Who to Contact for What:
-updated March 2010

Problem with receiving your newsletter?
Looking for a critique group?
Your first book just came out and you want to scream (politically correctly of course) Look! Look!

Find your subject in our Handy Dandy List
subjects arranged in alphabetical order

Author and Illustrator Lists at our website
fill out the form
additions, changes and corrections
contact Diane Telgen (diane AT neglet DOT com). 

Critique Groups
for illustrators, contact Leslie Helakoski, Illustrator Coordinator (lelhel AT hotmail DOT com)
starting or looking for a writers' or illustrators' group? Place a listing in our newsletter. Contact Editorial Assistant Susi Walter (susiwalter AT comcast DOT net). Place a post about your group on Michkids.

Email List: Michkids Cyber Community
Want to subscribe? Send an email to michkids-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Already a michkids subscriber? Change your email address or your mail options online at yahoogroups.com.
Questions or Problems? Contact Debbie Diesen (ddiesen AT earthlink DOT net) or Liza Martz (lizamartz AT yahoo DOTcom) for help.

Events
suggest a facility or speaker to Leslie Helakoski, RA (lelhel AT hotmail DOT com)

Illustrators' Network: information for illustrators
Leslie Helakoski, Illustrator Coordinator (lelhel AT hotmail DOT com)

Listserv
see: Email List: Michkids Cyber Community

Membership: questions
RAs: Leslie Helakoski, (lelhel AT hotmail DOT com) or Monica Harris (monicaharris24 AT sbcglobal DOT net)

Mentorship Program
2010 Mentorship information. Chairperson, Rachel Anderson at writingal AT michigancis DOT com.

Newsletter, our "Michigan News"

Submissions 
articles, art & photos, and personal news (for Hugs and Hurrahs): Jennifer Whistler, Editor (jenniferjwhistler AT yahoo DOT com)
market news, items for the calendar of events, Susi Walter, Editorial Assistant (susiwalter AT comcast DOT net). 

Subscriptions
Questions: Kristin Lenz (kristinbl AT yahoo DOTcom)
1013 N. Pleasant
Royal Oak, MI 48067

Promotion
MI members wishing help with self-promotion:

• Announce your upcoming booksignings, appearances –or share other good news.
  1) Use our newsletter by contacting Susi Walter, Editorial Assistant
  2) Tell everybody in our MichKids Cyber Community (you are first required to join; it's free).
• Make sure your book information is up-to-date at our website. If you are not listed, fill out the form.
• Ask for inclusion of your book jacket on our home-page "what's new" column when your book is released. Are you eligible for our "New Books" section? Let webmistress Diane Telgen know (editor@kidsbooklink.org)!
• Apply for our speaker list with this application
• Read extensively at the SCBWI website, especially the article "10 Ways to Support a First Book" by Aaron Shepard
• Wear a shirt emblazoned with "My book is out! My book is out!" :-)  

Remember, books are sold one by one... and every one counts.

Speakers List
application, updates and corrections, Diane Telgen (diane AT neglet DOT com)

Volunteers: coordinates and welcomes volunteers
Rachel Anderson (andersonra AT sbcglobal DOT net)

Website
editor and webmistress, Diane Telgen (diane AT neglet DOT com)

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