SCBWI Oregon

SCBWI Oregon’s Great Critique is an event that happens twice a year. Each session is an awesome opportunity for writers and illustrators to be critiqued by a professional and their peers. ⭐ Registration closes June 14th. Spots are going fast! Register today!⭐

A Virtual Series for Illustrators 🎨 Brew your best children's book portfolio this summer with SCBWI Oregon’s Portfolio Percolator—a 5-part virtual series designed to help illustrators sharpen their skills, get expert feedback, and build market-ready portfolios. ⭐ Registration is now open! ⭐

Come meet Lettie Jane Rennekamp and enjoy their work!

Come join us! Like the Write Direction, this free meet-up is a chance for illustrators to get together informally and chat, share work and ideas, and make new friends. 🎨

Covering the state of Oregon, our region is led by Regional Advisor Laura Byrd, with support from Illustrator Coordinator Robin Chilstrom, Co-Illustrator Coordinator Jordan Kim, and an Advisory Committee. As volunteers, our goal is to help our members learn their craft and grow as creators and kidlit enthusiasts.

We have a few positions open on our Advisory Committee. If you are interested in volunteering please email Laura at [email protected].

Each season we feature a different Illustrator's work on our homepage. This spring we feature the work of Abigail Marble, an SCBWI member for over 25 years. Abigail has illustrated picture books and book covers for, amongst others, Candlewick Press and Penguin Random House. She's currently developing picture book manuscripts and lives in Portland with her wife, son, and pup Mochi in Portland, Oregon. If you would like to be featured as our seasonal artist, contact Robin at: [email protected]

Hey, Oregon Illustrators! Whether you’re a current or future PAL, prefer picture books or graphic novels, work digitally or on paper, or wear multiple KidLit hats, you'll find illustration-specific news and information here.