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WRITING and ILLUSTRATING CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
http://www.scbwi.org/
An international organization dedicated to providing a variety of services and acting as a network for the exchange of knowledge between writers, illustrators, editors, and others who share a vital interest in the field of children's literature.
SCBWI-Midsouth
http://scbwi-midsouth.org/
The Midsouth chapter of SCBWI is for SCBWI members who live in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Lyne Art website by Alison and Frank Lyne with links to illustrators in the SCBWI-Midsouth region.
http://www.lyneart.com/LINKUP.HTM
SmartWriters
Named one of the 101 best sites for writers by Writer's Digest!
http://www.smartwriters.com
Embracing the Child
On the link below, you’ll see the covers of Caldecott award winners since 1938! On another page, you can see the list of Newberry winners and C.S. King winners.
http://www.embracingthechild.org/caldecott.html
MISCELLANEOUS TIPS about the Business of Writing for Kids
Here are a few articles, websites, and blogs that have recently come to my attention.
Cynthia Leitich Smith’s website
This is the link to her links page, but there is a LOT of great information on her site. The ALA rates her website as a “great web site for kids” and a resource for children’s literature.
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/for_writers/writers_reading_list/writers_links.html
The Acquisition Process, by Harold Underdown, from the Purple Crayon website
http://www.underdown.org/acquisition-process.htm
Editorial Anonymous, a blog of a children’s book editor
This particular blog entry helps you to decode “editor speak”…http://editorialanonymous.blogspot.com/search/label/editor%20decoder
POETRY
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
http://www.nfsps.com/
Joining the Poetry Society of Tennessee automatically makes you a member of NFSPS.
Poets.org, from the Society of American Poets
Look up your favorite poem and read it online! For poets and lovers of poetry.
http://www.poets.org
ART
Art Prints—buy from Wanda’s etsy shop, studiowanda
Click here to go to a fabulous website (etsy, rhymes with Betsy) where you can buy handmade arts and crafts from thousands of artists and craftspeople, including me! When you get to etsy.com, do a seller search for my shop, studiowanda, or simply click on this link to go directly to my shop. Thanks!
http://studiowanda.etsy.com
Art Collecting—A Guide to Galleries
Tennessee art gallery guide on this page, but the entire website is a wonderful resource for artists and collectors of art.
http://www.art-collecting.com/galleries_tn.htm
Art Blogs and Online Art News
From the same website (see above), you can link to art blogs and online art news.
http://www.art-collecting.com/blogs.htm
AUTHOR and ARTIST friends and inspirations
In no particular order, these are a few of the wonderful people I have met at SCBWI events.
Joelle Anthony
A site for teens, writers, and readers of young adult fiction.
http://www.joelleanthony.com
Alan Gratz
Author of Samurai Shortstop and Something Rotten.
http://www.alangratz.com
Y A Books Central
A great resource for information on YA books, by writer Kimberly Pauley.
http://www.yabookscentral.com
Tracy Barrett
Author of Anna of Byzantium, Cold in Summer, On Etruscan Time, and many nonfiction titles.
http://www.tracybarrett.com
Candie Moonshower
Author of The Legend of Zoey.
http://www.candiemoonshower.com
Mary Ann Rodman
Author of Yankee Girl and My Best Friend.
http://www.maryannrodman.com
Alison Lyne
Illustrator of numerous picture books.
http://www.lyneart.com/ALISON.HTM
Kristin O’Donnell Tubb
Author of upcoming novel, Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different. http://www.kristintubb.com
Jaime Adoff
Author of award-winning poetic novels for young adults—written in free verse.
http://jaimeadoff.com
MUSIC
Collin Gust Johnson
The myspace page for this Nashville-based songwriter’s latest recordings.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=51234251
YOGA
Yoga Journal
http://www.yogajournal.com
Yoga with Monique
http://www.yogawithmonique.com
Tallapoosa Center for Inner Arts
http://innerchi.com/tallapoosa.html
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