Authors & Illustrators FAQ

The Bank Street Library does not provide this kind of service. An appropriate resource to consult is Children’s Writers and Illustrators Market, published annually.

Notes, feedback, or critiques of any kind are beyond the scope of the service we offer. Here are some potentially useful resources:

• Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
• Writing In the Margins
• Continuing Professional Studies: Course Directory

You may send us a non-returnable review copy of your book along with a written request for an event, including organizer contact info. We will contact you within three weeks with our decision.

You may send us a non-returnable review copy of your book. Our decision on whether or not to add the book to the collection will be made based on our collection development policy and at our discretion.

We do not return review copies. Anything you send to the Bank Street Library is considered a donation. Review copies may be sent to:

Bank Street College Library
Children’s Collection Submission
610 West 112th Street
New York, NY 10025

It is the practice of Bank Street College to offer an honorarium for author or illustrator visits that we have solicited because of the content relevance with an aspect of School for Children curriculum. Compensation is $500 for three hours. These visits typically include reading with children, sharing about the process of creating a book, answering questions, and signing books. Illustrators are invited to draw on our “Illustrators’ Walls” in the Bank Street Library.

Authors and illustrators who request the opportunity to visit the Bank Street School for Children will be accommodated based on our curricular needs, program schedule, and available funds. The School for Children will purchase two books for every classroom involved in an author’s visit.

We will not provide this benefit unless specifically associated with a professional development initiative pre-approved by the dean of the School for Children.