Getting Published

Learn about the benefits of membership in the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, an international organization.

Artist and author Anna Grossnickle Hines, the creator of 50 children's books, provides helpful information for both writers and illustrators.

If you are a Canadian writer or illustrator, you should know about the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers.

To learn more about the field of children's literature, join one of these discussion groups, from The Children's Literature Web Guide.

At the Editor's Desk, Lee & Low Books, publishers of multicultural children's literature, provides numerous articles about the creation and promotion of children's books, including the publisher's own guidelines for authors and illustrators.

Illustrator Phyllis Pollema-Cahill provides information helpful to children's book illustrators, or aspiring illustrators, through her articles.

Here's advice from writer Cynthia Leitich Smith on the realities of being a writer and what her experience has taught her.

Susan Salzman Raab of Raab Associates, Inc. provides information for writers and illustrators on marketing their books.

Historical fiction author Linda Sue Park gives practical advice on the importance of reading, being a disciplined writer, and the novel structure, as well as tips on getting published.

There is a great deal of useful information here for artists and, to a lesser extent, for writers.

This is one of the most helpful sites I've found. Editor Harold D. Underdown provides both a number of articles and related links for writers and illustrators.

This helpful directory of links includes publishers' guidelines, associations, agents, continuing education, and much more.

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators is a professional organization that provides a variety of helpful services to its members.

This site provides links to the submission guidelines of a great many children's publishers and periodicals.

The Horn Book's site includes a special section for authors and illustrators, with links to articles and helpful information.

If you are just getting started as an author of children's books, you will find this advice by picture book author Bethany Roberts invaluable.

The editors of Children's Book Insider provide articles, tips, and FAQs about writing for children.

This series of articles from the Institute of Children's Literature deals with general considerations regarding the writing life, from getting started to work habits and money challenges.

This UK site has links to articles and information for writers and illustrators of all types of children's books.

This series of articles from the Institute of Children's Literature includes tips on getting started, developing characters, conflict and plotting, and much more.