Basic information about children's book. childrensbooks.about.com
Preditors & Editors is a great place for researching
publishers and agents, and other resources for serious writers.
anotherealm.com/prededitors
The Association of Author's Representatives (AAR) is the
definitive organization for all agents.
www.aar-online.org/mc/page.do
Colossal Directory of Children's Publishers www.signaleader.com
Great articles for novel writers www.caroclarke.com/iamyoureditor.html & more good novel info on this link: crofsblogs.typepad.com/novel/
Children’s Book Council www.cbcbooks.org/faqs/faq.html
Querying agents tool agentquery.com
Publishers Marketplace is the biggest and best dedicated marketplace for publishing professionals to find critical information and unique databases www.publishersmarketplace.com
Authors Guild is an advocacy organization of and for published authors. It currently boasts at least eight thousand members, which includes not only authors, but literary agents and attorneys (who mainly deal in book publishing). www.authorsguild.org
Florida Writers Association (FWA) is a national organization supporting Florida writers www.floridawriters.net/Our_Writers_Groups.html
Florida Writers Association in Ponte Vedra led by Vic DiGenti
is a local chapter of FWA to bring local writers together
www.fwapontevedra.blogspot.com
Florida Writers Association River City Writers is also a chapter of FWA to bring local writers together rivercitywriters.blogspot.com
Children’s Book Marketing on a personal level, check
out this web site from Susan Salzman Raab
www.raabassociates.com/aboutus.htm
Frequently Asked Questions from SCBWI Florida Site: http://www.scbwiflorida.com/FAQ/FAQ.htm
High Pitched Hum Publishing is a cooperative publishing opportunity led by local author Bill Reynolds known for his Jetty Man series. www.highpitchedhum.net
Jacket Flap is a social networking community where you can connect with more than 2,100 published authors and illustrators of books for Children and Young Adults www.jacketflap.com
Random House Delacorte Press contests for Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels www.randomhouse.com/kids/writingcontests
For published authors, see the SCBWI Golden Kite Award www.scbwi.org/awards/GK_pub.htm
For published children’s book authors, see the Newbery
Medal Award
www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberymedal.cfm
For published children’s book illustrators, see the
Caldecott Award
www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.cfm
Information about Writing, Illustrating, and Publishing Children's Books via The Purple Crayon: www.underdown.org
A subset of The Purple Crayon about getting out of the slush
pile and the acquisitions process, see
www.underdown.org/slush.htm
"Pixie stix kids pix" has good information about children's books. pixiestixkidspix.wordpress.com
The Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency has some good articles on this link: www.ethanellenberg.com/articles.htm
Another listing of children's publishers: www.bookmarket.com/childrens.htm
More children's book publishers: www.reading-writing-publishing.com/childrens-book-publishers-information.html