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Writing for Children

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Aaron Shepard's Kidwriter Page: http://www.aaronshep.com/kidwriter/; Articles and resources for writers of children's books. See http://www.aaronshep.com/kidwriter/articles.html for a variety of articles.
Agents: A Primer, by Harold Underdown: http://www.underdown.org/agents.htm; Tips on finding an agent for children's literature.
ALA Awards: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm; Awards for children's literature (including Newbery, Caldecott, etc.)
Bethany Roberts' Writing for Children Workshop: http://www.bethanyroberts.com/ForWriters.htm; Writer quotes, tips, FAQs, resources, book recommendations, and a directory of children's authors and illustrators.
CANSCAIP: http://www.canscaip.org; Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers
Children Come First: http://www.childrencomefirst.com; News, articles, book reviews covering the world of children's literature.
Children's Books Center: http://www.eleanorsbooks.com; A wealth of information on children's books, research sources (such as fairy dictionaries), illustration, and where to find children's literature.
Children's Book Council (CBC): http://www.cbcbooks.org; Information on writing children's books, submission guidelines, tips for writers and illustrators, and links to authors' and illustrators' home pages.
Children's Book Editors: http://www.bookmarket.com/childrens.html; Direct links to the children's editors at various publishing houses.
Children's F&SF Writers: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Childrens-FandSF-Writers/; For writers of middle grade and young adult fantasy and science fiction.
Children's Literature Web Guide: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html; Resources for children's writers, illustrators, teachers, storytellers, etc.; includes links to children's book publishers, journals, book reviews, recommended books, Newbery and Caldecott awards, and children's literature organizations.
Children's Writers Marketplace: http://write4kids.com/wmarket/index.html
Colossal Directory of Children's Publishers Online: http://www.signaleader.com/; Comprehensive, alphabetical listings of children's magazines and book publishers, including links to submission guidelines and web sites.
Dear Editor: http://www.DearEditor.com; The author of "Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies" shares tips and answers questions on writing YA fiction.
Educational Markets for Children's Writers: http://www.evelynchristensen.com/markets.html; Children's author Ev Christensen's page of links to publishers of educational material, including children's book publishers.
Eugie Foster's Page: Children's Markets: http://www.eugiefoster.com/kidmarkets.htm
The Highlights Foundation: http://www.highlightsfoundation.org/; Offers workshops for children's writers; the real "plus" here is the huge collection of articles and tips from previous workshops. Click "writing tips" and then select a topic.
Institute of Children's Literature Writing Tips: http://www.institutechildrenslit.com/rx/writing_tips.shtml; The articles on this site are changed monthly.
Phyllis Cahill: Resources for Children's Writers and Illustrators: http://www.phylliscahill.com/greatsites/sites.html; Focuses primarily on resources for illustrators, including listings of children's writers and illustrators, illustrator agents, children's publishers, image references, magazines, suppliers, more.
Purple Crayon: http://www.underdown.org/; A site sponsored by a children's book editor, featuring advice for writers and illustrators, links, publishing information, and "visual resources" such as maps and images online. (See http://www.underdown.org/articles.htm for a selection of articles on writing for children.)
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators: http://www.scbwi.org; The only professional organization dedicated to serving people who write, illustrate, or share a vital interest in children's literature.
To Market: http://www.raabassociates.com/index.php/childrens-book-self-promotion-marketing.html; A collection of articles and tips on marketing and promoting children's books, by Susan Salzman Raab.
Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page: http://scils.rutgers.edu/%7Ekvander/ChildrenLit/index.html; An interesting collection of resources, including links to fairy tale information, world literature, authors, illustrations, and more. The main page is a little difficult to navigate, in that links are presented in the context of a text narration. (Recently, links have also been added to the left column, which helps.) See http://scils.rutgers.edu/%7Ekvander/AuthorSite/index.html for links to authors and illustrators.
What Happens Inside a Children's Publishing Company?: http://www.underdown.org/insidebz.htm
Write4Kids.com: Children's Writing SuperSite: http://www.write4kids.com/index.html; Articles and tips for writers, message boards, and the Children's Book Insider newsletter.
The Writing for Children Resource Site: http://www.gkbledsoe.com/articles/welcome.html; A useful collection of articles for beginners in children's writing.
Writing for the Education Markets: http://educationwriting.blogspot.com; Laura Coulter and a dedicated cast of contributors post leads on job openings in the educational field and beyond.

Children's Literature Programs

Children's and Young Adult Literature Study Programs (Children's Literature Association): http://www.childlitassn.org/
Gradschools.com: Children's Literature: http://programs.gradschools.com/usa/childrens_literature.html
Institute of Children's Literature: http://www.institutechildrenslit.com/rx/wt05/index.shtml

Puzzles, PopUps, Rebuses, Etc.

Explorers: Pop-Up Book Directions: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/pershing/explorers/popup.htm
How to Make a Pop-Up [Book], by Joan Irvine: http://www.makersgallery.com/joanirvine/howto.html
Xword Interactive Crossword Puzzles: http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/Xword/xword.htm

School Visits

Authors and Illustrators Who Visit Schools: http://www.authorsillustrators.com; If you're considering making school visits, you'll gain some insight from this site.
Author School Visits By State: http://authorbystate.blogspot.com/
Questions You May Have About Planning an Author Visit: http://www.kidsbooklink.org/success.html
Story Arts Online: http://www.storyarts.org/; Tips on telling stories in the classroom (and elsewhere).
Successful School Visits: http://www.scbwinorthca.org/articles/Successful%20School%20Visits.htm
Visiting Authors.com: http://visitingauthors.com
Writersinkville Author Visit FAQ: http://www.writersinkville.com/about/faq.php

Recommended Reading

Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market	(UK) Children's Writers' and Artists' Yearbook	The Business of Writing for Children	Children's Writer's Word Book
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books	Creating Characters Kids Will Love	How to Write a Children's Book and Get It Published	The Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children
Writing Children's Books for Dummies	Writing for Children and Teens	Writing Picture Books	Writing with Pictures

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