FINDING YOUR WRITING VOICE THROUGH COMMUNITY
When Words Collide Calgary, Alberta, August 2024                
Resources Recommended By: Dianne Koebel-Pede and Paola Santos
                                     ORGANIZATIONS
Alexandra Writers’ Centre

CANSCAIP (Canadian Association of Children's Authors Performers and Illustrators)

SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Authors and Illustrators)
The Authors' Guild     
The Writers' Union of Canada 

Writers' Guild of Alberta  

                                 FACEBOOK GROUPS​
Canada Writes

KidLit411 

SCBWI Edmonton 

                                            OTHER
Children's Book Insider
Domestika 
Off Topic Publishing 
Storyteller Academy 
The Children's Book Academy 
The Lyrical Language Lab 
12 X 12 Challenge
University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies Creative Writing

                                       MENTORSHIPS
Picture Book Rising Stars
The Writers' Union of Canada Directory of Mentorship Programs 
Writers' Guild of Alberta Mentorship Program 
AWP: Writer-to-writer Mentorships
Write Team Mentorship Program
We Need Diverse Books Mentorship Program 
Las Musas Books
The Word: Editor-Writer Mentorship
Mentorship for Desi Writers
The Highlights Foundation

Write-Mentor Spark Mentorship
Latinex in Publishing Writers Mentorship Program
GIVING BACK
Village Libraries

BOOKS ON WRITING FOR CHILDREN
The Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children by Nancy Lamb

Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford Paul
The Essential Guide to Publishing for Children by SCBWI
Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market
The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults by Cheryl Klein
Save the Cat Writes a YA Novel by Jessica Brody