HIT: Resources for children's book writers

[Elizabeth Vaccaro <evaccaro@MASSED.NET>]

I had asked if anyone knew of resources for people who have written
children's books and hope that our powers as library media specialists
can help them get them published!  Several people responded, asking for a
hit.   Thank you to the many who answered.  I have organized the
responses into four categories since several suggestions were similar.
(Now, if I could get a good answer for those people who assume that
because I like books and children, I should be writing children's books
too!)

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Send them to SCBWI - Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
They have a web site and will provide all the info they need.  It will
also open their eyes to the world of publishing - not everybody can write
a children's book!

There is at least one chapter in
every state and it is also a national organization. The web page for the
organization is: www.scbwi.org/member.htm

Try the Society of Children's Book Writers and
Illustrators Website:

http://www.scbwi.org

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Send those who inquire directly to the reference section of their local
library for WRITER'S MARKET.  The book not only contains information about
appropriate markets but also contains essays which outlines how to write a
query letter, procedures, and so forth -- including the fact that unless
one is an accomplished artist her/himself a manuscript should never be
sent
with illustrations.  The publisher will arrange for those if they decide
to
publish the mss.
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Another important publication is the LMP (Literary Market Place) which
includes directories and details about all the publishers around the
world.

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Children's Writing Resource Center

http://www.write4kids.com/index.html

http://www.write4kids.com/

Writer's Digest also publishes
many books for aspiring writers.   http://www.writersdigest.com/101sites/

Elizabeth Vaccaro, media specialist
Mitchell School
Needham, MA
evaccaro@massed.net

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