Oklahoma/Arkansas 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.
OKC Connect: STUCK!
Jul 15, 2025
Unlimited seats
Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 NW Expressway, OKC
STUCK! Struggling with a title? Maybe you need the group to weigh in on your theme or a particular character. Need help with dialogue in a scene? Need feedback on an illustration? Want to brainstorm? Let's meet where you are in your wip and help you break free! Join us even if you're not stuck because your contribution will make a difference. - led by Alysha Beers
Tulsa Connect: Critique Night
Jul 18, 2025
Unlimited seats
Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2906 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114
Bring 5 copies of a complete picture book manuscript or the first 5-pages of a Chapter Book, Middle Grade, or Young Adult Novel. If you are bringing an illustration portfolio, please email [email protected] and I'll be certain to have someone there for you. If you don't currently have pages to bring, come anyway. Your insight will help another writer or illustrator and we'd love to see you. 6:30PM at Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2906 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114
Tulsa Connect: ABC's and 123's of Writing for Children
Aug 12, 2025
Unlimited seats
Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2906 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114
Just in time for Back to School, authors Linda Mai and Karen Williams will cover the basics of writing and publishing books for children, from picture books to YA. They will cover the requirements for each age category, literary agents, copyrights, manuscript formatting, how to handle inevitable rejections, and more. New children’s book writers will have their questions answered. Seasoned writers will have the opportunity to share their insights. Join us for this fast-paced, information-packed evening. 6:30PM at Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2906 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114
Tulsa Connect: Our Favorite Writing and Illustrating Resources
Oct 14, 2025
Unlimited seats
Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2906 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114
In person in Tulsa and on Zoom for the entire region. We all know that an SCBWI membership is the best resource for children's book writers and illustrators. However, the dizzying array of additional resources targeted to creative folks can leave you, well...dizzy. A panel of experienced SCBWI OK/AR members from throughout the region will share the resources that, in their opinion, were totally worth the money, and the ones that didn't work for them - and they'll tell us their reasons why. These resources might apply to general writing or illustrating craft, or be specifically for traditional or self-published authors. Come with questions and join us for a relaxed and fun discussion. 6:30PM at Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2906 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114