Our next SCBWI Ireland online session takes place on 9 September 7.30-9.00pm (Dublin time) I'm delighted Sara Grant will join us for a special session 'How to Hook Readers from the Opening Page' You can find out more about the session here. This is going to be good! www.scbwi.org/.../how-to-h....

Lovely to see everyone at our Belfast meet up this morning and catch up on their news. Thanks to Vicky for organising. Thanks also to Helen and Vicky for the photos

The next Dublin meet up for kidlit writers & illustrators is on Sat 27 June 11.00-12.30 in Chapters café Arboretum Urban Green. Please let Debora Adachi know if you are attending using the link below: Link to book: eventbrite.com/.../scbwi-du....

Writers & illustrators of children's & YA fiction - we're having a coffee & chat on Sat 27 June in Waterstones cafe, Fountain St, Belfast 11.00-13.00. We'd love to see you

We had fun getting creative tonight on our SCBWI Ireland zoom session. Using prompts we developed some new material - who knows what it may develop into, but it's great writing something new 😄 #kidlit #amwriting

It's not long until our next SCBWI Ireland creative session. We'd love to see you!

Thanks to @eileenmoynihan.bsky.social for organising the @scbwiireland.bsky.social Midlands meet up on Saturday.

The next Midlands meet up will be on Saturday 23rd May from 11.00-12.30 in Edgeworthstown library. Thanks to @eileenmoynihan.bsky.social for organising this event.

Our next SCBWI Ireland zoom session takes place on 3 June 7.30-8.30pm (Dublin time). We'd love to see you www.scbwi.org/events/let-s...

So good to see so many SCBWI friends at this Children's Literature conference

Insightful day at Children's Literature conference today. Great to hear papers reflecting some of our local children's writing greats - Martin Waddell's novels & Oliver Jeffers' space art. Even managed to squeeze in a whistlestop tour of Oliver Jeffers' current exhibition at the Naughton Gallery

Great start to the Conference on Children's Literature at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University, Belfast tonight

Lovely to see everyone at this morning's get together in Belfast. Thanks to Vicky for organising & Helen for some of the pics. Lots of exciting #kidlit events to look forward to in Belfast including next weekend's conference on children's literature & a couple of book launches!

Good to catch up and be creative at our 'March Picture This, Write Now' this evening

Great to see all these kidlit events happening. Thanks for our Belfast meet up mention @shirleyannemcm.bsky.social

Our next 'Picture This, Write Now' session takes place on Tuesday (please note change of day) 3rd March 7.30-9.00 pm (Dublin time). We'd love to see you in this creative space. www.scbwi.org/events/march...

Wow! What a privilege to get to hear Christopher Cheng talking about picture books. His enthusiasm and passion for writing for children is so infectious. Thanks everyone for joining us tonight at our SCBWI Ireland zoom session. Do what you love!

Not long now to register for our special session at 8.00pm (Dublin time) on Monday 16 February with Christopher Cheng. Bring your questions. It's going to be great!

Next Belfast meet up - Sat 21 March - 11am - 1pm. Waterstones Cafe, Fountain St, Belfast. Whether you're an award winning author or a just starting out, we will be meeting to chat and connect. All welcome - you don't have to be part of SCBWI to come. Thanks to Vicky McFarland for organising this

Our last SCBWI meet-up in Dublin took place on 31st of January. It was a working day at Chapters bookstore! There was a chance to work on our projects, exchange experiences and connect with other professionals! Thanks to Debora for organising this

Good to take some time to write this evening at our 'Picture This, Write Now' session

Our next 'Picture This, Write Now' online session takes place on Monday 2nd February - 19.30-21.00 (Dublin time). It's a great way to get stuck in to that project on a winter's night. www.scbwi.org/events/febru...

We are very excited about our next SCBWI Ireland Zoom session. Join us on Mon 16 Feb 8.00pm (Dublin time) & learn how award winning children's writer Christopher Cheng got started writing picture books and how he keeps going. www.scbwi.org/events/let-s...

The first SCBWI Ireland meet up of 2026 was in Longford library on Saturday morning. Thanks for a wonderful talk Mary Smyth and to @eileenmoynihan.bsky.social for organising this meet up

It's snowing! - the perfect opportunity to get stuck into writing something new tonight at our 'Picture This, Write Now' session

Our next Midlands social is on Sat 17 January 11.00-13.00 in Longford Library. Mary Smyth will talk about her illustrations for a picture book and the group will talk about an anthology of stories & poems for Christmas 2026. Thanks @eileenmoynihan.bsky.social for organising this event

If you’ve decided 2026 is the year you’re going to finish a project you’re working on, our next ‘Picture This, Write Now’ session on Monday 5th January from 7.30-9.00pm (Dublin time) will be helpful. Pop in for some time to be creative. We'd love to see you! www.scbwi.org/events/janua...

We had some festive fun tonight at our SCBWI Ireland zoom session. Thanks to everyone who has joined in our activities during the year - zoom sessions, in person meet ups and workshops. We look forward to more creative time together in 2026

Join us for some festive fun at our final SCBWI Ireland zoom meeting at 8.00pm (Dublin time) on Monday 8th December www.scbwi.org/events/festi...

We had fun tonight at our 'Picture This, Write Now' session working on our projects and being inspired by creative prompts.

This looks like it will be great. Thanks to @shirleyannemcm.bsky.social for the heads up

thanks to @eileenmoynihan.bsky.social for organising our Midlands meet up this morning in Longford

Our next Midlands meet up takes place on the morning of Saturday 29th November from 11.00-1.00 at Costa coffee shop, Longford. Thanks to @eileenmoynihan.bsky.social for organising this.

Our next 'Picture This, Write Now' session takes place on Monday 1st December from 7.30-9.00pm. You can register here www.scbwi.org/events/pictu...

Looks like a great place to write and meet up with kidlit writers 😀

We had the best day at the Seamus Heaney centre at Queen's University today - our Belfast social get together in the morning and brilliant picture workshop in the afternoon with the amazing Ann Whitford Paul. Thanks to everyone who came today & the team who facilitated this event

There's still a few spaces left at this Saturday's picture book workshop with the amazing Ann Paul

Another creative 'Picture This, Write Now' session this evening. Despite spilling lemon and ginger tea over my notebook🙄 I still managed to draft a new short story and Carol created a gorgeous sketch from our seasonal prompts.

Join us for some creative time this Monday evening

Our next Picture This, Write Now online creative session takes place on Monday 3rd November. This is a space to connect & write/ draw together for about an hour/ hour & a half commencing at 7.30pm (Dublin time). We'd love to see you! www.scbwi.org/events/pictu...

This year's final meet up will be on Sat 15 Nov, 11:00 - 13:00 at Tara's Team Room on McCurtain Street, Cork. Thanks to @colleenjones.bsky.social for organising this. Join us for tea/coffee/treats & lots of kidlit book talk about the Booker Children's Prize, self publishing, #BookElves25, and more!

Our last meet up in Dublin this year will take place on Sat 15 November - 11.00-13.00 at Arboretum Urban Green, Parnell Street, Dublin, D01 P8C2 Thanks to @deboraadachi.bsky.social for organising this. Please let Debora know you're attending by registering here: www.eventbrite.com/e/scbwi-dubl...

Thanks to @deboraadachi.bsky.social for organising our in-person Dublin event on 4th October and to @estrelalourenco.bsky.social for sharing her experience with illustrators and picture book makers

We are very excited that Ann Paul will be joining us at our Belfast meet up on the morning of Saturday 8th November and then facilitating our picture book workshop that afternoon. The event will be in the Seamus Heaney centre at Queen’s University, Belfast from 13.00 -16.00.

Our next Belfast social will be on the morning of Saturday 8th November. It's a different time & venue - 10.30-12.00 at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University, Belfast. Anyone writing, illustrating or translating books for kids and teens is welcome to join us over tea and coffee and goodies.

Good to kick off our SCBWI Ireland Picture This, Write Now sessions this evening. It's good to have this creative space to work on our projects - and we made good progress.

Our Picture This, Write Now monthly online creative sessions kick off again at 7.30pm on Monday 6th October. We'd love to see you! www.scbwi.org/events/pictu...

SECURE YOUR SPOT NOW at our Dublin event this Saturday - VERY LIMITED CAPACITY! Don't miss this opportunity—register today before all spots are gone! @estrelalourenco.bsky.social

Places are booking up at our Dublin event on 4th October! Make sure you book yours @childrensbooksireland.ie

Super opportunity! Chicken House is open for MG submissions for 1 day only on 22 September!