The NEW Essential Guide to Publishing for Children 2025

The NEW Essential Guide to Publishing for Children 2025

JUST IN: The NEW Essential Guide to Publishing for Children has been released! You can access this extensive guide in your SCBWI Member Home page!

 Did you know as a Premium member, there are so many valuable resources for SCBWI Members? When I was first entering the children's publishing world, I scoured through all of the resources I could get my hands on and SCWBI conveniently had it all in the Member portal.

Thanks, girl! I owe you one!

"An exclusive resource for SCBWI Premium members, The Essential Guide is an up-to-date snapshot of the children’s book industry."

It contains a full Table of Contents covering topics such as Preparing Your Work & Submitting Your Work, The Publishing Process and Market Surveys which "offers a comprehensive catalogue of contact and query information for top traditional publishing houses..."

It has been a great guide/ checklist for me as I've worked through my own process. The way it is broken down allowed me to ask myself questions at each step. Every update, I browse through to see if there is anything new for me to learn or even to recognize the steps that I've completed and accomplished!

In preparation for my new portfolio, I am looking forward to reading the articles about "RETHINKING ILLUSTRATION “STYLES” by Laurent Linn and "PUTTING TOGETHER A PRIZE-WINNING PORTFOLIO" by Molly Idle.

"As an art director, when I’m looking for an illustrator to bring their own stories to life or to craft specific stories written by someone else, I’m looking for far more than art medium or variation of realism or book format. I’m looking for what makes that artist unique, what they have to say. How they bring themselves into the art. That is their style."

- Laurent Linn

"Bottom line—make sure that from start to finish (and all the pages in between) your portfolio showcases the best of you!"

- Molly Idle

I made a commit at the top of this year to rethink my portfolio and give it a face lift and as I continue to chip away at the art, I am always looking for goalposts to keep me on track. The Essential Guide's constant updates of new information, directories and articles have been an amazing snapshot of the children's publishing world and is a perfect companion for each part of your publishing journey!

So don't forgot to download and pursue the NEW Essential Guide book! It is a treasure trove of wonderful information!