Children's Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2017
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Overview
Foreword by Frances Hardinge
The annual, bestselling guide to all aspects of the media and how to write and illustrate for children and young adults. Acknowledged by the media industries and authors as the essential guide to how to get published.
The 70+ articles are updated and added to each year. Together they provide invaluable guidance on subjects such as series fiction, writing historical or funny books, preparing an illustration portfolio, managing your finances, interpreting publishers’ contracts, self-publishing your work.
NEW articles for the 2017 edition included on:
- Wanting to be a writer by Simon Mason
- Finding new readers and markets by Tom Palmer
- News and trends in children’s publishing 2015-16 by Caroline Horn
- Series fiction: writing as a part of a team by Lucy Courtenay
- Creating a children’s comic by Tom Fickling
All of the 2,000 listings of who to contact across the media have been reviewed and updated.
The essential guide for any writer for children.
From the Foreword to the 2015 edition: ‘Stuffed full of useful facts to help you get writing (and drawing)’ Liz Pichon
The perfect companion for all writers for children
Reviewed, updated and added to every year to reflect changes in publishing
Advice from the top names in children’s writing: Francesca Simon, Michael Morpurgo, Quentin Blake, Michelle Paver, Jeremy Strong, David Almond, Anne Fine . . .
Perfect for writers (and artists) seeking a traditional publishing deal and for self-published writers
Whenever people ask me about how to get their work for children published . . . the first words to come out of my mouth are always: Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook.
Take the great advice that’s in this Yearbook.
How to get published? 1. Write a good book. 2. Read a good book - this one.’
Riffle these pages and turn your dream into an ambition.
- Title: Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2017
- Author: Bloomsbury Publishing
- Series: Writers' and Artists'
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Yearbooks
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 480
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781472924971, 9781472924964, 1472924967, 1472924975
- Resource ID: LLS:9781472924971
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T12:13:52Z