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KIDLIT Writer Resources

Writing Communities & Groups

Best Websites, Blogs, & YouTubers

For Children's Authors

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Difference Between Writing Groups & Critique Groups

How to Find & Work With Critique Partners

How to find critique groups & what to look for in them

50 Places to Find a Critique Circle

Facebook Groups for Children's Authors

How to Give & Receive Feedback With Critique Partner

Picture Book Critique Group Checklist

Pros & Cons of Writing/Critique Groups

List of Writers Associations

Pros & Cons of Writers Associations

Writing Resources by State

Finding Agents & Publishers

Writers & Editors: Tons of Writer Resources!

Best Blogs & Newsletters for KidLit Writers

Woven With Pixie Dust: Blog of Pam Calvert

Janet Reid, Literary Agent

Bookends Literary Agency (YouTube)

Alexa Donne (YouTuber)

Mary Kole: Good Story Company (YouTuber)

Redditt Official List of AuthorTubers

Absolute Write: free online community

Literary Rambles: author & agent interviews

Writer Beware: Links & info about literary scams

Author Website Information

How To Build An Author Website

What to Include in Author Website

What to Put in Website When You're Not Published Yet

What Makes a Great Author Website

Website Examples, Templates, & How to Build One

How to Create & What to Include in Author Newsletter

Tips & Tricks for Author Newsletters

How Often Should You Email Your Newsletter?

How to Build Your Email List

50 Ideas for Author Newsletter Content

How to Start a Blog and Have it Succeed

What to Blog About

Should You Have an Author Website?

365 Blog Post Ideas for Authors

Online Writing Courses (KidLit)

Manuscript Wish List: Search guide for agents & editors

Agent Query: Free database of literary agents

Query Tracker: Find agents, organize and track queries

Publisher's Marketplace: track authors and their agents,
sales, reviews, editors, and news.

Guide to Literary Agents 2020

Literary Marketplace

Children's Writers & Illustrators Market 2020: book publishers, agents, magazines, grants, contests, etc.

Book Markets for Children's Writers 2021

Magazine Markets for Children's Writers 2021

SCBWI: writers association

SCBWI's Message & Chat Board

Write for Kids: Children's Book Insider

JacketFlap: writer resources for children's authors, illustrators, agents, & publishers.

Only Picture Books: The Weekly Rumpus of

Picture Book Things.

KidLit.com: Mary Kole past literary agent

Institute for Writers: Writing for Children Blog

Tara Lazar: Writing for Kids (Storystorm)

12 x 12 Challenge for picture book writers

Publishers Weekly: Children's Book News

Social Media Platforms

Marketing Strategies

110 Book Marketing Ideas in 2021

Author Swag: What Is It? How It Can Help

Supreme Guide to Author Business Cards

Using Postcards for Book Promoting

How to Create an Unforgettable Author Visit

Social Media Guide for Writers

Facebook Author Page: All You Need to Know

Twitter for Authors

Twitter Marketing Tips

50 Twitter Hashtags for Authors

How to Set Up Instagram for Authors

100 Post Ideas for Instagram

5 Ways to Best-Selling Authors Use Instagram
to Promote Their Books

120 Best Instagram Hashtags for Authors

Pinterest for Authors

20 Best Writing Courses Online (for kids authors)

Institute for Writers (earn college credits)

Highlights Foundation: workshop for kids authors & illustrators

Other Writer Resources:

Money-Saving Guide for Authors and Writers

Should Writers Engage With Trolls?

How to Protect Your eBook From Piracy

How to Protect Your eBook From Sharing and Copying

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