SCBWI Tri-Regions of Southern California

SCBWI-Ventura/Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo/Kern

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The Ventura/Santa Barbara Region (V/SB) encompasses four counties in the Central/Coastal California area: Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Kern. To travel from one end of the region to the other, it takes a pack mule and a 30-day supply of chocolate.

Our region features the following activities:

WRITERS' DAY:

October. A one-day conference addressing both the craft and the business of writing for children. Guest editors. Author/Illustrator Spotlights. "What's Hot in Children's Books" review. Writing contest. Illustration display. Paid critiques. Co-hosted by the School of Education of California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA.
Click here to read about our upcoming Writers' Day.

RETREAT:

Winter. Three days, two-nights. Content focus changes each year. Past retreats have targeted manuscript revision, school visits and business issues. Critiques, open mike sessions and roundtable discussions are included.

WORKSHOPS

Throughout the year. Half-day or full-day sessions that teach a specific skill, offer advice, or provide hands-on experiences. Past topics have included: "Ways to Avoid the Problem of a Novel's Sagging Middle," "First Pages," "How To Sell Manuscripts to Children's Markets," "Using Watercolor Techniques to Investigate Character Building," “The ABCs of EZ Readers,” “Plotting Your Way Out of a Paper Bag,” “Trading Spaces: What Authors & Illustrators Can Teach Each Other About Creating Children’s Books,” “Developing Characters with Depth and Kid Appeal” and more.

ArtWORKS

Spring. One-day, every other year. This event focuses on business concerns of children’s illustrators.

CRITIQUENICS

Throughout the year. Each county hosts one or two informal critiquing sessions each year. Writers are invited to bring up to 5 manuscript pages of a work-in-progress for group feedback.

GRANTS

The V/SB Central/Coastal region offers two grants per year for tuition to qualifying members to attend either the SCBWI Summer Conference in Los Angeles or the SCBWI Winter Conference in New York City. Contact Terry Pierce (CLICK HERE to e-mail Terry Pierce) for information about applications.

PROMOTING OUR PUBLISHED MEMBERS

Published SCBWI members residing in our V/SB Central/Coastal region are invited to promote their latest book through our annual Writer’s Day PowerPoint presentation. For details, contact Terry Pierce: CLICK HERE to e-mail Terry Pierce. Also, published members who do School Visits are also invited to have their names listed in our regional “Presenter Database.” Names and website URLs should be submitted to Alexis O’Neill: CLICK HERE to e-mail Alexis O’Neill.

LISTSERV

Stay “virtually” connected through our region's ONElist Listserv that gives local SCBWI children’s book writers and illustrators throughout Central/Coastal California a place to share publishing tips, get inside information on the industry, and celebrate milestones and triumphs. Members can sign on at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCBWI-CCal/.
Questions? Contact Gwen Dandridge: CLICK HERE to e-mail Gwen Dandridge.

Check out the SCBWI Tri-Regions Calendar  section for details and updates.

Ventura/Santa Barbara SCBWI Advisory Board

CRITIQUE GROUP CONNECTION

Searching for a critique group in your area (Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Kern counties)? Are you running a group and would like more members? Please let us know. Contact: Ann Rousseau Smith (805) 495-8614 or CLICK HERE to e-mail Ann Rousseau Smith

SCBWI V/SB Region
P.O. Box 941389
Simi Valley, CA 93094-1389
CLICK HERE to e-mail Alexis O’Neill

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