SoCal Events
Come join us to connect with other creative people and hone your craft in creating children's books.
See What's Happening in SoCal
Meet-ups and Critique Groups: Every month we hold meet-ups and critique groups for writers and illustrators - check out the details here.
ART Day
- When: Saturday, March 15 2025
- Where: Laguna College of Arf and Design
LA Festival of Books
- Our SoCal region is renting boothspace with LA region so published authors and iullustrators can sell and sign their books
- When: April 22-23
- Where: USC
Taquitz- 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
Fall Harvest Writers and Illustrators Day
- Join us for a full day of speaker presentations, critiques, pitches and mingling with fellow creatives!
- When: Oct. 2025 (specific date TBD)
- Where: Cal State Fullerton, Titan Student Union
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