Looking for more information about authors, books, publishing, literacy, or student journalism? Here are some of my favorite resources. Contact me to suggest others, and let me know how you have found them useful.

 

Children’s Authors and Illustrators

in North Carolina (and Beyond)

 

Clay Carmichael. Author, illustrator, writer in residence.

 

Louise Hawes. Author, teacher.

 

Joyce Moyer Hostetter. Author, speaker.

 

Elizabeth McDavid Jones. Author.

 

Kelly Starling Lyons. Author.

 

Donna Washington. Author, storyteller.

 

Carole Weatherford. Poet, author.

 

WINC — Writers & Illustrators of North Carolina, a professional organization of creators of children’s books. Meet more than a dozen North Carolina authors (well, you’ve already met one — me), learn about their books, or schedule school visits and conference presentations. Download a WINC brochure.

 

SCBWI — Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. A great resource for anyone interested in writers or illustrators, or in becoming a professional writer or illustrator. Check out the Carolinas chapter.

 

More Links for Book Lovers

 

American Library Association. Courageous defenders of our freedom to read.

 

Quail Ridge Books & Music. A great independent bookstore in Raleigh.

 

The Regulator Bookshop. A wonderful independent bookstore in Durham.

 

Politics and Prose Bookstore and Coffeehouse. A marvelous independent bookstore in Washington, D.C.

 

Booksense. A national association of independent booksellers. (Can you tell I’m a big fan of independent bookstores?)

 

Resources for Student Journalists

and School Newspaper Advisers

 

The News & Observer. Find a wealth of information from the paper’s Newspapers in Education (NIE) department. The newspaper offers tours, guest speakers and literature on journalism careers.

 

North Carolina Scholastic Media Association, located in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill. The organization sponsors the annual Central North Carolina High School Journalism Day at UNC-CH and offers a variety of educational opportunities for students and advisers.

 

ASNE High School Journalism.org, presented by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Find abundant useful links to help launch, improve, and defend your high school newspaper. The site includes a hosting service for online newspapers of high schools and middle and elementary schools.

 

National Scholastic Press Association. This association has been supporting student journalists for more than 80 years.

 

Columbia Scholastic Press Association. This group holds conferences and workshops that are great places to meet others involved in student newspapers.

 

Student Press Law Center. The center provides advice and advocacy for student’s free-press rights.

 

Other Resources for Teachers

 

Teaching With Soul. Longtime educator Lisa Michelle Dabbs writes to inspire, mentor and equip teachers and homeschool parents to “teach with soul.”

 

Poetry 180. A poem for every day of the year, geared for high school students. The site, hosted by the Library of Congress, was created by former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins.

 

Resources for Self-Publishing Authors

(Suggestions? Contact me.)

 

Just Self-Publish! An extensive collection of information and links for authors and illustrators who want to publish their own books, run by Shari Faden Donahue, author of Children’s Picture Books: How to Self-Publish Your Way to Success.