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A Career in Children's Book Publishing?

If you're interested in pursuing children's books as a career, there are a number of excellent sources for you to expand your knowledge of the industry, including:

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
SCBWI - New England Chapter - articles
SCBWI - Rocky Mountain Chapter - FAQ for Illustrators, FAQ for writers
SCBWI - Michigan Chapter - Top Sites for Children's Writers and Illustrators
Picturebook: the online resource for children's illustrators, publishers and book lovers
Picturing Books: a web site about picture books
The Purple Crayon: in particular - check out the "articles" section

Your portfolio is all important - include only your best work!

 

Associations

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators  http://www.scbwi.org/

The Children's Book Council http://www.cbcbooks.org/

Links to Publishers

The Cookie Press (children's publishers' guidelines) http://www.signaleader.com/childrens-writers/

Publications

Childrens Writers & Illustrators Market   (indispensable!)

 

Booklist http://www.ala.org/booklist/

Ink Spot - Children's Market http://www.inkspot.com/childmkt/

Picture Book http://picture-book.com/

Publisher's Weekly http://www.publishersweekly.com

Writers Write http://www.writerswrite.com/

Children's Writing Resource Center http://www.write4kids.com/index.html

School Library Journal   http://www.slj.com/

Bookwire   http://www.bookwire.com

 

Tools, References & Resources

The Purple Crayon http://www.underdown.org/

Cynthia Leitich Smith's Children's Literature Resource site includes bibliographies, author and illustrator information, writing for children, and more. http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/

Dictionaries http://www.yourdictionary.com/

Rhymes, Synonyms, and more http://rhyme.lycos.com/

Grammar & Punctuation http://www.grammarbook.com/

Thesaurus, Phrases & Quotations http://www.searchgateway.com/phrases.htm

Almanacs, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, etc.   http://www.infoplease.com/

More Links http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/law/acqs/referral.html

Misc.Writing (writer's references) http://www.scalar.com/mw/index.html

Miscellaneous Resources http://www.bookpromotion.com/resources.htm

10,000 Year Calendar http://calendarhome.com/tyc/

On This Day in History http://dmarie.com/timecap/

Search Engines http://www.dogpile.com/  http://www.metacrawler.com http://www.google.com/
 

 



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