SoCal Events

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Fall Harvest Writers and Illustrators Day

  • Join us for a full day of speaker presentations, critiques, pitches and mingling with fellow creatives!
  • When: Oct. 4, 2025
  • Where: Cal State Fullerton, Titan Student Union and Zoom


Future Events:

Orange County Book Fair, Nov. 15, 2025 - Old Town Tustin

  • We plan to reserve a booth for our published writers and illustrators to sell and sign their books.
  • When: Saturday, Nov. 15, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
  • Where: Old Town Tustin
  • For more info, check out their website: https://www.theocbookfair.org/

LA Festival of Books, April 18-19, 2026, USC

Tahquitz MG/YA Writers Retreat - May 28- June 1, 2026

  • A four-day small-group intensive writer retreat in idyllic Idyllwild

OC Children's Book Festival, Sept. 2026


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