Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
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- Illustrating Children's Books
- Writing for Children
- Submitting to Agents or Publishers
- What you need to know about the market
- Children's Publishers in the UK
- Agents
- More Resources
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Illustrating Children's Books
Shirley Hughes - Arts Council Literature Showcase
Association of Illustrators (UK) - great articles!
Childrens Illustrators.com: dedicated showcase for professional children's illustrators
The Blanking Page: A crash tutorial in illustrative and textual consideration in book design
The Drawing Board for Illustrators
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Yahoo Groups - Illustrators4Kids
An Illustrators' Guide to Writing and Creating a Picture Book
The Wisdom of Digital Portfolios
The Ispot -Illustration Internet Site
Picturing Books: a website about picture books
Illustrator Bridget Strevens-Marzo on Picture Books Across Cultures
Writing for Children
Tony Bradman on the Art of Story
YA Voice – Slang and Teen Vernacular
Wordpool - the children's book site for parents, teachers and writers
The Difference Between Middle Grade and Adult
The Challenge for Multicultural Writing
Writing About Controversial Subjects
Ten Tips on Beating the Writing Blues
Advice from a Caterpillar: Peggy Tibbetts Column on Writing for Children
Musings: Margot Finke's Column on Writing for Children
Harold Underdown's Purple Crayon site - Writing, Illustrating and Publishing Children's Books
Submitting to Agents or Publishers
FAQs on how to get published – A Writer's Kit from Mslexia (For Women Who Write)
Writers' Services – UK Literary Agents Listings
Bloomsbury – UK Literary Agents Listings
A Crash Course in Submitting a Manuscript
I want to Send My Writing Out - Where Do I Begin?
Submission Without (very much) Pain
Write Words (UK writers' community) Children's Publishers Listings (needs subscription)
Write Words (UK writers' community) - Children's Agents Listings (needs subscription)
Excuses, Excuses – How to Guarantee Failure as a Writer
What Editors Really Mean When They Say
Bloomsbury Books Guide for Unpublished Writers
How do I copyright my work? Society of Authors FAQ
The copyright situation in the UK and the EC: Writers' Services
Claiming and Enforcing Copyright: United Kingdom Patent Office
Should I copyright my manuscript first or contact a publisher first? Children's Book Council FAQ
General information about US copyright: The United States Copyright Office
Do I Need to Worry About Copyright When Sending My Work Out?
what You Need to Know About the Market
Children's Writing Do's and Dont's
Glossary of Commonly Used Children's Writing Terms
Achockablog - Publishing News from Michael Thorn's blog
Write Words - UK Writer's Community News Page
Marketing and Publicity: Building a Buzz
How to Look at Your Work with Commercial Eyes
Publishing is About Selling Too
Children's publishers in the uk
Harper Collins Children's Books
Oxford University Press Children's Books
The Watts Publishing Group (Franklin Watts, Orchard and Cat's Whiskers)
Agents
Agents for Writers and Illustrators
Do I Need an Agent Before Sending My Work Out to a Publisher?
What JK Rowling Did (And Didn't Do) For Us
Literary Agents in the UK and Ireland (Bloomsbury)
More Resources
New Writers UK - Inspirational Writing
Writing-World Resources for Children's Writers
When you submit your manuscript, it must sound like the most original voice to people who have already read 500 manuscripts that year.