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: PAL PERK! An opportunity to display, sell, and sign your books at the Napa Valley Book Festival
Nov 14, 2026
1 event
Available seats 13
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! You can register for up to 3 slots.
SF North/East Bay: Saturday Sketchbook Social - Nov 14
Nov 14, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Grab your coffee or tea, bring your art supplies, paper, and a favorite children's book, and meet us on Zoom at 9:00 AM. Let's see what everyone has been up to as we share wins, hang out, and warm up our hands with some guided, no pressure sketching exercises.
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!
SF North/East Bay: Submission Studio: Writing Stronger Queries, Strategizing Submissions, and Ten Ways to Translate “No” to “Yes!”
Nov 21, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
PAL MEMBER EVENT! This event is exclusively for PAL members (members with at least one book published with a traditional publisher--other books can be self-published) of all children’s book categories, looking to perfect their submission package and strategy. Your host will be Deborah Halverson, award-winning author of Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies and Writing New Adult Fiction, as well as books for teens and young readers.