childen's writing & illustrating
- Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)
- Verla Kay's Website for Children's Writers & Illustrators
- Write4Kids.com: The Children's Writing Supersite
- Writing, Illustrating, & Publishing Children's Books: The Purple Crayon
other recommended authors
- Greg Neri - children's writer & illustrator
- Nina Wright - novelist (shameless plug: I designed Nina's website)
- Theodora Aggeles - author & journalist
agent blogs
- Nathan Bransford - literary agent, Curtis Brown, LTD
- Sarah Davies - literary agent, The Greenhouse Literary Agency
- Colleen Lindsay - literary agent, FinePrint Literary Management
- Kristin Nelson - literary agent, Nelson Literary Agency
- Rachel Vater - literary agent, Folio Literary Management
- Dystel & Goderich Literary Management - literary agency
- Miss Snark - anonymous literary agent (blog retired but still contains lots of good info)
- The Rejector - anonymous literary agent assistant