FEATURED AUTHOR
Rosanne Parry
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FEATURED
ILLUSTRATOR
Mark Fearing
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Welcome to the SCBWI-Oregon! I am Robin Koontz, the regional advisor with the nickname "Not The Mommy." Before you write to me with questions, be sure to check our EVENTS link as well as our HELPFUL LINKS to answer questions about children's book publishing and to learn more about what we do here in Oregon and southern Washington. I am always happy to devote my volunteer time to answer specific questions, but I really appreciate people who do their homework first! If you like, you can learn more about me by going HERE.
More about us: The SCBWI-Oregon is a regional chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators -- SCBWI. We publish the bimonthly NewsWorthy which offers feature articles, interviews, information about local events, publishing tidbits, critique networks and good news from our subscribers as well as a yearly local networking roster. Click HERE - NEWSLETTER for a subscription application. Please note, subscribing to our newsletter does NOT mean that you are joining the SCBWI Oregon. Although membership in the SCBWI International is not a prerequisite in order to subscribe to our local newsletter, you must be a member to be eligible for several grants and awards as well as discounts and priority status at our Oregon events. Please visit SCBWI's Webpage for more information about joining the SCBWI and becoming a Member of the Oregon SCBWI.
We have a listserv which all are welcome to join, just let me know if you are interested and I will send you an invitation. Once you join, you can visit the archives and see what a caring, sharing group this is.
We also host this web site which is devoted to our Oregon and southern Washington SCBWI members. We provide updated member info regarding school visits, illustrator samples, published works, and links to SCBWI member webpages. This is a free service for SCBWI Members in Oregon and S. Washington.
Headed by a steering committee of volunteers, the SCBWI Oregon chapter offers two major events per year: the Spring Conference on the third Friday-Saturday in May, and the Fall Retreat, the second weekend in October (Thursday-Sunday). We host a free picnic in the summer and assist with new critique groups throughout Oregon and southern Washington. We also host schmoozes throughout the year if people step up to host them. Be sure to click on the EVENTS button for news of our upcoming events. I try my best to keep it updated!
Our next event is the Annual Fall Retreat! Click on EVENTS then RETREAT for more information as I post it.
SCBWI Oregon and southern Washington members, plus all of our newsletter subscribers, will
receive information about our event registrations and/or announcements via a postcard mailing. If you are not current on either list,
you will need to sign up to receive mailings for our events as they
take place: *Spring Conference registrations are posted in mid-March; *Fall Retreat registrations are posted in mid-August. Please Note: We do not keep an emailing list of non-Oregon or southern Washington members/subscribers.
You must resubmit your mailing information if you would like to be included on the list for a registration
for the next event. Sorry, no online registrations. To subscribe to SCBWI-Oregon (all are welcome), please print and then fill out the application,
as you would have information about you published in our yearly local
roster (deadline for inclusion in the yearly networking roster is June 30). Also be sure to check if you are interested in joining or forming a critique group! Click HERE - NEWSLETTER for a subscription application. Please note, subscribing to our newsletter does NOT mean that you are joining the SCBWI Oregon.
On March 13 we
co-hosted our first Author/Illustrator Celebration which featured our published members. The Barnes and Noble Booksellers at Clackamas Town Center, Portland gave us the venue (and food!) for a very fun event where a bunch of us celebrated our new titles. It was a great party and we plan to do it again next year.
In June we
have our Annual Picnic with special guest speaker editor and award-winning author Linda Zuckerman. Click on EVENTS then PICNIC for the details.
October 8-11, 2009 are the dates for our Annual Fall Retreat. Please note
that this event fills up very quickly - last year we were full in about week. Brochures/announcements will be announced to members and posted around August 8, 2009.