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Alvina Ling, Analía Cabello, Andie Smith, Andrea J. Loney, Aubrey Hartman, authors, Carter Hasegawa, critiques, Fay Ryu Kelling, Haley Casey, illustrators, Judy Campbell-Smith, Karina Grande, Lindsey Aduskevich, Michaela Whatnall, pitches, Priscilla Burris, publishing, SCBWI community, SCBWI events, SCBWI members
by Beverly Plass, SCBWI SoCal Regional Advisor
When: Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Where: Cal State University, Fullerton, and on Zoom
Registration is OPEN
Writers and illustrators are invited to a full day of speaker presentations, critiques, pitches, first pages, contests, and mingling with fellow creatives! This hybrid event is both in-person and via Zoom. Attendees will have access to the videos for 30 days following the event and receive submission guidelines from all our faculty.
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For the past four years, SCBWI-L.A. has been offering mentorships to pre-published members, switching between writers and illustrators. It will be illustrators’ turn again in 2019, and that’s where out PAL illustrators come in!
SCBWI-L.A. is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2018 Mentorship Contest. These two lucky writers will each enjoy a six-month mentorship with their respective PAL member mentors. To all those who applied but were not selected, please know that our mentors considered the competition very steep. Your applications definitely made it difficult for them to choose their mentees.
It’s common knowledge that having a mentor can impact your writing career in wonderful ways. Sometimes the impact is immediately apparent; other times it takes a while for the coaching a mentee receives to translate into career success.
SCBWI members have a legendary reputation for being friendly and supportive. Working the SCBWI 
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