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09/01/2026

🎉✍️ Featured Author Alert! ✍️ 🎉
We’re excited to spotlight David L. Harrison as our SCBWI Kansas/Missouri Featured Author for the month of September! David has been a writer for 67 years, publishing 114 books, including fiction, nonfiction, educational, and poetry. 💖 Learn more about David and his upcoming picture book at https://www.scbwi.org/regions/ksmo/david-l-harrison-september-2026-featured-author

08/14/2026

Nebraska Fall Retreat 🍂 If you’re looking for dedicated writing time surrounded by other creatives passionate about their craft, set in a venue dedicated to the heritage of literature, look no further. Join us as we spend a weekend away from the distractions of everyday life and put words on the page. Targeted for authors and illustrators who want to gift their projects what is needed most: TIME. October 16 - 18, 2026, at Hotel Garber in Red Cloud, Nebraska.

08/11/2026

Join us as we level up your picture books. Award-winning author Marcie Colleen is teaming up with SCBWI Nebraska for a virtual 6-month workshop meant to take your picture books to the next level. Targeted for authors who have written a minimum of three picture books and have an established, basic understanding of picture book writing, this workshop is intended to take your projects from good to extraordinary. Classes start September 26, 2026, and run through February 20, 2027.

08/01/2026

🎉✍️ Featured Author Alert! ✍️ 🎉
We’re excited to spotlight Beth Bacon as our SCBWI Kansas/Missouri Featured Author for the month of August! Beth writes books, graphic novels, and the podcast “A, Z and Everyone In Between.” 💖 Learn more about Beth and her newly released picture book at https://www.scbwi.org/regions/ksmo/beth-bacon-august-2026-featured-author

07/31/2026

Showcase your artwork across the SCBWI Kansas/Missouri region! We’re creating new promotional materials to be used at regional events and are looking for artwork from our talented members. We’d love to consider your work. Submit your images to the link in bio by Friday, August 28, 2026.

Work by Michelle Lin

07/08/2026

REMINDER!
Wichita-area kidlit authors and illustrators!
Come out and meet some of your fellow kidlit creators in the Wichita area on Saturday, July 11th @ 2pm @ Greater Grounds Coffee & Co (922 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS)! Register on the SCBWI-KS/MO Event Page (https://www.scbwi.org/events/wichita-meet-and-greet) or email Abbi Lee at [email protected].
See you Saturday!

06/30/2026

Professional framing doesn’t have to come with a professional price tag. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to frame your own artwork using archival materials and techniques that are both affordable and gallery-ready.

Whether you work on panel or paper, this workshop will guide you through every step of the framing process, from choosing supplies to assembling the finished piece. You’ll learn both traditional window mat framing and modern float mounting methods, giving you the confidence to present your artwork beautifully for exhibitions, galleries, or your own home.

This webinar will be recorded and available for 30 days afterwards. July 7th, 2026 from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm CDT On Zoom, Free! Register at the link in bio.

06/29/2026

Join SCBWI Israel for this great workshop!
The event is this July 7 at 8 PM Israel / 1 PM EDT
It will be recorded.
https://www.scbwi.org/events/type-matters-designing-words-in-picture-books-with-dr-e-elizabeth-dulemba

06/09/2026

From our friends at :

Does your picture book story feel "slight"? Does it feel like it just isn't going anywhere? What you need is layers. Adding them to your manuscript will give it richness and depth- and most importantly "re-readability". The marketability of your story increases with every layer, and it becomes all the more enticing to your readers, agents and editors. In this webinar, award-winning author Wendi Silvano will discuss 4 must-have layers and 15 additional types of layers that might fit your story-giving it extra depth and delight.

Register here: https://www.scbwi.org/events/lure-em-in-with-layers

06/03/2026

There's a new bookstore in town! Located in Parkville's Main Street, Typo's Bookstore had its grand opening this past weekend. Owner and SCBWI member Lisa McCormick is the brainchild behind the bookstore. (I took a photo of her but my phone didn't save it, sorry :( ) The shelves are well-curated, with a robust children's section, and a cute reading nook in the back! If you're in the Northland in KC, please stop by!

Address

37174 State Highway VV
Conception, MO
64433

Website

http://ksmo.scbwi.org/, https://linktr.ee/ksmo_scbwi, https://linktr.ee/ksmo_scbwi

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