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Treasure Chest: May 2026

29 Wednesday Apr 2026

Posted by Eori Tokunaga in Central Coast, Contests & Grants, Illustrators Day, Los Angeles, PAL, SoCal, Treasure Chest, Tri-Regional News, Writers Days

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A. Orr Fantasy Grant, Aliso Viejo Library, Angela Dominguez, author-illustrator, authors, awards, Children's Literature Council of Southern California, CLCSC, Comic Orange, contest, Crystal Kite Award, Emerging Voices Award, Eugene Yelchin, Ezra Jacks Keats, FAB Long Beach, Festival of AAPI Books, Great News!, illustrators, Jamie Weiss Chilton, Kelsey Horton, Kiana (Kiki) Nguyen, Meg Medina, middle grade, Orange County Public Library, PAL, Pen and the Palette, Pitch-Perfect Translation Grant, published, Santa Barbara Literary Festival, SCBWI community, SCBWI events, SCBWI members, SoCal MG/YA Writers Retreat, Tahquitz, Toot Your Horn!, Volemos Grant, volunteer, workshop, Writer's Digest, Writers & Illustrators Day, young adult

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Register today for the SCBWI-LA Writers and Illustrators Day: The Pen and the Palette! “Join us for Writers and Illustrators Day as we celebrate the art of storytelling to children through both word and image. We’re offering a day of marvelous industry speakers, networking with friends (old and new), and playful opportunities to build community. We hope you’ll leave inspired and empowered to craft stories that reflect the beauty, complexity, and wonder of childhood.” Speakers will include Andrea Brown Literary Agency senior agent Jamie Weiss Chilton, Delacorte Press/Penguin Random House executive editor Kelsey Horton, Donald Maass Literary Agency literary agent Kiana (Kiki) Nguyen, and painter, designer, writer, and illustrator Eugene Yelchin. For more information on registration, dates, times, and location, click the link here.

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Treasure Chest: June 2025

04 Wednesday Jun 2025

Posted by Eori Tokunaga in Contests & Grants, PAL, SCBWI Summer Conference, Treasure Chest, Tri-Regional News

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April Halpin Wayland, Ariel Richardson, authors, Chronicle Books, Crystal Kite Award, Fall Harvest, illustrators, Joy Pitch, Lee and Low, Little Brown Emerging Artist, middle grade, New Voices Award, Orange County Zoo, PAL, Penguin Random House, published, SCBWI Annual Summer Conference, SCBWI community, SCBWI events, SCBWI members, UCLA Extension, UCLAxOpen, Volemos Grant, volunteer, We Need Diverse Books, workshop, young adult

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Vote now for your favorite books from each of the 15 Crystal Kite divisions for the 2025 SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards! The Crystal Kite Awards are a “peer-given award to recognize great books published in 2024 from fifteen SCBWI regional divisions around the world.” The first round of voting will last until June 16, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (UTC-7). The second round of voting starts June 17, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. and ends June 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (UTC-7).

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Registration for the SCBWI Virtual Summer Conference 2025 is now open! “Dive into every aspect of the children’s book world, from writing and illustrating and translating, marketing, and self-publishing” at this four-day-long event! Folks who register will have access to all 50+ sessions up until September 14, 2025. SCBWI members who sign up prior to June 25, 2025, will receive an early bird rate of $175. Nonmembers who sign up before June 25, 2025, will receive an early bird rate of $275. Click here to register today!

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Treasure Chest: May 2025

30 Wednesday Apr 2025

Posted by Eori Tokunaga in Contests & Grants, PAL, Treasure Chest, Tri-Regional News, Writers Retreat, Writers' Retreat

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A. Orr Fantasy Grant, AAPI Joy, Abby Feder, April Halpin Wayland, authors, Celebrating Words Arts & Literacy Festival, Coffee with the Authors, Comic Orange, Crystal Kite Award, Fall Harvest, Highlights Foundation, illustrators, Los Angeles Public Library, Mark Parsons, middle grade, PAL, published, SCBWI Alaska, SCBWI community, SCBWI events, SCBWI members, SCBWI University, Shiho Pate, Tia Chucha, UCLA Extension, Volemos Grant, web design, website, Wendelin Van Draanen, workshop, young adult

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“Create a website that works for you, that can grow with your career, and that you are genuinely proud to share” with Abby Feder through SCBWI LA Website Build 101! Abby will be going over “how to build a strong online presence that connects with readers and parents, impresses industry professionals, and serves your unique goals.” This online class will take place on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PST. The cost to attend for premium members is $20, while preview members is $40. “Attendees will receive the Zoom link by email about two days before the event. This webinar will be recorded and available to participants for 30 days after the event (barring technical difficulties).”

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Founded in 1971 by a group of Los Angeles-based children's writers, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators is a non-profit, 501 (c)3 organization. There are currently more than 22,000 members worldwide, in over 70 regional chapters writing and illustrating in all genres for young readers, making it the largest children's writing organization in the world.

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