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For Children’s Book Writers:

    Children’s Book Council: http://www.cbcbooks.org/

Official website for the CBC, a non-profit trade organization dedicated to encouraging literacy and the use and enjoyment of children’s books.  Can get publisher information and links to publisher websites at http://www.cbcbooks.org/html/mlist1.html

    Children’s Literature Web Guide: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

Internet resources related to books for children and young adults

    Cooperative Children’s Book Center: http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/

Official website for the CCBC located at the School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.  “A gathering place for all who are interested in youth literature.” Learn more about CCBC collections, services, publications, upcoming events, past events, and CCBC-NET, in addition to links to other resources in the field

    Institute of Children’s Literature: http://www.institutechildrenslit.com/

Official website for the ICL, contains articles and transcripts of interviews with children’s authors

    Harold Underdown’s Purple Crayon Site: http://www.underdown.org/index.html

Children’s book editor offers useful articles and links to resources for children’s authors and illustrators, parents, teachers, librarians, and others who are interested in children’s books

    Publisher’s Weekly Children’s Features: http://www.publishersweekly.com/childrensindex.asp

  

Organizations:

    The Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators:  http://www.scbwi.org/

    Mystery Writers of America: http://www.mysterywriters.org/

 

On the Mechanics of Writing:

    Common Errors in English: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/

Reference:

    Writers Free References: http://www.writers-free-reference.com/

Maps, encyclopedias, newspapers, quotes, telephone directories, law library, kings and rulers, art resources, currency conversion, census information, general reference…

    Writer’s Research links: http://www.writerswrite.com/reference/ 

Baby names sites, crime and forensics, experts, genealogy, general research sites, government websites, health, historical research, libraries and museums, people finders, science, search engines, technology and more…

    U.S. Copyright Site: http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/

Official information on copyright


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