SCBWI Hawaii
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Remember to update your SCBWI profile!
Our means of staying in touch with you is the roster we receive from SCBWI's main office. If you change your email address or move, we won't know unless you update your information with that office-which can be done online. Haven't used the website before? No problem! Your user ID is your email (your old one, if yours has changed since you joined), and if you don't have a password, you'll be prompted to select one. Once you are logged in, click on "For Our Members," then on "Update Your Info."
And while you're logged on, check out all the terrific resources at your disposal.
Trade Winds
SCBWI-Hawaii's online publication is filled with writing tips, industry trends and news, marketing information and more. Some popular articles from the Fall 2009 Trade Winds archive:
About SCBWI
SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) is the only professional organization dedicated to serving the people who write, illustrate, or share a vital interest in children's literature.
With more than 22,000 members worldwide, SCBWI is the largest children's writing organization in the world.
Whether you are a professional writer or illustrator, a beginner with a good idea, or somewhere in-between, SCBWI is here to serve you.
For more information on all that SCBWI has to offer, visit www.scbwi.org.
The online publication of SCBWI-Hawaii
- From the Regional Advisor's Desk
- Goodbye and Hello
- Hello 2 - Introducing Cynthia Surrisi
- 2012 Conference Report
- For Writers: When is a Manuscript Ready to Submit?
- For Illustrators: Taking the Challenge
- New Members
- Upcoming Events
- Good News
Free member meeting — 9 a.m.-2 p.m. To sign up, email Sue at niuiki@hawaiiantel.net.
May 5-6
Hawaii Book and Music Festival – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information see www.hawaiibookandmusicfestival.com
May 12
Activities and Book Signings with SCBWI Authors in Celebration of National Children’s Book Week. 11 a.m-12 noon at Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall
June 21-23
Children’s Literature Hawaii 16th Biennial Conference: “Where Pictures Speak and Stories Paint” http://childrensliteraturehawaii.org
August 3-6
Annual SCBWI International Conference, Los Angeles www.scbwi.org
Stephen Mooser, President
Lin Oliver, Executive Director
Tracy Barrett, Regional Advisor Coordinator
Priscilla Burris, U.S. Illustrator Coordinator
Lynne Wikoff, Regional Advisor
Cynthia Surrisi, Assistant Regional Advisor
Tammy Yee, Webmaster and Newsletter Designer
Scott Goto, Illustrator Representative
- Support - The support of an international organization dedicated to quality literature for children. SCBWI offers a library of useful publications for members, covering everything from "Guide to Agents" and "Copyright Facts," to an annual market survey of major children's book and magazine publishers. Plus, members receive discounts on all SCBWI workshops and conferences. Credit union services are also available.
- SCBWI Bulletin - In addition, members will receive the bi-monthly SCBWI Bulletin from SCBWI national which includes "Publishers' Corner," a column about children's book publishers, what they are looking for in the way of book manuscripts, who the editors are, their needs and priorities. "Publishers' Corner" is also available to online members through the SCBWI Listserv a month before it appears in the Bulletin.
- Conferences - Each year, SCBWI-Hawaii holds workshops and conferences designed to benefit both novice and experienced writer/illustrators. In addition, the national organization holds two annual conferences, one in Los Angeles, the other in New York, packed with top artists, writers and editors.
- Local Newsletter - You can receive Trade Winds, the SCBWI-Hawaii newsletter, packed with information on local writing activities, success stories, tips on writing and illustrating, and selling your work.
- Grants - Members are eligible for several yearly financial grants, distributed by the national organization.
- Networking - Get individual advice from published authors and illustrators, and from SCBWI administrators. There are more than 50 SCBWI regions, one in each state and in several foreign countries, who organize regular workshops for new and published author/illustrators.
