Nevada SCBWI - Contact Us

SCBWI is divided into regions which are often defined by states or countries. Our Nevada Region serves the entire state and we often have participants from northern California and the greater Sierra area. We have active volunteers in both the Reno/Carson City/Tahoe area and the Las Vegas/Henderson/Boulder City area. We offer events and critique groups in both areas of Nevada.

All of the region's leaders are volunters. We are dedicated to listening to your ideas and to bringing you the best support and programming that we can. Our region is as strong as our volunters and members make it. Please feel free to contact us with questions, ideas, or to volunteer.

Your are invited to join us at our Nevada SCBWI events no matter where you live. We hope to see you soon!

Co-Regional Advisors

Suzanne Morgan Williams

Ellen Hopkins

Suzanne Morgan Williams

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Suzanne is the author of 11 nonfiction book for children and the up-coming middle grade novel, Bull Rider (2009). Pinatas and Smiling Skeletons (co-author Zoe Harris) won an Independent Publisher Book Award for multicultural nonfiction and was chosen as Outstanding by the Parents Choice Council. A member of SCBWI since 1993, she lives in Reno. Contact Suzanne for questions about northern Nevada events and activities.

Ellen Hopkins

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Ellen has published more then 20 nonfiction books for children. She is best known for her novels-in-verse for young adults. Her novels Crank, Burned, Impulse, and Glass are all New York Times Best Sellers, and Burned was nominated for a National Book Award. She has been an SCBWI member since 1999 and lives in Carson City. Contact Ellen with questions about southern Nevada events and activities.

Las Vegas Area Coordinator	Ann Kimbrough works with Ellen to plan and coordinate our meetings and events in southern Nevada. Contact Ann for details of upcoming events in southern Nevada or to volunteer in the Las Vegas area. Click here to E-Mail Ann
Illustrator Coordinator	Roz Fulcher helps to plan events for Nevada illustrators. Contact Roz with your ideas for illustrator events and support. Roz has been an active member of the SCBWI for 8 years and attributes her illustrative success to the society and the support it provides. Her 3D illustrations can be found in children's magazines, books and educational media. Click her to E-Mail Roz
Illustrator Coordinator	Phyllis Mignard also helps to plan events for Nevada illustrators. Contact Phyllis with your ideas for illustrator events and support. She is an award-winning graphic illustrator who creates timeless illustrations from the heart. With pencil or paint brush in hand she reconnects with her inner child plus escape from today's fast paced techno based life. Mignard's professional training is in Graphic Technology with a Public Relations certification and cartography. But her greatest pleasure is in the crafting of whimsical illustrations and stories for children. Click here to E-Mail Phyllis
Zephyr Editor	Jennifer MacKay edits our quarterly newsletter, the *Zephyr. Contact Jennifer with your article ideas, "Good News" annoucements, or if you want to write for the Zephyr. Jenny MacKay is a lifelong Nevadan who works as a content and development editor for American Book Publishing and a journals copy editor for Sage Publications. She is writing her fourth nonfiction title for Lucent Books. The first is Fingerprints and Impression Evidence*, 2008. In her spare time, she reviews children's books, writes freelance articles, and moonlights as a stay-at-home mother of two active youngsters. Click here to E-Mail Jennifer
Zephyr Correspondents for Las Vegas	Elena Jacob & Prisca Crawford are our Las Vegas connections to the Zephyr. If you have news or want to write an article about what is happening in southern Nevada contact either of them. Click here to E-Mail Elena Click here to E-Mail Prisca
Critique Group Coordinator	Barbara Marquand organizes our critique groups. She keeps a list of leaders, group details, and people hoping to form new groups. Contact Barb for group information or to find a critique group. Barbara started her career as a newspaper reporter and has worked as a professional freelance writer for regional and national trade and consumer magazines for more than a dozen years. She enjoys reading and learning about children's literature and has found critique groups to be an invaluable resource in improving her own craft. Click here to E-Mail Barbara

Nevada SCBWI Mailing Address	P.O. Box 19084 Reno, Nevada 89511