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Alia Waking

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by Deborah Lanino

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Some Fantasy Author Sites

If you liked my books, you might like some by the authors whose web sites are listed below.

Franny Billingsley
Franny Billingsley's Folk Keeper is a wonderful, creepy, selkie story. (Selkies are magical seals that can take off their skins and become human.)

Dia Calhoun
Dia Calhoun has written the popular YA fantasy novels, Aria of the Sea, Firegold, and White Midnight.

Shannon Hale
Shannon Hale is the author of Princess Academy, as well as Goose Girl. Her books have strong girl characters and adventure. Princess Academy recently won a Newbery Honor.

Robin McKinley
Robin McKinley won the Newbery Award and the Newbery Honor for her fantasy books The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown. Both these books feature girls who find the power inside them to save their lands. She also has written some novels that are retold fairy tales, like Beauty, Rose's Daughter, and Spindle's End.

Tamora Pierce
Tamora Pierce is the author of many fantasy books. One of her famous series features a girl knight, Alanna the Lioness. Another features a girl trying to become a knight, Keladry of Mindelan.

Jane Yolen
Jane Yolen has written many fantasy books, as well as novels that are retold fairy tales. She has also edited collections of folk and fairy tales.

Sites for Children's Book Writers

If you're interested in writing for children, here are some great resources to get you started.

Aaron Shepard's Kidwriter Page
Aaron Shepard's site gives both basic and more advanced advice about writing and publishing children's books.

Children's Book Council
The Children's Book Council site provides information about children's books and children's book publishing.

Cynthia Leitich Smith's Children's Literature Resources
If you're looking for interviews, reviews, and author website links, try this site. Another great resource for the same kind of information is Debbi Michiko Florence's Library.

The Purple Crayon
This site, put together by the editor Harold Underdown, gives both basic and more advanced advice about the business of publishing children's books.

Robin Friedman's site
Read some great interviews with all those editors you want to know more about!

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
SCBWI is a professional organization for children's book writers and illustrators. It sponsors conferences, both regional and national, sends out up-to-date publishing advice to its members, and provides other great services. If you're in New England, try NESCBWI.

Toni Buzzeo's Author Visits Resources
Toni Buzzeo is a school library media specialist and a children's book author. Her site has sample contracts for author visits and other resources. She also lists information for those interested in virtual visits. For more author visit and writing resources, also try Verla Kay's site.

Sites for Fantasy Writers

Resources for fantasy writers.

Diana Wynn Jones Articles.
On writing. On heroes. On using the Middle Ages.
Ms. Jones's helpful articles about writing fantasy.

Holly Black's Writing Resources
Ms. Black's links for fantasy writers.

SFWA
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America is an organization for, well, I imagine you can figure it out. The organization web site has resources for both members and non-members.

A Children's Writers Short Resource Guide to the World of SF/F
I wrote this article for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Bulletin. It has writing and illustrating links.

Web Sites for Kid and Teen Writers

If you are a kid or a teen who likes to write, check out some of these places to publish your work.

Merlyn's Pen
Merlyn's Pen has a list of markets for teen writers. It also provides professional critiques.

Potluck
Potluck publishes poetry, short stories, fables, reviews, and artwork by children ages 8 to 16.

SmartWriters.com Resources for Young Writers
This resouce for young writers includes lists of markets, conference links, and writing advice.

Stone Soup
Stone Soup publishes stories, poems, and artwork by young people up to age 13.

Writers I Talk Writing With

It's hard to be objective about friends' books, so I won't try. Here are links to writer friends. Try out some of their books.

An Na.

Leda Schubert.

Dean Whitlock.