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by Beverly Plass, RA SoCal SCBWI

Heather Buchta (left), Bronwen Butter Newcott, Susie Yi and Susi Schaefer sell their books at the OC Children’s Book Festival.

Thousands of book-loving families flocked to the OC Children’s Book Festival at Orange Coast College on October 1. The event featured hundreds of booths as well as several on-stage presentations. SoCal SCBWI hosted a booth with its published authors, illustrators, and author-illustrators.

Author-illustrator Susi Schaefer, SoCal’s co-organizer for the event said, “We [tried] something new by having a lot of things to draw the kids in.” The activities included cornhole with sticker prizes, an hourly prize spinner, and bubbles.

“[Having more interactive games and prizes] proved really effective!” author and co-organizer Heather Buchta said. “We [had] a lot of kids coming by and talking with the authors so that [was] fun.”

Check out more photos from the event below, and visit the SoCal website to learn about upcoming events.

Books by SCBWI SoCal authors and illustrators on display at the OC Children’s Book Festival (left); Illustrator Shiho Pate sharing Ramen for Everyone onstage (right).


Author-illustrator Nazli Tahvili (left), illustrator Amin Sharif (middle), and author Tootie Nienow share their books at the festival.


Susi Schaefer (left), author-illustrator of The Glow Show, and Susie Yi (right), author-illustrator of Cat and Cat Adventures, demonstrate how to draw characters from their books on the Illustrator Stage.


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Images provided by the SCBWI SoCal region.