Members Only: Auth/Ill List Application

NOTE: Additions to all our online lists are temporarily suspended as we redesign our chapter site. We encourage to make use of your member listing at www.scbwi.org in the meantime.

Members: If you'd like to be included on any of the following online lists:

Please read the following and submit the information requested.

Eligibility:
For any of the lists, you must be a SCBWI member with primary residence in Michigan. To be included on the main list of Michigan Children's Book Authors & Illustrators, you must be a full member with PAL (published-and-listed) status. To be included on the Michigan Authors and Illustrators of Other Media for Children, you must be a full member. If you are applying only for Michigan Authors and Illustrators of Adult Media, you may be an associate member.

Purpose:
The primary reason for the Michigan Children's Book Authors and Illustrators list is to promote members' current trade books.

The primary reason for other lists (other media for children, and other media for adults) is to recognize more members and their accomplishments, and to aid members in networking with each other.

Why we ask for particular information:
We require some details to prove eligibility. However, a lengthy list of itemized magazine/ezine credits may not be as effective as a brief, honest statement about your work: "Over 15 magazine credits including Cricket, Spider, Highlights for Children and Little Known Press (or) writes a humor column for the Grace Township Gazette (or) is a regular contributor to children's ezines including such and such (or) has numerous poems in anthologies including one in Insert Book Title Here compiled by Lee Bennett Hopkins." These statements help members know your experience, your area of interest, and aid in networking. That's our goal.

How to apply
Send an email to editor@kidsbooklink.org and tell us

your name
which list or lists on which you would like to be included
your current membership status in SCBWI (associate, full, PAL)
whether you are an author, illustrator, or both
city where you reside
email address
your website URL (if you have your own professional website)
the website URL where your work can be read/seen, if it is online somewhere

If you are applying for Michigan Children's Book Authors and Illustrators:
List your trade books, most recent first. Include title, publisher (and imprint if you desire), publication date, and genre. If you have a contract for a book that has not yet been released, add that title (or working title) and known information about it under "forthcoming books."

your information should look like this when you submit it in your email:

Dream On (Best Publishing, March 2010), a MG novel
Good Knight (Holt, 1998), illustrated by G. Brian Karas, a picture book
(forthcoming)
I've Been Discovered! (Big Wig Press, 2011), a YA
Boy, I Am Good (Poems R Us, 201?), a poetry collection

List any out-of-print titles that may still be on library shelves. For picture books, please include the other artist (author or illustrator) if known, so we may properly credit them. (This also helps search engine spiders find our pages and your listing.) If your books are published by educational publishers (rather than trade), we will will list up to six titles.

If your books are published by educational publishers (rather than trade), we will will list up to six titles.

If your book credits are lengthy, you/we may add a general statement to your listing. (Example: "and twelve novels prior" or "and numerous other educational books")

If you are applying for Michigan Authors and Illustrators of Other Media for Children
List up to three titles of articles, stories, puzzles, poems, illustrations–whatever, and tell us in what magazine or book in which they were published and the year of publication. If your credits are in the film or music industry, provide title of films, CDs, etc. and publication dates, or make a general statement about them.

your information should look like this:

"Make Music" (Girl's Life, 2005), a short story
"Wish Big" a poem in anthology (DREAMS COME TRUE, Simon and Shuster, 2005, edited/compiled by Mr. Famous Poet)
"I win" (Young Life Magazine, 2004), a puzzle
"Chuckle" (Rip Roaring Funny Press, 2003), a cartoon
"Sweet Dreams" (Lowlights, 2001), an illustration

or this (if you have extensive magazine credits):

John has over 50 magazine credits including "Cricket, Spider, Ranger Rick," and "Highlights for Children"

If you are applying for Michigan Authors and Illustrators of Media for Adults
List your books, publisher, date of publication, and genre, or list up to three titles of articles, stories, etc. and tell us the year and in which publication they appeared. Your information should look like the examples above.

Send your information within the body of your email (no attachments) to editor@kidsbooklink.org. Do not use formatting techniques (italics, bold face, bulleted lists, etc.). Do not use all capital letters for your book titles (unless you are concerned we may not recognize them otherwise).

If you are unable to reply by email, send your information to KidsBookLink Editor, 6613 Chadwick Dr., Canton, MI 48187.

When will I see my information online?
We will acknowledge the receipt of your request within a few days; allow us thirty days to post it. We will send you an email and ask you to check it for errors. If you hear nothing, PLEASE follow up. Your email may have been eaten by cyber gremlins, or spam busters. Recognize website work is done by volunteer/s. Feel free to volunteer your services.

Thank you for submitting information for SCBWI-Michigan's online list/s; please let us know if you feel this service is valuable to you. We appreciate your input.

If you have any suggestions how we may better serve you, please let us know! Contact Michigan Regional Advisors and/or editor@kidsbooklink.org.

page last updated 17 June 2011