The Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Central-Coastal California Region provides programs and services for Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Kern counties. We are a warm and welcoming group focused on craft and professional support. Programs include an annual Writers’ Day and Writers’ Retreat, bi-annual Illustrators Day along with numerous workshops, critique opportunites, and free mingle events in each county for networking.
MEET OUR VOLUNTEERS
REGIONAL TEAM MEMBERS
Regional Advisor: Rebecca Langston-George
Assistant Regional Advisor: Barbara Bietz
Illustrator Coordinator: Laura-Susan Thomas
VOLUNTEER TEAM LEADERS
- Webmaster: Amanda Stone
Writers Day Contest Coordinator: Susan Ruch Roush
Writers Day Critique Coordinator: Greg Trine - Writers Day First Pages Coordinator: Charlie Perryess
- Kern Mingle Host: Allison Crotzer Kimmel
SLO Mingle Host: Claire Noland
Santa Barbara Mingle Host: Mari Talkin
Ventura Mingle Host: Lori Anaya
Webinar Coordinator: Joan Raymond
Publicity: Toni Guy
Book talk and Grant Coordinator: Lynn Becker
Regional Kite Tales Editor: Ann Rousseau Smith
Historian/Photographer: Joan Bransfield Graham
CLU Lisaison: Linda Organ
Regional Advisor Emeritus: Alexis O’Neill