Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
A global community and professional home for children's book writers, illustrators, and translators, offering craft resources, regional chapters, and the Golden Kite Awards
Peer societies
Five societies Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators is read alongside.
RWA
Romance Writers of America
A national trade association for career focused romance writers, advancing their business interests through…
ITW
International Thriller Writers
A global fellowship of thriller authors who sharpen one another's craft, learn the business of publishing…
12 companies named
CSBC
Children's Book Council
The nonprofit trade association of North American children's book publishers, promoting books and reading…
SI
Society of Illustrators
A historic New York society and museum for the art of illustration, conferring recognition through its juried…
24 companies named
SATW
Society of American Travel Writers
A seventy year old society that both certifies the craft of travel storytelling and stands as the meeting…
4 companies named
Who backs SCSBW
Every company Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| BookBaby | Meeting sponsor | Only Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, so far |
| OnPress Printing | Meeting sponsor | Only Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
SCBWI 2024-2025 Annual Report: Partnerships & Sponsors. Read September 27, 2026. Conference and education program sponsors named in the annual report narrative; university sponsors omitted.
Who backs Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators's peers, but not Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Companies named publicly by at least one of Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators's five peer societies, and not found in Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators's reviewed public records.
The outside view
A global community and professional home for children's book writers, illustrators, and translators, offering craft resources, regional chapters, and the Golden Kite Awards
- Consensus
- Build
- Inward
- Operational
Their shape
The Village
Where everyone is known by name.
The Village is built on belonging, where everyone knows everyone and relationships are the point. Its gift is loyalty and warmth, its challenge is scaling beyond the intimacy that makes it work.
Also reads toward The Guild and The Republic.
Strengths
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