Useful Links
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a Canadian site
Excellent
Starting Points
The Canadian
Children's Book Centre
Links to Canadian publishers' sites, profiles of authors and
illustrators, a calendar of upcoming events, CCBC publications
including the annual market listing of Canadian publishers,
the “Our Choice” catalogue, and more
The
Children's Literature Web Guide
Links to nearly everything related to children's literature
on the internet
Kid Magazine Writers
A motivational and supportive ezine for those writing for children’s
and teen’s magazines
Once
Upon a Time
A motivational and supportive peer ezine by writers, illustrators,
and publishers of works for children
The Purple
Crayon
Editor Harold Underdown has collected many articles, tips, and
sites that will interest writers and illustrators.
Sites
for Writers
Blog Central
A list of editor, agent, author, and kidslit blogs maintained
by a writer
Canadian Review of Materials
An online review journal of books, CDs, and media for children
and teens
Digital
Librarian
A librarian's list of the best websites related to children's
literature
Institute
of Children's Literature
Resources for aspiring writers
Poetry Advocates
for Children & Young Adults
PACYA is a grassroots, not-for-profit organization dedicated
to promoting poetry for every age group.
Write4Kids.com
: Children's Writing Supersite
A research centre, a catalog of materials,FAQs, info on trends,
and more, created by the people who put out the "Children's
Book Insider" newsletter
Sites
for Illustrators
The
Drawing Board
Articles, interviews, and links for illustrators in all markets
Picturebook
A directory of children’s book illustration by the people
who put out Picturebook, portfolios news, a listserv,
links, a chat room, and more
The
Publishing Business
Bookwire.com
Information on publishers and authors, reviews, awards, booksellers,
and libraries,
plus a calendar of events, a mailing list, and more
Children's Publishers' Submission
Guidelines - Canadian Publishers
Links to websites of Canadian children's book publishers and
to the submission guidelines of Canadian children's magazines.
(Prepared by SCBWI Canada East)
Alice's Children's Writer's
and Illustrator's Market blog
“News and musings” from the editor of the annual
print guidebook Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market
The
Colossal Directory of Children's Publishers
How to find the perfect publisher
Editor &
Publisher
The website of “America’s oldest journal covering
the newspaper industry”
JacketFlap
A huge searchable data base of children’s publishers.
News, websites, blogs, top titles, and more
Preditors
& Editors
Is that offer too good to be true? See if the company is listed
here.
Publishers'
Catalogues
Links to publishers around the world--catalogues, web sites,
bookstores, and more
PublishersWeekly
A direct link to the children's sections of the PublishersWeekly
website - Children's
Bookshelf (newsletter), Reviews,
and Bestseller
Lists.
Associations
and Guilds
The Authors
Guild
Information of interest to all writers, on contracts, rights,
copyright, and more
The
Canadian Authors Association
Information on the organization, regional activities, and more
Canadian Society
of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers
CANSCAIP offers bios of their members, forums, event information,
links to members’ websites, and more.
The Children's
Book Council
The website of the association of publishers and packagers of
trade books and related materials for children and young adults.
Society of Children's
Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
The website of our parent organization. Links to other chapters
around the globe, grant information, FAQs, award announcements,
etc.
The
Writers' Union of Canada
Info on the organization, contests, members, legal services,
etc.
Other
Useful Sites
Amazon.ca
The online bookstore's Canadian site
Amazon.com
The online bookstore
Barnes
& Noble
The bookstore online
BookSense.com
“A family of independent bookseller websites.” Find
an independent bookstore in your area (U.S. addresses).
Canada Post
How much does it cost to mail that letter? Info on other services
as well.
Canadian Booksellers Association
Find an independent bookseller in your area (Canadian addresses).
Chapters.Indigo.ca
The bookstore online
United
States Postal Service
How to order U.S. stamps, an international postage rate calculator,
a shipping-label printing service for the return of those precious
manuscripts, and more.
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