Alabama, Georgia, and Florida panhandle (Southern Breeze) 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.
ILLUSTRATION INTENSIVE: ART IN MOTION & DEEP DIVES
Dec 05, 2025 - Dec 06, 2025
11 event
Available seats 30
Bull Street Library 2002 Bull Street, Savannah, GA
Registration for this event is now closed. Experience the charm of Savannah in December during our exclusive Illustration Intensive! Connect, learn, and network with fellow illustrators in an inspiring environment. Join Art Agent Kelly Pelsue from Morgan Gaynin Agency, along with a choice in engaging workshops led by illustrators Rashad Doucet, Mike Wimmer, and Jime Wimmer. Portfolio reviews with Kelly are available as Add-On's. Enhance your experience with an early arrival on Friday evening with a special visit to SCAD's Jen Library, featuring a private viewing of the iconic illustrated backgrounds, character designs, and storyboards from the legendary Don Bluth Collection.
Seeds of Inspiration: Writing & Illustrating for Kids (WIK) 2026
Mar 27, 2026 - Mar 28, 2026
20 event
Available seats 150
Homewood Public Library
We hope you will join us for our annual spring conference on March 27 and 28th, 2026, in beautiful Homewood, Alabama. Gather with fellow writers, illustrators, translators, agents, editors, and other children's book publishing professionals for a day of craft, networking, professional development, and community. Make new connections, meet new friends, learn and explore, and refine your creative and business skills to move your kidlit career forward. With optional pre-conference intensives offered on Friday afternoon, March 27, and a free kidlit creators' social and trivia night event that evening. Sunday afternoon Shanda McCloskey will host a free event at the library. This will be a weekend to remember! Early Bird pricing ends February 12.