SCBWI Pennsylvania: West

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Welcome to SCBWI Pennsylvania: West!

Looking to explore your passion for writing or illustrating children's books? As a member you'll gain access to an array of helpful resources, including information on upcoming events, opportunities to connect with other professionals in the industry, and valuable insights on the art of creating and publishing children's books.

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Smarter Dummies with Christy Hale

Word and image meet in the picture book dummy. Whether you’re a picture book author struggling to pace your story and make it the right length, or an illustrator aspiring for more dynamic visual storytelling this workshop is for you. Here’s an opportunity to understand the form of a picture book. We’ll discuss pacing text and image, choosing what to illustrate, narrative imagery, storyboarding scenes and staging characters, elements of page layout, repetition and variation, visual tension and resolution, research, and character consistency. This zoom webinar will take place March 10, 7PM EST.

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Sketchy Characters

Sketchy Characters is a group of Picture Book writers and artists. We meet in person monthly for writing and sketching and exercises, coffee and casual conversations. Our illustrators work in both digital and traditional mediums. We also talk about upcoming event ideas. This is a supportive community of artists committed to the Kid Lit craft – join us!

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Virtual Book Club

The best way to get inspired to write is to read, and to read lots of different kinds of books! SCBWI PA West is launching a book club with a monthly online zoom meeting to discuss our reading. We would love to have you join us!

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Our Team

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Big Events

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Member Meetups

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Critique Groups

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Our Published Members

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Virtual Book Club

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Find an Illustrator

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Join our regional Slack!

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Fight Censorship!

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Open Volunteer Positions

Membership benefits

Jump into a quick overview of the benefits that SCBWI members can enjoy.

Becoming a translator

Translation: Some Frequently Asked Questions, by Avery Udagawa

Winter Conference 2025 FAQ

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