Resources for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Comprehensive Information
Society for Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
Writing, Illustrating, and Publishing Children's Books: The Purple Crayon, Harold Underdown
Courses
Books on the Craft of Writing
The Business of Writing for Children: An Award-Winning Author's Tips on How to Write, Sell, and Promote your Children's Books, Alan Shepard
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books, Harold Underdown
Writing Irresistible Kidlit - Mary Kole
How to Write a Children's Book and Get It Published, Barbara Seuling
Twitter Pitch Contests
#APIpit - Pitch event for authors & illustrators who identify as Asian/Pacific Islanders
#DVPit - Pitch event for self-identifying, historically marginalized authors & illustrators
#LatinxPitch — Pitch event for kidlit Latinx authors
#PitBLK - Pitch event for Black creators
#PitchDis - Pitch event for disabled authors
#PBPitch - Pitch event exclusively for picture book creators