Call for Applications for Regional Team Positions

If you are interested in serving as the volunteer Co-Regional Advisor for SCBWI Southern Breeze Region, please email Patricia Wiles, SCBWI’s Director of Regional Team Management, at [email protected] to request an application by December 12th and write “Co-RA Southern Breeze” in the subject line. Along with the application, you’ll receive an application information booklet that describes an RA’s duties and responsibilities. 

You must be a current premium (paid) member of SCBWI to apply for any Regional Team position; you must reside within the geographic boundaries of the region in order to serve as a member of the Regional Team; and you cannot be an editor, agent, art director, owner of a publishing company, or hold any other type of employment or business ownership that could be considered a conflict of interest.

This is a volunteer (unpaid) role, but it comes with perks and opportunities. Here are some of them:

• RAs receive free membership in SCBWI during their time of service; after they retire, they receive one year of free membership for each year of service.
• RAs may be eligible for free or reduced registration for SCBWI’s international conferences, as well as at many regional events everywhere in the world.
• RAs may be eligible for travel reimbursements for international conferences, and for professional development grants that are available only to Regional Team members. 
• RAs may participate in leadership training and special craft-focused programs that help build confidence as a leader and a creator.
• RAs also meet industry professionals such as editors, agents, and publicists.

Many Regional Advisors will tell you that some of the most meaningful rewards are those that are most personal:

• Playing an active role in nurturing your creative community
• Forging connections and even lifelong friendships with other creatives from around the world
• Knowing you are making a difference in a group that is passionate about literacy and enhancing the canon of literature and art for young readers, and
• Belonging to the supportive, enthusiastic Global network of SCBWI's Regional Teams.

Historically, SCBWI’s leadership and membership have not fully reflected the diverse population of children’s book writers to include religious and cultural minorities, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, nationality, socioeconomic differences, disability, language, neuroatypicality, etc. While we value those leaders and members who reflect/have reflected underrepresented groups, we recognize that we can and must do better. We want all of our members to be represented and to feel heard. If you are a member of an underrepresented group, we encourage you to apply.

If you’re not interested in the RA position, please let me know if you’d like to be considered for future volunteer openings in your region, or if you’d simply like to become more involved. We want to hear from you!

This information is going to all active members of the Southern Breeze region via our Tradewinds Newsletter. If you know of someone who did not receive it, please have them email us right away at [email protected].

Questions? Please write us at [email protected] or to Patricia Wiles, Director of Regional Team Management, at [email protected]