Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market

"2006 Children's Writers & Illustrators Market" is an excellent resource for beginning writers and illustrators who are interested in breaking into the children's publishing market. It's also a handy guide for those of us who are already working in the field and are anxious to learn more. In addition to providing detailed listings of different publishing companies and their target markets, this book also offers profiles on literary agents, suggestions on how to pitch a manuscript, and interviews with successful children's authors and illustrators. I think it would be nice if the book offered more detailed information on query letters and book proposals for readers who are just starting out, but the publishers of this book really want you to go out and purchase the original "Writer's Market" and the "Guide to Literary Agents," which offer additional guidelines and resources. Overall, "2006 Children's Writers & Illustrators Market" is an essential tool for anyone who is remotely interested in children's publishing. The guide is updated every year and it's worth shelling out the money for a new copy every summer.

The 2006 Children's Writers & Illustrator's Market is the perfect guide for the beginner and beyond. In a tried-true format, Pope updates the reader to the latest in the Children's Market. If you are serious about writing for children and writing to be published, this is one of the best resources you can have. Develop an edge in the field of writing by knowing what an editor is looking for, how to submit and have your work meet editorial needs perfectly. Get out of the slush pile, get the 2006 Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market.

This review is condensed from a review I wrote on my web site, The Purple Crayon. Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market, also known as "CWIM," includes an annually updated "yellow pages" of book, magazine, and other publishers, information about conferences and agents, basic how-to information, and interesting feature articles. Contents: The bulk of CWIM is taken up by the Markets section. This provides information about publishers of books, magazines, greeting cards, and plays. There are several profiles of industry "insiders" scattered through, including editor Deborah Brodie and writer Amy Timberlake. There are several hundred individual entries in all. The book publishers section has about 200 entries. I counted 22 marked as "new," including new companies and new imprints at established companies. (A few are companies that have been around a while but haven't been in CWIM before.) There is also a small section of Canadian and international companies. The entries vary in length, but always include addresses and other basics. Indexes help you find publishers by subject as well as name. The first part of the book has articles, some of which present the same basic information for people just getting started every year, followed by 12 all-new articles and five "First Books" profiles. Comments: Though I like the feature articles, the reason to get CWIM every year is the Markets section. The editors attempt to update every publisher listing every year. What they print is almost always accurate, and saves anyone who needs information about children's publishers an enormous amount of time and effort.

As a writer for publication, this is my yearly textbook. It gives plenty of necessary advice and how-to help for the beginner and wonderful articles for all levels to enjoy. The professionals listed can be trusted as reputable businesses. The 2006 Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market is a value, truly, and a book I highly recommend to all writers who choose to submit.

This is the second of this book I have purchased I currently have one from 2005. The book is very helpfull and it has alot of usefull information that I use almost on a daily bases. It has helped me so much I have currently sold 2 items that I designed to a childrens magazine and I hope to sell more in the future. Thank You!