To have a project considered by the press, please submit a book proposal as a word document attached to an email. We publish literary novels and short story collections, creative nonfiction, memoir, essays, biography, literary criticism, books. See our submission guidelines for fiction and nonfiction books. Please paste or include the text of picture books or first chapters of novels in the body of your email rather than as an attachment. Literary submissions direct to publisher fairlight books. Our editorial mission focuses on world folktales stories from the oral tradition, stories from diverse cultures, scary stories, as well as, resource books relating to storytelling or using stories in the classroom. Since 1953, it has edited, published, and distributed over 1. How to submit manuscripts university of south carolina. Turner publishing is accepting submissions of manuscripts andor proposals. Multiple submissions are fine, but no more than one project per month from the same author. In this section of our website, youll find resources for book creators at all levels of experience. Tilbury house is actively looking for submissions for referencehowto i.
They arise in all sorts of different situations, but generally a book concept is written down into a proposal form. What we want we would love to see original and fresh ideas. Read our full submission guidelines dedicated for authors. Peachtree publishers is a well respected publisher with good distribution. Once upon a time, picture books were plentiful in the land, and whoever wanted to find a wonderful story to share with a child had only to walk into a bookstore and be overwhelmed with the wealth of choices. Our submission policy has changed, we only accept electronic submissions.
Now in its twentieth year, orchard books continues to blossom and produce musthave books, for every childs bookshelf. Alternatively, you can use the form below to tell us a little about yourself and your work. Keep in mind that the world of childrens book publishing is intensely competitive, and there are many good writers trying to get their books published. At this time, we do not publish books for young children picture books or young reader books.
Scholastic is the largest publisher and distributor of childrens books and is the largest operator of schoolbased book clubs and schoolbased book. All of our titles receive the highest caliber of editorial, design, and promotional attention, which includes the following. As the worlds largest publisher of books for young readers, scholastic is at the top of the list for aspiring childrens authors whose goal is to get published. Publishing submission guidelines red adept publishing. Please dont submit novels, historical romances, autobiographies, biographies, childrens books, etc.
Heartdrum is a nativefocused imprint of harpercollins childrens books, authorcurated by cynthia leitich smith and edited. The sator new works award will be awarded to a debut booklength work of fiction or nonfiction by an author who identifies as trans or nonbinary, and published by two dollar radio in 20212022. All fiction submissions must pass the bechdel test. The editorial impulse of orion lies at the nexus of ecology and the human experience. If you would like to have your work or manuscript considered for publication by a major book publisher, we recommend that you work with an established literary agent. Street lit romance thriller suspense horror mystery all submissions will go through a screening process. In the meantime, you can still find out more about maverick books from our early reader website. A pugtastic storytime and craft event from author and illustrator zehra hicks. While we do not require submissions to be exclusive, we do ask that you inform us if you are simultaneously submitting it elsewhere, and certainly inform us if another publisher has expressed interest in. Amberley made its mark in uk publishing with the first fullcolour local history series of books in the world, the through time series, which is designed to show the changing face of britain over the last century. Submissions can be made by agents or authors directly. Please keep in mind that while polis books does accept unsolicited submissions, due to the incredibly high volume of unsolicited material we receive.
Our nationallypraised workshops, books and cds teach n onstandard englishspeaking children and adults to become bidialectic bidialectal. We are happy to accept submissions of longer fiction direct from authors. We are always looking for talented authors, and welcome submissions from new writers. Orchard books, part of the hachette childrens group, has signed a publishing deal for additional formats with the pokemon company. New directions publishing 80 eighth avenue new york, ny 10011. Theres some overlap between our paranoid readers and upsidedown readers. Now accepting romance manuscript submissions written by emily harstone boroughs publishing group is an epublisher that focuses on publishing romance novels, novellas, and short stories. We prefer to receive dummies via a link rather than a large. Now in its twentieth year, orchard books continues to blossom and produce musthave books. May 07, 2014 barking rain press is an imprint of the brp publishing group brp, which is a nonprofit publisher located in the greater portlandvancouver metropolitan areaa thriving hub for independent publishers, writers, and literary venues. If you believe your work would be appropriate for north atlantic books, please send us a proposal, including a cover letter introducing yourself, together with a brief description of your project, a table of contents, notes on the market you are trying to reach, at least three sample chapters, and a stamped selfaddressed envelope if you would like us to return these materials to you.
Please keep in mind that while polis books does accept unsolicited submissions, due to the incredibly high volume of unsolicited material we receive, we will only respond to queries if we have interest in the submission. Book publishers taking submissions book publishing companies. Deciding that you want to be a published childrens book. Polis books is an independent publishing company actively seeking new and established authors for our growing list. The following ten publishers, however, are always open to submissions from writers without agents or previous publishing experience. We trust that if youre interested in writing youre interested in reading, and if youre interested in reading youll have encountered our books. Mad creek books is the literary trade imprint of the ohio state university press. We are open to receiving submissions for proposed books in the following categories.
We receive a large number of submissions and because of that please note the following terms and conditions apply when making a submission. Chronicle books will only accept childrens book submissions on paper. Tck publishing now has an open call for submissions. We are, however, open to submissions of novels for young adults, as long as the themes align with our publishing interests. Dundurn press is not currently accepting new submissions. Publishers want to select the illustrators for the books they publish. Author submission guidelines ransom publishing thank you for your interest in working with ransom.
Submissions autumn orchard only publishes ya young adult or na new adult books, please dont send in children or adult novels as these will be deleteddestroyed without inspection. Olympia publishers accept submissions from a wide range of genres and there are different ways you can submit your work. We accept all fiction genres, with the exception of erotica, young adultteen, middle grade, and childrens books. Please explore our website to familiarise yourself with our list and the sorts of books we love to publish. The workman imprint publishes exclusively nonfiction books for children and adults, as well as calendars. It can be hard to determine if they are open or shut to submissions, and when you should submit. You can also order a catalog by calling 18005412086.
From the time of its founding, tundra has been dedicated to helping people tell their own stories, to introducing gallery artists to young children, to creating a balance between information and beauty in nonfiction books, and to keeping in print the books children love, so they can share them years later with their own children. Submissions penguin random house canada young readers. A brief synopsis all submissions the first three chapters of your book, or equivalent e. Cartwheel books publishes innovative books for children, up to age 8 and is an imprint of scholastic trade division. However, you can always contact new directions authors by mailing a letter to authors name co new directions at the address given above. The writer must hold all rights to the work, and we do not allow public domain works. Therefore, we assume no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts submitted to our publishing house. We welcome authors with or without agent representation, and we value the extraordinary work agents do. She also selectively acquires cookbooks and craft books. But before you send us anything, please read the following guidelines carefully. We will respond to your submission whether or not we are interested in reading more. We do not publish adult fiction and nonfiction, poetry or short story anthologies. Established in 1961, dial books for young readers was an early pioneer of titles for the very young, including the first quality board books published in the u.
Levine blue sky press cartwheel orchard books scholastic press submissions. Established in 1974, kensington, americas independent publisher, located in new york city, is the foremost independent publishing house in the united states publishing in hardcover, trade paperback, and mass market. Thank you for your interest in mountaineers books and skipstone. We will accept submissions for picture books that are 24 pages or 32 pages long story with a word count 500 words max for picture books. Submissions mountaineers books 1001 sw klickitat way, suite 201 seattle, wa 984. Who are the publishers accepting submissions directly from authors and illustrators these days but who are still solid and reliable. Thank you for considering publication with floris books. The magazine distinguishes itself from the din of common culture through its depth of inquiry, commitment to interdisciplinary thought, and an emphasis on insight and imagination alongside a bigpicture approach to problemsolving.
For example, we dont publish adult fiction, autobiographies or poetry. The books we are in search of will be characterized by great storytelling. The core of the publishing process is the book proposal. We do not accept nonfiction, short story collections, or poetry. We accept submissions up to 665 words some of our readers are a little paranoid about submissions that are exactly 666 words, then submissions between 667 and 998 words. Submission guidelines august house publishers atlanta. For childrens nonfiction submissions we will accept pitches for books. Eerdmans books for young readers accepts unsolicited hardcopy submissions, but we respond only to submissions we are interested in publishing. Nick east will be signing copies of agent weasel and the abominable doctor snow at little ripon bookshop. Tupelo press is now reading submissions of fiction including novels and short story collections and creative nonfiction yearround. Submission guidelines for writers and illustrators.
Amazons kindle direct publishing kdp is a fast, easy and free way for authors and publishers to keep control and publish their books worldwide on the kindle and kindle reading apps. Orchard books is an original, awardwinning and innovative publisher of fiction books for children of all ages. Joffe books is a small publisher located in london. Submissions tilbury house tilbury house publishers.
Please submit digitally to submissions atcrestonbooksdotco, or by using our contact form. Please submit only one manuscript per category at a time. We cannot reissue books that one of the larger publishers has dropped, or a selfpublished book. Unfortunately, we cannot give out authors email or postal addresses. Hardie grant egmont is currently taking folio submissions from illustrators and designers. Please take a look at our website to get a sense of the kinds of books we publish. Manuscript submissions penguin random house llc does not accept unsolicited submissions, proposals, manuscripts, or submission queries via email at this time. Thank you for your interest in publishing with heinemann. Some publishers open and close their doors to submissions on a routine basis. We are looking for talented writers in the following genres.
Prospect park books is currently closed to submissions. Felony books now accepts submissions from aspiring authors interested in publishing their novels, novellas, and short stories. To those of you who send in submissions anyway, please understand that we really mean it, so dont be offended if you dont get a response. All usborne nonfiction books, including baby books, picture books, activity books and novelty books, are written by inhouse usborne editorwriters. We hope you will find these guidelines helpful as you prepare a proposal. Chronicle books will not respond to an unsolicited submission unless interested in publishing it. All submissions should be accompanied by a short biography, a note specifying whether the manuscript is a picture book, junior fiction, middlegrade or young adult novel, and your contact details. We have no preconceptions about the types of authors we wish to represent, or the range of books that might interest us. Even if the publisher has declared it out of stock there will still be copies around with wholesalers and distributors for years to come, at heavily discounted prices, and bringing out the same book. Both our childrens and adult publishing programmes follow specific guidelines, outlined below. If your proposal is a simultaneous submission, please indicate. Our submissions are closed for new submissions at this time.
They accept fulllength manuscripts in following genres. Please refer to the guidelines below to see how best to submit your work to us, and also our top tips for a successful submission. Submissions please specify books or calendars 1 walnut st. The press does not accept submissions by email or fax. The company publishes books from established and new writers, so you dont need a track record to win a book deal. Mclaughlin joins collins for secret agent picture book.
While much of our effort goes into our childrens books, we do publish nonfiction books about maine or the northeast, particularly books. Penguin random house canada young readers tundra books, puffin canada, penguin teen canada attn. We are always accepting submissions across all genres. Cypress cove publishing began in 2001 with the publishing of the cajun coloring book for the cartoonist on the project. We are currently acquiring titles in the genres listed below.
We are committed to creating professional relationship where partnerships thrive. Visit our early reader website or to find out about submissions, then please visit. Submissions 320 front street west, suite 1400 toronto, on m5v 3b6 email to. Thank you for your interest in our small, but mighty, publishing house located in southern, rural vermont. Developmental editing, linebyline editing, copyediting and proofreading. We do not publish stagescreenplays, poetry, comic books, cookbooks, romance, selfhelp, erotica, or translations.
Elevation book publishing in atlanta promotes books to their highest peak and provides authors the opportunity to rise with expectations. In nonfiction, she loves anything to do with celebrity, movie, and tv culture, as well as humorous selfcare and lifestyle books with a fresh twist. Lerner publishing carolrhoda lerner millbrook press. Hachette childrens group imprint orchard books will next year publish a picture book about a secret agent elephant by author eoin. They are based out of atlanta georgia and they specialize in publishing childrens books, young adult books. Submission guidelines, writing contests, and resources.
Our company has a focus on publishing the writing and artwork of authors and. Founded in 1961 by jean karl, atheneum books for young readers is known for publishing enduring literary middle grade, teen, and picture book titles. Machete this series showcases fresh stories, innovative forms, and books that break new aesthetic ground in nonfictionmemoir, personal and lyric essay. Submission policy baker books, bethany house, and revell do not accept unsolicited manuscripts manuscripts we did not request. We specialise in the following areas and will only consider submissions that fall into these categories.
Were fortunate to have so many good books in the pipeline already, and we simply do not have time to read submissions. Ideas for books are as varied as the books themselves. Fairlight books is open to literary submissions of short stories, novellas between 25,000 and 50,000 words and novels. Everyone loves a happy ending, but we love darker stories too. Green writers press, an independent, vermontbased publishing company, is dedicated to spreading environmental awareness and social justice by publishing authors who promulgate messages of. Peachtree is currently accepting unsolicited manuscripts and art submissions for publication consideration in the following categories. Illustrators and authors at usborne childrens books. Before any submission of work, please look at our website to research our target readership and current titles. Dec 01, 2016 air university press au press, part of the air force research institute afri, is the publishing agent for air university au. Coach house publishes innovative poetry, literary fiction, drama and select nonfiction. With a mission to foster creativity, innovate, and illuminate, mad creek books champions diverse and creative literary nonfiction, fiction, and poetry writing.