Oklahoma/Arkansas 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.
Tulsa Connect: Ask Anything with Regional Advisor Emeritus, Anna Myers
Feb 11, 2025
Unlimited seats
Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2906 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114
Joining us on Zoom from sunny Florida, Anna will add a ray of sunshine to your cold February day. The author of 20 books for children (YA, MG, and PB), a four-time Oklahoma Book Award winner, the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oklahoma Center for the Book, and a member of the Oklahoma Writers' Hall of Fame, plus a longtime SCBWI OK Regional Advisor, Anna will answer any questions you have about the craft and business of writing children's literature. This meeting will be available to all members of the OK/AR region on Zoom but will not be recorded. Email oklahoma-ara@scbwi.org for the link. The meeting is at Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall (across the street from the main sanctuary) at 6:30pm.
Tulsa Connect: Tips and Tricks for Using Canva with Jennifer Sneed
Mar 11, 2025
Unlimited seats
Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2906 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114
The self-proclaimed Canva Queen, author, ARA, & Tulsa Connect leader Jennifer Sneed, will share her screen and her tips, demonstrating how to get started using Canva, or take your usage to the next level. From eye-catching social media graphics, to video, to adapting a template, basic graphic design principles (less is more, balance, etc.), rights limits, and QR codes, she'll demonstrate how to create low-cost, DIY promotional materials for you and your book(s). This meeting will be available to all members of the OK/AR region on Zoom but will not be recorded. Email oklahoma-ara@scbwi.org for the link. The meeting is at Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall (across the street from the main sanctuary) at 6:30pm.
Tulsa Connect “Creating Characters in a Series That Readers Will Love”
Apr 08, 2025
Unlimited seats
Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2906 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114
A successful series requires not only a page turning plot but also strong characters who readers love and can’t wait to read what happens to them next. Helen Dunlap Newton will present strategies she used in writing her middle grade series, DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? and recently released CAREFUL WHAT YOU HEAR. She’ll also share some marketing tools and hints about the third book in the series. 6:30 PM at Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2906 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114
Tulsa Connect: Self-Publishing a Picture Book From Dream to Reality
May 13, 2025
Unlimited seats
Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2906 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114
Join Charlotte Glaze for an engaging presentation on the self-publishing journey, where she’ll share practical tips, personal insights, and lessons learned from creating her picture book Storm Trucks. Perfect for writers and illustrators ready to bring their stories to life, this talk will guide you from manuscript to finished book! 6:30PM at Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2906 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114