Eligibility:
- Must be a resident of Michigan.
- Must be a current member of SCBWI.
- Cannot have previously won a mentorship for illustration.
NOTE: We will check resident status. If you register and are NOT a Michigan resident, your registration will be invalidated without a refund.
Before You Register:
- Visit our Mentorship Information page to learn more about the program.
- Visit our FAQ page.
How to register:
- Click on the registration button shown above.
- Answer the question about residency, yes or no.
- Choose to register.
- Pay the $55 fee.
- Questions about registration? Please email SCBWI-MI's registrar, Vicki Isola (vjisola@gmail.com).
After you register:
- You should receive an email confirming (but not validating) your registration. You can also find your confirmation under the "Events" section of your member homepage.
- After you register, you have 24 hours to email your illustrations and questionnaire answers (see submission instructions here) to the mentorship coordinator, Jay Whistler, at SCBWI.MI.Mentorship@gmail.com. Failure to send the correctly formatted submission materials by the deadline or to follow submission instructions will invalidate your registration without a refund.
- The winner and runners-up will be announced by March 31, 2025.
- All registrants should expect to receive a critique of their submission by April 30, 2025.