What's your dream? To write a memorable children’s book for the ages? To illustrate a picture book with images that every kid will remember? To translate a great children’s book? SCBWI wants that for you, too! That’s why our events are the perfect places for you to meet industry professionals and grow your skills as a writer or artist.
Make this the year you invest in your dream by attending one or both of our Winter Conferences in February 2024: In-Person or Virtual. Each event features master-level craft sessions to help you up your game plus the opportunity to meet and learn from agents, editors, and marketing professionals.
Conference faculty includes:
Acclaimed Craft-Teaching Authors and Illustrators:
Cece Bell
Phil Bildner
Catia Chien
Pat Cummings
Michael Hale
Kate Messner
Emily X.R. Pan
Alexandra Penfold
James Ransome
Claudia Rueda
Steve Sheinkin
Carole Boston Weatherford
Lee Wind
Renowned Keynote Speakers:
Cece Bell, Newbery Medal winner author-illustrator
Joseph Coelho, United Kingdom 2022-2024 Children’s Laureate
James Ransome, Coretta Scott King Award winning author-illustrator
Agents from some of the best agencies in the business:
CAT Agency
Catbird Agency
Erin Murphy Literary Agency
Gallt and Zacker
Greenburger Kids
The Hamilburg Agency
Morhaim Literary Agency
New Leaf Literary Agency
Red Fox Agency
Rubin Pfeffer Content
Upstart Crow Agency
Editors from stellar publishing houses:
Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Reader
HarperCollins
Kokila/Penguin Young Readers
Lee & Low Books
Levine Querido
Penguin Random House
Scholastic
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Walker Books/Candlewick Press
Don’t miss out! Secure your spot today at the In-Person Winter Conference and Virtual Winter Conference.