Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2020: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published

Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2020: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published

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The Most Trusted Guide to the World of Children's Publishing! The 32nd edition of Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market is the definitive and trusted guide for anyone who seeks to write or illustrate for kids and young adults. If you're a writer or an illustrator for young readers and your goal is to get published, CWIM 2020 is the resource you need. In this book, you'll find more than 500 listings for children's book markets, including publishers, literary agents, magazines, contests, and more. These listings include a point of contact, how to properly submit your work, and what categories each market accepts. This edition also features:    • Interviews with bestselling authors including Cassandra Clare, N.K. Jemisin, Jacqueline Woodson, Leigh Bardugo, and more.    • Craft articles on topics ranging from P.O.V., mocking-up picture books, and including diverse characters.    • Business articles on topics such as making the most of your platform, tracking submissions, and blocking out distractions when you write, and much more.

I used to love this marketing book, so helpful for writers and illustrators of children's books. It had great original articles written by people in the industry. I pitched one myself which was published in CWIM years ago. Now, apparently, it costs the publisher nothing to put this book together. The articles are reprints from WD books or the magazine. Most are generic, not specific to the children's book industry. There are MISTAKES all over. The interview with Jacqueline Woodson says she wrote the Newbery Honor book The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. She did not. Sloppy copyediting is one thing, but mistakes in an industry guide are egregious. I found others. Worse, the marketing section listing publishers guidelines repeated information: "How to Contact: Query. Responds only if interested. Query. Responds only if interested. Query. Responds only if interested. Terms: Pays royalty on retail price. Offers advance. Pays royalty on retail price. Pays advance." *Many* entries are written like this. Often "Terms," which is supposed to list advance offered, flat-fee, etc., says "Catalog online." I don't know why Writer's Digest, a company I normally respect, would change a fine, helpful product to something so shoddy. Not worth $2 much less $30.