Articles and Blogs

Websites

Resources

• SCBWI: The Blog

• Writing Between The Lines

Groups to Connect With

• FB Group: Children's Book Academy

• FB Group: Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

• KidLit411

Contests

• SCBWI for Authors

• SCBWI for Illustrators

• SCBWI for Published Authors and Illustrators

• SCBWI for Students

• SCBWI for Diversity

• SCBWI for Communities

Illustrator Resources

• The Oatley Academy

• Illustration Friday

• Youtube Art Chanel by Illustrator Will Terry

• Art of The Picture Book

• Picturebook Makers

• SCBWI

• Children's Book Academy

• Inkygirl

• DearEditor.com

• Nerdy Chicks Write

• The Writer's Almanac

• Writer's Digest

Query and Agent Help

• Advice for Picture Book Queries by former agent Mary Kole

• Book: Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market

• Guide to Literary Agents by Writers Digest editor Chuck Sambuchino

• How to Find a Literary Agent by Nathan Bransford

• Literary Rambles: Agent Interviews

• Publishers Weekly

• Query Tracker

• Q&A Blog Post on Agents

• Query Letter Mad Lib

Building an Online Platform

• 5 Social Media Management Tools to Save Time

• 7 Tips for Building an Author Platform Online

• Create Your Writer Platform by Writers Digest Editor Chuck Sambuchino

• The Dos and Don'ts of Digital Marketing for Authors