Chicken Soup for the Soul is a publisher of true,
motivational,
inspiring, heartwarming and heartfelt stories. If you have a story that
happened in your life that can bring joy and awareness to chicken soup
readers, check out their online submission form "Send Us a Story". Be
prepared
to wait a long, long time to hear back. They don't tell you if
they
are NOT going to use your story. They pay $300 for stories.
They buy true stories from adults, kids, and teenagers.
http://www.chickensoup.com/
The Children's Book Council http://www.cbcbooks.org/
(CBC) is a non-profit trade
organization
that has been dedicated to encouraging literacy and the use and
enjoyment
of children's books since 1945. Be sure to check out "Getting
Your Book Published" then CBC Members List (CBC
Members List). This is a writers'
and
illustrators' market guide that is updated twice monthly! .
Cricket Magazine Group is a publisher that includes Muse,
Click, Cicada, Cricket, Spider, Ladybug and Babybug
magazines.
Check out their "Submission Guidelines" link at the very bottom of the
page for writing and illustrating guidelines and payment terms for all
of the magazines.
http://www.cricketmag.com/
Stone Soup Magazine is a magazine that brings young readers
thought-provoking
stories, heartfelt poems, and beautiful art by their peers worldwide.
Budding
writers and artists are encouraged to create and submit their own
work.
Carefully follow their "Contributors’ guidelines" to submit your
stories
and illustrations. Contributors of stories, poems, book reviews, and
art
work are paid $25 each, illustrators are paid $15 per illustration, and
the cover artist is paid $50.
http://www.stonesoup.com/
Kid Magazine Writers: Tons of
information on markets, techniques, writing, and editors. http://www.kidmagwriters.com
Children's Magazine Guide: A
Subject Index to Children's Magazines & Web sites: http://www.childrensmag.com/.
Click on the "Children's Magazine Guide Online" (http://cmg.lu.com/search.jsp)
to research topics that have been recently covered in various
children's magazines.
Picture Book Writing Kit
This is a one-page handout from David Davis and myself
that we
use in our writing workshops. It has the elements of writing a picture
book--all put together in
this little kit.
Enjoy! Picture Book Writing
Kit.
Amazon's Fantastic Search Engine:
When you get an idea for a book, this is a great place to research
what is already published.
Also, type in a publishing company name, the type of book, and sort
the books in order of bestsellers
to understand what types of books the publisher has had success
publishing.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ats-query-page/ref%3Db%5Ftn%5Fbh%5Fbo/104-5592485-6193517
Smart
Writers: Dream it! Do it! Write it now! Plenty of
great ideas to get your book in print! http://www.smartwriters.com
Harold Underdown's Site, The Purple Crayon:
Here you'll find useful articles, mostly for writers and illustrators;
selected links to online resources
for writers, editors, teachers, librarians, parents, and other
children's
book people; and information
about his new book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's
Books.
http://www.underdown.org/
Verla Kay's Site: One of the BEST
"how-to" sites for Children's book writers!
This is the place to come for information on
how to get started, and what to do
after you start selling. Begin with the Getting
Started, Writer's Tips, and Links pages, and browse through the
extensive
workshops on the Transcripts page. Then, when you need more
information,
move
on to the Published Writer's
page. Share your successes on the Good News page,
chat with other writers in the Live Chat room (nightly) or on the Forum
Chat board.
http://www.verlakay.com/
Aaron Shepard's Kidwriter Page: Tips on How to Write, Sell
&
Promote Children's Books
http://www.aaronshep.com/kidwriter/
"To Market" by Susan Salzman Raab
Information about marketing and publicizing your children's books.
Topic areas include, Learning the Ropes of PR,Working with Publishers,
Niche Marketing, Sales, Self Publishing, Editorial, and Tools of the
Trade
http://www.raabassociates.com/tomarket.htm
North Central/ Northeast Texas Chapter of
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
The local chapter of SCBWI. This is a wonderful supportive,
professional
group of people. Learn the ropes of writing and illustrating for
children. This organization can save you from making years of
common
mistakes.
http://www.northtexasscbwi.org/
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators is
the
only professional organization dedicated to serving the people who
write,
illustrate, or share a vital interest in children’s literature. Whether
you are a professional writer, a famous illustrator, a beginner with a
good idea, or
somewhere in-between, SCBWI is here to serve you. Their Web site has
a dual purpose: It exists as a service to their members as well as
offering
information about the children’s publishing industry and their
organization
to non-members. Your time here will be well spent.
http://www.scbwi.org/
A Great Rhyming Dictionary Online:
http://www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?external=http://www.rhymezone.com/&original=http://www.proteacher.com/150000.shtml&title=The%20Semantic%20Rhyming%20Dictionary
Writing a cover letter for your book: Sometimes this
is
where writers get stuck. This is based on a quick class I gave on
writing cover letters for the North Central/ Northeast TX Society of
Children's
Book Writers and Illustrators.
Cover letter information.
Pen and Ink Drawings
Family Photos
Some of my Favorite Quotes
If you have comments or suggestions, email me at janpeck@mindspring.com
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