The Writers' & Artists' Yearbook's lime green little sister will be hitting the shelves on 7 August. Once again, I've slaved to get it just right for all you budding children's authors.
It contains heaps of new stuff - hundreds of new listings to add to the existing thousands and lots of brilliant new articles by top authors including Francesca Simon (Horrid Henry), Karen McCombie (Ally's World) and Janey Louise Jones (Princess Poppy), as well as previous contributions by Anthony Horowitz, Jacqueline Wilson, J.K. Rowling, Lauren Child, Malorie Blackman, Raymond Briggs, Anne Fine ... the list goes on!
Just listen to what a few of our past and present contributors have said about the Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook:
- "I wish you all the luck in the world. Don't be a ninny like me, practically giving up at the first rejection. Consult the excellent Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook and get going!" - Jacqueline Wilson
- "Between the covers of this book is everything you need to know to get published" - Julia Donaldson
- "Whenever people ask me about how to get their work for children published, or how to find their way around the world of publishing for children, the first words to come out of my mouth are always: Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook" - Michael Rosen
- "The Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook is a goldmine of invaluable information, so good luck and get writing" - Francesca Simon
All those sucessful writers (and many many more) can't be wrong!
So if you want to get your children's book published, isn't it great to know that all the advice you need is all in one place?
Warm wishes, Jo
I recently submitted some childrens rhymes to a publisher. The publisher wanted my work, but because I was a new author, he said he would be taking a risk taking me on his own. So he offered me a contract with his company and another company. Because this wasn't a traditional publishing contract they told me that I would have to pay $895.00 to go ahead. They told me that I would get 50% royalties on my work. So eg if the book sold for $16 dollars in the shops, they would take out $4 for the printing of the book which left $12 and I would recieve half of that. I declined the offer. On the whole it would of seemed like a good deal if they hadn't requested the $895.00. I have never had a book published as yet, but I am very warey of contracts and how much commision I would be earning.
Just about to update my website, and shall be adding CWAA link to the useful addresses page for would-be-writers. It's always been a hugely useful reference book for me. No writer should be without it.
Thanks, Mary. Good to hear that you approve! If it's the use of the apostrophe that you like, I wonder whether you've seen the Apostrophe Protection Society site, complete with examples of the misuse of the apostrophe?