Western Washington Regional events
Serious about improving your craft? SCBWI's regional events provide opportunities for professional growth and help you connect with a supportive, creative community.
Virtual Critiques from Kaz Windness
Oct 01, 2026 - Oct 15, 2026
1 event
Online event
Available seats 7
This session will offer an opportunity for virtual critique on a first come first served basis post event for attendees of Survival Guide To Generative AI: Manuscript Review, Portfolio Review, or Dummy Book Review
Fireside Chat with Kendra Levin
Oct 15, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
Get the scoop on current industry insights while meeting Kendra Levin,VP/Editorial Director for Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, at a FREE Fireside Chat webinar with her at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15. (or by recording afterward). Kendra will offer a masterclass workshop at our November retreat, but this is your chance to learn from her informally and for free. This event is made possible by a grant from SCBWI and the Authors Coalition of America, and it will be recorded so you can watch even if you can’t make it live.
2026 Creative Retreat
Nov 06, 2026 - Nov 08, 2026
1 event
Available seats 24
Rainbow Lodge, North Bend, WA
Join SCBWI Western Washington Nov. 6 - 8, 2026, at beautiful Rainbow Lodge in North Bend, where we'll enjoy a full weekend of virtual and in-person workshops with VP and Editorial Director Kendra Levin of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, award-winning art director, designer, and illustrator Sara Gillingham, and award-winning local author Curtis Manley. Enjoy hands-on learning, creative time, community, great food, and inspirational nature. Kendra will join the group by Zoom for a three-hour workshop on Saturday, with other workshops and group activities throughout the weekend. An opportunity for illustrator image critiques from Sara will be available separately. Retreat registration (at the same low rates as in 2024!) includes a shared room ($520 for members, $600 for nonmembers), or optionally add $125 for a single room.
Inside Story
Nov 15, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
You’re invited to register for Western Washington’s Autumn 2026 Inside Story Sunday, November 15, 2026 • 11:00am • over ZOOM Inside Story is our region’s biannual celebration of Children’s book creators, who get two minutes to dazzle you with a behind-the-scenes look at how their recently-published book came to be. Inspiration! Embarrassment! Perseverance! You’ll get it all at Inside Story. This application will remain open through October 18. Step on it! First come, first served. Space is limited. SAVE THE DATE: November 15, 11:00am Your fabulous Inside Story Team, Karen Lewis, Dana Sullivan, Trudi Trueit & Kristin Varner
How to write a powerful ending using THEME, STAKES, and EMOTION
Nov 19, 2026
1 event
Online event
Unlimited seats
THEME, STAKES, and EMOTION: How to knit these craft skills together to earn your story’s ending and leave readers talking about your book long after the last page is closed. Suitable for novelists and picture book authors.