Dec 6:
Early Bird Registration for the Golden Gate Conference ends
Dec 7
:
Mid-Peninsula Get Together in Menlo Park
Dec 8
: South Bay Holiday Meet & Greet
Dec 14:
Webinar on Character Design
with llustrator Eda Kaban
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Jan 5: Deadline to
submit for manuscript critiques (paid conference add-on)
Jan 7: Middle Grade Book Club meeting in San Francisco
Jan 24: Translation and International Kidlit Social in San Francisco
Jan 24: Webinar on Reading for Craft with Anne-Marie Strohman
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Whether you are new to children’s writing and illustration, pre-published, or published, come meet new and old friends, learn from experienced industry professionals, and walk away with the creative tools to take your work to the next level in the competitive industry of children’s publishing.
Join us March 13 - 15, 2020
Note: The submission link is now live for those of you who purchased an individual manuscript or portfolio critique.
Access it
here.
(Deadline is Jan 5.)
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Early Bird Registration Ends December 6
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A note from Danielle Sunshine, Regional Advisor
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Dear regional members,
I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving celebration. I can never get enough of that Texas pecan pie my mom always serves.
November was a busy month for the region. I was happy to see how many of you took advantage of the plethora of events we had up and down the peninsula.
Now that it's December, I hope you enjoy time with friends and family and join us for some regional events as well.
Kind regards,
Danielle
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We are looking for an enthusiastic volunteer to be our
Regional
Registrar. The Regional Registrar creates event registration pages on our website while working from home on their computer. If you like to have your finger on the pulse of what's going on in the region, this is a great opportunity for you.
This is a year-round job, with a steady drumbeat of events to create. The position requires between 1-3 hours a week, all from home, online.
The right person for this job will have good computer skills, the ability to lightly edit copy provided by event organizers, and be readily responsive to email.
As with all our larger volunteer roles, the Regional Registrar will receive a discount on Golden Gate Conference registration.
Illustration Credit: Nichole Wong Forti. Visit her website
here!
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Mid-Peninsula Get Together
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Date: December 7th, 11-1pm
Location: Cafe Barrone, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Note: Outside tables, look for the SCBWI sign
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Come meet fellow SCBWI members in your area! Charlotte and Kris are the new Mid-Peninsula Regional Area Coordinators (RACs). They would love to meet you all and learn more about the kinds of events you'd like to see on the Peninsula. There will be some creative writing/illustrating ice breakers.
This event is free, but please RSVP so the organizers know how many to expect.
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Your Santa Cruz & Monterey Regional Area Coordinators, Ashley Wheelock, Stephan Joanides, and Peter Hester would like to learn more about the people in their region.
If you live in the Santa Cruz/South area of the region, please fill out their member survey. Many thanks!
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Date: December 8, 2pm
Please join us for the SCBWI SF SOUTH BAY HOLIDAY MEET AND GREET.
It's a chance to get to know your fellow SCBWIers. We'll have snacks, drinks, a children's book white elephant (so bring your favorite wrapped book) and a game or two to kick things off.
Click
here
for more information and to register. It's FREE!
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Your South Bay Regional Area Coordinators, Margaret Greanias and Julia Maisen, would like to learn more about the people in their region.
If you live in the South Bay area of the region, please fill out their member survey. Many thanks!
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Middle Grade Book
Club in SF
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Date: January 7th at 11am
Calling all middle grade writers! We're starting a new group in San Francisco where w
e'll read and analyze a middle grade novel each month with the goal of improving our own craft.
Meets the first Tuesday of the month at the Park Branch of the San Francisco Library starting January 7th. We'll discuss from 11-12 pm--and wander over to the Haight for lunch or snacks afterward.
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Translation and International Kidlit Social
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Date: January 24th at 2pm
Location: Le Marais Bakery at 498 Sanchez
Meet and greet for translators, aspiring translators, and fans of international kid lit. (Illustrators welcome, too!) Friday January 24th at 2 pm at Le Marais Bakery at 498 Sanchez.
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Want to start a YA book group in SF? Other ideas for events you'd like to see or host in the city? Email Jackie at
scbwisfcity@gmail.com
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December Webinar
Character Design Webinar
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December 14 12:30 - 2:00pm
Illustrator
Eda Kaban
will discuss Character Design, and demo how to bring a design to finished illustration.
All our webinars are FREE for SF/South Members!
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January Webinar
Reading for Craft
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Date: January 24 11:30am
Join Anne-Marie Strohman in our January webinar as she discusses reading to improve your craft.
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In case you missed them, here’s the replay for our most recent webinars:
- November webinar: Meet the Mentors. If you missed our webinar with our fabulous 2019 mentors, don't worry, you can still watch it. You’re in for a treat! This webinar is packed with craft tips, so it is worth watching even if you are not planning to apply for the mentorship program. You can read more about the mentors and their mentees here. Details for the 2020 program are here: And you can watch the replay here. (If it doesn’t automatically play, you may have to download it first).
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Is your book coming out between
September 5th 2019 and April 25th 2020
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The children's specialist at Books Inc. in Palo Alto is looking for recently published or soon-to-be published authors and illustrators from our region to attend Independent Bookstore Day on April 25th at their store in Palo Alto.
This event is for traditionally published authors only.
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Access our self serve "seeking a critique group" database through our SCBWI San Fran/South regional page. Please note: you must be signed in to the SCBWI website in order to access the database.
If you are seeking critique partners, add your name/info to the database and then take the initiative to contact writers/artists listed in your area to see if they might be a good fit for a critique exchange. Our system is “self-serve” because only YOU can determine what works best for you.
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A Huge Thank You
to our Regional Area Coordinators
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We are so grateful to this team of volunteers who have stepped up to organize events in the following sub-regions:
A huge thank you to these generous volunteers!
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Find out more about what's happening in our region by visiting us on Facebook or Twitter:
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