SCBWI SF North and East Bay Region
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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...
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...
Eastern PA Online Critique Intensive: Submission Shine 2026
Event Description: So, you have a handful of manuscripts or illustration styles ready to query. Which one should you lead with? Is your other work strong enough to hook an agent if they request to see...
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December 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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...
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...
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...
September 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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...
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...
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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...
✅Reg is open now! www.scbwi.org/events/oktob...
August 27, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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...
✅Reg is open now! www.scbwi.org/events/oktob...
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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
The title of our panel is Creating Amid Chaos: Juggling Parenting, Publishing, and Professional Responsibilities
#scbwioktfest25 #scbwi #kidlit
September 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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
The title of our panel is Creating Amid Chaos: Juggling Parenting, Publishing, and Professional Responsibilities
#scbwioktfest25 #scbwi #kidlit
September 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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.
Apply now through September 1, 2025.
July 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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.
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
July 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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...
Crafting Your Unique Angle for Nonfiction Success Webinar
Registration Link: www.scbwi.org/events/craft...
May 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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...
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.
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Oktoberfest 2025 Speaker Proposal
Oktoberfest — October 18, 2025
"Recharge Your Creative Life"
Roundhouse Market & Conference Center — San Ramon, CA 94583
Interested in giving a talk or participating in a panel discussion at SCBWI's ...
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April 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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.
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Successful Treasure Hunt Event!
March 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Successful Treasure Hunt Event!
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
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
March 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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
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
Member survey
SCBWI San Francisco North & East Bay Region Survey
This survey will take less than 5 minutes to complete. Your answers will help us meet the needs of our region's membership. Thank you!
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March 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Member survey
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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
January 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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
October 29, 2024 at 6:21 PM
October 26, 2024 at 2:02 AM
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...
Sonoma/Mendocino County Critique Cafe
Free and in-person! Meet other writers and illustrators to share critiques on works-in-progress. Space is limited, so register today! ***LOCATION CHANGE: Event will now take place at Cloverdale Region...
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September 7, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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
*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
August 25, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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
*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