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The Author/Illustrator Resource Page

GREAT LINKS ON THIS PAGE: Insights From Editors, Agents, & Authors !
Illustrators, want your work showcased? - Here's what you need to do.

First, please drop us a line and tell us a bit about yourself . We try to match artist to writer so that both will have their work displayed to its best advantage. You can glance at the Author/Illustrator page to see what stories may be available for illustration, (but do remember we've also got a steady stream of brand new stories that are not yet up)

If you have a web page, give us the URL so that we can take a look at some of your work. If you're without a page and would like to send us a sample instead, terrific! But FIRST please request permission to submit it, telling us the file size, and then do make sure your graphics file is in either .gif or .jpg format.

Clip Art Connection and http://www.iconbazaar.com have clip art to help brighten your story until you meet the perfect illustrator to provide something like this whimsical kitten (c) created by the talented Kitty Roach or this terrific little train from KwebDesign

Publishers, Art Directors, Authors: Have you been looking for the perfect illustrator for a new project? What better place to see representative samples than right here at Bedtime-Story!

The Summerland Press, a division of The Summerland Group, Inc., creators of Bedtime-Story, offers professional Editing, Publishing and Literary Agent services for the convenience of self-publishing Authors and Illustrators of Bedtime-Story.

Should Be Required Reading - About Editorial Services

Should Be Required Reading - What Do Editorial Firms Charge?

Should Be Required Reading - Questions & Answers About Literary Agents

Should Be Required Reading - Why Do Editors Reject Books?

Should Be Required Reading - What Happens Inside a Children's Publishing Company?

Should Be Required Reading - What to do after you sign the Publishers Contract

THE VIEW FROM THE BOOKSELLER'S END Excellent Resources from: BookPassage

Should Be Required Reading - About The Big Book Chains

Should Be Required Reading - How Your Book Gets Sabotaged

Should Be Required Reading - Questionable Book Returns: Ouch!

Should Be Required Reading - Bestsellers: A Stacked Deck?

Should Be Required Reading - The Independent Bookseller's Struggle for Survival

Should Be Required Reading - What's Your Story About?: The Importance of Theme

The Purple Crayon was created by an editor of childrens books. It's an excellent reference source, particularly for as yet unpublished writers.

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators The SCBWI is the only professional organization dedicated to serving the people who write, illustrate, or share a vital interest in children’s literature.

Inkspot A resource for Writers

The Writer's MarketboardWas meant to serve as a place where publishers and writers in print and electronic media could connect with one another, and where anyone working with words as a vocation or as an avocation could find something of interest, Writer's Marketboard was free to all publishers, employers, services, and writers. Bedtime-Story was greatly saddened when the Writers Marketboard site was laid to rest. Publishers, writers and illustrators are welcome to use the message board at Bedtime-Story to share their interests.

A World of Pictures -Website for Childrens Illustrators