Colorado, Wyoming (Rocky Mountain) 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.
Metro Denver Connect & Critique: The Search for Comp Titles
May 16, 2026
Unlimited seats
Southglenn Library, Rooms A and B, 6972 S Vine Street, Centennial
When: Saturday, May 16, 1:00pm-3:00pm Where: Southglenn Library, Rooms A and B, 6972 S Vine Street, Centennial Comps? Comparative titles? What are they and why do I need them? How many do I need? Where do I start? So many questions! Finding good comps can be overwhelming. Please join us as we pool ideas, strategies, and expertise on how to go about this daunting, but necessary, task. This Connect meeting will have a slightly different format. Stacey will start the session by sharing her process for finding comps including specific examples. Then, the session will be turned over to attendees for their input. We're hoping for significant participation from members so be prepared to share your questions, strategies, etc. Also, we encourage everyone to bring examples of comps for one or more of your manuscripts to share with the group and be ready to explain why you chose them. No matter where you are in your writing/illustrating journey, we all eventually need comps so please join us as we learn and grow together! RSVP: Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXQn6w91ddJ30hZh8_vhifmpEn9uSfKiKan-4wqf3D5_3sIg/viewform For the second half of the Connect, feel free to bring a work-in-progress for critique. If you'd like your work critiqued, please bring eight copies of either a PB manuscript, the first five pages of a longer work, a query letter, illustrations, or something similar. Bring a snack to share if you'd like! Questions: Contact Stacey Simmons or Jenny Crooks-Johnson at [email protected].
Self-Publishing Connect: Sharing Resources
Jun 01, 2026
Online event
Unlimited seats
When: Monday, June 1, 6:00-7:30pm Where: Zoom I know I will not be the only one with big news to share! Join us to share the milestones you have achieved or ask questions about how to reach your next goal! Everyone is welcome. A link will be sent to everyone already on our Self-publishing Connect member list. To get your name added contact Ann at [email protected].
Western Slope Connect and Critique: Making Time (and Motivation) to Write
Jun 20, 2026
Online event
Unlimited seats
When: Saturday, June 20, 10:00am-12noon Where: On Zoom (link will be sent to all who RSVP) Do you struggle to write (or do something related to your writing) every day? Most of us do—no matter our circumstances in life. Have you found a strategy that helps you be more successful at that? Come share your ideas with the group. After sharing we will have critiques as time allows. If you would like a critique please send your manuscript (up to 650 words) to [email protected]. The first in will be first read until time is gone. Please RSVP if you plan to attend so that your name will be on the list to get the Zoom link a few days prior. Contact: [email protected]
Boulder Connect: Marketing Children’s Books with Meaning
Jun 27, 2026
Unlimited seats
Boulder Main Library, Arapahoe Room, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, CO
When: Saturday, June 27, 2:00-4:00 pm Where: Boulder Main Library, Arapahoe Room, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, CO Marketing your work can feel overwhelming—even uncomfortable. We're creators, not marketers. But here's a liberating truth: People don't buy your book; they buy the experience it delivers. Understanding this shift changes everything. Author Bianca Schulze, founder of The Children’s Book Review, will share authentic ways to position your stories that honor their deeper meaning while connecting with readers who truly value what you've created. Maximum 25 participants. Email [email protected] with questions. RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtdrMyrOg9kpl7iQlRBtThOyng4SLDrXktAVSB3RfllhffVg/viewform.
Western Slope Connect (with guests from the Self-Publishing Connect Group)
Aug 29, 2026
Online event
Unlimited seats
When: Saturday, August 29, 10:00am-12noon Where: On Zoom (link will be sent to those who RSVP) Are you wondering if self-publishing could be right for one (or all) of your manuscripts? Do you have questions you wish you could ask someone who’s done it? Some members of the Self-Publishing Connect group have volunteered to come to our Western Slope Connect, share what they “wish they knew then that they know now” and answer questions. After the conversation, if there’s time, we will do a few critiques. If you are interested, please send up to 650 words of your manuscript to [email protected]. Please RSVP if you plan to attend so that your name will be on the list to get the Zoom link a few days prior.