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SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· 14d

TODAY. Don't miss out on this important discussion. Free & open to the public. Conference attendees-access Zoom via your SCBWI MEMBER HOME > MY EVENTS > MEETING INFO. All others can watch the livestream at www.youtube.com/@theSCBWI/st.... #scbwiSummer2026 #kidlit #bannedbooks #wereadbannedbooks

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Jun 6

I Read Canadian Day returns on Nov. 4, 2026 with a new initiative ireadcanadian.com/day/. Inspired by World Read Aloud Day, Canadian authors and illustrators will volunteer short virtual readings of their books in classrooms & libraries across Canada. #IReadCanadianDay #CanKidLit #SCBWICanadaEast.

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Jun 1

Join #CanKidList #kidlit creators for these free June events hosted by #SCBWICanadaEast. For more information and to register, visit www.scbwi.org/regions/cana....

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· May 2

Join #CanKidList #kidlit creators for these free May events hosted by #SCBWICanadaEast. For more information and to register, visit www.scbwi.org/regions/cana....

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Apr 27

Join us on June 13th for a SCBWI Canada East Digging Deeper workshop with guest speaker Mitali Banerjee Ruths as she digs deeper into writing a book series for kids. Visit www.scbwi.org/events/write... for more information. #SCBWICanadaEast #CanKidLit #kidlit

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Apr 7

Join #CanKidList #kidlit creators at these free April events hosted by #SCBWICanadaEast. For more information and to register, visit www.scbwi.org/regions/canada-east/events

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Mar 27

Join us on April 11th for a SCBWI Canada East Digging Deeper workshop, with guest speaker Michael F. Stewart as he digs deeper into emotion-driven novels. Visit www.scbwi.org/events/the-e... for more information. #SCBWICanadaEast #CanKidLit #kidlit

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Mar 18

#SCBWICanadaEast is hosting Bookish: a Virtual Book Club on Mar. 23 @ 7 pm ET. This month's topic: When Characters Get Eaten (or almost). Register for free at www.scbwi.org/events/booki.... #SCBWI #CanKidLit #kidlit

The image includes book covers for: 1) We Don't Eat Our Classmates, written and illustrated by Ryan T. Higgins, and 2) A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals, written and illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Mar 1

Join #CanKidList #kidlit creators at these free March events hosted by #SCBWICanadaEast. For more information and to register, visit www.scbwi.org/regions/cana...

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Feb 1

Join #CanKidList #kidlit creators at these free February events hosted by #SCBWICanadaEast. For more information and to register, visit www.scbwi.org/regions/cana....

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Jan 26

Join #SCBWICanadaEast on Thursday, Feb. 5 for our monthly BIPOC Talk meeting. This month's topic is PB Rising Stars, with special guests Ebony Lynn Mudd and Kailei Pew. Visit www.scbwi.org/events/bipoc... to register. #kidlit #BIPOC #PBRisingStars

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SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Jan 26

Join us in March for a SCBWI Canada East Digging Deeper workshop, with guest speaker Stephanie Gibeault as she digs deeper into nonfiction book proposals. Visit www.scbwi.org/events/craft... for more information. #SCBWICanadaEast #CanKidLit #kidlit @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Jan 15

#SCBWICanadaEast is hosting Bookish: a Virtual Book Club on Jan. 21 at 7 pm ET. This month: Parallel Narratives. Parallel narratives with text and illustrations can be very satisfying—especially when they finally intersect! Register for free at www.scbwi.org/events/booki... #SCBWI #CanKidLit #kidlit

The image includes book covers for: 1) At the Rescue Cat Café, written by Anna Humphrey, illustrated by Kari Rust, and 2) Here & There, by Thea Lu. These are books are the reading list for this month's Bookish.

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Jan 1

Happy New Year! May 2026 be a wonderfully creative year. Join #CanKidList #kidlit creators at these free January events hosted by #SCBWICanadaEast. For more information and to register, visit www.scbwi.org/regions/cana...

January 2026 Canada East Chapter FREE Events Calendar:
Jan. 8 @ 7:00 p.m. - BIPOC Talk (online)
Jan. 12 @ 5:00 p.m. - PAL Shop Talk (online)
Jan. 21 @ 7:00 p.m. — Bookish (online)
Jan. 29 @ 7:00 p.m. - The Write Idea (online)
Jan. 31 @ 1:00 p.m. - Montreal Mingle (in-person)
Register for FREE at https://www.scbwi.org/regions/canada-east/events
All times listed are ET (Eastern Time)

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Nov 12

#SCBWICanadaEast is hosting Bookish: a Virtual Book Club on Nov. 19 at 7 pm ET. This month: Tall Tales: from folk tales and new tall tales, to true tall tales. They all push the picture-book form. But what else defines them? Register for free at www.scbwi.org/events/booki... #SCBWI #kidlit

The image includes book covers for: 1) Stranded: A Mostly True Story from Iceland, written by Ævar Þór Benediktsson, illustrated by Anne Wilson, and 2) Tumblebaby, written by Adam Rex, illustrated by Audrey Helen Weber. These are books are the reading list for this month's Bookish.

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Nov 1

Join #CanKidList #kidlit creators at these free November events hosted by #SCBWICanadaEast. For more information and to register, visit www.scbwi.org/regions/cana...

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Sep 26

Join us in November for a SCBWI Canada East Digging Even Deeper workshop: "From Blotches to Stories: Overcoming the Fear of the Blank Page," with guest speaker, author/illustrator Nàtali de Mello. Visit www.scbwi.org/events/from-... for more information. #SCBWICanadaEast #kidlit #CanKidLit

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Sep 20

The tour roster for Canadian Children's Book Week 2026 is out. 39 authors and illustrators will be touring Canada in the spring. Congrats to our SCBWI Canada East members who are part of this roster! Visit bookcentre.ca/blogs/indust... for more info. #CanKidLit #SCBWICanadaEast.

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Sep 17

Applications for the 2025 Annick Press Mentorship Program supporting writers who have been historically excluded from children's publishing are open until September 29th. Visit www.annickpress.com/Submission-G... for guidelines and info on how to apply.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Poster for ANNICK PRESS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Want to know more about how to write for kids? Want to work with publishing industry professionals over a four-month period to develop a children's book idea? Then get your applications ready! Annick Press's yearly mentorship program for writers who have been historically excluded from children's publishing. Submissions Open September 3. For more information visit their website at https://www.annickpress.com/Submission-Guidelines/Annick-Press-Mentorship-Program.

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Sep 10

#SCBWICanadaEast is hosting Bookish: a Virtual Book Club on Sept. 17 at 7 pm ET. This month: High-Concept Books. But what does it mean? We’ll talk about the variety of approaches to concept books. Register for free at www.scbwi.org/events/booki... #SCBWI #kidlit

Book covers for: Time is a Flower, written and illustrated Julie Morstad, and I want to Be a Vase, written by Julio Torres, illustrated by Julian Glander.

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Sep 2

Join #CanKidList #kidlit creators at these free September events hosted by #SCBWICanadaEast. For more information and to register, visit www.scbwi.org/regions/cana... #scbwi

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Aug 7

Join us for our September Digging Deeper workshop with author and editor Erin Alladin. Visit www.scbwi.org/events/that-... for more information.

Advertisement for the next SCBWI Canada East Digging Deeper workshop -- That Professional Polish:
Self-Editing for Submission, with author and editor, Erin Alladin.
Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 @ 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern. Cost:
$10 USD Premium Members, $25 USD Preview Members.
Optional add-on: Manuscript critiques.

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Jul 17

Voting for SCBWI's Crystal Kite Awards closes on at midnight PST on July 18. Don't miss out. Go to your Member Home on scbwi.org and vote for your favourite books. #SCBWI #SCBWICanadaEast #kidlit

Image of the silver sticker for the Crystal Kite Award, given by The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. Above the image of the sticker, it reads: SCBWI AWARDS & GRANTS. Vote now for the best books of 2024 in the Crystal Kite Awards. Voting is open to all SCBWI members.

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Jul 1

Join #CanKidList #kidlit creators at these free July and August events hosted by #SCBWICanadaEast. For more information and to register, visit www.scbwi.org/regions/cana...

July-August 2025 Canada East Chapter FREE Events Calendar:
July 26 @ 11:45 a.m. — Burlington Mingle (in-person)
August 21 @ 7:00 p.m. — Ottawa Mingle (in-person)
August 23 @ 11:30 a.m. — GTA Mingle (in-person)

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Jun 16

#SCBWICanadaEast is hosting Bookish: a Virtual Book Club tomorrow evening. Join us June 16 at 7 pm ET. This month's topic: There’s a rule that picture books can’t have unhappy endings—but maybe they can have ambiguous ones? Register for free at www.scbwi.org/events/booki... #kidlit

Book covers for the two books to be discussed at this month's Bookish meeting. Clementine and the Lion, written and illustrated by Zooey Abbott, and Champ by Payam Ebrahimi, illustrated by Reza Dalvand.

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Jun 12

Crystal Kite Awards, first round voting ends: June 17, 2025 2:59 AM (UTC-7). Vote via your scbwi.org Member Home. All SCBWI members are welcome to vote on their favorite books from each division. #SCBWI #SCBWICanadaEast #kidlit

Image of the silver sticker for the Crystal Kite Award, given by The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators.

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· May 31

Join #CanKidList #kidlit creators at these free June events hosted by #SCBWICanadaEast. For more information and to register, visit www.scbwi.org/regions/cana....

June 2025 Canada East Chapter Free Events Calendar:
June 5 @ 7:00 p.m. — BIPOC Talk (online)
June 9 @ 5:00 p.m. — PAL Shop Talk (online)
June 17 @ 7:00 p.m. — Bookish: An Online Book Club (online)
June 18 @ 7:00 p.m. — Illustrator Shop Talk (online)
June 21 @ 1:00 p.m. — Ottawa Mingle (in-person)
June 26 @ 7:00 p.m. — The Write Idea (online)
June 28 @ 11:30 a.m. — GTA Mingle (in-person)
Register for FREE at https://www.scbwi.org/regions/canada-east/events. All times listed are ET (Eastern Time).

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· May 3

UPDATED CALENDAR: Join #CanKidLit #kidlit creators at these free May events hosted by #SCBWICanadaEast. For more information and to register, visit www.scbwi.org/regions/cana...

May 2025 SCBWI Canada East Free Events Calendar:
May 12 @ 5:00 p.m. - PAL Shop Talk (online)
May 14 @ 7:00 p.m. - Drawn Together: an Illustrators Critique
Group (online)
May 17 @ 10:00 a.m. - Translator Shop Talk (online)
May 22 @ 7:00 p.m. — Canada East Get-Together (online)
May 24 @ 11:45 a.m. - Burlington Mingle (in-person)
May 24 @ 10:00 a.m. - Montreal Mingle (in-person)
May 25 @ 10:30 a.m. - GTA Sketch & Scrawl (in-person)
Register for FREE at https://www.scbwi.org/regions/canada-east/events. All times listed are ET (Eastern Time). In addition to the listing of events, the words Book Club, Laughs, Mingles, Learning, Sharing, Shop Talks, Get-Togethers, and Networking are scattered across the image.

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· May 2

Join #CanKidList #kidlit creators at these free May events hosted by #SCBWICanadaEast. For more information and to register, visit www.scbwi.org/regions/cana...

SCBWI Canada East@scbwicanadaeast· Apr 29

Join #SCBWICanadaEast on Thursday for our monthly BIPOC Talk meeting. This month's topic is publishing, with special guest, publisher, Karen Li. Visit www.scbwi.org/events/bipoc... to register for this free event. #CanKidLit #kidlit #BIPOC