About SCBWI Australian Branch

Hundreds of childrens' book writers and illustrators live and work throughout Australia. Some are creating books full-time while others are supported by day jobs, night jobs, even spouses and partners, to contribute to the wonderful anthology of children’s books that are being created on our continent. Founded in 1971, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators is a world wide organization with over 20,000 members and chapters in 17 countries, making it the largest children’s writing organization in the world. It is the international professional organization for writers and illustrators of children's literature.

In Australia, the SCBWI aims to support professional children's book writers and illustrators by keeping them up to date with industry knowledge, publishers - and each other. We focus on selling our work to both the Australian and international markets, especially the USA.

Read the profiles of our current leadership team.  

Australian SCBWI members receive a huge range of resources and information including:

• An Australian email newsletter and updates on markets, current trends in publishing and news of events both here and overseas
• Invitations to events both nationally and internationally
• A quarterly magazine full of the latest USA information
• The international e-news Expression Online with news from around the world
• Links to Australian specific resources including publishers and associations

As part of the membership joining package new members receive lists of USA:

• trade publishers
• educational markets
• agents
• magazine publishers

Do check out the official SCBWI website at: www.scbwi.org. This has lots of free resources! There is also a great site for international chapters if you want to learn more about SCBWI around the world: www.kidbookprosworld.com.