What’s the difference between a Meeting/Social and a Workshop?

A Meeting/Social:

• Is a small informal gathering – networking at its finest
• Is an event that strengthens the membership’s feeling of unity and facilitates creative networking
• May include discussions or presentations about the publishing industry as a whole
• May be a time for attendees to share industry news with each other
• May be a time to share technical information with each other
• May be a time for group critiques
• May be a time to discuss favorite children’s books
• May take an hour or two at the most
• Is free to attendees
• Needs to be held at a free (or very low-cost) facility like a library, church, or school
• Allows no children

Meetings/Socials are currently regular Midsouth events in Nashville, Memphis, Lexington, Chattanooga, and Louisville. Contact Susan Eaddy to have your event listed on our events calendar or to get more information on how to start a social in your area. 
 

A Workshop:

• Is a craft-oriented gathering with a specific focus – an event with a higher level of expertise than a social
• Is an opportunity to explore, in-depth, an aspect of writing or illustrating with intent to make a profit
• May take anywhere from a couple of hours to a full day
• Charges an attendance fee (enough to cover a nice speaker honorarium and pay expenses) and SCBWI members must be charged less than non-members
• Includes at least one paid speaker
• Allows no children

If you’d like to coordinate a workshop, please prepare an event proposal including a date, location, schedule, and possible speaker(s) you’d like to invite. Also prepare a budget and send it with the proposal to the Regional Advisor, Susan Eaddy and the Workshop Coordinator, Shirley Amitrano. Regional advisors must pre-approve all SCBWI activities and speakers.