Regional Resources
- Sunflower Scoop - our weekly online newsletter.
- Border Lines - our two-way list-serve between Kansas and Missouri.
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Reading Reptile - This independent bookstore offers an impressive selection of children's books for all age groups, supports local authors, makes excellent recommendations based on your child's preferences...and bonus! they sell cupcakes. Owner Deb Cowdin creates stunning papier mache sculptures and other art based on children's books - alone worth the visit. Reading Reptile also hosts the annual DNA Litfest each spring, a local authors' breakfast each summer, and a student writing competition each winter.
Industry News
Social Media
Websites and Blogs on Writing
BooksThis is just a small sampling your Advisory Committee pulled together. There are many more helpful books on writing and illustrating.
Children’s Writer’s and Illustrator’s Market
Magazine Markets for Children's Writers
Christian Writers' Market Guide
Writer’s Market
Lisa Rojany Buccieri and Peter Economy: Writing Children's Books for Dummies
Orson Scott Card: Character and Viewpoint
John Gardner: The Art of Fiction
Elizabeth George: Write Away
Deborah Halverson: Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies
Cheryl Klein: Second Sight: An Editor’s Talks on Writing, Revising, and Publishing Books for Children and Young Adults
Nancy Lamb: The Art and Craft of Storytelling
Anne Lamott: Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Robert Newton Peck: Fiction Is Folks
Robert Newton Peck: Secrets of Successful Fiction
Ursula Nordstrom: Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom
Jane Smiley: 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel J. I. Rodale: The Synonym Finder Harry Shaw: Errors in English and How to Correct Them Uri Shulevitz: Writing with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books
More books...
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Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I Get Started?
- Connect with other writers.
- Read, read, read children’s books.
- Learn about the craft of writing through classes, books, conferences, workshops.
I’ve Written a Book, Now What Do I Do?
- Join a critique group.
- Attend conferences to network with others, learn about the publishing industry, and meet editors and agents.
- Get the Children's Writers and Illustrators Market for marketing info and more.
- Study books to see what you like and don’t like. Note who edits and publishes these books.
I’m Interested in Children’s Magazines, What Do I Do?
- Get Magazine Markets for Children’s Writers.
- Study children’s magazines you find especially interesting.
- Get the Children's Writer (newsletter through Institute of Children's Literature).
How Do I Find an Illustrator for my Picture Book?
- You don't. The publishing house chooses the illustrator.
Critiques
STANDARD MANUSCRIPT FORMAT
- Yes, there are basics you'll want to follow.
- Yes, even when submitting a first page, or a manuscript for a critique or consultation at a workshop or conference, you'll use a standard format.
- A SAMPLE: Standard Manuscript format.pdf
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