Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market: 800+ Editors and Art Directors Who Want Your Work

The latest edition of this sizeable guide follows closely in the footsteps of its 14 predecessors as an excellent publishing resource for novice writers and illustrators. New readers will find its routine articles on subjects such as getting started, locating the right market, understanding contracts, making a quality product and avoiding procrastination fresh and to the point. (""Do your homework!"" is the prevailing theme here.) Interesting tidbits include a fun but informative quiz that tests a writer's professionalism, written by agents Robert Brown and Sharene Martin, who believe that everyone wants to be a children's writer (maybe even the president). Though it's the agent, publisher and conference listings that are the most practical, the high points in each edition are the interviews with popular and distinguished people in the field--authors, magazine editors and book publishers. Artists get the stiff this year, with only two such articles, but the mini-profile about Lisa Kopelke, who broke the rules about illustrating her own story, will be inspiring to all beginners with big plans.