GOOSEBOTTOM BOOKS
Goosebottom Books’ website, publisher of Cixi, The Dragon Empress. Check out the other books in the Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Dastardly Dames series.
CHARLESBRIDGE PUBLISHING
Charlesbridge Publishing website, publisher of Otto’s Rainy Day
SOCIETY OF CHILDREN’S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, a well-respected children’s writers and illustrators organization that offers workshops and conferences, awards (including the Golden Kite Award and the Sid Fleischman Humor Award) and grants , a bi-monthly newsletter, and helpful information about publishing trends and the business of writing.
THE PURPLE CRAYON
The personal website of Harold Underdown, a children’s book editor. This site is chock full of information and tips for writers about the art and business of writing. Harold was also the publisher at Charlesbridge when Otto’s Rainy Day was accepted for publication.
CHILDREN’S BOOK INSIDER
Another great writing website. A membership will get you a monthly newsletter with writing tips, updated information on writing markets, and a list of publications looking for manuscripts.
WRITER’S MARKET
The online version of Writer’s Market with updated market listings, a submission tracker, search engine, and a forum for connecting with other writers. The advantage over the print version is that the markets are updated more frequently.
MOM WRITERS
As the name suggests, a site for writers who write with children underfoot. Here you can connect with other writers, share writing successes, get writing tips and find useful writing links.
WRITER’S BLOCKS
Writer’s Blocks is writing software that lets you capture and arrange your ideas easier and faster than ever before. Create hundreds of blocks each containing a few sentences or a few pages of text.