JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC
OCTOBER 2020
9 PICTURE BOOKS WITH BIBI LEWIS
One-Month Class: https://www.inkedvoices.com/
10 CRAFTING A COMPELLING COVER LETTER
Webinar: sandiego.scbwi.org
11-15 FILLING THE WRITERS TOOLBOX with Editor Emma Dryden
Milanville, PA: www.highlightsfoundation.org
12 WRITING BAD GUYS AND GALS: A VILLAINOUS WORKSHOP
Webinar: https://carolinas.scbwi.org/
12-30 PB CRITIQUE FEST
Twitter Giveaway: https://www.pbspotlight.com/pbcritiquefest
15 REVISING FOR PLOT
Webinar: www.scbwi.org
15 OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL…CHAPTER ONE
Webinar: https://carolinas.scbwi.org/
15-18 WRITING FOR ILLUSTRATORS INTENSIVE
Milanville, PA: www.highlightsfoundation.org
16 BEHIND THE SCENES: THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS OF CREATING A NOVEL
Webinar: newmexico.scbwi.org
17 PLOT, PAGE TURNS AND PITCH: ALL ABOUT PB PACING
Webinar: newmexico.scbwi.org
18-22 THE CRAFT AND HEART OF WRITING POETRY FOR CHILDREN
Milanville, PA: www.highlightsfoundation.org
19 HOW AND WHY OF NEURODIVERGENT CHARACTERS
Webinar: https://carolinas.scbwi.org/
19 A NEW PERSPECTIVE: REVISION AS A COLLABORATIVE EXPERIENCE
Webinar: epa.scbwi.org
22 PICTURE MAKING FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE
Webinar: www.scbwi.org
22 WRITING YOUNG VOICES: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MG, YA, AND ADULT FICTION WITH YOUNG PROTAGONISTS
Webinar: https://carolinas.scbwi.org/
22 BOOK IT: SELF-PROMOTION 101
Webinar: swtexas.scbwi.org
22-25 FROM PREMISE TO PITCH: GETTING SUBMISSION READY
Milanville, PA: www.highlightsfoundation.org
22-25 WORKING POETS RETREAT
Milanville, PA: www.highlightsfoundation.org
24 HOW TO FOCUS YOUR READERS’ ATTENTION
Webinar: https://carolinas.scbwi.org/
25-28 NOVEL WRITING with Patricia Gouch
Milanville, PA: www.highlightsfoundation.org
28-N25 CREATING AN IMAGE SYSTEM THAT WORKS FOR VERSE NOVELS
Online Class: ww.highlightsfoundation.org
29 WRITING HORROR FOR CHILDREN
Online Class: www.clarionwest.org
29 TRANSFORMING THE PERSONAL
Webinar: www.scbwi.org
29-O1 PUSHING THE LIMITS: WRITING EXPERIMENTAL FICTION FOR MG AND YA READERS
Milanville, PA: www.highlightsfoundation.org
31 DISCOVER THE TRICK TO FINDING AN AGENT
Webinar: https://iowa.scbwi.org/
NOVEMBER 2020
1-30 NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH
Challenge to write a novel in one month: https://www.nanowrimo.org/
4 WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT PICTURE BOOKS FROM SCREENWRITING
Webinar: https://carolinas.scbwi.org/
5 PICTURE BOOKS II: REVISION
Online Workshop: www.writer.org
5 CREATING MEMORABLE CHARACTERS READERS WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH
Webinar: https://carolinas.scbwi.org/
5-11 PLOT LIKE A FILM: SCREENWRITING TECHNIQUES THAT SERVE YOUR STORY
Milanville, PA: www.highlightsfoundation.org
6-8 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NONFICTION WORKSHOP
Online Conference: https://www.scbwi.org/events/nonfiction-workshop-at-the-smithsonian-institute/
8-11 CREATING NONFICTION PICTURE BOOKS IN A CHANGING WORLD
Milanville, PA: www.highlightsfoundation.org
9 WRITING YOUR TRUE NORTH: CRAFTING CHARACTERS FROM THE HEART
Webinar: https://carolinas.scbwi.org/
9-D10 PICTURE BOOK PLOTTING FROM A-Z
Online Course: www.highlightsfoundation.org
12 LEARN TO CONTROL YOUR VOICE
Webinar: epa.scbwi.org
13-14 YALLFEST YOUNG ADULT CONFERENCE
Charleston, SC: https://www.yallfest.org/
14 HEART TO HEART: FINDING THE HEART OF YOUR STORY
Webinar: sandiego.scbwi.org
18-19 SCRIBBLERS SYMPOSIUM
Online Conference: www.thescribblerssymposium.com
19 EXPLORING THE NONFICTION MARKET
Webinar: www.scbwi.org
DECEMBER 2020
2-3,10 THE ART OF GIVING & RECEIVING CRITIQUE
3-Part Online Course: www.highlightsfoundation.org
3 #PITMAD PITCH PARTY
Twitter Pitch Party: https://pitchwars.org/pitmad/
12 LESSONS LEARNED BY DEBUT AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS
Webinar: sandiego.scbwi.org
JANUARY 2021
1-31 STORYSTORM
https://taralazar.com/storystorm
1 REGISTRATION FOR 12X12
Annual challenge for Picture Book Writers: http://12x12challenge.com
9 8 REASONS WHY YOU MIGHT HAVE RECEIVED A REJECTION
Webinar: sandiego.scbwi.org
20 #IWSGPIT (INSECURE WRITERS SUPPORT GROUP)
Twitter Pitch Party: www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com
FEBRUARY 2021
13 WRITING WITHIN AND ACROSS IDENTITY ELEMENTS
Webinar: sandiego.scbwi.org
19 INTRO TO CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING SEMINAR
Webinar: bit.ly/scholasticintrotopub
20-21 SCBWI WINTER CONFERENCE
Online Conference: www.scbwi.org
MARCH 2021
13 AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR STORY DEVELOPMENT & ILLUSTRATION TECHNIQUES
Webinar: sandiego.scbwi.org
19-21 BEACHSIDE NONFICTION WORKSHOP with Candace Fleming & Jennifer Swanson
Fernandina Beach, FL: editandgetit.com
APRIL 2021
9-10 BLUE RIDGE WRITERS CONFERENCE
Blue Ridge, GA: www.blueridgewritersconference.com
10 BUILDING TENSION IN YOUR NARRATIVE
Webinar: sandiego.scbwi.org
20-25 WRITING FANTASTICAL AND OTHER-WORLDLY STORIES
Milanville, PA: www.highlightsfoundation.org
MAY 2021
JUNE 2021
23-27 WRITING FOR THE EDUCATIONAL MARKET
Milanville, PA: www.highlightsfoundation.org
JULY 2021
AUGUST 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021
OCTOBER 2021
NOVEMBER 2021
1-30 NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH
Challenge to write a novel in one month: https://www.nanowrimo.org/
DECEMBER 2021
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