2002 Childrens Writers & Illustrators Market (Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market)

Editorial Review:

THE PATH TO PUBLICATION STARTS HERE! Whether you want to write young adult novels or illustrate picture books, 2002 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market can help make your dreams of publication come true! It provides the information you need to find the book publishers, magazines, agents and art reps that are right for your work. You'll find contact names, submission guidelines, pay rates, Web sites, e-mail addresses, phone numbers and more:

You'll also find guidelines for writing effective query letters, preparing professional submissions and creating promotional art samples, along with information on organizations, conferences and contests that can boost your career.

Invaluable articles examine writing in rhyme, e-publishing, networking, negotiating contracts and marketing basics for illustrators, while interviews with award-winning creators David Almond (Skellig), Franny Billingsley (The Folk Keeper) and Amy Walrod (The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)) offer insights and inspiration.

Finally, Philip Lee (Publisher, Lee & Low Books), Harold Underdown, (Vice President, ipicturebooks.com), Judy O'Malley (Editor, Cricket Magazine Group) and agent Barry Goldblatt provide you with insider advice for getting your work into print. It's all the information you need in one incredible book!

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

This is THE book if you want to get published!:

This is THE book if you want to get published. 2002 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market shows over 800 editors and art directors who want to buy what YOU write or illustrate. I am planning to try get publihed. And this was my resource! I've already found tons of publishers! If you want to get published, then this is your book!

A Must Have for anyone hoping to get published:

I've worked in publishing for over a decade and thought I knew it all when it came time to get my own books published. Not by a LONG shot! I bought this on the suggestion of an editor and I bet I've referred to it 32 times since I got it. It helped me get through the first and second steps of the process. Now if my agent can just get my books sold!

Especially for new writers and novice artists:

2002 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market is a very highly useful and authoritative guide for both aspiring authors and artists to getting their work published in the specialized area of children's books. From finding the best markets, to writing effectively for the age index of one's choice, to preparing professional submissions, 2002 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market is packed from cover to cover with solid wealth of tips, tricks, and techniques on how to stand out in a highly... more info

If you write for children, this should be within arm's reach:

Great coverage of markets and their needs. I recommend this highly if you are a writer for children. Do not go very far without this book!

• Academic & Commercial
• Business
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• Editing
• Fiction
• General

• General AAS
• Genre Fiction
• Journalism
• Newspapers & Magazines
• Nonfiction

• Play & Scriptwriting
• Poetry
• Technical
• Travel
• Writing Skills