Some Fellow Authors & Illustrators

Steve Almond Candy Freak
Lisa Jahn-Clough Country Girl, City Girl
Jessica Treadway And Give You Peace
Stephie Davis Putting Boys on the Ledge
Lola Douglas True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet
Rosemary Graham Thou Shalt Not Dump the Skater Dude
Nancy Werlin The Killer’s Cousin; Double Helix
Lara Zeises Contents Under Pressure; Anyone But You
Tea Benduhn Gravel Queen.
Kim Ablon Whitney The Perfect Distance
Mark Peter Hughes I am the Wallpaper
Jacqueline Davies The Boy Who Drew Birds
Aimee Friedman The South Beach Series
Tanya Lee Stone A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl
Kyra Teis Look, Read to Me
Mary Pearson Scribbler of Dreams
Dorian Cirrone Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You
Linda Joy Singleton The Seer Series
Tracie Vaughn Zimmer Reaching for Sun
Jennifer Jacobson Stained
Christine Kole MacLean How It’s Done
R.A. Nelson Teach Me

Organizations

SCBWI The Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators
American Library Association
New England Screenwriters Alliance

References

Literary Marketplace site features a wealth of information about publishing today
Toni Buzzeo a great resource for author/illustrator visits; lists authors by state
Cynthia Leitich Smith a wealth of information, including links, author interviews, and more
DownHomeBooks.com this site features in-depth interviews with some of today's hottest authors
Flamingnet Book Reviews this site has reviews by preteens and young adults
Genrefluent Di Herald's site for book reviews across all genres
Smartwriters.com monthly online publication featuring articles and reviews
The Children's Book Council a nonprofit trade association of publishers and packagers of trade books for children and young adults.
Sharyn November's Site Sharyn is an editor and her site is loaded with useful writing and publishing info.
Flux Blog Written by my fabulous Flux/Llewellyn editor.

Webdesign and Maintenance

This site was originally designed and updated by Chloe Weil.

Little Willow from Rock the Rock Webdesign began maintaining the site in mid-2007.

Danvers State Hospital Info and Photography

Mike Dijital
Michael Ramseur

Writing References for Teens

Write On! Dallas Woodburn’s site; a great resource for teens who have questions about publishing; the site also offers book reviews and contests.
Teenreads.com book reviews, author interviews, and contests; updated monthly
New Moon: The Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams Seventy-five percent of this magazine is written by girls aged 8-14; it uses fiction, nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, articles about historical women and girls, and letters.
Cyberteens.com This site accepts submissions for poetry, fiction, and non-fiction written by teens.
TeenLit.com Publishes poetry, essays, short stories, and book reviews written by teens. There’s also a discussion board where you can post and receive feedback about your work.
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) a great resource featuring articles, booklists, reviews, and contests for teens
Creative Writing for Teens an abundance of information and further links for teens interested in creative writing and publishing
Teen Ink a monthly print magazine, website, and book series all written by teens for teens
From Poets and Writers this link provides links to more resources for young adult writers
Copper Moon an online blog magazine for Wiccan/Pagan practitioners in their teens and early twenties.


BIFN MISC

BIFN Merchandise For Blue is for Nightmares (BIFN) series merchandise (sweatshirts, T-shirts, caps, mugs, and more)
BIFN FANS an online community where readers talk about the series