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Our chapter of SCBWI Tri-Regions of Southern California includes Orange
County, San Bernardino, and Riverside. We've got sunny beaches and snow-capped
mountains; Disneyland and Raging Waters; and we've got some incredible writers
and illustrators who gather here for a host of retreats, workshops, and
schmoozes. For example . . .
Join our award-winning faculty for exciting hands-on workshops, manuscript
critiques, skill-building activities, giveaways, prizes and games. It's
a great way to give your career a jumpstart while you pamper yourself in
California's legendary wine country.
Guest editors include:
Marilyn Brigham - Marshall Cavendish
Karen Chaplin
- Puffin Books
Kendra Levin - Viking Children's Books
Rotem Moscovich -
Cartwheel Books, Scholastic
Guest authors include:
Alyson Noel
Mary Pearson
Marlene Perez
Michael Reisman
You are invited to join us for our eleventh annual Spring Writer's Retreat
on March 25th thru March 27th, 2011. Picture yourself strolling along a
serene path through a tranquil vineyard surrounded by lush gardens and waterfalls.
Our retreat location is tucked in the heart of Temecula's Wine Country:
The South Coast Winery Resort & Spa (www.wineresort.com).
It is the ultimate getaway and the perfect setting to create memorable characters
and winning plots. Don’t miss your chance to connect with editors and published
authors at this one of a kind private retreat. Give your career and your
future the attention it deserves! Space is limited.
Editor's Day:
A one-day conference at the charming Santa Ana Zoo with guest authors and
editors and plenty of opportunities.
Agent's Day:
Spend a day at beautiful Sea Base in Newport Beach and meet top agents who
represent children's literature.
Newport Sea Base
1931 W. Coast Highway
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Join us for our Agent’s Day in the heart
of Orange County at the beautiful Newport Sea Base. SCBWI OC/SB/R is presenting
a spectacular program filled with opportunities to connect with outstanding
agents. Come out and join us at the beach and give your career the boost
that it deserves!
This fabulous event will include:
Insider tips from our speakers
Manuscript critiques
A Round Robin Speed Chat with the agents
An opportunity for a picturebook dummy critique by National Illustrator
Coordinator Priscilla Burris
Schmoozes:
Contact Lori Polydoros at (CLICK
HERE to e-mail Lori Polydoros) for information about upcoming
Schmoozes in Orange County, or Marilyn Cram Donohue for schmoozes in San
Bernardino/Riverside Counties, or check the SCBWI Tri-Regions Calendar.
Illustrator Schmooze:
Contact Marilyn Scott-Waters (CLICK
HERE to e-mail Marilyn Scott-Waters) or Veronica Walsh (CLICK
HERE to e-mail Veronica Walsh), or check the SCBWI Tri-Regions
Calendar.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
For information about our region and other SCBWI Tri-Regions events, check the Calendar page.
Join our Orange County ListServe!
Members can sign up by sending a blank message to scbwi-OC_IE_LB-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Independent Critique Groups
I'm happy to add any of our members at any time to our list and e-mail you
a list of names so you can make your own contacts and get plugged into a
group. Or if you form a new group, just let me know! You can contact me:
CLICK
HERE to e-mail Nancy Sanders. Nancy I. Sanders, Manuscript
Coordinator
Questions?
Contact Francesca at (909) 860-8536 or CLICK
HERE to e-mail Francesca Rusackas,
or Q Pearce at (909) 621-9694 or CLICK
HERE to e-mail Q L Pearce.
Regional Advisors:
Orange County/San Bernardino & Riverside Regional Advisor:
Francesca Rusackas CLICK
HERE to e-mail Francesca Rusackas
Asst. Regional Advisor:
Q.L. Pearce CLICK
HERE to e-mail Q L Pearce
Illustrator Coordinator:
Priscilla Burris CLICK
HERE to e-mail Priscilla Burris
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