Chuck Sambuchino - 2012 Childrens Writers & Illustrators Market

24TH ANNUAL EDITION

2012

Childrens
Writers & Illustrators

MARKET

Chuck Sambuchino, Editor

2012 CHILDRENS WRITERS & ILLUSTRATORS MARKET. Copyright 2011 by F+W Media, Inc. Published by Writers Digest Books, an imprint of F+W Media, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236. Printed and bound in the United States of America. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review.

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Return deadline for this edition is December 31, 2012.

Edited by: Chuck Sambuchino
Cover designed by: Jessica Boonstra
Interior designed by: Claudean Wheeler
Page layout by: Terri Woesner
Production coordinated by: Greg Nock
Cover illustration by: Emily Keafer

The very fact that Im actually writing this letter is extremely surreal to me. Ive worked with Writers Digest Books for five years now editing the Guide to Literary Agents, and Ive always read and admired the Childrens Writers & Illustrators Market. When the CWIM editor position recently became available, it was a dream come true that they asked me to helm the 2012 edition. Its an honor and a privilege to continue this books rich history (500,000 copies sold) of helping writers see their work reach others through print and ebooks.

If you flip through this books pages, the first thing you may notice is a whole ton of upfront instructional articles. Weve beefed up the article count in CWIM to give you even more info and interviews than ever before. Youll find interviews with best-selling authors like Meg Cabot, M.T. Anderson and Maggie Stiefvater. Youll also find instruction on popular topics such as synopsis writing, working with co-writers, the evolution of publishing, and how to compose a query that hooks an agent.

And in addition to all the upfront articles, CWIM is still your trusted source for market listings of all kinds: publishing houses, agents, magazines, illustration opportunities and more. All the good stuff youd expect from an edition of CWIM is still here.

When youre done looking through the book, please stay in touch with me at guideto literaryagents.com/blog. Also, please continue to pass along success stories, improvement ideas and news from the ever-changing world of kids publishing. In the meantime, good luckand maybe well meet at a writers conference or online this year.

Chuck Sambuchino
@chucksambuchino
Editor, Childrens Writers & Illustrators Market / Guide to Literary Agents
Author, How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack

As a writer, illustrator or photographer first picking up Childrens Writers & Illustrators
Market, you may not know quite how to start using the book. Your impulse may be to flip through the book and quickly make a mailing list, then submit to everyone in hopes that someone will take interest in your work. Well, theres more to it. Finding the right market takes time and research. The more you know about a market that interests you, the better chance you have of getting work accepted. Weve made your job a little easier by putting a wealth of information at your fingertips. Besides providing listings, this directory includes a number of tools to help you determine which markets are the best ones for your work. By using these tools, as well as researching on your own, you raise your odds of being published.

This book lists hundreds of potential buyers of freelance material. To learn which companies want the type of material youre interested in submitting, start with the indexes.

This index lists book and magazine editors and art directors as well as agents and art reps, indicating the companies they work for. Use this index to find company and contact information for individual publishing professionals.

Age groups are broken down into these categories in the Age-Level Index:

• PICTURE BOOKS OR PICTURE-ORIENTED MATERIAL are written and illustrated for
  preschoolers to 8-year-olds.
• YOUNG READERS are for 5- to 8-year-olds.
• MIDDLE READERS are for 9- to 11-year-olds.
• YOUNG ADULT is for ages 12 and up.

Age breakdowns may vary slightly from publisher to publisher, but using them as general guidelines will help you target appropriate markets. For example, if youve written an article about trends in teen fashion, check the Magazines Age-Level Index under the Young Adult subheading. Using this list, youll quickly find the listings for young adult magazines.

But lets narrow the search further. Take your list of young adult magazines, turn to the Subject Index, and find the Fashion subheading. Then highlight the names that appear on both lists (Young Adult and Fashion). Now you have a smaller list of all the magazines that would be interested in your teen fashion article. Read through those listings and decide which ones sound best for your work.

Illustrators and photographers can use the Subject Index as well. If you specialize in painting animals, for instance, consider sending samples to book and magazine publishers listed under Animals and, perhaps, Nature/Environment. Since illustrators can simply send general examples of their style to art directors to keep on file, the indexes may be more helpful to artists sending manuscript/illustration packages who need to search for a specific subject. Always read the listings for the potential markets to see the type of work art directors prefer and what type of samples theyll keep on file, and obtain art or photo guidelines if theyre available through the mail or online.

In this index, youll find lists of book and magazine publishers that buy photos from freelancers. Refer to the list and read the listings for companies specific photography needs. Obtain photo guidelines if theyre offered through the mail or online.