Nuts & Bolts for Writers and Illustrators

Illustration By Don Chandler

Nuts & Bolts for Writers and Illustrators is produced exclusively by SCBWI Western Washington. This is what you wish you had--a packet that answers many of your writing and/or illustrating questions, offers encouragement, resources, "How To"s and more. The contents are in a spiral-bound booklet to keep information handy and easy to locate.

Contents of Nuts & Bolts include:

• Children's Book Genres
• From Keyboard to Printed Page, Facts You Need to Know
• Does Publisher Size Matter?
• Glossary of Publishing Terms
• Words of Wisdom
• Story Ideas: Where do they come from?
• How to Make a Dummy for a Children's Picture Book
• The Storyboard
• Highly Recommended How-To Books
• Take a Class
• Internet Resources for Children's Writers and Illustrators
• BLOGs (web logs)
• Writing & Illustrating Kids' Books: Useful Resources
• Making the Most of a Writer's Conference
• Writers' Critique Group Guidelines
• Illustrators' Critique Group Guidelines
• Rules of Online Critiquing
• Running Slow on the Overnight Success Express
• Is Your Manuscript Ready?
• Query Letters
• How to Submit Your Artwork to Art Directors
• In a New York State of Mind
• To Have or Not to Have . . . an Agent
• Children's Magazines
  
• Handling Rejection
• Selected Bookstores in Washington
• Keeping Track

How to Get Your Own Nuts & Bolts Packet:

• Attend an SCBWI Western Washington Meeting or the Conference, and purchase one there for $7.00 with cash or check; OR
• Send a $10.00 check ($3.00 for postage and handling) made out to SCBWI Western Washington to:
  

SCBWI WWA
Nuts and Bolts
PO Box 1907
Port Townsend, WA 98368