MONTHLY MEETING: Mentor Texts: Why You Need Them and How to Use Them with Meredith Davis

Although we are meeting in person, we will also provide a Zoom link to those who Register. 

Mentor Texts: Why You Need Them and How to Use Them

How does reading like a writer/illustrator change the way we consume a book? And how can we learn from the books we love, without losing our own voice? Taking inspiration from BookPeople’s shelves, writing friends and Francine Prose’s Reading like a Writer, I’ll share tips and tricks for choosing your own mentor texts and how to use them effectively to boost your own writing.

Meredith Davis is the author of THE MINOR MIRACLE and THE MINOR RESCUE, books one and two in THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF NOAH MINOR series (Waterbrook, 2024/25) and co-author of HER OWN TWO FEET: A RWANDAN GIRL’S BRAVE FIGHT TO WALK (Scholastic, 2019). She once worked at an independent children’s bookstore, started the Austin Chapter of SCBWI, and earned her Masters of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults at VCFA. Her superpowers include reading, grandmothering, and finding ways to fit more books in her Austin, Texas home.

The meeting starts at 10am. However, if you can not make it in person due to distance or health, we will do our best to stream it live on Zoom. Please register to get the zoom link in your My Events section of your SCBWI account. This meeting is open (and free!) to both paid Members and Registered Users. If you have questions during the presentation, please put them in the Zoom chat. By registering and/or attending our event, you agree to abide by the SCBWI Anti-harassment policy.