* The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, 22736 Vanowen Street, Suite 106, West Hills, California 91307.
Membership is open to all @ $50.00 a year. Dues include subscription to the SCBWI
BULLETIN published six times a year containing: up-to-date data about publishers in a
column by Connie Epstein; details about the annual SCBWI conference in California and
about regional conferences, workshops, etc., including Wisconsin chapter activities;
SCBWI manuscript exchanges; lists of agents and publishers; access to insurance; small
SCBWI grants; and other benefits to members. Once one joins SCBWI, membership in
the Wisconsin SCBWI or other appropriate regional chapter is automatic at no additional
charge.
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (www.interlog.com/~canscaip/home.html)
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Last updated June 13, 2000
* Children's Book Council. "Writing Children's Books." To receive a copy of this flyer, send $2.00 and a 6 x 9" self-addressed envelope with 78 cents postage affixed to: Children's Book Council, 568 Broadway, Suite 404, New York City, New York 10012.
* Epstein, Connie C. The Art of Writing for Children: Skills and Techniques of the Craft. Archon, 1991. (0-208-02296-1; pbk. 0-208-02297-X)
* Giblin, James Cross. Writing Books for Young People. Revised and enlarged edition. The Writer, Inc., 1995. (pbk: 0-8711-6175-3)
How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books and Get Them Published. Various contributors. Edited by Treld Pelkey Bicknell and Felicity Trotman. North Light Books/F & W, 1988. (0-89134-264-8)
Karl, Jean. How to Write and Sell Children's Picture Books. Writer's Digest, 1994. (0-89879-643-1)
Litowinsky, Olga. Writing and Publishing Books for Children in the 1990s: The Inside Story from the Editor's Desk. Walker, 1992. (0-8027-8130-6; pbk. 0-8027-7375-3)
Seuling, Barbara. How to Write a Children's Book and Get It Published. Revised edition: Scribner's/Macmillan, 1991. (pbk. 0-684-19343-4)
* Children's Book Council. " Illustrating Children's Books." To receive a copy of this flyer, send $2.00 and a 6 x 9" self-addressed envelope with 78 cents postage affixed to: Children's Book Council, 568 Broadway, Suite 404, New York City, New York 10012.
* How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books and Get Them Published. Various contributors. Edited by Treld Pelkey Bicknell and Felicity Trotman. North Light Books/F & W, 1988. (0-89134-264-8)
Shulevitz, Uri. Writing with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books. Watson-Guptill, 1985. (0-8230-5940-5)
* Carpenter, Lisa, editor. Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market. Annual: Writer's Digest Books, F & W Publications, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45207.
* Children's Book Council, Inc. "Members List, Including Members' Publishing Programs." Annual: Children's Book Council, 568 Broadway, Suite 404, New York City, New York 10012. To receive a copy of this flyer, send $2.00 and a 6 x 9" self-addressed envelope with 78 cents postage affixed to: Children's Book Council, 568 Broadway, Suite 404, New York City, New York 10012.
* Literary Market Place (LMP): The Directory of the American Book Publishing Industry. Annual: R.R. Bowker.
* Cassedy, Sylvia. In Your Own Words: A Beginner's Guide to Writing. Revised edition: Crowell / HarperCollins, 1990. (0-690-04821-1)
Christelow, Eileen. What Do Authors Do? Clarion, 1995. (0-395-71124-X)
Cummings, Pat. Talking with Artists: Conversations with Victoria Chess, Pat Cummings, Leo and Diane Dillon, Richard Egielski, Lois Ehlert, Lisa Campbell Ernst, Tom Feelings, Steven Kellogg, Jerry Pinkney, Amy Schwartz, Lane Smith, Chris Van Allsburg and David Wiesner. Bradbury, 1992. (0-02-724245-5)
____________. Talking with Artists, Volume II: Conversations with Thomas B. Allen, Mary Jane Begin, Floyd Cooper, Julie Downing, Denise Fleming, Sheila Hamanaka, Kevin Henkes, William Joyce, Maira Kalman, Deborah Nourse Lattimore, Brian Pinkney, Vera B. Williams and David Wisniewski. Simon & Schuster, 1995. (0-689-80310-9)
Greenfeld, Howard. Books: From Writer to Reader. Revised edition: Crown, 1989. (0-517-56840-3; pbk. 0-517-56841-1)
* Henderson, Kathy. Market Guide for Young Writers. 5th edition: Writer's Digest Books, 1996. (pbk. 0-89879-721-7)
Tchudi, Susan and Stephen. The Young Writer's Handbook: A Practical Guide for the Beginner Who Is Serious about Writing. Scribner's / Macmillan, 1984. (0-684-18090-1)