Links and Resources

The following are a few of my favorite links and resources that you might find interesting.

Blogs and Journals

• A Fuse 8 Production
• Cynsations
• Jane Yolen
• Wordswimmer

Education

• Vermont College's MFA in Writng for Children and Young Adults Program ~ I can't speak highly enough about this program. I'd been writing for eleven years when I entered it in July 1997. It's an incredible two-year program, in "low-residency" format, meaning students spend just ten days at the start of each semester on campus in Montpelier, VT, and work the rest of the time at home, via correspondence, one-on-one with a mentor/advisor. Some students are already published when they begin the program, many are not. Each of the faculty members is not only a wonderful writer, but a good teacher as well. I worked with Sharon Darrow, Ellen Howard, Graham Salisbury and Phyllis Root. For information, call 802/828-8637.

Having Our Say

• Authors and Illustrators for Children ~ An organization of authors and illustrators of children’s books and their friends) who are dedicated to enhancing the world for children.

Other Author and Illustrator Websites

• Anastasia Suen
• April Pulley Sayre
• Arlene Alda
• Bruce Coville
• Dian Curtis Regan
• Eric Kimmel
• Graham Salisbury
• Jane Yolen
• Katie Davis
• Linda Sue Park
• Ruth McNally Barshaw
• Susan Taylor Brown
• Walter (the Giant) Mayes

Reading and Book-Related

• ACHUKA ~ Children's book site in the United Kingdom. Reviews, the latest news, essays, interviews. It's hard to tear yourself away from this one!
• America Writes for Kids ~ Lots of info on books and authors plus loads of great links.
• Book Reviews ~ Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Reviews.
• Children's Book Council ~ Lists, reviews, recommendations.
• Children’s Book Guild of Washington, DC
• Cynthia Leitich Smith's Children's Literature Resources ~ Chockablock full of info.
• Farrar Straus & Giroux Books for Young Readers
• Henry Holt Books for Young Readers

Writing

• SCBWI ~ The website of the national organization of children's writers. If you're serious about writing for children, join! In addition to publishing a great newsletter and other publications, offering grants, running conferences (national and regional) and providing opportunities for networking, they're a really nice group of people
• The Purple Crayon ~ Want to write for kids? Editor Harold Underdown's site has a lot of information that will help you get started.
• Write4Kids ~ "The Children's Writing Supersite" of Children's Book Insider.