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: Craft, Connect, Celebrate with Jeanne Walker Harvey
Aug 15, 2026
1 event
Available seats 25
Café Little Deer / Café Frida, 300 South A Street, Santa Rosa, CA
Join us to share craft and industry insight, connect with fellow creatives, socialize, and celebrate with this month's featured guest, Jeanne Walker Harvey! This event is FREE and IN-PERSON!
SF North/East Bay: Alameda County Monthly Writing Time – August 2026
Aug 23, 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: Contra Costa Craft Meet
Aug 30, 2026
1 event
Available seats 20
Peetza Pies and Pints, 7011 Sunne Lane, Walnut Creek, CA
Connect with creative community: Bring a story pitch, illustration, or recent book news. Extra: Create a 7-line poem pertaining to your story—maybe a Diamanté like we practiced at the June meet to share with the entire group!
SF North/East Bay: Hosted By Alameda County: An Introduction to the Whole Book Approach for Picture Book Authors and Illustrators
Sep 22, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Join children's book author and scholar Megan Dowd Lambert for 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 will provide tools for engaging young readers with the picture book as a visual art form and inspire authors and illustrators to use the Whole Book Approach as a lens for inspiring creative work.