THE AUTHORS GUILD ONLINE
www.authorsguild.com

Articles and columns dealingwith contract issues, copyright, electronic rights, and other legal issues of concern to writers.

SOCIETY OF CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS
www.scbwi.org

Information on awards and grants available to SCBWI members, and calendar of events listed by date and region, a list of publications available to members, and a site map for easy navigation.

WRITERSDIGEST.COM
www.writersdigest.com

Market news, FAQs, tips, featured markets and web resources, a free newsletter, and more.

BOOKWIRE
www.bookwire.com

A gateway to finding information about publishers, booksellers, libraries, authors, reviews, and awards.  Offers frequently asked publishing questions, a calendar of events, a mailing list, and other helpful resources.

AMAZON.COM
www.amazon.com

More than three million books available on their website at discounted prices, plus a personal notification system of new releases, reader reviews, bestseller and suggested book information.  Be sure to check out Amazon.com Kids.

BARNES AND NOBLE ONLINE
www.bn.com

The world's largest bookstore chain's website contains 600,000 in-stock titles at discount prices as well as personalized recommendations, online events with authors, and book forum access for members.

INKSPOT
www.inkspot.com

An elaborate site that provides information about workshops, how-to information, copyright, quotation, writing tips, resources, contests, market information (including children's writers marketplace), publishers, booksellers, accociations, mailing lists, newsletters, conferences, and more.

THE PURPLE CRAYON
www.underdown.org

Editor Harold Underdown's site includes articles on trends, business, and cover letters and queries as well as interviews with editors and answers to frequently asked questions.  He also includes links to a number of other sites helpful to writers.

VERLA KAY'S WEBSITE
www.verlakay.com

Author Verla Kay's website features writer's tips, articles, a schedule of online writing work (with transcripts of past workshops), a good news board, and helpful links.

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
www.usps.gov/welcome.htm

Offers domestic and international postage rate calculator, stamp ordering, zip code lookup, express mail tracking, and more.

PUBLISHER'S CATALOGUES HOME PAGE
www.lights.com/publisher/index.html

A mammoth link collection of more than 6,000 publishers arond the world arranged geographically.  This site is one of the most comprehensive directories of publishers on the Internet.

ASSOCIATION FOR LIBRARY SERVICE TO CHILDREN
www.ala.org/alsc/awards.html

This site provides links to information about Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, and Michael L. Printz Awards as well as a host of other awards for notable children's books.

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE WEB GUIDE
www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

This site includes stories, poetry, resource lists, lists of conferences, links to book reviews, lists of awards (international), and information on books from classic to contemporary.

CHILDREN'S WRITING SUPERSITE
www.write4kids.com

This site (formerly Children's Writers Resource Center) includes highlights from the newsletter "Children's Book Insider": definitions of publishing terms, answers to frequently asked questions, information on trends, information on small presses, a research center for Web information, and a catalog of material available from CBI.

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
www.mediainfo.com

The Internet source for Editor & Publisher, this site provides up-to-date industry news, with other opportunities such as a research area and bookstore, a calendar of events, and classifieds.

INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION
www.reading.org

This website includes articles; book lists; event, conference, and convention information; and an online bookstore.

KEYSTROKES
www.writelinks.com/keystrokes/

This online monthly newsletter for writers features articles on an array of topics, including topics related to writing for children.  The site offers a years' worth of the newsletter.

SLANTVILLE
www.slantville.com

An online artists community, this site includes a yellow pages for artists, frequently asked questions, and a library ofering information on a number of issues of interest to illustrators.  This is a great site to visit to view artists' portfolios.

PICTUREBOOK
ww.picture-book.com

This site brought to you by Picturebook sourcebook offers tons of links for illustrators, portfolio searching, and news, and offers a listserv, bulletin board, and chatroom.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY CHILDREN'S FEATURES
www.publishersweekly.com/childrensindex.asp

This is a direct link to Publishers Weekly articles relating to children's publishing and authors.

THE DRAWING BOARD
http://members.aol.com/thedrawing

This site for illustrators features articles, interviews, links, and resources for illustrators from all fields.

CHILDREN'S WRITER'S AND ILLUSTRATORS RESOURCE LIST
ww.pfdstudio.com/swrl.html

Maintained by Peter Davis, this site includes lists of books on writing and illustrating, books on the business of illustrating, organizations, and periodicals and Internet resources.

AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS FOR CHILDREN WEBRING
www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=aicwebring;list

Here you'll find a list of link sites of interest to children's writers and illustrators or created by them.

SCIENCE FICTION AND FASTASY WRITERS OF AMERICA
www.sfwa.org

THE ASSOCIATION OF AUTHOR'S REPRESENTATIVES, INC.
www.publishersweekly.com/aar/

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS
www.asja.org/cw/cwjoin.php

CHILDREN'S WRITING RESOURCE CENTER
www.write4kids.com

THE WRITERS BBS
www.writersbbs.com

AUTHORCHATS.COM
www.authorchats.com