SCBWI California North/Central Region

We had an amazing Spring Spirit at CSU Fresno! Thanks for coming, and thanks especially to our faculty and PAL members.🤩 @margaritapoet David Miles @jesskulekjian Angelica Carpenter @JoanSchoettler Ana Otaru @ArtByMerry Craig & Chelsea Alameda @heyalmagalapon @TonyPictureBook

Congrats to @PatriciaNewman of Sacramento for GIANT RAYS OF HOPE, a feel-good MG NF about a Peruvian biologist who uses #mantarays to help youth, fishers, #teachers & #parents become the stars of their own conservation story. #kidlit @LernerBooks @EastWestLit @SteamTeamBooks

Nikki Shannon Smith from Woodland is excited to share STRANDED. One storm. One winter. One girl's fight to work with nature long enough to survive it... and shatter the stereotype that Black people “don’t do nature”? #MG Congratulations, @nikki2smith !

Dear #authors & #editors, I need your input. How do you feel about the word “that”? For example, “She says that she wants to help me find my family.” Or… “She says she wants to help me find my family.” #kidlit

. @janaybrownwood PhD, from Sacramento is excited to share Brown Girls Do Ballet: Diverse Girls Taking Center Stage, in collab with TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian. Empower all children to express their true selves through movement and music. #browngirlsdoballet #dance #Ballet #lyrical

Felicitaciones a Magarita Engle, miembro de @SCBWINorthCal por la historia de una niña que tocaba tambores en Cuba hace cien años, y cambió la música cubana para siempre. @margaritapoet #Librosenespañol #Cuba #música #DrumDreamGirlTraducción  #RafaelLopez @Diverse_Verse

Congrats to @SCBWINorthCal member @margaritapoet on the release of ELOISA’S MUSICAL WINDOW - a joyful story about her mother’s childhood in the small town of Trinidad, Cuba. #childrensbooks #LatinxBooks #poetry #music @SimonKids @Diverse_Verse @JohnParra #Librosenespañol #música

Calling all novel writers! Join us for an 8-month virtual workshop that explores the process of writing novels for kids and teens. Don't miss out-our first session begins September 7th. Register online: Writing From the Inside Out: Novel Workshop – SCBWI

Congrats to author & educator @janaybrownwood of Sacramento on her 2 new books from the smash hit Love Puppies series: #5 Changing Tunes #6 The Fast and the Furious Join the Love Puppies team as they handle themes of sibling rivalry + bullying. #LovePuppies #SEL #NewSibling

Today's the first official day of the Virtual Conference! Please note it starts at 8:30AM PST (around 5 min from now)! Happy learning!

Congrats to @SCBWINorthCal member Kelly Hollman from Madera, and co-author Charlotte Watson Sherman, on their new book: THIS OPENING SKY a tale of hope that proves when love overcomes prejudice, we’re all set free together. @scbwi #KidLit #NovelInVerse #HistoricalMiddleGrade

Join us for our SCBWI CA North/Central's ⭐️Spring Spirit 2024⭐️ at the gorgeous CSU Fresno Library for a day of in-depth #KidLit creative exploration! ➡️ Saturday April 27, 2024 ➡️ Fresno, CA (in-person) ➡️ Details & Registration: scbwi.org/events/spring-…

@SCBWI bringing folks together and building community. 🥰📚

So many smiling faces yesterday at our SCBWI California North/Central - Sacramento Holiday Gathering at @ettoresbakery, hosted by our co-ARAs @heyalmagalapon and @TonyPictureBook. The book exchange was so much fun, too! 🎁📚 Thanks everyone for coming. Happy holidays.

@KariAnnGonzale1 @KimberlyBiddle4 @TonyPictureBook @heyalmagalapon @LindaJoySinglet What a fun time. Thanks for coming, Kari!

Great time meeting #writing friends new and old at the @SCBWINorthCal holiday mixer! @KimberlyBiddle4 @TonyPictureBook @heyalmagalapon @LindaJoySinglet

@MrsPowellsBooks See you soon, Maria!

Just registered for Friday evening's @SCBWINorthCal First Lines social. Looking forward to chatting with writing/illustrating friends and making new ones too.

@reenita_story @HarshiniVins @scbwi Looks like a ton of fun! Shout out to our neighbors at SCBWI Central California. 🥰 @CalScbwi

The school visit show work by the amazing Alexis O’Neill @HarshiniVins @scbwi @SCBWINorthCal

Thank you @KimberlyBiddle4 and @SCBWINorthCal for inviting me to be part of a panel with @Rachel_S_Hobbs & Kari Joseph Shender this morning. Fabulous group and setting and discussion ❤️📚❤️📚❤️ #kidlit

@DekkerMeagan @scbwi Love seeing the love! This one belongs to our friends and neighbors at @SCBWISFNEB. 🤩