New Mexico 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.
Craft Pass OR Career Pass 2025
Jan 14, 2025 - Dec 09, 2025
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Attend all 6 Craft-themed webinars or all 6 Career-themed webinars with one of these half season passes. The Craft Pass or Career Pass costs $36 for members/$50 for preview, the equivalent of $6/$8 per webinar. Without a season pass, webinars will cost $12 each for members, $18 each for preview. Individual webinar registration opens two months in advance of each webinar. If you plan to attend webinars on a mix of craft and career topics, consider our Full Season Pass. Registration for all Passes closes January 14.
SCBWI-NM Craft and Career Webinar Series
Jan 14, 2025 - Dec 09, 2025
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
12 Webinars on topics of craft and career for authors, illustrators, and translators. Season Pass registration has closed, but you can still register for individual webinars. Individual webinar registration opens approximately two months in advance of each webinar. In addition to the live webinars (typically on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time), all webinars will be recorded and available to watch at your convenience for 30 days after the event.
Book Launch Basics with Tonya Duncan Ellis
Mar 11, 2025
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
The first weeks after your book releases are when you generally have the most publisher support and reader attention. Follow these strategies to maximize your book launch experience during the early days of your release and beyond. During this hour we'll learn: • Why early reviews matter and how to get them. • Media and blogger pitching tips. • How to use launch groups to promote your book. • Book launch party tips, including an ultimate launch photo list for future marketing. • Ways to build relationships with local bookstores to keep sales moving long after launch. This webinar will be recorded and available to attendees for 30 days following the event.
Third Saturday Online Critique Group
Mar 15, 2025
6 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Come join Diane Mittler and a wonderful group of writers on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Mountain Time on Zoom for critique group. We are a friendly group and welcome anyone who wants to share their work.
Agent Event: Learn from a Pro
Apr 05, 2025
3 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Senior Literary Agent Kathleen Rushall and Associate Literary Agent Analía Cabello of Andrea Brown Literary Agency will be joining us to hear pitches, critique query letters, and share advice with pre-published authors! The main event is Analía's talk at 1:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Sign up early to have a chance for your query letter to be critiqued during the session! Before the talk, Kathleen will be hearing pitches and Analía will offer one-on-one query letter critiques (add-on fee applies). Analía's talk and live critiques will be recorded and available to registered attendees for 30 days following the event.
Creating Characters That Are Rooted in Passion, Purpose, and Place with Katherine Higgs-Coulthard
Apr 08, 2025
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
What keeps a reader in the story? In this workshop session, Kat will share strategies for creating well-developed characters. Infusing characters with passion, purpose and place will pull readers into the story and make them care about what happens to the characters. We'll work through some examples and attendees will leave with a better idea of who they're writing about. This webinar will be recorded and available to attendees for 30 days after the event.