Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2026: The best advice on writing and publishing for children, Edition 22

· Bloomsbury Publishing
Ebook
464
Pages
This book will become available on July 17, 2025. You will not be charged until it is released.

About this ebook

'This is not a book, it is a sky filled with possibility, so let its wisdom lift you and soar!' Joseph Coelho, Children's Laureate

Celebrating its 22nd edition, this indispensable Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook provides everything you need to know to get your work noticed. With thousands of up-to-date contacts and inspiring articles from dozens of successful writers, illustrators and industry insiders, it is the ultimate resource on writing and publishing for children of all ages.

Packed with insights and practical tips, it provides expert advice on:
- submitting to agents and publishers
- writing non-fiction and fiction across genres and formats
- poetry, plays, broadcast media and illustration
- self-publishing
- copyright, finances and contracts
- marketing, prizes and festivals
- and much, much more ...

'Between the covers of this book is everything you need to know to get published.' Julia Donaldson

About the author

For over 20 years, the Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook, sister to the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook, has been providing writers of children and young adult fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and scripts with invaluable and up-to-date advice on all aspects of the writing and publishing process. Used, recommended, and with articles across its 21 editions by writers such as Julia Donaldson, Jacqueline Wilson, Quentin Blake, Malorie Blackman, Meg Rosoff, Michael Rosen, Eoin Colfer and many more.

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