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Today is the day of our #SCBWIMidsouth25 conference! We had a FANTASTIC morning of learning, critique, and community. Our faculty is knocking it out of the park, and thanks to the committee's excellent planning, everything is running like clockwork. Attendees, what has been the highlight so far?
September 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Today is the day of our #SCBWIMidsouth25 conference! We had a FANTASTIC morning of learning, critique, and community. Our faculty is knocking it out of the park, and thanks to the committee's excellent planning, everything is running like clockwork. Attendees, what has been the highlight so far?
Create a Scene! Registration for the 2025 SCBWI Midsouth Conference is now open! Don’t miss out on getting feedback on your work and learning from agents, editors, an art director and best-selling authors. Take advantage of early bird pricing! www.scbwi.org/events/2025-... #SCBWIMidsouth25
May 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Create a Scene! Registration for the 2025 SCBWI Midsouth Conference is now open! Don’t miss out on getting feedback on your work and learning from agents, editors, an art director and best-selling authors. Take advantage of early bird pricing! www.scbwi.org/events/2025-... #SCBWIMidsouth25
Conference info is live now at www.scbwi.org/events/2025-...! Head on over to check out all the great things coming to the Midsouth Create a Scene Conference this fall. The details about breakout sessions, intensives, critique and pitch opportunities, festivities, contests and more ... (1/2)
April 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Conference info is live now at www.scbwi.org/events/2025-...! Head on over to check out all the great things coming to the Midsouth Create a Scene Conference this fall. The details about breakout sessions, intensives, critique and pitch opportunities, festivities, contests and more ... (1/2)
Registration for the Midsouth Create a Scene Conference will open May 3. Start planning your conference line-up by reviewing the brochure on the Midsouth website when it goes live tomorrow. #SCBWIMidsouth25
April 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Registration for the Midsouth Create a Scene Conference will open May 3. Start planning your conference line-up by reviewing the brochure on the Midsouth website when it goes live tomorrow. #SCBWIMidsouth25
(1/3) One of the best ways to prep for a conference is to familiarize yourself with the faculty’s work. Scroll to learn more about these editors! #SCBWIMidsouth25
April 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
(1/3) One of the best ways to prep for a conference is to familiarize yourself with the faculty’s work. Scroll to learn more about these editors! #SCBWIMidsouth25
(1/2) One of the best ways to prep for a conference is to familiarize yourself with the faculty’s work. Check out some of the books this creative art director has brought to the world of kidlit. She’s also written and illustrated her own books too! #SCBWIMidsouth25
April 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
(1/2) One of the best ways to prep for a conference is to familiarize yourself with the faculty’s work. Check out some of the books this creative art director has brought to the world of kidlit. She’s also written and illustrated her own books too! #SCBWIMidsouth25
We've got some great authors lined up to teach at our #SCBWIMidsouth conference in September. Here are some of the books they've written. Have you read any of these yet? 📚 (1/2)
April 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
We've got some great authors lined up to teach at our #SCBWIMidsouth conference in September. Here are some of the books they've written. Have you read any of these yet? 📚 (1/2)
We're taking a break from our fun facts today to remind you of this exciting in-person event happening next month! Christopher Cheng is coming to Nashville next month and will be speaking with RAE Susan Eaddy about his newest picture book and his esteemed writing career. (1/2)
April 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We're taking a break from our fun facts today to remind you of this exciting in-person event happening next month! Christopher Cheng is coming to Nashville next month and will be speaking with RAE Susan Eaddy about his newest picture book and his esteemed writing career. (1/2)
Someone on our #SCBWIMidsouth25 staff plays the banjo! Who do you think? Scroll to find out!
April 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Someone on our #SCBWIMidsouth25 staff plays the banjo! Who do you think? Scroll to find out!
Which of our #SCBWIMidsouth25 faculty do you think is handy with a needle and thread? Scroll to find out!
April 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Which of our #SCBWIMidsouth25 faculty do you think is handy with a needle and thread? Scroll to find out!
One of the great things about SCBWI is that it's a worldwide organization. One of our #SCBWIMidsouth25 faculty is from Canada and played ice hockey! Can you guess who?
April 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
One of the great things about SCBWI is that it's a worldwide organization. One of our #SCBWIMidsouth25 faculty is from Canada and played ice hockey! Can you guess who?
Who can carry a tune? Make your guesses and then scroll to find out!
April 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Who can carry a tune? Make your guesses and then scroll to find out!
We may be creatives, but some of us are sporty too! Can you guess which one of our #SCBWIMidsouth25 faculty was a varsity soccer player? Scroll to find out!
April 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
We may be creatives, but some of us are sporty too! Can you guess which one of our #SCBWIMidsouth25 faculty was a varsity soccer player? Scroll to find out!
Time for our next edition of getting to know our faculty! Which of these lovely people looks like a history buff? Scroll to find out!
April 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Time for our next edition of getting to know our faculty! Which of these lovely people looks like a history buff? Scroll to find out!
Time for day 2 of our #SCBWIMidsouth25 faculty fun fact series! Who would you guess was an EMT-B as a teen? Swipe or scroll down to find out!
April 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Time for day 2 of our #SCBWIMidsouth25 faculty fun fact series! Who would you guess was an EMT-B as a teen? Swipe or scroll down to find out!
Are you ready to "Create a Scene" in Nashville? Registration opens May 3 at 2 p.m. central/3 p.m. eastern. To kick off the countdown, let's get to know our faculty. Scroll down to get the answer to today's faculty fun fact. #SCBWIMidsouth25
April 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Are you ready to "Create a Scene" in Nashville? Registration opens May 3 at 2 p.m. central/3 p.m. eastern. To kick off the countdown, let's get to know our faculty. Scroll down to get the answer to today's faculty fun fact. #SCBWIMidsouth25
This month's newsletter is a big one so be sure you don't miss it!
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Image description: Graphic is a light green-blue background with the text “Check your Email!” and a little paper airplane swooping under it and up into the right corner. In the bottom right is the green owl SCBWI logo.
April 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This month's newsletter is a big one so be sure you don't miss it!
Image description: Graphic is a light green-blue background with the text “Check your Email!” and a little paper airplane swooping under it and up into the right corner. In the bottom right is the green owl SCBWI logo.
Image description: Graphic is a light green-blue background with the text “Check your Email!” and a little paper airplane swooping under it and up into the right corner. In the bottom right is the green owl SCBWI logo.
Tomorrow is the deadline to claim a spot in the Midsouth's booth at the Children's Festival of Reading in Knoxville, open to both indie and trad members. Fill out this form (forms.gle/4NUCEZVKCwLe...) if you want a spot. Cost is $15 for booth volunteers and $25 if you don't volunteer.
March 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Tomorrow is the deadline to claim a spot in the Midsouth's booth at the Children's Festival of Reading in Knoxville, open to both indie and trad members. Fill out this form (forms.gle/4NUCEZVKCwLe...) if you want a spot. Cost is $15 for booth volunteers and $25 if you don't volunteer.
Hi all! Just a reminder that tomorrow is the first session of our Business Savvy for Creatives webinar series. Registration can be found here:
www.scbwi.org/events/busin...
The webinar will be recorded and the link to the recording available for viewing for 30 days. Hope to see you there!
www.scbwi.org/events/busin...
The webinar will be recorded and the link to the recording available for viewing for 30 days. Hope to see you there!
March 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Hi all! Just a reminder that tomorrow is the first session of our Business Savvy for Creatives webinar series. Registration can be found here:
www.scbwi.org/events/busin...
The webinar will be recorded and the link to the recording available for viewing for 30 days. Hope to see you there!
www.scbwi.org/events/busin...
The webinar will be recorded and the link to the recording available for viewing for 30 days. Hope to see you there!
Happy book launch to Sherry Roberts! This is her third book in a series, so be sure to share the love and also check out book one, The Galaxy According to Cece ✨
March 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Happy book launch to Sherry Roberts! This is her third book in a series, so be sure to share the love and also check out book one, The Galaxy According to Cece ✨
Don't forget to send your good news by tomorrow for our newsletter! 📣
February 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Don't forget to send your good news by tomorrow for our newsletter! 📣
The BOGO sale for the Business Savvy for Creatives webinar series ends tonight. Register on the Midsouth website: www.scbwi.org/events/busin...
Business Savvy for Creatives
This is a two-part webinar series through SCBWI Midsouth. The first session (March 12 at 6:30 Central / 7:30 Eastern) is Start Here: a Roadmap to Building Your Creative Business, presented by Tanisia ...
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February 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The BOGO sale for the Business Savvy for Creatives webinar series ends tonight. Register on the Midsouth website: www.scbwi.org/events/busin...
Lexington Midsouthers! Let’s talk kidlit over coffee and cocoa this Sunday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m. at Chocolate Holler.
Image description: Set against a lavender background, there are two hands, each holding a mug. One mug has coffee topped by cream art in the shape of a heart.
Image description: Set against a lavender background, there are two hands, each holding a mug. One mug has coffee topped by cream art in the shape of a heart.
February 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Lexington Midsouthers! Let’s talk kidlit over coffee and cocoa this Sunday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m. at Chocolate Holler.
Image description: Set against a lavender background, there are two hands, each holding a mug. One mug has coffee topped by cream art in the shape of a heart.
Image description: Set against a lavender background, there are two hands, each holding a mug. One mug has coffee topped by cream art in the shape of a heart.
If you missed it, check your email for our webinar registration that went out on the 12! This is a great opportunity for anyone wondering where they can get started with making their passion a career--and a good refresher for someone in that journey but who feels stuck.
February 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
If you missed it, check your email for our webinar registration that went out on the 12! This is a great opportunity for anyone wondering where they can get started with making their passion a career--and a good refresher for someone in that journey but who feels stuck.
Happy book birthdays to three of our lovely Midsouth authors! Let’s show them some love. Scott’s book comes out today, and Kimberly and Jack’s books released on the first!
February 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Happy book birthdays to three of our lovely Midsouth authors! Let’s show them some love. Scott’s book comes out today, and Kimberly and Jack’s books released on the first!