> I received this information from children's book author, April Pulley
> Sayre, and it looks interesting, for those of you who are interested.
>
> What is CMP Forum?
> CMP Forum, Children's Media Professionals' Forum is an online community
> where media specialists, booksellers, authors, illustrators, agents, educational
> consultants, publishing industry professionals and television producers can
> have targeted, professional, friendly discussions of ideas, problems, and
> solutions for creating, packaging and marketing children's content. It’s a
>place
> where new media minds--people interested in using new technologies to spread
> content--can gather and discuss the issues that matter most to them today.
>
> Does it cost to join CMP Forum?
> No. It is free to join and participate in Children’s Media Professionals
> forum. The only paid part of the site is the marketplace section where, for an
> annual fee of $35, members can post as many listings as they wish.
>
> Who is behind this forum?
> In essence, the members will run the forum by bringing quality discussion to
> it. As the community grows, professional volunteers in each area will
> moderate selected subforums. Husband-and-wife team April Pulley Sayre and Jeffrey
> P. Sayre, authors of One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab and 50 other children’s
> books are subsidizing and running the forum with the help of their many
> colleagues who care about great content for children. The forum will be hosted
>via
> April’s website, www.aprilsayre.com )
>
> How do I reach CMP Forum?
> Just go to www.aprilsayre.com and click on the CMP Forum link. You can
> always read forum postings as an anonymous guest. But, we encourage you to take a
> few minutes and become a member. As a member, you’ll have the ability to not
> only read postings, but join in, creating your own threads or adding to
> discussion in on-going threads!
>
Judy Freeman
Children's Literature Consultant
Author of the forthcoming Books Kids Will Sit Still For 3
(Libraries Unlimited, 2005; www.lu.com/winners)
65 North Sixth Avenue
Highland Park, NJ 08904
732-572-5634 / BKWSSF@aol.com
www.JudyReadsBooks.com
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