Children's Literature
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Descriptive Career Information
Creative Writing
From the University of North Carolina - Wilmington Career Services, a description of career titles and related skills associated with creative writing. Plus a listing of web sites for job searching, associations and professional organizations.
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/creativewriting.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Publishing
Describes nature of the work, job outlook, salary and working conditions in the field.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs013.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Writers and Editors
Describes nature of the work, job outlook, salary and working conditions in the field.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos089.htm
What Can I Do with a Major in Literature or Mass Communication?
Two helpful PDF documents that have information on possible occupations, work settings, professional organizations, and book titles on everything you need to know about your field:
- Major in Literature http://www.unca.edu/career/majorsheets/Literature.pdf
- Major in Mass Communication http://www.unca.edu/career/majorsheets/Mass%20Communication.pdf
Job Banks and Searching Advice
Bookjobs
National jobs and internships in publishing, information about upcoming events and publishing organizations.
http://www.bookjobs.com
Children's Publishers on the Internet
Extensive list of children's literature publishers with links to homepages.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/publish.html
Children's Literature Publishers
Provides a directory of publishers and vendors in the field of children's literature.
http://www.acqweb.org/pubr/child.html
FreelanceWriting.com
Career services from the website includes a free job bank service that requires registration, access to newsletters, databases for freelancers and job feeds.
http://www.freelancewriting.com/careercenter.php
Inkygirl
A Weblog for writers. Has a search function, comics, writing resources and other advice for freelancers.
http://www.inkygirl.com/
Mediabistro
Listings for all types of media jobs and internships, including print and web editors, freelance and staff writers, copyeditors, marketing writers, and more. Updated daily.
http://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings/
PoeWar.com
Writer's Resource Center that includes a detailed job search (divided by state and category) as well as extensive links and related information to develop writing skills and information about the industry.
http://poewar.com/
The Purple Crayon
Comprehensive site for the individual who wants to write, illustrate and/or publish children's literature. Covers everything from finding an agent to how to make a living and all topics in between.
http://www.underdown.org/
SmartWriters
Journals, contests, calls for submissions, magazine markets and advice are featured at this website for the writer of children's literature.
http://www.smartwriters.com/
Sunoasis Jobs
Search engine for writing jobs, broken down into various categories such as by region, freelance or online postings.
http://www.sunoasis.com/
Associations
Importance of Professional Organizations . . . In School and Out
Why should you join a professional organization? Read this article to find out.
http://www.campuscareercenter.com/students/article.asp?news_id=902
Children's Literature Associations on the Internet
A listing of both U.S. and international organizations.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/assoc.html
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alsc.htm
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP)
http://www.awpwriter.org/
Children's Literature Assembly (CLA)
http://www.childrensliteratureassembly.org/
Children's Literature Association (ChLA)
http://www.childlitassn.org/
Professional Associations for Writers for Writers
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art2583.asp
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)
http://www.scbwi.org/
United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
Part of the larger International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).
http://www.usbby.org/
Listservs
Child_Lit
A collection of ListServs related to Children's Literature.
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/%7Emjoseph/childlit/about.html
The ESSL Children's Literature Blog
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Education and Social Science Library.
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslchildlit/archives/2005/10/listservs_relat.html
Mailing Lists Related to Children's Literature
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dKbrown/listserv.html
Graduate School Resources
MassCIS
The Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) is available to Massachusetts residents and includes an Education & Training section. Click on "Graduate School Sort" to create a list of schools matching your preferences. From the Mass. Division of Career Services (DCS).
http://masscis.intocareers.org/
Peterson's Graduate Education Center
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com/GradChannel/code/search.asp?path=gr.fas.grad
Market Trends
'"Judging a Book by Its Cover: Publishing Trends in Young Adult Literature"'
An article by Cat Yampbell found in The Lion and the Unicorn, Volume 29, Number 3, September 2005, pp. 348-372.
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/lion_and_the_unicorn/v029/29.3yampbell.html
"Reality Check for Fantasy"
Sue Corbett writes this for Publishers Weekly; 7/17/2006, Vol. 253 Issue 28, p57-59. She talks about the continued popularity of children's fantasy books in the U.S. and possible reasons for this. Also included are comments of publishers and book store owners on the trend.
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.simmons.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=22668183&site=ehost-live
"Spanish and Beyond: Children's Booksellers Add Foreign-Language Titles"
An article for Publishers Weekly; 1/8/2007, Vol. 254 Issue 2, p22, by Edward Nawotka. Nawotka talks about the increasing number of foreign-language books being sold by children's booksellers in the U.S. The trend is strongest in locations with public immersion schools or strong Frenceh-American private schools.
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.simmons.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=23702185&site=ehost-live
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