep Event with Agent Christie Megill of the CAT Agency 🎨
Aug 23, 2025
2 event
Unlimited seats
📅 Saturday, August 23, 2025 from 10:00 am-11:00 pm (ET) 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸Looking for insight on what you should have in your illustration portfolio before the 2025 Ohio North conference? Want to connect with other illustrators and SCBWI members? Then join us Aug. 23rd VIRTUALLY or IN PERSON from 10am-11am for Portfolio Prep with Agent Christie Megill from the CAT agency! Christie will be presenting via Zoom.🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 There are two ways to watch Christie’s Zoom presentation: 1️⃣ - FREE: Via Zoom from one of the locations listed below, followed by In-person peer portfolio critiques from 11am-noon (EST) hosted by Illustrator Coordinator, Kristi Tartara, and Co-Regional Advisor, Merrill Rainey 2️⃣ - $15: Via Zoom from your device 📌IN-PERSON LOCATIONS: 1) Independence Branch Public Library 2) University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 🌟We will also be offering VIRTUAL PORTFOLIO REVIEWS via Zoom with Christie on MONDAY, August 25 and WEDNESDAY, August 27th for an additional fee. Your 15 minute critique will be scheduled between 7-8:15 pm on the day you choose, so you will need to be available between that time frame. Critiques cannot be scheduled at other days or times.
🦋 Preconference MANUSCRIPT Prep Talk with Jean Daigneau and Gloria G. Adams
Aug 26, 2025
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Join us on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 from 7:30-8:30 pm (EST) on Zoom for a preconference manuscript prep event with Gloria G. Adams, Author and Editor, and Jean Daigneau, Author, Editor, and Former SCBWI Ohio North Regional Advisor! 🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷 If anyone knows about Ohio North conferences, it's Jean and Gloria! These two seasoned conference organizers and attendees will share their insights on making your manuscript conference-ready. They will discuss essential topics such as proper manuscript formatting, preparing an effective pitch for your manuscript, and important reminders like bringing multiple copies of your manuscript to the conference. If you're new to attending conferences, this is a fantastic opportunity to ensure your manuscript stands out for all the right reasons. Even if you're an experienced conference attendee, it's a great chance to refresh your memory and make sure you don't overlook these important details!
🦋 2025 Preconference PITCH Party PREP with Author-Illustrator Merrill Rainey
Sep 09, 2025
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Prepare your pitches for our fall conference’s Editors, Art Director, & Agent Pitch party! Get real time feedback on your pitches from Author-Illustrator and Co-Regional Advisor Merrill Rainey, and your SCBWI peers. Merrill will give live feedback on pre-submitted pitches and will also give tips and tricks on how to look at creating and refining your pitch. Even if you are only coming to the Saturday conference and not the Friday night Pitch Party event, this is a wonderful opportunity to get your pitches ready for the conference. You never know when a faculty member will ask what your story is about - have your pitch ready for this moment! This event is FREE to ALL but registration is required. To submit your pitch for this PREP event, please complete the Pitch Party PREP form.🔗FORM: https://forms.gle/HqSBuL2WxYNsZsLo8
2025 SCBWI Ohio North Regional Conference: Where Stories Take Flight
Oct 03, 2025 - Oct 04, 2025
39 event
Available seats 210
Tri-C Corporate College East (4400 Richmond Rd., Warrensville Heights, OH 44128)
By registering for this event, you agree that you have read, understand, and accept all SCBWI policies and will honor them during the event. https://www.scbwi.org/faq/global/scbwi-policies