JUNE 16, 2025 ANNOUNCEMENT

If you are interested in serving as the volunteer Co-Regional for SCBWI Wisconsin, please email Patricia Wiles, SCBWI’s Director of Regional Team Management, at patriciawiles@scbwi.org to request an application by July 1, 2025. Please write “Co-RA Wisconsin” in the subject line.

Along with the application, you’ll receive an application information booklet that describes an RA’s duties and responsibilities. 

• You must be a current premium (paid) member of SCBWI to apply for any Regional Team position;
• You must reside within the geographic boundaries of the region in order to serve as a member of the Regional Team; and
• You cannot be an editor, agent, art director, owner of a publishing company, or hold any other type of employment or business ownership that could be considered a conflict of interest.

This is a volunteer (unpaid) role, but it comes with perks and opportunities. Here are some of them:

• RAs receive free membership in SCBWI during their time of service; after they retire, they receive one year of free membership for each year of service.
• RAs may be eligible for free or reduced registration for SCBWI’s international conferences, as well as at many regional events everywhere in the world.
• RAs may be eligible for travel reimbursements for international conferences, and for professional development grants that are available only to Regional Team members. 
• RAs may participate in leadership training and special craft-focused programs that help build confidence as a leader and a creator.
• RAs also meet industry professionals such as editors, agents, and publicists.

Many Regional Advisors will tell you that some of the most meaningful rewards are those that are most personal:

• Playing an active role in nurturing your creative community
• Forging connections and even lifelong friendships with other creatives from around the world
• Knowing you are making a difference in a group that is passionate about literacy and enhancing the canon of literature and art for young readers, and
• Belonging to the supportive, enthusiastic Global network of SCBWI's Regional Teams.

Historically, SCBWI’s leadership and membership have not fully reflected the diverse population of children’s book writers to include religious and cultural minorities, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, nationality, socioeconomic differences, disability, language, neuroatypicality, etc. While we value those leaders and members who reflect/have reflected underrepresented groups, we recognize that we can and must do better. We want all of our members to be represented and to feel heard. If you are a member of an underrepresented group, we encourage you to apply.

If you’re not interested in the RA position, please let me know if you’d like to be considered for future volunteer openings in your region, or if you’d simply like to become more involved. We want to hear from you!

This email is going to all active members of the Wisconsin region. If you know of someone who did not receive it, please have them write to me right away.

Questions? Please write to me wisconsin-ra@scbwi.org or to Patricia Wiles, Director of Regional Team Management, at patriciawiles@scbwi.org

Sincerely,

Joyce Uglow

Regional Advisor, SCBWI Wisconsin

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Dairyland Illustration Critique

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Wisconsin KIDLIT

Book Buzz and BEYOND!

Register to attend the online Wisconsin KIDLIT Book Buzz and BEYOND. Join us to network, learn about these beautiful new releases, and meet the authors. If you can't attend the live Book Buzz, please share the authors' good news with your public librarian, school librarian, teachers, parents, and friends. Attendees are placed in a drawing to win books!

Please email Kathy Groth, Chair of Wisconsin's Publications Promotions, to let her in on the buzz about your new book.