Books and Links

    Here are a variety of books and website links to help with your research of becoming a children book's illustrator or writer:

Books

Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market 2004

Children's Writer's & Illustrators Market 2004


Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Book

The Business Writing for Children

Children's Writier's Word Book

Writing with Pictures

How to write a children's book and get it published

Links

Art4Kids - Try me out for your next Book. Children Book Illustrator

Getting Started - Frequently asked questions to get you started by Phyllis Pollema-Cahill, children's illustrator

SCBWI International organization to offer a variety of services to people who write, illustrate, or share a vital interest in children’s literature

SCBWIAZ Society of Children Book Illustrators and Writers in Arizona

Some Publisher's Guidelines Find out what some publishers are looking for

Publisher Links Links to various children book publisher website

ACBPA Links to children book publishers in Arizona

Inkwell Productions Self publishers group

Getting Started Advice for writing a children's book and getting it published by The Children's Writing Resource Center, at http://www.write4kids.com

Blackbook Marketing database of great value to photographers and illustrators

Picturebooksandart All about picture books

Picture-book.com Find out about conferences or workshops in your area, find out about an art rep, find jobs, and other useful links

Picturingbooks A website about picturebooks

Horn Book Publications about children and young adults

Write4Kids Children's Writing Resource Center, only a starting point with its chat, reviews, and bulletin board. Many pages contain self-promoting "offers."

Writing children's books So you’d like to write a children’s picture book, but you don’t know where to start?

Sample Dummy Illustrator Jennifer Thermes website

Children's Book Council The Children's Book Council: a resource introduction for writers, illustrators, publishers, librarians, parents and teachers. Many source items for sell

Purple Crayon Written by a children's book editor. With his insights into the business of children's books his articles for writers and illustrators provide some excellent advice, some "really basic advice." Included at this site are links to resources for the author and illustrator

Society of Illustrators (started 1901), Museum of American Illustration, history, membership, career guidance, traveling shows, collection

The Drawing Board
For Illustrators, links to many sites from on-line materials to the questions of copyright, large list of mail lists, good links and on-line information for the children's illustrator to be.

Children's Book Central A PLACE TO START: for the writers, readers, collectors, illustrators, librarians, teachers, parents, publishers, printers, storytellers and kids.

Copyright Office Copyright your work

Eric Carle with 25 + years experience, answers many of the questions about being an author and illustrator at his site in plain simple terms

Highlight Magazine Guidelines

Children Book Illustrator Courses

Children Book Illustration agents

Wendy Lynn Agent

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