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 will work with you on writing and illustrating picture books, chapter books, fantasies, ya novels and nonfiction. Please submit only one manuscript per category at a time. Paired with bright illustrations by awardwinner heath mckenzie this story champions the fun kids can have with words, rhymes and a bit of imagination.
Pantera press is a social purpose publisher dedicated to great storytelling and publishing books that matter. Plus get a free copy of our book, the authors publish guide to manuscript submissions. Unfortunately we cannot respond to any of these during this period. Chronicle books will only accept childrens book submissions on paper. Hachette australia is one of australia s largest publishers and we are always looking for the opportunity to publish great stories. We are acquiring middlegrade, young adult and fiction for adults. You can learn more about the team behind maverick here. Top 30 australian book publishers accepting manuscripts. It is easy to get rejected due to a technical mistake like not knowing the word limit or genre they prefer. We do this through workshops, ecourses, mentoring, assessing manuscripts and an ebulletin free. Full circle literary is a fullservice literary agency, offering a full circle approach to literary representation.
Its never too early to introduce children to the wonderful world of nonfiction. We will be in touch with all writers as soon as possible to advise whether your story has been chosen, but please be patient this process will take a while. See their website for the limited types of childrens books they publish and guidelines. The agency is currently closed for all queries and submissions. We accept manuscripts across all genres, with or without an agent, from anywhere in the world. Literary outlets for environmental writing ecolit books. At australian selfpublishing group pty ltd we have the marketing and promotion capabilities to get your book out to the whole world. Buy childrens fiction books online pegasus publishers. There are 30,000 childrens books published each year.
They are open to unsolicited submissions after being closed for a number of years. Vivid publishing, an imprint of fontaine press, is a proudly independent australian book publisher. We receive a large number of submissions and because of that please note the following terms and conditions apply when making a submission. This program includes picture books as well as young adult titles for ages 12 and up. Limited offer the battle of one tree and multuggerah and the sacred mountain. We are an independent publisher, not a self publisher, and offer a full publishing service including a publisher imprint that will allow. Newpages classifieds calls for submissions calls for writing, art, booklength manuscripts, photography, and more from magazines, publishers, writing. We have 230,400 partner companies at this time that can get your book and ebook seen by millions of book lovers. Creative kids tales has compiled this list of australian publishers who publish childrens books. Online manuscript submission form austin macauley publishers.
You can selfpublish your book, hire a publishing services company or hybrid publisher, or find a legitimate childrens book publisher. Please note that some of these publishers accept unsolicited and unagented submissions, while others only. As part of this search, we welcome submissions from fiction, nonfiction and childrens book writers who are residents of australia or new zealand. Contact us about creative kids tales manuscript assessment service. Our team has diverse experience in book publishing including editorial, marketing, publicity, legal and rights, which we use collectively to build careers book by book. To submit a manuscript to avon impulse or harperlegend, please read the information below. Top 5 resources for childrens book writers 25 us childrens book publishers accepting manuscripts directly from writers 22 young adult publishers accepting manuscripts no agent required note. Selfpublish your book with australian selfpublishing. Memoir publishers that dont require an agent to submit are few and far between. Wakefield press is a small, independent publisher based in adelaide.
You check them first to see if they are currently open to receiving new manuscripts. We welcome submissions from both new and previously published authors. One of the top childrens publishers in australia and new zealand, walker books has been in business for 20 years. But below you will find links to the submission pages of each company. The crown of thorn starfish can cause great devastation to these reefs and to everything that lives within them. You can submit your work using the online submission form below. From household name justine clarke actress, singer, childrens entertainer and musician extraordinaire josh pyke comes a laughoutloud picture book based on the song a banana is a banana. Visit our website to learn more on our submissions. They also publish the winner of the arts south australia wakefield press unpublished manuscript award. Heres our list of 75 publishers that publish childrens book. Seven publishers that accept memoir submissions no agent required written by emily harstone. You must submit using our online form when the submission date is open. Their books generally have wonderful covers and illustrations, and are quirky. For information about adult books, go to the adult book submission page.
This page features the sites of the best independent book publishers in the united states as selected by john kremer, author of 1001 ways to market your books. We have put together a list of 21 top australian childrens book publishers accepting submissions currently. Walker wednesday is currently closed, watch this space for further news. By focusing your search on reading material from these five categories you can feel confident selecting great nonfiction titles and encourage your kids to more fully read and enjoy. Please select the service that best fits your needs.
However, the increasing submissions volume has made this goal very difficult, and in 2018 we reluctantly decided that we can now only respond if we are calling in more material. Lanuola, meaning colourful, is a childrens story on a reallife killer living in not just our great barrier reef but also other coral reefs across the pacific oceans. To submit material for consideration, please send the material to. For 10 years we endeavored to respond individually to every query. We personally read everything that is submitted to the agency and represent authors based all over the world.
Walker books australia celebrates the 10th anniversary of the bestselling my dad thinks hes funny, with an all new title in the series. As a growing uk literary agency seeking new authors, we are accepting submissions in all categories. Help you refine the story will every child end your book with a smile. Since many childrens publishers only accept from agents, this list should save you hundreds of hours combing through the submission guidelines of every childrens publisher on earth. It has companies in london, new york, sydney and delhi. You can get a peek into the sorts of stories and characters we look for at wombat books with our suggestions at the bottom of the page. We publish a wide variety of quality books by australian authors, from small readforpleasure paperbacks, howto, selfimprovement and business titles, full colour childrens books right through to premium coffeetable hardcover books. Submissions can be made by agents or authors directly. Accepting submissions in all genres austin macauley. Whether you are a new author or have been previously published, austin macauley publishers would like to hear from you. Australian publisher accepting unsolicited manuscripts aurora house april 7, 2017 articles aurora house, getting published, unsolicited manuscripts if youve written a novel, autobiography, or childrens book, aurora house is currently accepting unsolicited manuscripts, and wed love to hear from you. Be sure to visit their websites for further details.
We will be opening our picture book submissions again in 2020. Thats our list of 21 top book publishers in australia accepting unsolicited manuscripts. Our criteria is simple, if there is a fantastic bedtime, nap time or kid time story to be shared, we want to know about it. Submissions are now closed for the thrill me anthology. Are you unsure what to edit or if there is anything else you can edit. You can hire me, a professional childrens book editor, to ensure your book is topnotch. Turner publishing is accepting submissions of manuscripts andor proposals. This enables us to have a little more time to focus on the manuscripts that we do request.
Page street publishers, located in salem, mass, is one of the fastest growing publishers in the us. They have recently launched a childrens program, headed by a 20year childrens book publishing veteran. If you are a childrens writer, you need the correct publisher for it. They publish a variety of books for children but only appear to be open to submissions in the picture book category. Creative kids tales are not publishers, but we can assist you in getting one step closer to your publication dream. Updated november 2018 to remove publishers now closed to direct submissions. At the submission stage we require a copy of your full manuscript as a single file. Charlesbridge currently accepts unsolicited manuscripts. As a writer sending your manuscript, it is imperative you do your research and know what the publisher accepts. Avon impulse is the digitalfirst publishing imprint of avon books. Maverick childrens books is a ukbased publisher of childrens books. Information for media and teachers windy hollow books.
If you have not heard back from us after three months, you may assume we do not have a place for your project. For over 100 years, authors have trusted dorrance to write, publish and promote their books. Childrens book publishers book publishing directory. Pants on fire press is a book publisher that accepts unsolicited manuscripts from authors. Seven publishers that accept memoir submissions no. Have you been over it again and again and youre not sure what to do next. Submitting a book 2020 guidelines the little rebels.
Due to the high volume of submissions, we respond only to manuscripts of interest to us. Definitions the little rebels childrens book award recognises and awards radical childrens fiction. You can find a full list of over 150 publishers accepting manuscripts broken down by genre here. Please note, not all of these publishers accept unsolicited manuscripts. Pantera press sprung to life around the green familys kitchen table from a passion to publish great australian stories that readers across the world would rave about. Australian publisher accepting unsolicited manuscripts. Information windy hollow books is an award winning independent publisher of picture books for children. We publish literary books for children to inspire a love of reading, with a focus on strong stories and beautiful illustrations from established and emerging authors and illustrators.
Each month our goal is to build an exciting list of fresh, exciting voices, which means were always looking for new talent. You will need to have it ready to upload before filling in this form. The bestselling alex rider series celebrates 20th anniversary with a brand new tv series. Read our manuscript submission guidelines carefully. The 30 childrens book publishers below all have one important thing in common. Do not send us queries with attachments unless requested. At create a kids book we help people to write and illustrate stories for children, then to locate publishers and literary agents.
814 1535 357 1123 1071 986 740 989 164 1151 147 82 277 546 758 416 119 372 1001 1039 281 1258 1221 1294 12 1425 54 113 1475 975 1073 916 316 280 151 1540 265 860 776 205 1033 1068 356 979 973 695 893 1077 591