Children’s Writers & Illustrators

Female illustrator sitting at the table and drawing creative pictures at the tablet
Photograph © Yakobchuk Olena
Creators of content for the children's books market

Our Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group (CWIG) is a professional community of writers and illustrators who create content for the children’s publishing market.

We campaign as a group on issues of specific relevance to us, as well as raising the profile of children’s books more generally. 

An elected committee directs the work of the group, and it is managed day to day by coordinators Sarah Burton and Teddy McDonald. Please see the CWIG committee page for details and deadlines for upcoming vacancies.

Why join CWIG?

  • Regular Group events give members plenty of opportunity to socialise with peers and network with industry professionals such as publishers, librarians, booksellers, reviewers and many distinguished writers and illustrators.
  • Every Group member can give up to three Reading for Pleasure Awards a year to hard-working and imaginative schools for their promotion of reading for pleasure.
  • Group members will automatically receive newsletters and event details. You can also join our private CWIG Facebook Discussion Group – a lively discussion forum on professional matters. But remember, you can receive immediate or specialist professional advice from our advisory service.
  • The Society of Authors has close links with a number of companies and trade bodies where we discuss and lobby for better terms – including (but not limited to) Amazon, Association of Illustrators, Authors Licensing and Collecting Society, Design and Artists Copyright Society, Public Lending Right, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators British Isles, The Publishers Association and many more.

If you are thinking of joining, take advantage of our offer code – CWIG20 – giving you 20% off a full first year’s subscription when you first join or re-join the Society. This offer does not apply to renewals or to other discounted rates such as our student, youth or concessionary categories. Please visit our membership offer page and use the CWIG20 code to claim. 

For all inquiries, please email [email protected].

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