18 Wednesday Feb 2026
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Cate Touryan, Christine Van Zandt, Kitty Felde, Margo Sorenson, Patrice Karst, Robert Joseph, SCBWI community, SCBWI members, Sheila Fein
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Continue reading10 Wednesday Sep 2025
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Caroline L. Perry, Dan McCauley, Laura Segal Stegman, Margaret Finnegan, Molly Ruttan, PB Rippey, Rosalind Barden, Sasha Mayer, SCBWI community, SCBWI members, Sherry Shahan, Tim Cummings
SCBWI loves celebrating our members’ successes and noteworthy news, and there are many! Read on to find out who’s got something to shout about. Digital high-fives welcome in the comments!
Continue reading13 Wednesday Aug 2025
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We’re Going Fishin’ … but First, a Deadline for YOU
Today (Wednesday, August 13) is the last day to submit your news for Kite Tales’ September Great News and Toot Your Horn columns.
Follow the link, fill out the forms, upload an image (no larger than 2MB), and shine some light on your recent and upcoming work and achievements. Let the community help you celebrate!
Continue reading21 Wednesday May 2025
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Caroline L. Perry, Eori Tokunaga, Highlights Foundation, Kathleen Troy, Mona Alvarado Frazier, R.S. Mellette, SCBWI community, SCBWI members, Sue Ganz-Schmitt
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APRIL 9
Register to attend Writing Poetry for Children with April Halprin Wayland through UCLA Extension! “In three hours of lecture, group participation, and individual writing time, you learn the basics of writing poetry for children, play with different forms, and learn to hear children’s poetry with new ears.” This class is free to attend and will take place on April 9, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Click here to save your spot!
12 Wednesday Feb 2025
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Ben St. James, Delia Ruiz, Jenny Turnbull, Kitty Felde, Lee Wardlaw, Margery J Fain, Marie Chan, Moni Ritchie Hadley, Nell Cross Beckerman, SCBWI community, SCBWI members, Sue Ganz-Schmitt
SCBWI loves celebrating our members’ successes and noteworthy news, and there are many! Read on to find out who’s got something to shout about. Digital high-fives welcome in the comments!
Continue reading20 Wednesday Nov 2024
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Ann Suk Wang, Ben St. James, Benson Shum, Eori Tokunaga, Helena Ku Rhee, J. Dianne Dotson, jendia gammon, Joan Bransfield Graham, Josh Oaktree, Kimberly Tso, Laura Segal Stegman, SCBWI community, SCBWI members, Sherry Shahan, Sue Ganz-Schmitt, Wayne L. Wilson
SCBWI loves celebrating our members’ successes and noteworthy news, and there are many! Read on to find out who’s got something to shout about. Digital high-fives welcome in the comments!
Continue reading21 Wednesday Aug 2024
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Andy Narwhal, Andy Nordvall, Brenda Scott Royce, Caroline Arnold, Charlotte Sherman, Erika Lewis, J. Dianne Dotson, Josh Oaktree, Kelly Hollman, Lee Wardlaw, Margo Sorenson, Molly Ruttan, Nasrin Aboulhosn, Nelly Buchet, Rosalind Barden, SCBWI community, SCBWI members, Scott Slater, Sherry Shahan
SCBWI loves celebrating our members’ successes and noteworthy news, and there are many! Read on to find out who’s got something to shout about. Digital high-fives welcome in the comments!
Continue reading19 Wednesday Jun 2024
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