SCBWI California: San Francisco North and East Bay

Join fellow writers to find and discuss great mentor texts! Come prepared to search the library for great picture books to share with others. FREE and IN-PERSON! Members and non-members welcome!

Are you interested in visiting schools and presenting your books to students and teachers? Are you not sure what you should charge or how to get school visit gigs? Do you want to improve your presentation skills and need ideas to make your presentations more interactive? This group is for you! Come connect with other authors who do school visits. Share what has worked and what hasn't in your presentations. Learn about how to manage the business side of things. Please fill out the interest form below to receive the Zoom link.

Bring your work in progress, and following a craft session, you will have an opportunity to have your work critiqued and critique others' work.

Join children's book author Jessica Stremer and Holiday House Executive Editor Sally Morgridge as they dive into the world of long-form nonfiction books for kids, and discuss their most recent title FIRE ESCAPE: How Animals and Plants Survive Wildfires. This session includes an outline of what to include in your nonfiction proposal and practical tips for staying organized as your research.

STORY & PICTURES BY is the first documentary to take audiences behind the scenes to meet three literary stars of children’s picture books. The film follows Christian Robinson, Yuyi Morales, and Mac Barnett as they create experimental work that reflects the mysteries of childhood, champions the marginalized, and provides children with windows and mirrors. Registration grants you access to watch the film as many times as you want between April 5 and April 12. Also join us virtually on April 5 for an informal Q & A with one of the author/illustrators featured in the film, Yuyi Morales! (Registration also grants access to the Q&A recording to 30 days.) REGISTRATION CLOSES APRIL 4!

The Spring 2025 creative retreat will be at a new location, Mandala Springs Retreat Center in bucolic Cobb, near Kelseyville, Lake County. This retreat is now open to SCBWI Members AND non-members! Register by March 1!