Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award
Forecasted
Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award supports authors facing financial barriers with conference attendance and an agent and/or editor consultation to strengthen writing craft and build community.
Funder: Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Submission deadline)
Funding Amounts: Full SCBWI Annual Summer Conference tuition and a phone consultation with an agent and/or editor
Summary: Supports an author of a promising manuscript facing a financial barrier with conference attendance to develop writing craft and community.
Key Information: The award alternates between picture book authors and middle grade/young adult novel authors; travel and accommodations are not covered.
Description
The Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award, offered through the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), provides tuition to the SCBWI Annual Summer Conference in Los Angeles for the author of a promising manuscript who is experiencing a financial barrier. The award aims to help the recipient hone their writing craft and expand their writing community through conference attendance.
The award celebrates Kate Dopirak, a picture book author and beloved SCBWI member remembered for lighting the way for others. It alternates between picture book authors and middle grade/young adult novel authors, pairing conference tuition with a phone consultation with an agent and/or editor.
