• Look up publishers' names and addresses in the Children's Writers and Illustrators Market. This book also tells what types of books each publisher is looking for, and how much they'll pay.

• Search or browse the huge list of publishers online at Northern Lights Internet Solutions.  

• Join CANSCAIP  (Canadian Society for Children's Writers, Illustrators, Performers).  You'll receive an up-to-date list of Canadian publishers who are currently accepting unsolicited manuscripts.

• The Writer's Union of Canada (TWUC)  Manuscript Evaluation Service.  You don't have to be a member to use it.

• Join CANSCAIP and participate in their free manuscript critiquing forum.

• Check out the "Critiques" section on the Writers' Resources page on the website of illustrator Phyllis Pollema-Cahill.  She lists several experienced editors and authors who offer manuscript-reading services.

• Join an online writing group.

• Writers conferences often include one-on-one manuscript-reading sessions where you can meet with a real editor or published author to get feedback on your work.  Check the schedule of regional SCBWI events, or CANSCAIP's annual Packaging Your Imagination Conference, or surf through the links and websites below to find out about upcoming conferences in your area.

In Canada--join CANSCAIP  (Canadian Society for Children's Writers, Illustrators, Performers).  If you join, you'll get booklets on how to get published, how to work with an editor...plus a list of publishers currently accepting unsolicited manuscripts.

In Canada and the United States—join SCBWI (Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators).

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books, by Harold D. Underdown and Lynne Rominger.

The Writer's and Illustrator's Guide to Children's Book Publishers and Agents, by Ellen R. Shapiro.

Writing Books for Kids and Teens, by Marion Crook. 

How to Write and Sell Children's Picture Books, by Jean E. Karl.

How to Write & Illustrate Children's Books and Get them Published!, eds: Treld Pelkey Bicknell and Felicity Trotman.

The Children's Picture Book: How to Write It, How to Sell It, by Ellen E.M. Roberts.