SoCal Events

Meet-ups and Critique Groups: Every month we hold meet-ups and critique groups for writers and illustrators - check out the details here.

Theater Camp for Writers: A 2-Part Workshop

• Practice theater and improve techniques to improve your scenes, featuring award-winning authors: Chris Tebbetts and Andrea Loney
• When: Tues, Jan 14 (zoom) and Sat. Jan 25 (in-person)
• Where: Part 1: zoom, Part 2: Godinez Fundamental HS Library
• REGISTER NOW!
• Volunteer: Lori Polydoros

Art Day: Illustrators and Writers Connect

• One day hands-on workshop for illustrators, picture book writers, graphic novelists and and author-illustrators
• When: Saturday, March 15 2025
• Where: Laguna College of Art and Design, Big Bend Campus
• Volunteers: Carlene Griffith, Su Moon, Heather Soodak, Lisa Hancock, and Sadaf Manoushan
• Registration opens in January.

LA Festival of Books

• Published authors and illustrators can sell and sign their books in our SoCal boothspace (shared with LA Region)
• When: April 26-27
• Where: USC
• Volunteers: Robert Mellette and Judy Campbell-Smith
• Registration opens in January.

Tahquitz- MG/YA Intensive Writers Retreat

• Join MG/YA writers in four critique groups in scenic Idyllwild
• When: May 1-4, 2025
• Where: Tahquitz Pines Retreat Center, Idyllwild
• Volunteers: Heather Buchta, Tim Burke, Bev Plass
• Registration opens in January.

Comic Orange-

• Published authors and illustrators can sell and sign their books
• When: May 10, 2025
• Where: Tustin Library

Fall Harvest Writers and Illustrators Day

• Join us for a full day of speaker presentations, critiques, pitches and mingling with fellow creatives!
• When: Oct. 4, 2025
• Where: Cal State Fullerton, Titan Student Union

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