PAL Members
PAL stands for “Published and Listed.” PAL members have published books with traditional publishing houses that do not charge money to authors or illustrators. SCBWI-L.A. supports its PAL members by helping them find an audience for their work and create a supportive network of publishing professionals. Our primary means of communicating these opportunities is via email – so watch your inbox for messages from SCBWI-Los Angeles.
In addition, we offer these annual events:
Booth at L.A. Times Festival of Books
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Be sure to take advantage of the PAL membership benefits offered through the SCBWI main office including the SCBWI Book Club.
Change your membership level to PAL
When an SCBWI member's work for children or young adults is published by an SCBWI-recognized PAL publisher, a member may change their membership category to PAL by taking the following steps:
- Click “Member Home” in the upper right corner to go to your member profile page.
- Click “Share your Work” underneath your profile picture.
- Click “Add a Book" or "Add Illustration". You’ll be prompted to fill in the information about your book and/or illustration.
- Select your publisher from the dropdown list and choose your publisher that is considered a PAL publisher. If your publisher is not listed as a PAL publisher, you can submit a request to the SCBWI to have your publisher evaluated for PAL status.
- Click the green “Save” button at the bottom of the page.
Only books for children and youth are eligible for PAL.
Once you have submitted a PAL inquiry, the SCBWI PAL inquiry committee will verify your publisher for possible inclusion in our market surveys. The purpose of the PAL inquiry is to request vetting of a publisher for PAL status. It does not approve individual books as PAL or creators as PAL members. A PAL review may take up to 45 business days. PAL inquiries sent on behalf of publishers already included in our list may not receive a response. There is no guarantee that any publisher will be granted PAL status, and publishers that no longer meet the requirements may be removed from PAL status.
Additional information can be found on the SCBWI PAL Membership page.