Writing Community Etiquette

 You'd thing the suggestions in this post about how to be a good member of the writing community would be obvious, but apparently not.

https://killzoneblog.com/2021/06/writing-community-etiquette.html

Professional Writing Organizations

Writing organizations help to both improve your craft and increase your chances of getting published. 

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-reason-to-join-professional-writing.html

Writers' Associations

State-by-state listing of writing groups. 

http://www.squidoo.com/localwritersassociationsbystate

Nonfiction for Kids

If you write nonfiction, you'll want to join the Yahoo group, NF for Kids. 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NFforKids/

Children's Writers Forum

If you write for children, you should be looking at the Verla Kay Blue Boards. 

http://evelynchristensen.com/mags.html

Artist Communities

Descriptions of national and international artist communities, including grant information.
http://www.artistcommunities.org/

Goodreads

Promote your book through, goodreads, the largest social network for readers in the world.
http://www.goodreads.com/author/program.

2010 Debut Authors

Last call (deadline October 1, 2009) for the Class of 2k10 debut authors' group.
http://yaedge.blogspot.com/2009/08/last-call-for-2k10-members.html

2011 Debut Authors

Livejournal community for mg/ya authors with a debut novel being published in 2011.
http://community.livejournal.com/2011debuts/

Kidlitchat on Twitter

Kidlitchat happens every Tuesday night at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific on Twitter.
http://www.thehappyaccident.net/kidlitchat-transcripts/

Young Adult Writers

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

Writer's Digest

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

Blue Board

The most active message board for children's book writers.
http://www.verlakay.com/boards/index.php

Twitter

Children's book writers tweet--
PICTURE BOOK:
http://taralazar.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/childrens-picture-book-authors-on-twitter/
MIDDLE GRADE:
http://taralazar.wordpress.com/2009/05/08/middle-grade-authors-on-twitter/
YOUNG ADULT:
http://www.mitaliblog.com/2009/03/ya-authors-on-twitter.html