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 Full details  Submissions Our  submissions are always open . We aim to break down barriers between publishers, authors and readers. We welcome submissions from everyone – agented or otherwise. We are looking for gripping, commercial fiction, non-fiction, children’s fiction and picture books. Your submission must include at least one sample illustration if you wish us to consider your story for a children’s picture book. We don’t provide illustrations for children’s fiction. Submission Guidelines Please send us your full-length story in a clear font with 1.5 line spacing and a 1 – 2 page synopsis. We ask that you include your name and email address at the top of your manuscript. If you have used track changes to edit your manuscript, please remember to switch it off before you send it to us. We have high regard for good presentation to include a clear layout and work that has been proofread. Primarily, we will consider your...

  Full details  At Flying Eye we are always on the lookout for fresh and unique stories and we believe that they can come from anywhere. While we cherish our existing creators, we eagerly welcome new talent too. If you’re considering submitting your project to us, read on for some helpful advice! 📚 What We’re Looking For Picture Books – We are looking for picture books which feature stories aimed at children of 3-5 years. Aim for 32-page books with 12 spreads or 40-page books with 16 spreads. These formats work best for us. If your book does not correspond to either of these formats we might not be the right publisher for you. Picture Book Manuscripts – If you are an author/ illustrator submitting a picture book we would like to see a PDF manuscript which shows each spread of your story, text and image together. We would like to see the whole book in draft sketch with a minimum of three finished spreads, so we can determine the look of the intende...

 Full details  About Us Chapeltown was founded to produce beautiful books, to enable unusual authors to gain some visibility and to help keep books in the world. Chapeltown was founded by Gill James, experienced author, publisher and creative writing teacher. She offers free-lance work to a host of editors, illustrators, proof-readers, designers and marketers she has come across in her own free-lance career.           Company history Chapeltown was founded in 2011. Though physically based in Greater Manchester, it operates actually in cyberspace, so in theory can be present throughout the whole world. We do, however, produce a few physical books. We tend not to carry stock but can get books to you very quickly.         Readers, content-providers, customers and workers ‘thank you for doing such a good job on my book’ ‘thank you for all the hard work on the cover’ ‘this reall...

  Full details   So, you want to be an Owlkids Books author? Welcome! Follow these five easy steps to get your submission into the hands of one of our editors: 1. Come up with a brilliant idea in one of the following genres: Picture books for ages 3–5 / 3–7 / 4–8 Non-fiction for ages 5–8 / 7–10 / 8–12 / 10–14 Early fiction for ages 6–9 Graphic novels (fiction and nonfiction) for all ages 2. Write the manuscript. Picture books should be no more than 900 words. For non-fiction, please include a synopsis, a detailed outline, a writing sample, and a list of competitive titles. For middle grade fiction, please submit a brief synopsis, a chapter overview, and a few sample chapters. (We will contact you for the complete work if we are interested.) 3. Reread, revise, repeat! Is it too long? Time to kill some of those darlings! Does it rhyme? Try it in prose. We are not interested in rhyming picture books unless exceptionally written and fantastically original. Has it be...

 Full details  Literary Agent Clare joined the Darley Anderson Agency in January 2011. Clare is building both the Darley Anderson Children’s Agency and the Darley Anderson Illustration Agency lists and is scouting for new authors of picture books, middle grade, teenage, YA and illustrators. Clare also represents a boutique list of commercial and accessible literary women’s fiction but is closed to new submissions. At the Agency Clare represents authors in adult fiction both in the UK and the US including Sophie Cousens, Kerry Fisher, Pat Sowa, Phaedra Patrick, Polly Ho-Yen, Martyn Ford, Tom Ellen, Honor Cargill-Martin, Deirdre Sullivan and Beth Reekles. For a list of Clare's children's clients, please go to our children's website. Clare formerly assisted the Luxton Harris Ltd literary agency. Graduating with a first from a BA in Creative Writing and Cultural Studies at Bath Spa University, Clare went on to gain a distinction on the MA in Creative ...

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 Full details  uppy Dogs & Ice Cream Books, one of the largest book publishers in the country, has just opened up submissions for new children's books. If you're an author don't know who Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream is yet, you will soon. By selling close to 2 million books last year, PDIC has emerged as the fastest growing book publisher in the country. Their "direct to consumer" approach helped make them the 6 largest, just behind well known names like Penguin and Scholastic. And they did it all without Amazon.com... They are unlike any other "big publisher" and don't operate with a "pay to play" model like some of the self-publisher companies. They seek out new unpublished works, publish everything themselves, and strategize the books' release and sales plan. And surprisingly, they pay the industry's highest royalties to their book owners.  There is a "catch" though... They don't just select any book. The books P...

  Full details  Annick Press is currently accepting submissions of picture books, middle grade fiction, YA fiction, and non-fiction for kids of all ages. Our stories feature contemporary themes (even if the setting is historical) and aim to instill kids with the joy of reading. We are committed to publishing diverse authors and illustrators and believe strongly in producing books that reflect our readers' own experiences while broadening their perspectives. In considering submissions, we prioritize #ownvoices representation of underrepresented and marginalized communities and identities. We encourage creators who identify as LGBTQ2SIA+, Indigenous, Black, and people of color to submit their work. We also encourage submissions from creators living with disabilities. In addition to reading our guidelines, we encourage all prospective authors to take a look at our current catalog to see if your manuscript might be a fit for ...

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Full Details Submission Guidelines What We Accept Ink is looking for books of all sorts!  However, we do not accept Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Religion based books or Poetry.  All other genres are open for submissions Length Novels, Non-Fiction and Short Story Collections must be over 60,000 words to be considered.   Short Stories We only accept individual short stories during Open Calls . Please click on the open call link to see if there is currently any open.  What to Send In the email form above please submit a Standard Query Letter .  All queries should include information about your story as well as your bio and where you heard about our company.  If you do not know how to write a standard query, please click the link above. Please do not send us a manuscript.  Children's Books Children's book must be fully illustrated to be considered.  When submitting a children'...

Full details How can I submit my idea to Quirk? We love smart, original, cool, and fun books! However, each editor has their own submissions policy, so please review their guidelines carefully. Our house policy: We only review digital queries and sample material. No physical submissions, please. Thank you for thinking of us! Who should I contact? Jhanteigh Kupihea (Editorial Director)  loves exceptionally written, high-concept adult fiction and pop-culture-driven non-fiction. If your mystery/thriller has a true-crime or feminist twist to it, send it to her! She loves horror—the more atmospheric and psychological, the better. (Not a fan of violent and gory.) She loves fun, voice-y novels for women, especially ones that focus on female friendships or subvert romantic comedy tropes. Regardless of the genre, she loves anything that breaks the mold and plays with unusual structures, so think of her for your modern update on the epistolary novel or your interacti...

Full details  We publish picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and YA fiction and nonfiction. We’re open to any genre and style, and we’re always looking for something new and different. We love original concepts, fresh voices, and writing that knocks us off our feet. To submit a manuscript or proposal to Sky Pony, please send an email to skyponysubmissions (at) skyhorsepublishing (dot) com. Please put your query letter in the body of your email and attach all materials to be considered as a Word document, or in the case of art, as a jpeg. To make sure your email is received, please be mindful of the size of attachments included in your message. Please note: do not mail hard copies to our office unless requested. Unrequested hard copies will be returned unopened.

Full details Please read the guidelines below carefully to avoid ineligibility and to maximise your chances of working with us. In general, there are three golden rules that you should follow: Know what you want from us. We are a publisher, not an illustration agency! You should have a specific type of work collaboration in mind when you submit work to us. In other words: would you like to submit a picture book for consideration? Or perhaps a graphic novel? Or maybe a non-fiction picture book for children? Whatever it is you submit, make sure it is in line with something that we actually do. Be clear and concise. We have to sift through a lot of submissions, so please try to be clear and to the point in your pitch, whatever it may be. If you have a long manuscript or a long form graphic novel to submit, or even a completed picture book – that is fine, please send it in attachment. However, in your email please provide us with a brief summary and overview of your ...

Sleeping Bear Press is a publisher of quality children’s books. We specialize in picture books and middle grade novels. We accept both fiction and nonfiction submissions. Please browse our website or catalog for examples of the types of books we publish. Due to the volume of manuscripts we receive we are not able to respond to every submission. We do, however, make every effort to carefully consider each submission we receive. If we are interested in your manuscript we will respond within six months of receiving it. Additionally, in receiving a submission, we cannot assume any obligation to not publish a book based on a similar concept. Please no follow up emails or calls. At this time we are only considering email submissions. Please attach your manuscript as a word document and send to the following email address: submissions@sleepingbearpress.com The subject line of your email should include “New Submission”, the title of your work, fiction/nonfiction, and the subj...

NEW in April 2019: Pajama Press accepts unsolicited queries and illustrator portfolios only through the following Submittable link: Pajama Press considers digital queries accompanied by picture books texts or the first three chapters of novel length projects. Your query should include an overview of your submission and some information about your writing background. Pajama Press prefers not to look at simultaneous submissions. Please notify us if you are submitting your project to another publisher. In the interest of saving trees, Pajama Press does not accept physical manuscripts. Any manuscripts mailed to our office will be recycled unopened. Submission FAQs What kind of books does Pajama Press publish? We publish picture books both for the very young and for school-aged readers, as well as early chapter books, novels for middle-grade readers, and contemporary or historical fiction for pre-high school aged YA readers aged 12–14. Our nonfiction titles typically ...

What do we publish? If you look on our collections page, you'll see that we've arranged our books into 'themes'. These collections showcase what we really care about.  If you have a story that fits into one of these collections, we'd love to hear from you. We're currently looking for short picture book texts for 2-4 year olds (usually no more than 500 words and often a lot shorter), early reader series fiction for 5-8 year olds, and middle grade fiction for 9-12 year olds. We also accept non-fiction submissions. Who do we want to hear from? We aim to be as inclusive as possible so we particularly want to hear from authors and illustrators of BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) heritage, those who identify as LGBTQ+, those who have a disability, or anyone who grew up...

The publishing industry is tough and competition is fierce, so we look for outstanding voices – for writing that’s fresh, original and effective. Most of all, we seek potential. We specialize in writing for children and teens: picture book author/illustrators with texts of less than 1000 words; high-concept/character-led chapter-book series; middle grade novels; graphic novels for a young readership; young-adult novels; select non-fiction proposals. Additionally, we are now opening to very select women’s fiction (see our new agent Chelsea Eberly’s bio/wishlist here ). Please note: We are NOT looking for picture book texts (ie, by writers who aren’t also illustrators), short stories, educational or religious/inspirational work, poetry, pre-school/novelty material or screenplays. Unless we have specifically requested them, we will also delete any emails sent with attachments or with links to work . Here is the procedure to follow if you want to submit your work to Greenhouse...