Join your chapter for a Critique and Support Session June 28 in Larkspur! Lunch, talk, and meet your new SFNEB Marin County Coordinator. 11 am to 12:30 p.m., Lovesky's Deli. #SCBWI #childrensbookauthors #childrensbookillustrators

Join us for the June Craft, Create, Celebrate from 9 to 11 AM Saturday, June 20, at Café Little Deer (formerly Café Frida) in Santa Rosa to chat with author Will Wolfe. Free - but RSVPs required. Get details at: www.scbwi.org/regions/sfno...

Join Sonoma County #scbwi members this Saturday (May 16) to Craft, Create and Celebrate with Lex Fajardo, graphic novelist and creator of the Kid Beowulf series. He's also the Editorial Director of the Charles M. Schultz Studio. Event is at Cafe Frida in Santa Rosa. Free, but RSVP; space is limited.

Sonoma County SCBWI members! Join us to Craft, Connect, Celebrate at Café Frida from 9-11 AM Saturday, April 18. Speaker is Matt Levine, Editor at High Noon Books. Event is free; reservations required. Reserve by April 15. Use the QR code to register or: www.scbwi.org/events/sf-no... #scbwisfneb

Sister chapter SFSouth has a great conference coming up April 11 in SF. Registration deadline is April 6. Seats and some one-on-one critique spots still available. Register at www.scbwi.org/events/2026-...

Breaking up is hard to do. If you need a little help on breaking up with your agent, try this webinar Sunday, March 29, with tips from established authors Natasha Yim, Nadia Salomon, and Jennifer Lynn Alvarez. Register: www.scbwi.org/events/sf-no... #scbwi #scbwisfneb #kidlit #writingcommunity

MG Writers: Want to refine or recharge your writing process? Check out this free March 16 webinar from Middle Grade Writers Group MN. (Not an SCBWI event.) With Newberry winner Gennifer Choldenko. Register here: gennifercholdenkoswritingprocess.eventbrite.com #kidlit #mglit #writingcommunity

Join Sonoma County SCBWI members and picture book author & social worker Teri Roche Drobnick at the March Craft, Create, Celebrate gathering at Cafe Frida in Santa Rosa Saturday March 21, from 9-11 AM. Free; RSVP to reserve a seat. #kidlit #SCBWI #scbwisfneb

YA writers: check out this SCBWI LA Zoom workshop Saturday March 21! Learn how teen brains function from YA author and high school teacher Sam Cameron, plus the 4 most important teen brain things authors should know. $30 premium-m./$40 -m. Register at:| www.scbwi.org/events/la-wh... #yalit #mglit

Join literary agent Jennifer March Soloway on Saturday, March 14, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Rockridge Library in Oakland. Soloway will present a workshop for underrepresented authors on “Persevering Through the Writing Process.” Email us to register at [email protected]. #kidlit #scbwi

Craft, Connect, Celebrate in conversation with Megan McDonald Feb. 21, 2026 www.scbwi.org/events/sf-no... @karengebbia.bsky.social

Illustrators: Learn the Art of Social Media with award-winning artist Forrest Burdett on Zoom from 1-3 pm Sunday Feb. 15. Learn how to make your art stand out, and post without feeling cringe. www.scbwi.org/.../the-art-.... #scbwi #scbwiillustrator #illustrators

Submission Shine 2026—Online Critique Intensive Date:, February 19, 2026-, February 21, 2026 Time: Thursday and Friday 6:15pm-8:35 PM ET Saturday 9:50 AM-6:35 PM ET Location: Zoom For more information or to register, visit: www.scbwi.org/events/easte...

Join award-winning author Jessica Vitalis for a hands-on Zoom workshop from 10-11:30 AM PST on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. Cost is $15/members, $20 members. To register, visit the #scbwi San Francisco North & East Bay Chapter website at: www.scbwi.org/events/sf-ne...

Excited for the @scbwisfneb.bsky.social Oktoberfest 2025 Conference/San Ramon, CA/Oct. 18th! My session highlights traditional illustration & the full book process for HEARTS IN MY POCKET by @nancytupperling.bsky.social @unionsquarekids.bsky.social! ✅Reg is open now! www.scbwi.org/events/oktob...

I'll be presenting on my first author panel this year, at @scbwisfneb.bsky.social's Oktoberfest, along with some other local authors and illustrators! The title of our panel is Creating Amid Chaos: Juggling Parenting, Publishing, and Professional Responsibilities #scbwioktfest25 #scbwi #kidlit

S.F. North & East Bay kidlit writers and illustrators: Our EQI awards are now open for entries! Check out www.scbwi.org/regions/sfno... Apply now through September 1, 2025.

The EQUITY & INCLUSION AWARDS season is here! Please check out www.scbwi.org/regions/sfno... for more information. Don't miss this amazing opportunity

Don't miss this fabulous Nonfiction SCBWi Arizona Webinar presented by Nancy Castaldo! Crafting Your Unique Angle for Nonfiction Success Webinar Registration Link: www.scbwi.org/events/craft...

We are looking for speaker proposals for our 2025 Oktoberfest in-person conference on Oct. 18 in San Ramon. If you’re interested, please fill out the form. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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THIS IS NOT A SCBWI EVENT PB Rising Stars is for unagented AND agented picture book authors, illustrators, and author-illustrators without agent-repped picture book deals. www.pbrisingstars.com/mentors

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Happy New Year! It's January, and I'm finally able to do a cover reveal for my upcoming book LUNA AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING MOONCAKES (Charlesbridge Publishing, Aug. 12, 2025), illustrated by the fabulous Violet Kim. @scbwisfneb.bsky.social

Want to get feedback on your work? Join this FREE in-person Critique Cafe hosted by SCBWI Sonoma and Mendocino County (you do not have to live in those counties to participate). Registration closes on Sept. 11. Here's the registration link: www.scbwi.org/events/criti...

Thank you for the shout out Friends! We feel the love and are reciprocating! ‬ *Be sure to follow the #scbwi accounts noted below! @scbwiindiana.bsky.social scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @scbwihouston.bsky.social @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social @scbwi-alaska.bsky.social #kidlit

Join educator and former librarian, #CourtneyWalker, in this presentation discussing her journey to publication, the why behind her work, and share how to modify existing titles to be part of an adaptive library. Moderated by @nadiasalomon.bsky.social *Register here! www.scbwi.org/events/adapt...

Thank you #SandhyaPrabhat for your in-depth presentation on composition informed your narratives! Thank you to everyone who attended! This event was moderated by: @nadiasalomon.bsky.social and @marzkim.bsky.social! #creativetalk #studyincomposition #scbwipresenters #scbwievent #writingcommunity

This is a #laterpost! We love hearing good news. We're thrilled to share one of the attendees from our recent virtual event with Booking Agent Rebecca Miller of #AuthorsUnbound was offered representation! Let's wish Nikki Shannon Smith, CONGRATULATIONS! See post: www.instagram.com/p/C-5UoCAvC0j/

Alameda County Meet-Up Please join us for an informal meet and critique session. Bring a current project and let's share some tips and resources. We'll start with a quick icebreaker and go from there. Please RSVP if you plan to make it. Drop-ins welcome! www.scbwi.org/events/alame...

Ready to visit schools and share your book with young readers? Shannon will walk you through the ins and outs of setting up school visits. www.scbwi.org/events/demys...