Annual Market Directories

Dear Writer,

      Armed with the latest information from our market directories, our readers have sold books in the last several months to Children’s Press, Guidepost Books, Front Street Books, Tilbury House, Gryphon House, Capstone Press, Milkweed Editions, and other publishers—more than 45 recent sales.  Others have made more than 100 recent story and article sales to Highlights for Children, Cicada, Ladybug, Turtle, Pockets, Humpty Dumpty’s Magazine, Boys’ Life, Cricket, Spider, AppleSeeds, Boys’ Quest, Hopscotch, and many others.  In the past year “our people” have notched over 300 sales that we know about.

      Notice we said that they used our current directories.  There are important market changes each year that impact your chances of success.  That’s why it’s important to have our new, 100% updated 2010 directories before you submit your manuscripts in the coming year.

     This is absolutely your last chance to enjoy the competitive edge provided by our 2010 directories FREE for 30 days.

 

The right contact at the right publisher
at the right time

 

     Those are the “rights” you need to increase your odds of getting published, and that's what our new 2010 directories will deliver to you as no other directory or market resource can.
  • 51 eager new publishers listed in this year’s Book Markets for Children’s Writers weren’t there last year . . . 58 new magazine markets open to freelancers make their debut in this year’s Magazine Markets for Children's Writers.
  • 119 book publishers and magazines in last year’s directories are gone.  You don’t want to send your manuscript to one of them.  They are either out of business or not accepting freelance submissions—either way bad bets for your work.
  • The two directories have a combined total of 1,252 listings—bringing you more solid children’s market publishing opportunities than any other source . . . PLUS—
  • The significant recent changes in contacts, editorial needs, pay rates, addresses, who’s in, who’s out--all the updated information you need to increase your chances of publication and keep you from wasting time and postage . . . PLUS—

 

Exclusive insider tips—not available elsewhere—
on proven strategies for getting published

 

      Leading editors and writers have a strong bond with the Institute of Children’s Literature.  That’s why they are motivated to pass on to our students and graduates their exclusive inside tips on how to get published in today’s market.

      Editors from HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Books, Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, Carolrhoda Books, Bloomsbury Children’s Books USA, Lee & Low Books, and others clue readers in on how to attract serious editorial attention.  The editors of such magazines as Highlights for Children, Highlights High Five, Cobblestone, Cricket, Stories for Children, Odyssey, Ranger Rick, AppleSeeds, and New Moon Girls reveal changed needs and the best strategies for making it onto their pages now.

      In exclusive articles, top magazine editors offer insight on how to craft lively and distinctive articles about sports and activities; list the essentials of how-to and how-things-work articles; and demystify fiction genres. Book editors reveal current trends in middle-grade and YA series fiction, contemporary folktales and fairy tales, and picture book and concept book nonfiction.
 

 

“They are worth triple their weight in gold”

“I LOVE your Book Markets for Children’s Writers! It was because of this book that I am published.”

—Kari McLaughlin, Gillette, WY

 

 “I find these directories to be extremely useful and I anticipate the arrival of the new ones. I would like to be sure that my submissions are . . . received by the proper people again this year.”

—Elizabeth Kellough, Seaforth, ON, Canada

 

“I always look forward to receiving this yearly publication. It’s like a Christmas present in January!”

—Paula Finefield, Garden Grove, CA

 

“Your market directories are priceless. They are the best and most informative available. They single-handedly helped me go from writing as a hobby to writing as a published professional. Thanks!”

—Ursula Rinker, Joplin, MO

 

“The Market Directories published by the Institute are invaluable. Although there are other listings available, none are as concise and clearly written. I especially enjoy reading and rereading the articles in the front and look forward to the next edition.”

—Carol Prins, Englewood, FL

 

“I’ll never use any other directory. Yours are so easily accessible and easy to work with. It wouldn’t make sense to use anything else. Your directories are invaluable. They are are worth triple their weight in gold.”

—Abbey Peoples, Roswell, GA

 

“The Market Directories are superb. I love the ‘how-to’ articles. They are my link to the writing world.”

—Carol Zechlin, Manitowish Waters, WI

 

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       No questions asked.  No hassles.  Guaranteed.

       Good luck in 2010! I'd love to hear from you when you sell your writing.

 

 

Cordially,


Pamela Kelly

Editorial Director

Institute of Children’s Literature

 

 

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I believe you’ll see why Amanda Hall wrote to us to say, “Every submission and sale I’ve ever made has been because of the Market Directories. Other directories just can’t compare with those put out by the Institute.”