Color, Textures and Shapes Thesaurus

Synonyms plus real world and human-made examples of colors textures and shapes.
http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2009/06/cts-entry-black.html

Author Visits

Children's Literature Author and Illustrator Booking Service handles (for a fee) all aspects of author visits.
http://childrenslit.com/bookingservice/bs-home.html

New Agent

Stephanie Maclean was promoted to literary agent at Trident Media Group. She's interested in young adult.
http://www.tridentmediagroup.com/stephanie_maclean.html

Kid Lit! Fellowship 2010

Two-week fellowship for a free residency at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow (application deadline: January 10, 2010)
http://www.writerscolony.org/fellowships/ (scroll down)

Cybils 2009

If you blog about kids' books, here's your opportunity to contribute to the judging of the Cybils (Children's and Young Adults Bloggers Literary Award).
http://ow.ly/ltFb

Critiques

Website to exchange your manuscripts with other writers for critique.
http://critiquecircle.com/

Class of 2K10

The class of 2K10 is a group of first-time middle grade and young adult authors with a book coming out in 2010. They have a group website, blog, newsletter, author chats, and much more to promote their books. For more information, contact Janet Fox at Janet Fox jfoxtx@aol.com.

Young Adult Writers

Livejournal community for writers of young adult books.
http://community.livejournal.com/yauthors/

NJ SCBWI RA's Blog

Kathy Temean offers news, interviews, tips, event notices, etc. of interest to all children's book writers, not just those in New Jersey
http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/

Agent-Author Conference Scholarship

Win free admission to the Backspace Agent-Author Seminar. Postmark deadline is September 4, 2009.
http://theswivet.blogspot.com/2009/08/win-scholarship-to-backspace-agent.html

Book Trailers

Here's a place to see trailers for children's books and to post your own.
http://kidlitbooktrailers.ning.com/

New Agent

Mary Kole has joined Andrea Brown Literary as a new associate agent. If your work has previously been rejected by another agent there, do not resubmit it.
http://www.andreabrownlit.com/agents.php

Write News

News, features and resources for media and publishing professionals.
http://writenews.com/

Picture Book Dummies

If you're also an illustrator, you should learn to make a dummy.
http://www.yellapalooza.com/tutorials/dummies.html

Holiday List

Looking for an unusual holiday to celebrate in your story?
http://www.brownielocks.com/

Writer's Digest

Information, resources, and community from the magazine of the same name.
http://writersdigest.com/

Book Publishing Glossary

Agent Nathan Bransford defines many of the common terms used in the publishing world
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2009/08/book-publishing-glossary.html

Children's Book Awards

Comprehensive list of English-language children's book awards.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dKbrown/awards.html

Resources for Children's Writers

Links to many internet sites of interest to children's book writiers.
http://resourcesforchildrenswriters.blogspot.com/

Setting Description Thesaurus

Listing of sensory words to describe a setting plus helpful hints and examples.
http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2008/08/introducing-sensory-saturdaymeet-our.html

Reference Books Online

Search reference books such as Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, Gray's Anatomy, and Oxford Shakespeare.
http://bartleby.com/

Acronyms

List of commonly used acronyms in the children's writing world.
http://www.scottrayrandall.com/childrens_writing_acronyms.html

Children's Book Reviews

Handpicked children's book reviews listed by categories.
http://www.flashlightworthybooks.com/category/Childrens_Books/17?fromhome=1

Marketing Platform

Ten steps to increase your visibility.
http://writersdigest.com/article/how-to-build-a-marketing-platform/

Writing Exercises

Over 160 detailed writing prompts to exercise your creative talents.
http://meredithsuewillis.com/writingexercises.html

Revising

Anita Nolan's talk on revising your manuscript - "The End" is Only the Beginning.
http://www.anitanolan.com/theend.html

New Agent

Adriana Dominguez has joined Full Circle Literary, representing picture books, middle grade novels, and literary YA novels, as well as representing literary fiction, women's fiction, historical fiction, women's interest, multicultural, pop culture, and how-to books.
http://www.fullcircleliterary.com/

Agents' Organization

Association of Authors' Representatives - professional organization for agents.
http://www.aaronline.org/

English Usage

Online source for grammar, punctuation, and capitalization rules.
http://grammarbook.com/

Copyrights

More than you ever wanted to know about copyrights.
http://copyright.gov/

Writing Prompts

A writer writes. Here are some prompts to get your creative juices flowing.
http://www.creativewritingprompts.com/

New Agent

Emily Keyes of L. Perkins Agency is "avidly" looking for mg and ya writers.
http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,c8da93b9-0605-46e9-ba38-703741bc1e57.aspx