Organizations
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Bookflap, a great Canadian site with lots of about “telling and selling” your kidlit stories - highly recommended!
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Canadian Children's Book Centre is a national non-profit organization,which promotes the reading, writing and illustrating of Canadian books for children and teens
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CANSCAIP (Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers) draws together professionals and friends—teachers, librarians, parents and others—working in all aspects of children's books, illustrations and performances across Canada
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lBBY-Canada (International Board on Books for Young People) helps promote reading and Canadian children's book publishing, as well as children's literature from around the world
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JacketFlap, social networking community where you can connect with some 200,000 authors, illustrators, publishers and other creators of books for children and young adults across the globe
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Manitoba Writers' Guild, grassroots organization created by and for Manitoba writers (they send out a regular e-mail newsletter); provinces and states usually have their own local and regional writers' organizations
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PictureBooksArtists (PBAA), an independent association of professional children's book illustrators from around the world
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SCBWI (Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators), based in the U.S., has over 22,000 members worldwide. Membership includes a monthly e-newsletter and professional development webinars, plus virtual summer and winter conferences
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The Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC), the national organization of professionally published writers
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If you want to learn more about Canada's publishing industry (including acquisition, editing, design & production, marketing and promotion) and hone your skills as a writer and illustrator, check out Ryerson University's great online certificate programme in publishing (includes courses in editing, marketing and publishing kids' books)
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Fantasy books for kids
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