Searchable Publisher Database

This website lists children's books publishing companies, including editor contact information. It is organized alphabetically.

http://www.bookmarket.com/childrens-book-editors.htm

And here is another similar listing of childrens book publishers:

http://www.ladimer.com/source/List_of_Publishers_Chidren_Ladimer.pdf

Noooooooo!!!!

I have sad news friends, I just received an email from Stories for Children's Virgina Grenier, and she explained that "As of September 1, 2012, SFC Publishing, LLC will be closing the doors to future issues of Stories for Children Magazine. We had hoped for a gradual process of retiring Stories for Children Magazine, however reasons beyond our control have caused us to close sooner than expected. Our online community and website will stay active with Featured Guest interviews from new and unknown authors/illustrators; along with sharing a past title from one of our issues on the site each month. We also plan on producing a few anthologies from the best titles of Stories for Children Magazine in coming months/years and announcing Granny Award Winners from our past volume years.
The final issue, Stories for Children 2012 Back-to-School Vol. 5 Issue 3, will be published in September 2012."

What a shame. This publication was a great source for children and adults. I actually had a poem accepted for their 2012 Back-to-School issue and felt so honored.

Holy Cheese Balls!

I made the Institute of Children’s Literature's newsletter. The ICL offers a premier writing course (seriously, like everyone has taken this course), books, and a newsletter to adults interested in learning how to write and be published for children and teens. So this is awesome. Totally awesome.

If you haven't already, check'em out: http://www.institutechildrenslit.com

Thank you fabulous writing friend Jayne for letting me know. And thank you, thank you ICL!!!

G'Day Mate!

I had the good fortune to critique an Australian writer's manuscript, and it made me want to throw another shrimp on the barbie. Well, not really. It did make me think of Five Mile Press, and Australian publisher that produces wonderful childen's books. Their submissions guidelines can be found here: http://www.fivemile.com.au/publishing-guidelines.html

Want more thunder from down under (hee hee)? Try Allen & Unwin, Australia's leading independent publisher. They publish around 250 new titles each year including books for children and young adults. http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=434

As with all my other posts, please feel free to suggest additions. And if you want more awesome Aussie slang language, go here: http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html

Got a book about the beach?

Or New Jersey? Check out Down The Shore, an independent publisher specializing in beach and coastal subjects, New Jersey, and the Jersey Shore. By the way, it took a lot of restraint not to post a picture of Snooki - you Jersey Shore people know what I'm talking about.

And off they go...

... my little poems, into the big bad world. I submitted a few things today to the magazine market. Fingers crossed!

Publisher Mega-Directories

These two links will take you to big ol' lists of publishers. The first is organized by category. The second list is alphabetical.

http://myperfectpitch.com/book-publishers-accepting-submissions-by-category

http://www.signaleader.com