California: San Francisco North and East Bay 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.
SF North/East Bay: Hosted By Alameda County: An Introduction to the Whole Book Approach for Picture Book Authors and Illustrators (Recording Only)
Sep 23, 2026 - Oct 23, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Purchase access to view the recording of this webinar (originally recorded on September 22, 2026) as many times as you want until October 23! Children's book author and scholar Megan Dowd Lambert provides an introduction to her Whole Book Approach, developed with The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Drawing on her book Reading Picture Books with Children. Megan provides tools for engaging young readers with the picture book as a visual art form and inspires authors and illustrators to use the Whole Book Approach as a lens for inspiring creative work.
SF North/East Bay: PAL PERK! An opportunity to display, sell, and sign your books at the Napa Valley Book Festival
Nov 14, 2026
1 event
Available seats 16
Blue Oak School, 1455 Polk Street, Napa, CA
This opportunity is for PAL Members only (members with at least one book published with a traditional publisher. Other books can be self-published). Only $15 for a one hour slot!
SF North/East Bay: Alameda County Monthly Writing Time – November 2026
Nov 15, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Join us for a relaxed and supportive writing session to make progress toward writing goals, build a habit, or just write alongside your SCBWI community. This is a welcoming space where you can show up exactly as you are. You can share what you are working on or simply join quietly and write. It's up to you and how you are feeling. Open to members and non-members from Alameda County and beyond!