Kidlit Resources

Check out these resources to learn more about writing and discovering great children’s books. 

Membership groups/workshops/conferences

12×12 Picture Book Challenge
Highlights Foundation Workshops
Kidlit 411
Rutgers University Council on Children’s Literature Society of Children’s Book Authors & Illustrators The Writing Barn

Websites/Blogs

Children’s Book Council Reading lists
Nonfiction Fest
Publishers Weekly
Reading for Research archives
StoryStorm
The Purple Crayon – Harold Underdown

Industry Influencers/Reviewers/Awards

American Library Association

ALA Book Award List
Colby Sharp

Cynsations blog

Fuse8 (Betsy Bird)

John Schu

Kirkus

The Horn Book

Colby Sharp

Cynsations blog

Fuse8 (Betsy Bird)

John Schu

School Library Journal

State Book Award List

Sydney Taylor Book Award

Contests/craft information

PBParty 

SpringFling contest

Susanna Hill’s blog/contests/pitch advice/book recs

Hashtags to use/follow on Twitter and Instagram

#DVPitch
#Kidlit
#MGBookChat
#PBChat

#PBParty
#PBPitch
#PitMad
#RevPit

Diversity and Inclusion Resources:

The Brown Bookshelf

We Need Diverse Books

KidLit In Color