When you join SCBWI, you automatically become a member of your regional chapter. There are no separate or additional regional dues. You can not join only your local chapter.

Membership benefits include reduced registration fees to events throughout the world, eligibility for awards and financial grants, a subscription to SCBWI's bimonthly magazine the Bulletin, and access to many helpful, members-only publications. A full list of benefits provided to all members, regardless of their home chapter is posted at www.scbwi.org. You can even join online.

Our chapter provides these additional benefits to Michigan members:

Benefits to serve our membership of over 500 writers and illustrators are continually being added. This is a strong and active chapter. Join us.

What Do I Get When I Join?

From the membership office, you will receive a thick packet that includes the SCBWI Publications Guide to Writing and Illustrating for Children, helpful information compiled in one handy book. Writers and illustrators in the early stages of their career will find this guide particularly helpful.

In that packet you will also find a member roster, your membership card entitling you to receive reduced fees to SCBWI events throughout the world, and a current issue of the SCBWI Bulletin.

When our chapter receives notification that you have joined, a Welcome letter will arrive in your email or roadside mailbox. Information to help you participate in our chapter is now at your fingertips.

For three decades, SCBWI has offered much to professional and aspiring authors and illustrators. Active participation reaps greater benefits, and networking possibilities are terrific!

To learn more about SCBWI, visit www.scbwi.org.