Western Washington 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.
Plot, Page-Turns, and Pith Virtual Workshop with Sylvie Frank, Senior Executive Editor at Flamingo Books (PRH)
Oct 19, 2025
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
What does pacing really mean? What does it mean for a picture book to be “snappy”? And how does plot function in picture books, anyway? In this jam-packed session, we’ll take a deep dive into a mentor text, examining character, plot, design, and all the other elements that make up a well-done narrative picture book. Sylvie Frank, Senior Executive Editor at Flamingo Books (Penguin Young Readers / PRH), will take us through our “paces” with well-seasoned insights and examples. As a result, you’ll come away with valuable advice and revision strategies from a top children’s book editor—plus a picture book dummy (or maybe even a stack of them!), ready to use with your manuscripts.
Write in the Woods Western Washington 2025
Nov 07, 2025 - Nov 09, 2025
1 event
Available seats 29
Rainbow Lodge, North Bend, WA
Join SCBWI Western Washington Nov. 7 - 9, 2025, at an all-new location for a full weekend of virtual workshops with Feiwel & Friends Senior Editor Kat Brzozowski and in-person workshops with award-winning local author/illustrator Ellie Peterson. Enjoy hands-on learning, creative time, community, great food, and inspirational nature. Kat will join the group by Zoom for a three-hour workshop on Saturday, with other workshops and group activities throughout the weekend. Opportunities for individual critiques from the editor are available separately. Basic retreat registration includes a shared room ($500 for members, $575 for nonmembers), or optionally add $100 for a single room.