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SCBWI Houston
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Friend + cheerleader to those who create stories for children. Official account for the Houston chapter of the SCBWI
www.scbwi.org/regions/houston
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The 2026 SCBWI Winter Conference is coming this January and registration is now open.
Are you planning to attend?
Register at scbwi.org
#SCBWI #KidLit #WritingCommunity
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Join Our Online Illustration Sketch Session on November 20

Work alongside other artists, try optional prompts, and stay motivated in a supportive online setting.

Register and check your Meeting Notes for the Zoom link.

#OnlineSketchNight #IllustrationCommunity #ArtPrompts
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Give yourself an hour to create! Start with unique prompts, then share discoveries with fellow writers, artists, and dreamers. One hour of creativity, connection, and community.
Register now and join us!
#WritingCommunity
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Our latest SCBWI Houston meeting pulled back the curtain on how editors choose manuscripts.
Adam Blackman from Cardinal Rule Press shared what makes a story stand out.
Missed it? The recording is now available on the SCBWI Events page.

#SCBWIHouston #KidLit #PublishingIndustry #WritersCommunity
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Illustrator Sketch Night is happening today!

Join Houston illustrators online from 6–9 PM CST for prompts, music, and creative connection.

First time joining? Don’t miss it, and add future sessions to your calendar.

#IllustratorSketchNight #CreativeCommunity #HoustonArtists #ArtNetworking
October 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Writers and illustrators, ready to spark your creativity today?
Join Houston SCBWI Liftoff at 6:30 PM CST for 30 min of prompts + 30 min of sharing and community.
Sign up now on the SCBWI Houston event page!
#HoustonSCBWI #SCBWI #SCBWIHouston #WritersCommunity #Illustrators
October 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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Ready to create and connect?
Join Houston SCBWI Liftoff this Tuesday at 6:30 PM CST for an hour of creativity and community with writers and illustrators.
#HoustonSCBWI #SCBWILiftoff #WritersOfX #IllustratorsCommunity #CreativeWriting
October 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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The SCBWI Houston October meeting recording is available now.
Catch up on the latest insights and updates via the SCBWI Houston News link.

#SCBWIHouston #SCBWI #KidLit #Authors #Illustrators #WritingCommunity #Publishing
October 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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SCBWI Houston celebrates the release of Susan B. McCauley’s Merlin’s Apprentice: Sword & Sceptre, out today.

This YA fantasy finale to The Mage and Warrior Rising completes Merlin’s journey with courage, magic, and destiny.

#SCBWIHouston #MerlinsApprentice #YAFantasy #BookRelease #HoustonAuthors
October 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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It's here! Looking for ways to build a creative career that lasts? Join us tonight at the SCBWI October Meeting with guest speaker Cate and her Unshakeable Artist method.

Critique Group – 5:30 p.m.
Meeting – 6:30 p.m.

#SCBWI #KidLit #ChildrensBooks #WritersCommunity
October 6, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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What does it take to sustain a creative career?

SCBWI October 6
5:30 pm Critique Group (sign up via SCBWI)
6:30 pm Meeting with guest speaker Cate (Sign up online)

Learn the Unshakeable Artist method to handle rejections, waits, sales, and success. Register today.

#Illustrators #AuthorCommunity
October 4, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Children’s Book Cover Workshop – Sept 25 | 7–8:30 PM
Learn from award-winning illustrator Kaz Windness! Gain the skills and insights to create book covers that stand out for picture books, early readers, or middle grade. Register now!
#BookCoverDesign #ChildrensBookIllustration #IllustratorWorkshop
September 22, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Houston Illustrators and Creatives

Join SCBWI Houston Illustrator Sketch Night on Sept 18 from 6-9 PM CST.

Create together with prompts and music or work quietly on your own projects.

Register for this free event on our website: www.scbwi.org/events/illus...

#kidlit #bluesky #houston #creatives
Illustrator sketch night, Sept. 18th. The graphic shows colorful spray paint and a QR code in the center. Please register on the Houston SCBWI website so we know you're coming! 3 hours of worktime together with your peers! Our link is always the same.
September 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Missed our September Monthly Meeting with Valerie Bolling? Catch the replay before Oct 9! Learn tips to beat writer’s block, spark story ideas, and boost creativity. Watch now: scbwi.zoom.us/.../_QJxPnGG....
#WritersCommunity #KidLit #CreativeWriting
September 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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Looking for inspiration & community as a children's book creator?

Interactive prompts + supportive writers/illustrators
Every 2nd Tuesday 6:30 PM CST
Next: Sept 10 on Zoom

Ready to spark your kidlit creativity?
Register: www.scbwi.org/events/houst...
#kidlitwriting #blsky #writing #books
September 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Struggling with your story? Join SCBWI Houston on September 8!

Critique Group – 5:30 PM CST
Share your work and get feedback.
Monthly Meeting – 6:30 PM CST
Award-winning author Valerie Bolling helps you beat writer’s block and spark creativity.
#WritingCommunit #author
September 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Struggling with story ideas? Join SCBWI Houston Sept 8, 6:30–8 PM CST on Zoom with award-winning author Valerie Bolling. Beat writer’s block, spark creativity, and start your next draft!

Register: www.scbwi.org/events/month...

#WritersLife #WritersBlock #SCBWI #CreativeWriting
September 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Want your children’s book cover to stand out like a bestseller? Learn from Kaz Windness on Sep 25, 7–8:30 PM CST in a live SCBWI webinar. Submit portfolios by Sep 18 for written critiques. Scan QR to reserve! #BookCoverDesign #SCBWIHouston
September 3, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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North Houston social coming up this Saturday! Meet us at First Cup Coffee in Spring at 10am, or show up at 9:30 if you'd like to participate in some critique time. See you there!
N. Houston social graphic with cups of coffee and treats. Speech bubbles show the info about this Saturday's social: July 26th, 10am, optional critique at 9:30, First Cup Coffee, 26403 Oak Ridge Dr. in Spring, North Houston meetup, new location
July 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Monthly meeting, tonight on Zoom! Join us to catch up on all the news and hear a presentation by author @laekanzeakemp.bsky.social on "Writing Through Difficult Times." 6:30-8pm CST. Register here for this free event: www.scbwi.org/events/month...
Houston SCBWI's monthly meeting, 7/7 from 6:30-8pm central time on zoom. Tonight's presentation is "Writing Through Difficult Times" by author Laekan Zea Kemp. "Authors and Illustrators alike - come join Laeken Zea Kemp as she starts a discussion on struggling to refill the creative well, trauma’s affect on productivity, guilt and writer’s block, and cultivating more joy in your work." Laeken is wearing a flower crown and a denim jacket in her headshot on the left side of the graphic
July 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Coming up on Thursday, our Worldbuilding Crash Course with the fabulous @traceybaptiste.bsky.social! Only $15 for members
See our website for more info and to register
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SCBWI Houston's worldbuilding crash course with NYT bestselling author Tracey Baptiste, Th 4/24 7-830pm CST, $15 members/$30 nonmembers https://www.scbwi.org/events/worldbuilding-crash-course-with-tracey-baptiste
April 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Monthly meeting tonight, online & in person! Brave the cold and come to the Tracy Gee Center at 6:30pm or register for the Zoom link. Join us as we launch our new creative activity, “Houston Lift-Off!”
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SCBWI Houston's January monthly meeting, 6:30-8pm online or at the Tracy Gee Center. Topic: "Houston Lift-Off!" Join us for an exciting, new event designed to inspire, energize, and ignite your creative spark! Don't miss the launch of something unforgettable!
January 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Great series of webinars from the New Mexico SCBWI chapter, with some excellent presenters like Houston's own Tonya Ellis and Caroline Leech! Purchase individual webinars or get a nice discount for the whole bundle: www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
Green & red chili peppers reading a book together on the graphic for SCBWI NM & El Paso's 2025 craft & career webinar series season tickets on sale now full season pass $60 for 12 webinars, 60% savings, craft/career pass $36 for 6 webinars, 50% savings, individual webinars $12 each (scbwi member rate) at the top left is a QR code for the webpage
December 5, 2024 at 6:33 PM
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Monthly meeting and holiday party tonight! Join us at 6pm at the Tracy Gee Center for some fun & food with your creative community. Bring a treat to share and a gift to exchange if you'd like, or just bring yourself!
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SCBWI Houston's Jolly Holiday Potluck, Tracy Gee Community Center, 12/2 6 - 7:45pm. A garland of stars stretches across the dark blue background scattered with snowflakes. Ornaments on the side read, "in-person!," "Food & drinks!" and "Door prizes!" along with the SCBWI Houston logo of a kid astronaut reaching for a pencil
December 2, 2024 at 6:26 PM
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Monthly meeting, tonight on Zoom! Join us to catch up on all the news and hear a presentation by Sheila Fernley of Storm Literary about finding the right literary agent for you. 6:30pm central time. Register for this free event to get the link and an email reminder: www.scbwi.org/events/month...
Houston SCBWI's November meeting, "Landing the right literary agent:" learn how to fish for a literary agent. Sheila Fernley of Storm Literary will share lessons, examples, and secrets to obtaining representation. Online, Monday, Nov. 4th, 6:30-7:45pm
November 4, 2024 at 6:38 PM