Wisconsin 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.
SE Area Meeting
Nov 23, 2025
Unlimited seats
New Berlin Public Library
Be sure to mark your calendar for our next SE Area SCBWI meeting. Who: SE Area SCBWI Members When: Sunday, November 23 from 1-2:30 PM Where: New Berlin Public Library --> Heritage Room (15105 Library Lane, New Berlin, WI 53151) Topic: Tapping into online tools to make your writing shine. Thank you to Becki Kidd for sharing your expertise! Link to register: If you can attend, please complete this form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIXmkg7_D5S6dNPVCD7jw656uQiQEpcq55bKX9_dhzfvi5Mw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=106995173851818007897 Erin Krase-Minchk ☺️
March 10 2026 WI Panel by Panel with Marcie Colleen
Mar 10, 2026
Online event
Unlimited seats
Panel by Panel: How to Write Comics and Graphic Novels (Even if You Can't Draw) with Marcie Colleen Get ready to bring your stories to life—panel by panel! In this presentation, Marcie Colleen breaks down the building blocks of comics and graphic novels—from panels and gutters to bubbles and sound effects—all through the lens of a writer. Perfect for storytellers of all kinds, this session proves you don’t need to draw to create compelling stories in a comics format. Packed with fun examples and behind-the-scenes insights, participants will leave eager to turn their ideas into panel-based stories that leap off the page. In previous chapters Marcie Colleen has been a teacher, an actress, and a nanny, but now she spends her days writing children’s books! She is the acclaimed author of THE SUPER HAPPY PARTY BEARS chapter book series, as well as picture books, LOVE, TRIANGLE, illustrated by Bob Shea, PENGUINAUT!, illustrated by Emma Yarlett, and THE BEAR'S GARDEN, illustrated by Alison Oliver. Her picture book, SURVIVOR TREE, illustrated by Caldecott Honor Winner Aaron Becker, celebrates the real-life story of a pear tree who survived the September 11th attacks and was named a 2022 ALA Notable Book. Marcie’s latest release, HAPPY FRIENDSGIVING: A Thanksgiving Celebration of Found Families has been called “a delightful, inclusive, modern-day depiction of holiday celebrations with a family of choice” (Kirkus) and “a heartfelt ode to the celebration of chosen family” (School Library Journal). Up next, she teams up with illustrator Chad Thomas for TOUGH FLUFF, a graphic novel chapter book series with Random House Graphic (debuting summer 2027). The series follows Ewenice, an ex-acrobat sheep with a mysterious past and superhero alter ego, Steel Wool, as she and her wannabe squirrel sidekick face off against a villainous, sleep-deprived duck. A former Epic! Originals Senior Writer/Editor, Marcie created comics and prose for their digital platform, including KITTEN NINJA, which has over 6 million reads! She lives with her husband and a beloved herd of stuffed animals in San Diego, California.
April 14.26.WI.Stories as Springboards with Lindsay Moretti
Apr 14, 2026
Online event
Unlimited seats
Stories as Springboards: Using Picture Books for Cross-Curricular Learning presented by Lindsay Moretti Discover how picture books can inspire cross-curricular learning from early childhood through upper elementary. This webinar shows how themes and concepts from stories translate into play-based invitations for young learners and hands-on, inquiry-based projects for grades K-5. With real curriculum examples and practical resources for creating your own materials, you’ll gain strategies to design meaningful educational experiences. Whether you’re developing curriculum for your book, or seeking fresh ideas for the classroom, you’ll leave inspired to use picture books as tools for connecting students to literature and learning.