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Sites on Writing Adults We have included some commercial sites on this page due to their excellent educational content and/or links. Please be aware that these sites also contain advertisements for services and products. Sites on Writing AdultsWriter's Block: The Canadian E-Zine for the Writing Trade Writers Write Writers' Exchange Canadian Authors Association: Writers Helping Writers English Grammar and Style A Guide to Writing/Grammar Resource Sites Writer Online Sites on Writing For Children AdultsAaron Shepard's Kidwriter Page Marion Crook Sites of Interest and Information Janet McNaughton's Home Page Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, Writing for Children Children's Writing Sites on Writing ChildrenAaron Shepard's Young Author Page Janet McNaughton's Home Page Creative Writing for Teens About.com Colin Thompson, Author & Illustrator KidNews Children on the Net Sites on Illustration Children and AdultsAdvice for Aspiring Writers & Illustrators Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators A Lifetime of Color Art Studio Chalkboard ChildrenClick! The Arts Educational SitesThe University of Illinois Collaborative Lesson Archive Writing For An Audience: Using an Aviator's Vocabulary Dr. Judith M. Newman Go Places With Suse MacDonald The Children's Literature Web Guide The Children's Book Council Canadian Children's Book Centre International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) The Book on Jane Yolen Books For Children on WritingEllis, Sarah. The Young Writer's Companion. Toronto: Groundwood Books/Douglas & McIntyre, 1999. Fitch, Sheree. Writing Maniac: How I Grew Up to Be a Writer (and You Can Too!). Markham, Ont.: Pembroke Publishers, ©2000. Glatthorn, Allan and Willa F. Spicer. The Nelson Canada Young Writer's Handbook. Scarborough, Ont.: Nelson Canada, 1990. Grant, Janet E. Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Writer. White Hall, Virginia: Shoe Tree Press, 1991. Kemper, Dave, Ruth Nathan and Patrick Sebranek; illustrated by Chris Krenske. Writers Express: A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers, and Learners. Scarborough, Ont. ITP Nelson, 1998. Ruurs, Margriet. On the Write Track!: A Guide to Writing, Illustrating, and Publishing Stories. Vancouver: Pacific Educational Press, 1993. Stinson, Kathy; illustrated by Alan and Lea Daniel. Writing Your Best Picture Book Ever. Markham, Ont.: Pembroke Publishers, 1994. Tchudi, Susan and Stephen Tchudi. The Young Writers' Handbook. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1984. For Teachers of WritingEllis, Sarah. From Reader to Writer: Teaching Writing through Classic Children's Books. Toronto: Groundwood Books/Douglas & McIntyre, 2000. Kemper, Dave, Ruth Nathan and Patrick Sebranek; illustrated by Chris Krenske. Writers Express: A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers, and Learners. Scarborough, Ont. ITP Nelson, 1998. Ruurs, Margriet. On the Write Track!: A Guide to Writing, Illustrating, and Publishing Stories. Vancouver: Pacific Educational Press, 1993. Books about Writing for ChildrenAiken, Joan. The Way to Write for Children. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982. Archbold, Rick et al. Author & Editor: A Working Guide. Toronto: The Book and Periodical Development Council, 1983. Epstein, Connie C. The Art of Writing for Children: Skills and Techniques of the Craft. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, 1991. Fitz-Randolph, Jane. How to Write for Children and Young Adults: A Handbook. Rev. ed. Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Books, 1987. Bicknell, Treld Pelkey and Felicity Trotman, eds. How to Write & Illustrate Children's Books and Get Them Published! Cincinnati, Ohio: North Light Books, 1988. Lewis, Claudia. Writing for Young Children. Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1982 Litowinsky, Olga. Writing and Publishing Books for Children in the 1990s: The Inside Story from the Editor's Desk. New York: Walker and Company, 1992. Lloyd, Pamela. How Writers Write. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1987. Prestine, Joan Singleton. How to Write Picture Books for Fun and Profit. Englewood, Colorado: Douglas and Scott, 1987. Roberts, Ellen E. M. The Children's Picture Book: How to Write It, How to Sell It. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1981 Roberts, Ellen E. M. Nonfiction for Children: How to Write It, How to Sell It. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1986. Rosen, Michael. Did I Hear You Write? Richmond Hill, Ont.: Scholastic-TAB Pub., 1989. Seuling, Barbara. How to Write a Children's Book and Get It Published. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1984. Shulevitz, Uri. Writing with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1985. Stinson, Kathy. Writing Picture Books: What Works and What Doesn't! Markham, Ont.: Pembroke Publishers, 1991. Worlds of Childhood: The Art and Craft of Writing for Children. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Writers on Writing: Guide to Writing and Illustrating Children's Books. Edited by David Booth. Markham, Ont.: Overlea House, 1989. Wyndham, Lee. Writing for Children & Teenagers. Revised by Arnold Madison. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1980, 1968. Yolen, Jane. Guide to Writing for Children. Boston: The Writer, 1989. Yolen, Jane. Writing Books for Children. Boston: The Writer, 1983, 1973. |