Magic Wanda's Travel Emporium

by Joshua Searle-White
Magic Wanda's Travel Emporium
Author: Joshua Searle-White
Publisher: Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781558965102
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Winner of the 2003 Storyteller of the Year competition, Searle-White has performed and conducted successful storytelling workshops throughout the United States. This collection brings his off-the-wall characters and their fantastic adventures to the page. This lively collection of 15 stories proves that anything is possible. Searle-White's colorful characters navigate the world of human relationships, using imagination and humor to illuminate themes of love, commitment, fear, and faith. His character inhabit leaky boats, magical islands, and far-off planets and his stories combine jokes for adults with a silliness kids will love. Magic Wanda's Travel Emporium is the perfect book for reading out loud. Searle-White's commitment to rhyme, alliteration and wordplay-all the things that make him a great storyteller-are employed in this collection. Stories include: * Two pompous pirates squaring off against each other in the sailing race of the century * A round rubber ball that struggles to tell a secret to her friend without them both bouncing away * A clarinet whose love for a saxophone is almost doomed by their vast cultural differences

2011 Children's Writer's And Illustrator's Market

by Alice Pope
2011 Children's Writer's And Illustrator's Market
Author: Alice Pope
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2010-07-12
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1599634260
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Now includes a subscription to CWIM online (the children’s publishing area of writersmarket.com). The 2011 CWIM offers more than 650 listings for book publishers, magazines, agents, art reps and more. It’s completely updated and is the most trusted source for children’s publishing information. CWIM also contains exclusive interviews with and articles by well-respected and award-winning authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals as well as nuts-and-bolts how-to information. Readers will learn what to do, how to do it, and get loads of information and inspiration.

2012 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market

by Chuck Sambuchino
2012 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market
Author: Chuck Sambuchino
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 729
Release: 2011-08-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1599632454
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The Most Trusted Guide to the World of Children's Publishing If you write or illustrate for young readers with the hope of getting published, the 2012 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market is the trusted resource you need. For more than 20 years, CWIM has been the definitive publishing guide for anyone who seeks to write or illustrate for kids and young adults. Inside you'll find more than 700 listings for children's book publishers and magazines, including a point of contact, how much they pay, and what they're looking for. You'll also find: • Interviews with acclaimed best-selling authors, such as Meg Cabot (The Princess Diaries), M.T. Anderson (Feed), Maggie Stiefvater (Shiver), and Ally Carter (Gallagher Girls series) • Advice from dozens of prominent literary agents, most of whom are seeking new clients • Other informative articles on topics such as composing a query letter, selling articles to magazines, creating your writer "voice," working with co-writers, attending a writers conference, and more Includes an exclusive 60-minute FREE WEBINAR with Chuck Sambuchino that will teach you how to use this book and see your work in print. "Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market is invaluable for writers of children's books. Chock-full of publishing resources, it's a must-have!" —Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush Hush and Crescendo "Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market is the most complete, trusted, definitive, and inspiring source of publishing opportunities for children's writers and illustrators working today." —Mary Kole, literary agent and award-winning blogger (kidlit.com)PLEASE NOTE: Free subscriptions are NOT included with the ebook version of this title.

2014 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market

by Rachel Randall
2014 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market
Author: Rachel Randall
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 1122
Release: 2013-08-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1599637472
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The best resource for getting your fiction published! The 2014 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market is the only resource you'll need to get your short stories, novellas, and novels published. As with past editions, Novel & Short Story Writer's Market offers hundreds of listings for book publishers, literary agents, fiction publications, contests, and more. Each listing includes contact information, submission guidelines, and other important tips. You'll also find an increased focus on all aspects of the writing life, from insightful articles on craft and technique to helpful advice on getting published and marketing your work. The 2014 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market offers everything a fiction writer needs to achieve publishing success. Check out interviews with award-winning author Man Martin (Days of the Endless Corvette and Paradise Dogs) and best-selling author and writing instructor James Scott Bell (Plot & Structure and Conflict & Suspense)!

Hawkmoon

by Nancy Williams
Hawkmoon
Author: Nancy Williams
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2010
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0973749784
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Sadie Hawkmoon, the gritty and enigmatic heroine of Nancy Williams's exciting first novel, never had a simple life. Hawkmoon follows Sadie's journey as she is abducted from the circus as a young child and forced to live on the unforgiving open plains by Ice, a brutal horse thief, and his vicious band of outlaws. Dominated mentally, emotionally, and physically, Sadie is forced to kill and surrender her body as Ice's unwilling lover over the course of several years. At long last, she daringly escapes the clutches of her makeshift family and tries to start her life anew. With the help of a troubled yet charismatic horse trader, Sadie begins to discover what it means to trust and to love, although leaving her nightmarish past behind turns out to be no easy featIce looms like a storm on the horizon, obsessed with getting Hawkmoon back.

2014 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market

by Chuck Sambuchino
2014 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market
Author: Chuck Sambuchino
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 729
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1599637448
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The most trusted guide to the world of children's publishing! If you write or illustrate for young readers with the hope of getting published, the 2014 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market is the trusted resource you need. Now in its 26th edition, CWIM is the definitive publishing guide for anyone who seeks to write or illustrate for kids and young adults. Inside you'll find more than 650 listings for children's book markets (publishers, agents, magazines, and more)--including a point of contact, how to properly submit your work, and what categories each market accepts. You'll also find: • Interviews with some of today's hottest authors and illustrators, including author R.L. Stine (the Goosebumps series), author Marie Lu (Legend), author Beth Revis (Across the Universe), and illustrator Debbie Ridpath (I'm Bored, written by Michael Ian Black). • The ever-popular "First Books" article, where debut writers and illustrators explain what they did right and how you can follow in their footsteps to success. • In-depth articles on picture books, query letters, novel voice, author platform, the status of indie-publishing, literary agents, and more. Includes "New Agent Spotlights"--profiles on literary reps actively seeking new writers of children's books right now. "I buy a copy of Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market every single year. It's the definitive, must-have resource for children's publishing." --Jesse Klausmeier, author of the picture book Open This Little Book "Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market is a great resource for artists and writers who are ready to share their talent with the world." --Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries

2013 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market

by Chuck Sambuchino
2013 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market
Author: Chuck Sambuchino
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 660
Release: 2012-08-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1599636387
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The Most Trusted Guide to the World of Children’s Publishing If you write or illustrate for young readers with the hope of getting published, the 2013 Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market is the trusted resource you need. Now in its 25th edition, CWIM is the definitive publishing guide for anyone who seeks to write or illustrate for kids and young adults. Inside you’ll find more than 650 listings for children’s book markets (publishers, agents, magazines and more) - including a point of contact, how to properly submit your work, and what categories they’re looking for.You’ll also find: • Profiles of debut authors who succeeded, as well as interviews with acclaimed novelists such as Garth Nix (The Old Kingdom and Seventh Tower series), Tamora Pierce (Song of the Lioness series) and Marissa Meyer (Cinder) • A special roundup with more than 20 SCBWI advisors worldwide who share their best advice on how to get your children’s book published and break out • In-depth articles on topics such as picture book pacing, illustration, query letters, finding and agent, social media, craft and voice, writers’ conferences and more! PLEASE NOTE: Free subscriptions are NOT included with the e-book edition of this title.

Book Markets for Children's Writers, 2006

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Book Markets for Children's Writers, 2006
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2007
Genre: Book industries and trade
ISBN: 9781889715360
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"Feature articles on markets for humor, middle-grade biographies, YA novels, activity books, PreK nonfiction"--Cover.