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.
Nov. 9, 2025 Children's Book Festival
Nov 09, 2025
Unlimited seats
Burlington Public Library at 166 E. Jefferson Street, Burlington, WI
SCBWI Wisconsin and the Burlington Public Library are hosting 20 Wisconsin creatives at the Children's Book Festival at the Burlington Public Library on November 9. It is a the long-running celebration of Children's Book Week. Join us from noon to 3:00 p.m. Central Time.
Nov. 10 SCBWI WI Dairyland Illustration Critique
Nov 10, 2025
Online event
Unlimited seats
Meet up on Zoom with Illustration Coordinator, Anna Aronson and your fellow Wisconsin illustrators. Members, copy and paste the Zoom registration link into your browser. https://scbwi.zoom.us/meeting/register/mt3s_ERTS6u6Rp-ACoaDYA
Nov. 20, 2025 SBCWI Wis Listening Session
Nov 20, 2025
Online event
Unlimited seats
SCBWI WI members, please join us to give and listen to what members would like to see offered via webinars and conferences. Copy and paste this Zoom link to register. https://scbwi.zoom.us/meeting/register/P4AmwIqzSPqQkYS5EEj7LA
Feb.17.26.SCBWI WI Engaging Stories Trust Unreliable Narrators
Feb 17, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Trust Unreliable Narrators (and Characters) to Attract Readers: Tips, Techniques, and Traps webinar presented by Author and Book Reviewer Sandy Brehl
March10.26.SCBWI WI Engaging Stories 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.SCBWI 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.