Children's Writer Guide to 2002

This seventh annual edition conveys the cumulative wisdom of over 200 children's publishing experts: editors, publishers, writers, and industry executives whose respected forecasts, opinions, and insights will help to shape the world of children's writing in the year ahead. Among its many articles and special report s are: "The Year Nonfiction and Young Adult Turned Golden;" "Magazine Publishing - Time to Clean House;" "Profile of a Growing Empire: Carus, Cricket, Cobblestone;" "Creative Nonfiction: Dancing the High Wire;" "Tone: The Essence of Story;" "Submission Samples - Peeking into Porposal Packages;" "Taxes, the Writer & the IRS;" "Time Management for Writers: Revise Your Life;" "Tips for Successful Interviews;" plus 24 additonal articles and listings of over 50 writers' conferences and over 120 writers' contests.