Mar 3: Middle Grade Book Club (San Francisco)
Mar 9: Middle Grade Lunchbreak (Menlo Park)
Mar 13-15 Golden Gate Conference at Asilomar
Mar 22: Critique Meetup (Santa Cruz)
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April 7: Middle Grade Book Club (San Francisco)
April 13: Middle Grade Lunchbreak (Menlo Park)
April 20: Webinar: Composition and Storytelling with Arree Chung
April 23: Critique Meet up (San Francisco)
April 28:
From Pitch to Publication - An Agent's Perspective (San Francisco)
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A note from Isabella Kung, Illustrator Coordinator
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Dear regional members,
It's March already? Time flies! Our 37th Annual Golden Gate Conference is right around the corner and we are so excited about what we have planned this year!
My role as the Illustrator Coordinator of this region was officially announced during GGC 2019. Looking back, I am in awe of how much our region has grown in such a short time! The mentorship program, the webinars, local meet-ups, book events, Critique meetings and of course, our monthly newsletter, etc. All thanks to the dedicated and generous team of volunteers, which I'm grateful to be apart of.
I look forward to learning from our amazing faculty, catch up with old friends and meet new friends once again at Asilomar! I'll be announcing some pretty exciting news about our upcoming Illustrator Day there too!
Isabella
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See you on March 13th at 1pm!
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All the details you need to know about the conference (arrival logistics, what to pack and bring, directions and carpooling, etc.) were sent out to registered attendees in an email on February 13th. If you need another copy or have any questions, contact us at sfsouth@scbwi.org.
Important reminder to conference attendees: We want to celebrate your success! We are assembling a slideshow of our attendees’ most recent book covers to present at the conference. Send a JPG of your most recently published book cover to Isabella Kung at
sfsouth-ic@scbwi.org
by March 6th. Please note:
- We can only accept ONE file per attendee. If you were published more than once last year, congrats! But due to time and space constraints, pick your ONE favorite.
- All forms of children’s publishing, i.e. traditional, self-published, apps, ebooks, etc. are welcome.
- Your JPG doesn’t need to be a huge high-res file, but please avoid sending a small, low-res, pixelated image.
A note about Coronavirus: We are monitoring the situation closely and will be keeping attendees updated on our precautions and any last minute instructions over email.
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Date: First Tuesday of the month
- March 3rd at 11am
- April 7th at 11am
Location for March only:
Boulangerie at 1000 Cole St. (because of election conflicts at our usual library location)
April and ongoing: The Park Branch of the San Francisco Library
Calling all middle grade writers! We're starting a new group in San Francisco where we'll read and analyze a middle grade novel each month with the goal of improving our own craft.
March Book:
Beverly, Right Here
by Kate diCamillo
April Book:
New Kid
by Jerry Craft
We'll discuss from 11-12 pm--and wander over to the Haight for lunch or snacks afterward.
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Critique Meet Up - PB, MG, YA
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Date: Thursday, April 23rd from 6:30-8:30 pm
Location: The Noe Valley Library
(
451 Jersey St, San Francisco)
Join fellow writers and illustrators for an evening of critiques. Receive feedback on your craft and hone your work by critiquing others. All kidlit genres welcome. Please bring 5 copies of your work to share. (Suggestions - up to 10 pages double spaced for MG/YA; picture book authors may want to bring more than one to share. Please number your pages and staple.) All writers and illustrators are welcome.
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From Pitch to Publication - An Agent's Perspective
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Date: April 28rd, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Books Inc Opera Plaza
601 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
Join Hen&ink Literary Studio agent and founder, Erzsi Deàk, along with author Nelly Buchet and illustrator Andrea Zuill as they talk about the process from idea to writing and illustrating through pitching and publication. Erzsi will walk us through what makes any submission stand out and talk about the picture book CAT DOG DOG specifically while Nelly and Andrea will share their experiences from the other side. We’ll end the evening with the opportunity for participants to give a 30-second verbal elevator pitch to Erzsi for feedback. Writer and illustrator attendees will also be able to submit to Hen&ink for a limited time thereafter.
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Want to start a YA book group in SF?
Other ideas for events you'd like to see or host in the city? Email Jackie at
scbwisfcity@gmail.com
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Date: Sunday, March 22nd at 2pm
Location: Santa Cruz Downtown Library
Artist criteria/constraints:
- Illustrators: A spread and/or character study
- Picture Books: 500-word limit
- Novels: 500-word limit
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Date: April 20
Time: 12:00 Noon - 1:30 pm
Learn how to tell stories visually with shapes, lines, color and composition. Award winning, author illustrator, Arree Chung breaks down the 5 core elements in visual storytelling that you can use to tell better stories.
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In case you missed them, here are the replays for our most recent webinars:
- February webinar: Rhyming Picture Books Dos and Don'ts with Tim McCanna. This is worth watching even if you don’t (currently) write rhyming picture books - Tim shared so much great information about picture book structure, storytelling, page turns, voice, and more. Here’s the list of books Tim shared: Book list. Plus, Tim wrote us a special intermission song, so don’t miss it! Watch the replay here.
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Promotional Opportunities
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Could you use more adoring fans?
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Hoover Author’s Night
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
6 - 7:30 pm
For Authors and/or Illustrators
Hoover Elementary School in Palo Alto would love to host you and your book(s) at our Author’s Night during our Books Inc Book Fair March 17.
If you are traditionally published or self-published and sourced via Ingram, fantastic! If you are not sourced via Ingram, Books Inc. can offer a 50/50 consignment deal for any books you can supply. All are welcome! If you’re interested please contact Kristin Howell
khowell@pausd.org
before March 10th for more details.
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Want to start a debut or co-marketing group?
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The SCBWI discussion board now has a
new board for people wanting to start or join debut groups or co-marketing groups. There is also a sticky post at the top of the thread with a fabulous 17 page resource packet from Soaring 20's author Kirsten W. Larson on creating a co-marketing group (used with her permission).
(Must be registered on the discussion board to view, but it is not restricted to only SCBWI members).
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The youth librarian in Foster City is hoping to book some author visits for their library. If you are interested, please contact Adrienne at
gass@smcl.org.
Adrienne Gass
Youth Services Librarian
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San Mateo County Libraries
gass@smcl.org
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Get the word out about your publishing news!
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If you’re sharing an event that is not sponsored by SCBWI, please tag it as NOT AN SCBWI EVENT.
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On
Facebook, post your good news in our region's group! Click
here to join the group.
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On
Twitter, please tag us @scbwisf or use the hashtag #scbwisf so we can retweet and repost.
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On
Instagram, please tag us @scbwisf or use the hashtag #scbwisf so we can retweet and repost.
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Access our self-serve "seeking a critique group" database through our SCBWI San Fran/South regional page. Please note: you must be signed in to the SCBWI website in order to access the database.
If you are seeking critique partners, add your name/info to the database and then take the initiative to contact writers/artists listed in your area to see if they might be a good fit for a critique exchange. Our system is “self-serve” because only YOU can determine what works best for you.
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A Huge Thank You
to our Regional Area Coordinators
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We are so grateful to this team of volunteers who have stepped up to organize events in the following sub-regions:
A huge thank you to these generous volunteers!
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