MAYFEST 2026
MayFest Date is May 23, 2026
Registration is now open.
For more information on our faculty, available options, and to Register, Click HERE
MAYFEST 2026 PRICING
MayFest Registration SCBWI Members $45.00
MayFest Registration SCBWI Non-member $70.00
MayFest Portfolio Showcase SCBWI Members $20.00
MayFest Portfolio Showcase SCBWI Non-members $25.00
MayFest Critique SCBWI Members $85.00
MayFest Critique SCBWI Non-members $95.00
MAYFEST 2026 SCHEDULE: (All Times are Pacific Time)
9:00-9:15 a.m. Welcome
9:15-10:15 a.m. Keynote
SYDNEY SMITH, award-winning author and illustrator
10:15-10:25 a.m. Break and Portfolio Showcase
10:25-11:25 a.m. Editor Hour
RACHEL DIEBEL, Editor, Feiwel and Friends
ALLISON WEINTRAUB, Editor, HarperCollins Children’s Books
KRISTA MARINO, VP and Senior Executive Editor, Delacorte Press
11:25-11:35 a.m. Break and Portfolio Showcase
11:35 a.m.-12:35 p.m. Agent Hour
STEPHEN BARR, Senior Literary Agent, Writer’s House
HALEY CASEY, Associate Agent, Creative Media Agency
JEN ROFÉ, Senior Agent, Andrea Brown Literary Eliza Wheeler, Award-Winning Author/Illustrator
12:45-1:15 p.m. Showcase Slideshow & Awards & Thank You to Faculty and Volunteers
2:00-5:00 p.m. Optional 15-minute Critiques
Attendees receive submission guidelines from the editors and agents with the MayFest recording on Tuesday, May 26th.