Don't miss out on the opportunity to win tuition to our SCBWI Winter Conference in New York this January! Apply for our scholarships via your member home profile.

Join Julia Maisen tomorrow on Sunday, Nov 2 at 10:30AM for her free virtual presentation about how color and light work both from a real world perspective and a storytelling one. We hope you will join us for this valuable information! 🖍️🌈🌞 Please register to receive the virtual session details!

Attendees of @scbwisf.bsky.social Illustrator's Day were given a Secret Misison to draw thank-you notes for the three organizers and coordinators, inspired by things those people like. I coudn't resist taking photos of mine before handing them in. Sending so much gratitude to these wonderful people!

Registration for our last IN-PERSON 2025 Illustrator Day closes TOMORROW on September 2nd! Critiques are still available with select faculty! ✨ Register NOW: www.scbwi.org/events/SFSou...

Join Malar Ganapathiappan for her free virtual presentation this Saturday where Malar will share stories and speak to the process-oriented questions creators may grapple with when writing about these experiences. Please register to receive the virtual session details at www.scbwi.org/events/schol...

Sign up for our last in person Illustrator Day! CRITIQUES with Aliza are SOLD OUT! But there are still limited spots with other faculty! All attendees will also get submission priority with Aliza afterwards. Register now: www.scbwi.org/events/SFSou... ✨ #scbwisf #scbwisfsouth

2 more weeks before 2025 Illustrator Day registration closes on September 2nd! 📚 Look forward to great faculty such as Laura Lee! Author & Illustrator of picture book, Soy Sauce! 🎨 CRITIQUES AVAILABLE Register now: www.scbwi.org/events/SFSou... ✨ #scbwisf #scbwisfsouth

Writers and illustrators, come hang out with fellow kidlit creators for an hour of books, pastries (at your own cost), and good conversation at Meet Fresh. This social hour is hosted by Zaneta Cha and we are so excited to see you there! See you next week! #scbwisfsouth #scbwisf

Join the SF/South Regional Team as Co-Illustrator Coordinator! The application deadline has been extended to Aug 12th! Send an email to [email protected] and in the subject field, please put “IC (or Co-IC) application and California: San Francisco/South.”

3 more weeks before 2025 Illustrator Day registration closes on Sept 2! 📚 Critiques Available by Cindy Chang! Register now: www.scbwi.org/events/SFSou... *Get tips from the recorded video for “Making Your Portfolio Shine” as a FREE bonus #scbwisf #scbwisfsouth

Congratulations to the Crystal Kite Winners for the California and Hawaii Region, Deborah Underwood (long-time SF/South member), LeUyen Pham (2024 Golden Gate Day Keynote Speaker, and Seina Wedlick (SF/South Co-Assistant Regional Advisor)! We are so proud of you all! #scbwisfsouth #scbwisf

Do you have a research topic that you think would benefit the world of children’s literature? Then you might be interested in our Scholar-In-Residence program! The deadline is coming up soon on August 15! Read more at www.scbwi.org/regions/sfso... #scbwisf #scbwisfsouth

Are you sad about the last in-person Illustrator Day? Are you interested in branding or organizing illustrator-related events? Join the San Francisco/South Regional Team! Inquiries for Co-Illustrator Coordinator EXTENDED to Aug 12! #scbwisfsouth #scbwisf

4 more weeks before 2025 Illustrator Day registration CLOSES on September 2nd! 📚 LIMITED PORTFOLIO CRITIQUES AVAILABLE ✨ Get tips from the recorded video for “Making Your Portfolio Shine” as a FREE bonus ✏️ Register now: www.scbwi.org/events/SFSou... #scbwisf #scbwisfsouth

Registration for 2025 Illustrator Day closes on September 2nd! Early Bird registration ends today! 📚✏️ CRITIQUES will run out fast so register now: www.scbwi.org/events/SFSou... #scbwi #scbwisf #scbwisfsouth

Mark your calendars for a very special event and a rare opportunity to look behind the scenes of Marketing and Publicity at traditional book publishers. 📚 Register here: www.scbwi.org/events/free-... #scbwi #scbwisf #scbwisfsouth

4 more days before Early Bird registration for 2025 Illustrator Day closes on August 1st! Look forward to great faculty such as Rob Sayeth, Jr.! Keynote NY Times Bestseller Author/Illustrator PORTFOLIO CRITIQUES AVAILABLE Register now: www.scbwi.org/events/SFSou... #scbwi #scbwisf

Are you looking to be more involved with SCBWI SF/South Bay and the kidlit community? We are looking for volunteers to help plan for the 2026 Golden Gate Conference and to work as Critique Coordinator! Apply today if you’re interested! #scbwisf

Our Scholar-in-Residence program provides an opportunity and stipend for two regional members to delve deeper into the craft of writing or illustrating while completing a related project. These Scholars will share with us their learnings and results of their work through a webinar or presentation.

🌟Illustrator Day 2025🌟 🎉REGISTRATION OPEN NOW!🎉 📆Saturday, Sept 6th, 2025 @8 AM - 5 PM, PST 📍Guadalupe Hall, Santa Clara University Don't forget our VIRTUAL Pre-event Webinar on July 19th! ✅REGISTER: www.scbwi.org/events/SFSou...

Writers, illustrators, and kidlit friends — come hang out with your SCBWI community for an hour of books, boba, and good conversation. We’ll kick things off outside Castro street’s Tea Era at 5:30 then stroll together to Books Inc. around 6pm. Hope to see you there! 🧋📚 #scbwisf #scbwi

Registration for the virtual SCBWI 2025 Summer Conference opens TOMORROW May 13 @ 10AM PST!! Read about the entire lineup here: www.scbwi.org/events/virtu... #scbwisummer25 #scbwi

Do you write for MG or YA and have a manuscript you want critiqued? Foyinsi Adegbonmire, associate editor with Feiwel & Friends has a few spots left for a written critique or roundtable critique! Manuscripts are due today at midnight, sign up at www.scbwi.org/events/virtu...

This weekend!! We have plenty of indoor space in case it rains as well. See you there!

Registration opens today at 10 am for premium members and on March 15th for non-members. Early Bird registration fee for premium members is $10 until March 14th, standard registration is $15. Non-premium/preview members is $35. Register/more info at www.scbwi.org/events/virtu... ✨

⭐PB Rising Stars Mentee apps are officially OPEN now - March 21 at 11:59 PM ET!!! Are you an unagented OR agented PB author, illo, or author-illo without an agent-repped PB deal? Then this is for you!! Apply: www.pbrisingstars.com/mentors #kidlitmegafeed #kidlit #kidlitart #pbrisingstars #pbparty

Illustrators, Our next Monthly Illustrators' Meetup will continue this Saturday, Mar 1st at 10 am on Zoom! We talk shop and give friendly feedback to folks who share their art. Register at: www.scbwi.org/events/monthly-illustrators-meetup

As part of our Spring Holiday in the Park event, we are offering manuscript critiques by local, published authors, submissions due Fri 2/21! Get feedback from Christine Evans (PB only, online), Charlotte Cheng (PB only), and Sam Subity (MG/YA)! scbwi.org/events/spring-holiday-in-the-park-2025

Join us for our annual in-person social event for our San Francisco/South premium members on March 16 from 12- 3pm in Los Altos! Manuscript critiques will also be available from local PAL authors, sent by Feb 21! Check the website for more information/RSVP at www.scbwi.org/events/sprin...

Join us for our first KidLit Social Hour hosted by Seina Wedlick (Co-Assistant Regional Advisor) and Jasmine Fang (Social Coordinator)! 📖 The hosts will be there a few minutes early to save tables. Look out for a table-top sign that says “SCBWI” and/or a floating balloon. 🎈 #scbwisf #kidlit

Looking for a creative getaway? Join our friends from the SF North & East Bay region at the Mandala Springs Retreat Center in Cobb, CA from March 6-9 for a weekend of writing, illustrating, and inspiration! Check out their website for more info. 😊

Good News from our Regional Members! Congratulations to Marilyn Hilton! She was included with 27 other middle-grade and young-adult verse novelists to share her thoughts on writing verse novels in DiVERSE: Conversations with YA and Children's Verse Novelists, compiled and edited by Linda Weste[1/x]

Here are 22 books about the civil rights movement – and the continued fight for civil rights – to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy as a legendary civil rights leader! Perfect for today or any day of the year 📚

Hello Bluesky (and new followers)! Here’s some resources if you're new here: About the KidLit Mega Feed, how it works: blueskyfeedcreator.com/p/debbieohi.... New to BlueSky Tips: debbieohi.com/2024/03/blue... Lists, Feeds & Starter packs explained: boringstorybook.com/a-list-oflis...

Join us for a special PAL Event: Managing Author-Agent Relationships with Jem Chambers-Black this Friday 11/8 6pm - 7pm PST 🤝👯‍♀️ RSVP at www.scbwi.org/events/pal-e...