Lucine has compiled a list of links that will direct children and/or adults to resources that will help them do what we all love: read, write, make and appreciate art, and get published! Check back from time to time for new recommendations.
AWARDS & GRANTS
AWARDS FOR WHICH BOOK AUTHORS/ILLUSTRATORS MAY APPLY
»»For all genres
»»For children's books
AWARDS FOR YOUTH WHO WRITE AND MAKE ART
»»Art & Writing Award (for teens)
GRANTS FOR WHICH WRITERS MAY APPLY
»»Poets & Writers website
COURSES, WORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES
DIRECTORY OF WRITERS' COLONIES
»»Writers' colonies
UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITING
»»Simmons College, Boston, MFA in Children's Literature
»»Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA Program in Writing for Children and Adults
WRITING WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS
»»Gotham Writer's Workshop, NYC
»»Grub Street Writer's Workshop, Boston
»»San Francisco Writer's Workshop, SF
WRITING WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS
»»Pencilheads NYC
»»826 National (with chapters in Ann Arbor, MI; Boston, MA; Brooklyn, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Venice Beach, CA; and Washington, DC)
EMPLOYMENT
JOB BOARDS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT IN THE BOOK PUBLISHING FIELD
»»Media Bistro
»»Publishers Marketplace
EVENTS
BOOK INDUSTRY EVENTS
»»International Book Fairs
»»National Book Fairs
»»Regional Book Fairs
»»Book Fairs by State
EXHIBITS
CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK MUSEUMS/GALLERIES
»»The Annual Children's Book Illustration Show, Michelson Galleries, Northampton, MA
»»Elizabeth Stone Art Gallery of Children's Book Illustration, Salem, OH
»»The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA
»»Every Picture Tells a Story, Bookstore and Gallery of Children's Book Illustration, Santa Monica, CA
»»The Story Book House, Children's Picture Book Illustration on Permanent Display, Dallas, TX
FREELANCE WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
DIRECTORIES OF PUBLICATIONS LOOKING FOR FREELANCE ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS
»»The 2012 Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market, Edited by Chuck Sambuchino
»»The 2012 Writer's Market Deluxe Edition, Edited by Robert Lee Brewer
E-NEWSLETTERS ANNOUNCING CALLS FOR FREELANCE ARTICLES WRITTEN BY ADULTS
»»About Freelance Writing
»»FW newsletter
»»Online Writing Jobs
E-NEWSLETTERS ANNOUNCING CALLS FOR FREELANCE ARTICLES WRITTEN BY CHILDREN
»»Writing Kid
MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS BY AND FOR KIDS AND TEENS (Get articles published here!)
»»IndyKids
»»KidSpirit
»»New Moon
»»Popcorn Magazine
»»Skipping Stones
»»Stone Soup
»»Stories for Children Magazine
»»Teen Ink
»»Teen Voices
GETTING YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED
FINDING A BOOK AGENT/ PUBLISHER
»»Agent Query
»»Agent Spotlight
»»Association of Authors' Representatives
»»Guide to Literary Agents
»»Literary Marketplace (LMP -- hard copies are available in the reference room of your public library)
HOW TO PITCH A BOOK PUBLISHER OR AGENT
»»From craftstylish.com
»»From absolutewrite.com
LITERACY RESOURCES
»»12 Tried and True Ways to Get your Kiddos Reading
»»The Literacy Assistance Center
»»The Literacy Project
»»National Children's Literacy Website
»»Read, Write, Think
»»Reading is Fundamental
MEMBERSHIPS
PUBLISHING ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES
»»American Society of Journalists and Authors
»»Authors Guild
»»Editorial Freelancers Association
»»National Writers Union
»»PEN American Center
»»Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
»»Women's National Book Association
»»Cumulative List of Associations
MISCELLANEOUS
FUN, ECLECTIC, AND PRACTICAL LINKS FOR AND ABOUT WRITERS
»»Amnesty International Animated Campaign (creatively showcasing the power of petition writing)
»»Are You Ready to Publish Your Novel? (A satirical flow-chart poster)
»»The Lost Generation (A clever palindrome; watch it to the end)
»»Rotten Rejections (Rejections of famous authors' manuscripts before they were famous):
»»Famous self-published books
»»Rotten Rejections
»»50 Iconic Writers Who Were Repeatedly Rejected
»»The Writer's Rap (Sage advice to writers, done in verse)
»»The Write-or-Die Program (Writing prompts for those who need to put the "prod" back into productive! [See exercise in upper right corner])
PUBLICATIONS & VIDEOS
BOOK INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS THAT REVIEW ADULT, YOUNG ADULT (YA) AND CHILDREN'S BOOKS
»»Booklist
»»BookPage
»»EarlyWord (online only)
»»ForeWord Reviews
»»Kirkus Reviews
»»Publishers Weekly
BOOK INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS THAT REVIEW ADULT BOOKS
»»Library Journal
»»Choice
BOOK INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS THAT REVIEW YOUNG ADULT (YA) AND CHILDREN'S BOOKS
»»Book Links
»»Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books
»»The Horn Book Guide
»»The Horn Book Magazine
»»Library Media Connection
»»School Library Journal
BOOK INDUSTRY E-NEWSLETTERS
»»Shelf-Awareness
»»PW's Children's Bookshelf
»»SLJ Extra Helping
»»SLJ Curriculum Connection
»»SLJ Teen
BOOKS ABOUT WRITING, PUBLISHING, AND PUBLICITY
»»The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron
»»Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
»»Pen on Fire: A Busy Woman's Guide to Igniting the Writer Within by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
»»The Writer's Mentor: The Guide to Putting Passion on Paper by Cathleen Rountree
»»How to Get Happily Published by Judith Appelbaum
»»Publicize Your Book: An Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book the Attention It Deserves by Jacqueline Deval
FOLK TALE AND STORYTELLING RESOURCES
»»Folklore and Storytelling Links
»»About Folklore and Oral Tradition
»»American Folklore Society
»»National Storytelling Network
»»Folk Tales from Lucine's Library - A list of Lucine's favorite folk tales -- mostly Armenian.
»»Folk Tales on YouTube (Spoken word, visuals and music)
»»An Armenian tale illustrated and animated by Maria Zaikina with Armenian lullaby sung by Hasmik Harutyunyan (To purchase the CD containing this lullaby, called Anga Oror, click here)
»»The Peasant: An Armenian Tale, hand cranked illustrations and narration by Tom "Banjo" Azarian
»»A reading by Bethany Schneider of a story from a collection of Armenian folk tales from "Once There was and Was Not" retold by Virginia Tashjian
MAGAZINES AND NEWSLETTERS ABOUT THE BUSINESS AND CRAFT OF WRITING
»»The Writer magazine and free e-newsletter
»»Writer's Digest magazine and free e-newsletter
»»The Writers' Journal
»»Writer's World free e-newsletter
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