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Discover information about favorite authors and illustrators
of books
written for children and young adults. |
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Author and Illustrator Booking Information
A
publisher is listed individually if they have
author/illustrator appearance planning kits or guides.
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Authors in Schools
Information for inviting an author to speak to students or
conduct workshops.
AuthorsInSchools.com
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Authors and Illustrators Who Visit Schools
Information about authors and illustrators who who present
school programs.
AIVS
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Author
Illustrator Source
Information about school and professional presentations
hat is searchable by geographical region.
Author Illustrator Source |
Authors for Kids
Arrange school author visits, conference presentations and
professional development seminars.
Authors for Kids |
Balkin
Buddies
Provides authors and illustrators for schools and
conferences.
Catherine Balkin |
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Children's Books Council
A list of
individual publishers and contact information
for requesting an author or illustrator appearance.
Children's Book Council
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The Children's Book Guild of Washington, D. C.
A speaker's bureau of available authors and illustrators.
Members List
The Children's Book Guild
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Farrar,
Straus & Giroux Author and Illustrator Appearances
A planning guide for an author/illustrator event with a
checklist timeline.
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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HarperCollins Author/Illustrator Visits
A planning guide for a successful event.
HarperCollins |
Holiday House Author/Illustrator Appearance Kit
A planning guide for hosting an author/illustrator
appearance.
Holiday House |
McBookwords Book-an-Author
Information for schools for author and illustrators that
make appearances.
Includes article links for appearance planning.
Sharron L. McElmeel |
Metronet
Directory of Minnesota authors and
illustrators of books for children and young adults
who present programs in schools and libraries.
Metronet |
Nobody But Curtis
An author booking service for a variety of popular
children's and young adult authors.
NBC |
Penguin Young Readers Authors and Illustrators Visit Guide
A planning guide with a list of authors and illustrators
by geographical region with an
Author Request Form.
Penguin |
Picture Book Artists
List
of children's illustrators who give presentations at
schools, libraries and conferences
organized by region and state.
Picture Book Artists |
Random House Children's Books Author & Illustrator
Appearances Kit
Information for setting up an author event, request form,
and list of available authors.
Random House |
Scholastic Invite an Author
A step-by-step guide with author/illustrator listings
alphabetically and by region.
A
list of authors available for visits through
Scholastic.
Scholastic |
Simon & Schuster
A planning guide for an author/illustrator appearance with a
link to description of presentations.
Simon & Schuster |
Society of
Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Regional chapters include a speaker's bureau.
SCBWI |
Visitingauthors.com
Information for booking an author or illustrator for a
school, library, or conference.
Visitingauthors.com |
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Winding Oak
Represents authors and illustrators for appearances in
schools, libraries, and conferences.
Winding Oak
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General Author Sites |
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African American Children's
Book Writers and Illustrators
Provides information about current and up-coming
African-American
children’s authors and
illustrators.
AACBWI
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a.k.a (Also
Known As)
Information on author pseudonyms, aliases, and nicknames.
Trussel
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America Writes for
Kids
Search by name or state for information about authors and
their books.
USA Writes for Kids
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Author 411
Chat with popular teen authors.
Register with Random House to participate in monthly
author chats.
Random House |
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The Author Corner
Links to brief biographies, some audio clips, and personal
author websites,
many in the Mid-Atlantic area.
Mona Kerby
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Author Studies
Links to a biography, interview transcripts, booklists, and
a link to the personal website.
Scholastic
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Author/Illustrator
Source
A national listing of artists and writers who live in
the United States and make school visits.
Author Illustrator Source
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Author and
Illustrator Bios
Brief biographical sketches with autobiographical
information from some of the authors.
Educational Paperback Association
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Author and Illustrator Birthdays
A list of birthdays by
date and by
name.
Aspen, NM, Elementary School
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Author Birthdays
A list of birthdays by day and month.
KidsReads
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The
Author Page
Provides biographical information, a photo and
Frequently Asked Questions
with answers from 14 popular
authors.
Internet Public Library
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Author Pages
Author information includes books, some biographical
information,
common topics, similar authors, and links to articles about
their works.
Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site
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Author
Profiles
Author profiles of popular British authors and poets of
children's and young adult literature.
Achuka
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Author Profiles
Brief bios of selected young adult authors.
Class Zone – McDougal Littell
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Author Profiles
Brief
biographical sheets of selected authors.
Simon & Schuster
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Author
Showcase
A searchable database for authors by birth date,
geographical location, and alphabetically.
Bound to Stay Bound
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Authors
Dozens of brief
bios of varying lengths that include pictures and/or
personal interviews.
KidReads
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Authors
and
Ilustrators
Information about
favorite authors and illustrators with in-depth biographies
and interviews with links to personal websites of Random
House authors.
Random Housse
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Authors and
Illustrators
Brief bios with a
list of published books.
Boyds Mills Press
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Authors and Illustrators
Brief author bios
and interviews.
Penguin Putnam
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Authors and
Illustrators
Authors'
homepages are created by the authors themselves,
educator/resource collectors, or devoted fans.
Sharyn November
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Authors and Illustrators on the Web
An alphabetical listing of authors and illustrators on the
web
with a link to a geographical directory of authors.
Bethany Roberts
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Authors and Illustrators on the
Web
A collection of
personal author’s websites and sites maintained by readers
and fans.
Children's Literature Web Guide
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Authors and Illustrators on the Web
Links to personal
websites of authors of children's literature.
de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection
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Authors on the Highway
Lists current and future author appearances. Searchable by
state, author, or title.
Publishers Weekly |
Authors4Teens
A site about contemporary authors whose books explore all
aspects of teenage life.
Requires a subscription.
Authors4Teens
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Balkin Buddies
Arrange an author appearance for your school, library, or
conference.
Balkin Buddies |
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Biographies
Brief conversations, background information and insights
from favorite authors and illustrators.
The Scoop
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BookBox Authors
Brief biographies of popular authors with short video clips.
BookBox-Channel 4, UK |
Children & Young Adult Authors
Birthdays
A list of 200+ birthdays by name and date.
Kathy Schrock
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Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators
An alphabetical listing of authors and illustrators with
some interview links.
Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Children’s Book Council
Links to personal websites of authors and illustrators.
Children's Book Council
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Children’s Literature Authors
and Illustrators
Links to collective and individual sites of authors and
illustrators with a link to birthdays.
Fairrosa Cyber Library
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Index to Children's and Young
Adults' Authors & Illustrators
Large index of links
to authors of children’s and young adult literature.
James Madison University - Dr. Inez Ramsey
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Learning About the Author and Illustrator Pages
Over 600 alphabetical links to biographies of contemporary
and classic authors and illustrators.
Kay
Vandergrift
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Literature Map
Type in the author's name and get a map of other author's of
similar style or genre.
Literature Map |
Meet Authors and Illustrators
Extensive list of
information for several hundred authors and illustrators.
Childrenslit.com
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Meet
the Author
Links to author
interviews and biographical notes.
Harper Children
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Meet the Writers
A biography, fact
file, and information about recently published books for
children.
Barnes and Noble
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Pronouncing Dictionary of Authors' Names
Pronunciation of names of authors of popular children's
literature.
Monterey, CA, Unified School District
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School Library Journal Under Cover
Video interviews with popular children's and young adult
authors.
Kate DiCamillo
Peter Sís
Mo Willems
Markus Zuzak
School Library Journal |
Society of Children's
Authors and Illustrators
A professional organization of authors and illustrators of
children's books with links to regional chapters.
Society of Children's Authors and Illustrators |
Teen Lit
Blog for readers and writers of teen fiction to meet with
many YA authors as members.
Hosted by YA Author Sarah Mlynowski
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Visitingauthors.com
Information for hosting an author visit including
presentation details.
Visitingauthors.com
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Women
Children’s Book Illustrators
Biographies of
women book illustrators, past and present.
Ortakales
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Yahoo’s Children’s Authors'
Sites
List of individual
children's author and illustrator sites.
Yahoo
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Yahoo’s Young Adult Authors'
Sites
List of individual
young adult author and illustrator sites.
Yahoo
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Author Projects and Activities |
Author Search
A randomly selected word search game using authors
Surfnet Kids
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Authors Mix and Match
A game matching authors to their books.
Surfnet Kids
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Linda's Links to
Literature assumes no responsibility for the accuracy
of materials found at each link. Checking the accuracy and
suitability of all materials before using them with students
is recommended.
All links were current at the time posted. There is no
guarantee that the materials found at these links will be
available at any given time.
Reporting broken links is greatly appreciated. |
| Updated 4/18/08 |