Nebraska Regional events
Serious about improving your craft? SCBWI's regional events provide opportunities for professional growth and help you connect with a supportive, creative community.
Writing From the Inside Out: Novel Workshop
Sep 07, 2024 - Apr 05, 2025
1 event
Online event
Available seats 27
Calling all novel writers! Want to write a novel for kids but not sure where to start? Have lots of ideas but not sure which ones will work best? Have a work-in-progess and need some accountability and guidance? In this virtual workshop, you will dive deep into writing a children's novel. Writing From the Inside Out: Novel Workshop is offered by the Nebraska region starting September 2024 with George Jreije. Classes will be 11am - 12:30pm CST.
Nebraska Self-Publishing Quarterly with Darcy Pattison
Mar 11, 2025
1 event
Online event
Available seats -2
MARKETING YOUR CHILDREN'S BOOK – Join us as we learn from award-winning author Darcy Pattison about the basics of marketing your children's book with pre-publication tasks, launch strategies, and post-publication maintenance. We'll talk about when and how to use metadata, review copies/arcs, newsletters, social media, interviews, conferences, teacher's guides and more to help you sell more books. Tuesday, March 11 from 7:00-8:00 pm (CST) on Zoom.
Reverse Engineer a Story with Natascha Morris
Apr 07, 2025
1 event
Online event
Available seats 9
REVERSE ENGINEER A STORY - Come learn how agent Natascha Morris reverse engineers a story. From inspiration and MSWL, she will walk you through the outline steps to creating a new manuscript. Whether you are working on a picture book, novel, or graphic novel, this proven method will help you crack the code on how to give editors and agents exactly what they might be looking for. Handouts will be provided, and some pre-class work will be required. Monday, April 7 from 7:00-8:00 pm (CST) on Zoom.
First Pages with Vicky Weber
May 29, 2025
2 event
Online event
Available seats 50
FIRST PAGES - Join us as we do a First Pages event with literary agent Vicky Weber from Creative Media Agency. Participants can submit the first page of their manuscript (picture book, chapter book, middle grade, or young adult novel) and receive live feedback. Thursday, May 29 from 7:30-9:00 pm (CDT) on Zoom.