Resources

Recommended Resources: a collection of resources for reference and instruction

For Educators

• Ayres, Ruth. Celebrating Writers: From Possibilities Through Publication. Stenhouse Publishers. 2013.
• Buckner, Aimee. Nonfiction Notebooks: Strategies for Informational Writing. Stenhouse Publishers. 2013.
• Buckner, Aimee. Notebook Connections: Strategies for the Reader’s Notebook. Stenhouse Publishers. 2009.
• Buckner, Aimee. Notebook Know-how. Stenhouse Publishers. 2004.
• Culham, Ruth. The Writing Thief: Using Mentor Texts to Teach the Craft of Writing. Stenhouse Publishers. 2016.
• Dorfman, Lynne and Rose Capelli. Poetry Mentor Texts: Making Reading and Writing Connections, K-8. Stenhouse Publishing. 2012.
• Fletcher, Ralph. How Writers Work: Finding A Process That Works for You. Harper Collins. 2000.
• Fletcher, Ralph. Pyrotechnics on the Page: Playful Craft That Sparks Writing. Stenhouse Publishers. 2010.
• Fletcher, Ralph. What A Writer Needs. Boynton/Cook. 1993.
• Fletcher, Ralph and Joann Portalupi. Craft Lessons: Teaching Writing K-8. Stenhouse Publishers. 1998.
• Gantos, Jack. Writing Radar: Using Your Journal to Snoop Out and Craft Great Stories. Farrar, Straus, Giroux. 2017.
• Heard, Georgia. The Revision Toolbox: Teaching Techniques That Work. Heinemann. 2^nd ed., 2002.
• Janeczko, Paul. How to Write Poetry. Scholastic. 1999.
• Levine, Gail. Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink. HarperCollins. 2003.
• Levine, Gail. Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly. HarperCollins. Reissue, 2014.
• Loewen, Nancy. Words, Wit, and Wonder: Writing Your Own Poem. Picture Window Books. 2009.
• Overmeyer, Mark. How Can I Support You? Strategies for Effective Writing Conferences. Stenhouse Publishers. 2012.
• Overmeyer, Mark. When Writing Workshop Isn’t Working: Answers to Ten Tough Questions. Stenhouse Publishers. 2005.
• Portalupi, Joann and Ralph Fletcher. Nonfiction Craft Lessons: Teaching Information Writing K-8. Stenhouse Publishers. 2001.
• Prelutsky, Jack. Read A Rhyme, Write A Rhyme: Poems. Knopf Books for Young Readers. 1st ed., 2005.
• Ray, Katie Wood. Wondrous Words: Writers and Writing in the Elementary Classroom. National Council of Teachers of English. 1999.
• Shubitz, Stacey. Craft Moves: Lesson Sets for Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts. Stenhouse Publishers. 2016.
• Wolf, Allan. Immersed in Verse: An Informative, Slightly Irreverent & Totally Tremendous Guide to Living the Poet’s Life. Lark Books. 2006.

For Writers

• Robert Lee Brewer’s Poetic Asides Blog | Writer’s Digest
• Jane Friedman | Helping Authors & Publishers Make Better Business …
• FundsforWriters | Tips and Tools for Serious Writers
• Literary Rambles
• Poets & Writers | Contests, MFA Programs, Agents & Grants for Writers
• RhymeZone rhyming dictionary and thesaurus
• Submittable: Submission Management Software
• WOW! Women On Writing
• Writer Beware®: The Blog
• Writer’s Market
• Behn, Robin and Chase Twichell. The Practice of Poetry. William Morrow. Later ed., 1992.
• Cameron, Julia. The Artist’s Way. TarcherPerigee. 1992.
• Dunning, Stephen and William Stafford. Getting the Knack. National Council of Teachers of English. Later Ed., 1992.
• Griffin, Emilie, Editor. A Syllable of Water. Paraclete Press. 2008.
• Heard, Georgia. Writing Toward Home. Heinemann. 1st. ed., 1995.
• Holberg, Jennifer, Editor. Shouts and Whispers. Eerdmans. 2006.
• Hugo, Richard. The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing. W.W. Norton and Company. 2010.
• Jenkins, Jerry. Writing for the Soul. Writer’s Digest Books. 2006.
• Johnston, Bret, Editor. Naming the World. Random House. 2007.
• Kooser, Ted. The Poetry Home Repair Manual. Bison Books. 2007.
• Kowit, Steve. In the Palm of Your Hand. Tilbury House. 2nd ed., 2017.
• Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird. Pantheon Books. 1994.
• Le Guin, Ursula. Steering the Craft. The Eighth Mountain Press. 1998.
• Lerner, Betsy. Forest for the Trees. Riverhead Books. Revised, Updated ed. 2010.
• King, Stephen. On Writing. Hodder and Stoughton. Updated ed. 2010.
• Maas, Donald. Writing the Breakout Novel: Inside Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level. Writer’s Digest Books. 2002.
• Oliver, Mary. A Poetry Handbook. Harcourt, Inc. 1994.
• Shaw, Luci. Breath for the Bones. W. Pub. Group. 1st ed. 2007.
• Stafford, Kim. The Muses Among Us: Eloquent Listening and Other Pleasures of the Writer’s Craft. University of Georgia Press. 2003.
• Yolen, Jane. Take Joy. Writer’s Digest Books. 2006.

For Children’s Writers

First and foremost, join the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators!

• SCBWI
• Michigan Chapter SCBWI
• Children’s Book Insider, the Children’s Writing Monthly – WriteForKids …
• Children’s, Writer’s, & Illustrator’s Market 2019 | WritersDigestShop
• Shutta Crum – Author, Storyteller, Keynote Speaker, Educator
• Julie Hedlund | Author | Freelance Writer
• helakoskibooks
• Institute For Writers – The best courses in writing for children and …
• Kate Messner
• Carrie A. Pearson: children’s book author and presenter – Home
• Andrea Davis Pinkney
• Children’s Author Laura Purdie Salas
• Joyce Sidman: Home
• Harold Underdown
• Lisa Wheeler: HOME
• Writing and Illustrating | Sharing Information About Writing and …
• Workshops for Children’s Authors & Illustrators | Highlights Foundation …
• WRITERS’ RUMPUS – Authors & Illustrators Wild About Kidlit!
• Bolton, Lesley and Lea Wait. Writing Children’s Books. 2007.
• Brewer, Robert Lee. Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market Guide (Choose current year).
• Davis, Katie. How to Write a Children’s Book: Advice on Writing Children’s Books from the Institute of Children’s Literature. Institute for Writers L.L.C; 1st ed., 2016.
• Klein, Cheryl. Second Sight: An Editor’s Talks on Writing, Revising, and Publishing Books for Children and Young Adults. Asterisk Books. 2011.
• Pattison, Darcy. How to Write A Children’s Book: Tips and Tricks for Writing Illustrated Picture Books for Kids. Mims House. 2016.
• Paul, Ann Whitford. Writing Picture Books. Writer’s Digest Books. Second Edition, Revised ed., 2018.
• Schulevitz, Uri. Writing with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children’s Books. Watson-Guptil. Reprint ed., 1997.