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. Browse below or use these quicklinks:
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)
»»33 Writing Contests for Teens
GRANTS FOR WHICH WRITERS MAY APPLY
CONTESTS FOR MULTICULTURAL AUTHORS TO SUBMIT UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS
»»Lee & Low’s New Voices Award
»»SCBWI’s On the Verge Emerging Voices Award
»»SCBWI Work-in-Progress Award
»»PEN’s Naylor Fellowship for Children’s or Young Adult Literature
»»“We Need Diverse Books” Walter Dean Myers Award and Grant
»»“We Need Diverse Books” Short Story Contest
Assorted Diversity Book Awards are here:
http://libguides.utoledo.edu/c.php?g=284219&p=1893777
and here:
http://blog.leeandlow.com/2015/02/19/awards-and-grants-for-authors-of-color
COURSES, WORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES
DIRECTORY OF WRITERS’ COLONIES
UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN’S BOOK WRITING
»»Simmons College Writing for Children
»»Institute for 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
»»Academy of Young Writers
»»826 National
»»Writing Classes for Kids
EMPLOYMENT
JOB BOARDS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT IN THE BOOK PUBLISHING FIELD
»»Media Bistro
»»Publishers Marketplace
EVENTS
BOOK INDUSTRY EVENTS
»»International Book Fairs
»»Regional Book Fairs
»»Book Fairs by State
EXHIBITS
CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK MUSEUMS/GALLERIES
»»Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books, Findlay, OH
»»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/Art Kandy, Bookstore and Gallery of Children’s Book Illustration, Santa Monica, CA
FREELANCE WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
DIRECTORIES OF PUBLICATIONS LOOKING FOR FREELANCE ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS
»»Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market 2020: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published
»»Writer’s Market 2020: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published
E-NEWSLETTERS ANNOUNCING CALLS FOR FREELANCE ARTICLES WRITTEN BY ADULTS
»»Freelance Writing.com
»»WritersWrite Job Listings
»»FW newsletter
»»Online Writing Jobs
»»40 of the Best Websites for Young Writers
MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS BY AND FOR KIDS AND TEENS (Get articles published here!)
»»Big Kids Magazine
»»Blue Marble Review
»»Highlights
»»IndyKids
»»Just4KidsMagazine
»»KidSpirit
»»Skipping Stones
»»Stone Soup
»»Teen Ink
KIDS: CREATE YOUR OWN CLASS NEWSPAPER!
»»Creating a Classroom Newspaper
GETTING YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED
FINDING A BOOK AGENT/ PUBLISHER
»»Agent Query
»»Agent Spotlight
»»Association of Authors’ Representatives
»»Literary Marketplace (LMP — hard copies are available in the reference room of your public library)
HOW TO PITCH A BOOK PUBLISHER OR AGENT
LITERACY RESOURCES
»»James Patterson’s 10 Tips to Get Kids Reading
»»The Literacy Assistance Center
»»National Children’s Literacy Website
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
»»United States Board on Books for Young People
»»Women’s National Book Association
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 Life Cycle of a Book (a flow chart compliments of publishingtrendsetter.com)
»»The Lost Generation (A clever palindrome; watch it to the end)
»»The Writer’s Rap (Sage advice to writers, done in verse)
»»Why We Write by Grant Snyder
»»Rotten Rejections (Rejections of famous authors’ manuscripts before they were famous):
»»Rotten Rejections
»»50 Iconic Writers Who Were Repeatedly Rejected
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
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
»»School Library Connection
»»School Library Journal
BOOK INDUSTRY E-NEWSLETTERS
»»Shelf-Awareness
»»PW’s Children’s Bookshelf
»»SLJ’s Be Tween
»»SLJ Extra Helping
»»SLJ Curriculum Connection
»»SLJ Teen
BLOGS ABOUT DIVERSITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND/OR LIVING IN TWO WORLDS IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
»»10 Steps to Promote Diversity in Children’s Literature
»»American Indians in Children’s Literature
»»Cynsations
»»Kid World Citizen
»»Mitali’s Fire Escape
»»Multiculturalism Rocks!
»»The Pirate Tree
»»The Saffron Tree
»»Terry Farish
»»Zetta Elliott
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
»»100 Armenian Legends of Ararat, Illustrated
»»Folklore Stories for the Oral Tradition
»»American Folklore Society
»»National Storytelling Network
»»For a brief history of Armenia, told in a youth-friendly manner, check out this presentation by Paul B. of Geography Now!
»»For a superbly researched and presented young people’s guide to Armenian holidays and celebrations throughout the year, consult Annie Seropian’s illustrated Armenian Holiday Traditions.
»»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 story of Queen Anahid, originally written by folklorist Ghazaros Aghayan and retold/ illustrated as “A Weave of Words” and “La Reine Anahide” (see both books in Lucine’s Library) has been made into a full-length animated feature film. Adapted/produced by Robert Sahakhants, the 1.5 hour film in HD is here.
»»And here is a 1 minute trailer about a new APP, also about Queen Anahid, as an Interactive Book for iPads.
»»Gorgeous images of our traditional folk garments worn by contemporary Armenian women and presented by ‘The People of Ar’. To view some spectacular Armenian folk art on display in museums around the world, visit the People of Ar’s entry here.
MAGAZINES AND NEWSLETTERS ABOUT THE BUSINESS AND CRAFT OF WRITING
»»Poets & Writers enewsletter
»»The Writer magazine and free e-newsletter
»»The Writer’s Chronicle
»»Writer’s Digest magazine and free e-newsletter
»»WritersWeekly
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Lucine highly recommends the following memoirs about the Armenian Genocide for readers age 9 and up.
»»Goodbye, Antoura: A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide by Karnig Panian
»»Men Without Childhood by Antranig Zaroukian
»»The Road from Home: The Story of An Armenian Girl by David Kherdian
»»Some of Us Survived: The Story of An Armenian Boy by Kerop Bedoukian
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WRITING TIPS
Looking for tips on how to get started? Award-winning Canadian-Ukrainian children’s book author Marsha Skrypuch has a wealth of information available on her website. She has authored dozens of books, 4 of them novels for youth about the Armenian Genocide and two about Armenians. Visit her website and click on “Writing Tips” for advice on finding time to write; organizing your research material; building believable characters; choosing to write fiction or non-fiction; getting a private critique of your work and more.