Kidlit Resources

The most important thing you can do as a writer is join a critique group. Teri met hers at the SCBWI conference in LA.

RESOURCES:

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

An international professional organization for authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults.

Workshops for children's authors and illustrators.

Daily newsletter with information and resources.

Database of what agents and editors are looking for.

An online conference of online panels, classes, and one-on-one pitch meetings.

A challenge to write 12 picture book manuscripts in 12 months.

Manuscript Wish List. Hashtag where agents and editors post their interests and book ideas.

Pitch events on Twitter.

A non-profit advocating changes in the publishing industry to produce literature that reflects the lives of all young people.

Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford Paul

A guide to creating engaging children's picture books.

Writing Kidlit 101 by Victoria J. Coe & Cheryl Lawton Malone

A self-guided course to writing children's literature.

Writing Kidlit 102 by Victoria J. Coe & Cheryl Lawton Malone

Writing your first draft of a children's literature book.

The Emotional Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi

A writer's guide to character expression.

Renee M. La Tulippe's writing lesson videos for writers of rhyming picture books.

BLOGS:

Kidlit Kitchen Blog, Ryan Bani Tahmaseb

Backstory Blog, Andrew Hacket

PODCASTS:

Kidlit Love Podcast, Stephanie Affinito

Author Visit Podcast, Bonnie Clark and Shanda McCloskey