Bring Your Career into Sharper Focus with WIK'20 and Meeting Members!

Look for this display at wik'20!

Whether you’re a newcomer or a long time conference attendee, you’re sure to find folks to help you along your creative journey at WIK'20!  Of course, the faculty have lots to share but Membership Coordinator, Paula Puckett hopes you'll mix and mingle with all the members; think about the benefits of expanding your network of writers and illustrators! Though yes, sometimes it’s hard to be a new person in a situation where it might seem like everybody knows everybody else.

So we began something a few conferences ago with a Membership Display and are continuing with this because it seemed to be helpful. Here’s how this will work:

Each area in our region has been divided and posted on the Membership Display.  Look for the largest major city which is closest to where you live, select the corresponding color slip of paper and put it in your name tag.  Then go out there and introduce yourself, especially to those who have the same colored tab in their name tag. Chances are good that they could live somewhere in your area.

If there is not an active Local Liaison close to where you live, consider becoming one yourself. The names and email addresses of Local Liaisons are on the SB webpage. Local Liaisons are volunteers who hold Local Events from time to time. Ask the Regional Advisors, Assistant Regional Advisors or Membership Coordinator to send you information and guidelines about becoming a Local Liaison if you think you would like to participate in this volunteer position.

Some LLs choose to belong to critique groups too, but their main function is to provide opportunities for local members to get together and pass along information about SCBWI Southern Breeze. It’s a bit of work, but it’s the FUN kind of work. 

See how this works?  And anyway you look at it, you will soon begin to develop and expand both your knowledge base of the art and craft of writing/illustrating, along with your network of creatives.  Win, win, win!

All my best,

Paula Puckett

Membership Coordinator

Paula B. Puckett spins stories and yarn. She grows vegetables, frequents flea markets, and makes stuff. She is a retired elementary art educator and a 20+ year member of SCBWI. Follow her on Twitter with @Runswithalpaca or

paulabpuckett.wordpress.com.

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