Raab Associates, Inc. - Sites to Visit

Sites to Visit

Publishing Industry and Related Organizations sites:

American Library Association [www.ala.org]
-Includes general information on ALA, lists regional and national meetings, place to check for Newbery and Caldecott announcements.

America Writes for Kids [usawrites4kids.drury.edu]
-Searchable by state and alphabet, America Writes for Kids provides links tochildren's authors' and playwrights' webpages and other useful resources.Visitors can post comments and reviews or click on "Missouri" to enter acontest and win free, autographed books. This site also offers affordablepage design to published authors and playwrights.

Association of Booksellers for Children [www.abfc.com]
-A national membership association that offers a support network for professional independent children's booksellers who share the goal of encouraging quality and service within the children's book industry.

Authorlink! [www.authorlink.com]
-A unique on-line information service for writers, editors, literary agents and publishers. We showcase, market and match quality manuscripts to fit publishers' specific needs.

Book Editing Associates [www.book-editing.com]
-A network of published authors and editing professionals. Services include editing, writing assistance, mentoring, and publishing guidance. Serving mainstream and genre writers.

Bookwire [www.bookwire.com]
-Extensive book industry information and links. Also the way to reach Publisher's Weekly home page.

Children's Literature Web Guide [www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html]
-Excellent on-line resources that houses information on children's authors and illustrators. Includes links to children's book related sites, including many by authors and illustrators

The Purple Crayon [www.underdown.org]
A children's book editor's site, with articles, interviews, and other information for writers and illustrators. Includes a children's publishing glossary, an interactive quiz, useful links, and more.

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators [www.scbwi.org]
-Best source for authors and illustrators wanting more information on the children's book field.

Writing-World.com[www.writing-world.com]
-Writing-World.com offers more than 250 articles on writing (fiction, nonfiction, freelancing, greeting cards, international, etc.), plus over 500 links to other resources, market information, contest listings, and more.

Haemi Balgassi [www.haemibalgassi.com]
-Author site that has extensive list of links to other author sites and industry areas.

Through the Looking Glass [www.lookingglassreview.com]
-Through The Looking Glass Children's Book Review is a monthly onlinechildren's book review journal. In addition to reviews of children's booksof all genres the site has author profiles, features, a "Bookish Calendar,"and information about organizations and companies in the children's bookworld. TTLG is a valuable, colourful and easy-to-use resource for parents,teachers, librarians, and homeschool families.

Theresa Brandon Illustrator [http://members.aol.com/thebrandon]
-This site features children's book and magazine illustration, and fantasyillustration in watercolor, gouache, oil and black and white. There is alsoan extensive list of resources for authors and illustrators that includesmany links to other sites.

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