Rock Canyon University Free School of Writing for Children
Writing for Children 302--Advanced Picture Book Writing
For each section of the course, do the following:
- Buy the textbook listed.
- Read the book. Underline what is new or important to you.
- Write 5 manuscripts, keep in mind what you learned from your reading.
- Revise them.
- Submit to publishers those you think are worth submitting.
- WFC 302: Section 1
- Aiken, Joan, The Way to Write for Children, 1982.
- WFC 302: Section 2
- Alderman, Belle and Stephanie Owen Reeder, eds., The Inside Story: Creating Children's Books, 1987.
- WFC 302: Section 3
- Amoss, Berthe and Eric Suben, Ten Steps to Publishing Children's Books: How to Develop, Revise & Sell All Kinds of Books for Children, Writer's Digest Books, 1997.
- WFC 302: Section 4
- Amoss, Berthe and Eric Suben, Writing and Illustrating Children's Books for Publication: Two Perspectives, Writer's Digest Books, 1995.
- WFC 302: Section 5
- Bicknell, Treld Pelkey, and Felicity Trotman, How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books and Get Them Published, North Light Books, 1988.
- WFC 302: Section 6
- Cooper, Susan. Dreams and Wishes: Essays on Writing for Children, Margaret McElderry, 1996.
- WFC 302: Section 7
- Dils, Tracey E., You Can Write Children's Books, Writers Digest Books, 1998.
- WFC 302: Section 8
- Fitz-Randolph, Jane. How to Write for Children and Young Adults: A Handbook, 1980.
- WFC 302: Section 9
- Fritz, Jean and William Knowlton Zinsser (eds.) Worlds of Childhood: The Art and Craft of Writing for Children, Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
- WFC 302: Section 10
- Gates, Frieda. How to Write, Illustrate and Design Children's Books, Library Research Associates, 1986.
- WFC 302: Section 11
- Karl, Jean E., How to Write and Sell Children's Picture Books, Writer's Digest Books, 1994.
- WFC 302: Section 12
- Krull, Kathleen, 12 Keys to Writing Books That Sell, Writer's Digest Books, 1989.
- WFC 302: Section 13
- Lewis, Claudia Louise, Writing for Young Children, 1981.
- WFC 302: Section 14
- Paterson, Katherine, A Sense of Wonder: On Reading and Writing Books for Children, Plume Books, 1995.
- WFC 302: Section 15
- Roberts, Ellen, The Children's Picture Book, Writer's Digest Books, 1981.
- WFC 302: Section 16
- Seuling, Barbara, How to Write a Children's Book and Get it Published, MacMillan, 1984.
- WFC 302: Section 17
- Shepard, Aaron, The Business of Writing for Children
- WFC 302: Section 18
- Underdown, Harold D. and Lynne Rominger, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books, Alpha Books, 2001.
- WFC 302: Section 19
- Wyndham, Lee, Writing for Children & Teenagers, Writer's Digest Books, 1980.
- WFC 302: Section 20
- Yolen, Jane, Writing Books for Children.
- WFC 302: Section 21
- Card, Orson Scott, Characters & Viewpoint, Writer's Digest Books, 1988.
- WFC 302: Section 22
- Cheney, Theodore A. Rees, Getting the Words Right: How to Revise, Edit & Rewrite, Writer's Digest Books, 1983.
- WFC 302: Section 23
- Goldberg, Natalie, Writing Down the Bones, Shambhala, 1986.