Spring is in the air, and March is full of events, challenges and opportunities for KidLit writers of all ages, sizes, and experience. It doesn’t matter what shoes you wear, there’s an opportunity here for you!
FOR PICTURE BOOK WRITERS: Check out Picture Book Range, an online class through The Writing Barn on March 1.
FOR CHAPTER BOOK WRITERS: Take the Chapter Book Challenge for the month of March!
FOR MG AND YA WRITERS: Don’t miss the Advanced YA and MG Workshop with Agent Sally LaPolla on March 2.
FOR ILLUSTRATORS: Check out the Illustrator’s Conference: “Elevate Your Art” in Salt Lake City on March 7.
FOR POETS: Think about attending the Finding Your Muse in the Woods intensive at the Highlights Foundation in Milanville March 22-25.
Also, this month, don’t miss #PITMAD on March 5 and several grant and award deadlines at the end of the month. My list of March events is below, but feel free to check out the entire list of KidLit Events at www.carolynbfraiser.com/forwriters.
If you know of an event that is not on the list, please let me know.
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MARCH 2020
1-31 CHAPTER BOOK CHALLENGE
http://chapterbookchallenge.blogspot.com/
1 PICTURE BOOK RANGE with Author Bethany Hegedus
Online Class: www.thewritingbarn.com
2-27 READING FOR RESEARCH MONTH (ReFoReMo)
http://www.reforemo.com/
2 ADVANCED YA AND MG WORKSHOP with Agent Sara LaPolla
3-Month Class: www.inkedvoices.com
5 #PITMAD PITCH PARTY
Twitter Pitch Party: https://pitchwars.org/pitmad/
5 ADVANCED PICTURE BOOK WRITING with Agent Sean McCarthy
3-Month Class: www.inkedvoices.com
7 ILLUSTRATOR’S CONFERENCE: “ELEVATE YOUR ART”
Salt Lake City, UT: https://utahsouthidaho.scbwi.org
13-14 WRITING AND ILLUSTRATION FOR KIDS (WIK) 2020 CONFERENCE
Homewood, AL: https://southern-breeze.scbwi.org/
13-15 GOLDEN GATE CONFERENCE @ ASILOMAR
Pacific Grove, CA: https://sfsouth.scbwi.org
13-15 MD/DE/WV REGIONAL CONFERENCE
Linthicum Heights, MD: https://mddewv.scbwi.org
14 PICTURE BOOKS AND BEYOND
Webinar: https://inlandnw.scbwi.org/
14 THE LOGIC OF STORYTELLING with Leila Sales
Austin, TX: www.thewritingbarn.com
19 DEAR AUTHOR, THIS IS WHY I REJECTED YOUR MANUSCRIPT with Editor Francis Gilbert
Webinar: https://dakotas.scbwi.org/
20 A. ORR FANTASY GRANT
Deadline: https://www.scbwi.org/a-orr-fantasy-grant/
21 CRYSTAL KITE AWARD
Entry Deadline: https://www.scbwi.org/awards/crystal-kite-member-choice-award/
21-22 SPRING FEVER ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Syracuse, NY: https://westcentny.scbwi.org
22 WINTER WEBINAR SERIES with Author Ellen Hopkins
Webinar: https://indiana.scbwi.org/
22-25 FINDING YOUR MUSE IN THE WOODS Poetry Intensive
Milanville, PA: www.highlightsfoundation.org
25-28 CREATING PICTURE BOOKS WITH HUMOR & HEART
Milanville, PA: www.highlightsfoundation.org
26 WALK THE TIGHTROPE: ELEMENTS OF TENSION with Author Laura Ellen
Webinar: https://arizona.scbwi.org/
27-28 KIDLITCON
Ann Arbor, MI: https://twitter.com/kidlitcon
28 VOICING THE FACTS: NONFICTION PICTURE BOOKS WITH PERSONALITY
Online Class: www.thewritingbarn.com
28-31 TELLING IT TRUE: THE ART OF STORYTELLING IN NARRATIVE NONFICTION
Milanville, PA: www.highlightsfoundation.org
31 SCBWI WORK-IN-PROGRESS AWARD
https://www.scbwi.org/awards/grants/work-in-progress-grants/
31 KAREN AND PHILIP CUSHMAN LATE BLOOMER AWARD
https://www.scbwi.org/awards/grants/work-in-progress-grants/karen-and-philip-cushman-late-bloomer-award/
31 SCBWI DON FREEMAN ILLUSTRATOR GRANT
https://www.scbwi.org/awards/grants/work-in-progress-grants/don-freeman-illustrator-grants/
CAROLYN BENNETT FRAISER 