 By Stephanie Bearce
Are you an author trying to get your manuscript published? You've done everything right - revised, rewritten, sent it through critique groups. Everyone agrees, your story is ready to go! So how do you get your book published? Should you start the agent search? Look for publishers? Start on a new project? My advice is all of the above. Whenever I finish one project, I immediately start on a new one. Career writers know that you can't depend on every manuscript getting published. You need to keep generating new material. Plus, both agents and editors like to know what else you have in your files! If you are at the point where you have a finished novel, or a couple of full nonfiction proposals for MG/YA, or three to four perfected picture books, then you are ready for the agent search. But the reality is - finding an agent takes a lot of work and TIME. And sometimes, especially when writing nonfiction, your project can be time sensitive. You need to get it in front of an editor as soon as possible. In this case you may want to submit directly to open publishers. I have an amazing agent and I am grateful to be her client. But before I signed with my agent, I sold 28 books on my own. (and this wasn't a hundred years ago) It is possible to sell your work directly to editors. You may find that getting an offer on your manuscript will even help you find an agent! Submitting to publishers yourself is definitely something to consider for unagented authors. I have done the research for you and located publishing houses open to submissions. I've even given you the links to their submission guidelines. Your mission - should you choose to accept it - is to find the publisher that is looking for your type of manuscript. Researching the publisher is just as important as researching for the perfect agent. I would love to answer questions you may have. Put them in the comment section ans I will do my best to give helpful answers. I wish you publishing success! Children’s Book Publishers Open for Submissions Albert Whitman https://www.albertwhitman.com/submission-guidelines-for-unrepresented-authors/ Allen and Unwin https://www.allenandunwin.com/about-allen-and-unwin/submission-guidelines Andrews McMeel https://publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/submissions/ Annick Press https://www.annickpress.com/Submission-Guidelines Arbordale https://www.arbordalepublishing.com/Submissions.htm August House https://www.augusthouse.com/submissions-guidelines Beyond Words Press https://beyondword.com/pages/manuscript-submissions Cider Mill Press https://www.cidermillpress.com/pages/submissions Charlesbridge https://www.charlesbridge.com/pages/submissions Chicago Review Press https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/information-for-authors--amp--agents-pages-100.php Chronicle Books https://www.chroniclebooks.com/pages/submissions Dover Publications https://www.doverpublications.com/faq/contacting-dover#EDITSUB Eerdmans https://www.eerdmans.com/Pages/About/Submission-Guidelines.aspx Entangled Publishing https://entangledpublishing.com/submission-information Feldheim https://www.feldheim.com/submissions Flashlight Press http://flashlightpress.com/submission-guidelines/ Fly Away Books https://www.flyawaybooks.com/submissions Flying Eye Books https://flyingeyebooks.com/flying-eye/submissions/ Freespirit https://www.freespirit.com/Submission-Guidelines# Gibbs Smith https://www.gibbs-smith.com/submissions Hachai https://www.hachai.com/guidlines/ Hogs Back Books http://www.hogsbackbooks.com/HBB/pages/About-us.html Holiday House https://holidayhouse.com/faqs/ Immedium http://www.immedium.com/contactus/submissions.html Judaica Press https://www.judaicapress.com/pages/submissions Just Us Books https://justusbooks.com/pages/resource-center/submission-guidelines.html Kar-Ben https://www.karben.com/submissions Kids Can Press https://www.kidscanpress.com/writers Laurence King https://www.laurenceking.com/getting-published/ Lee and Low https://www.leeandlow.com/writers-illustrators/writing-guidelines Levine Querido https://www.levinequerido.com/submissions Lion Hudson https://www.lionhudson.com/authors-and-illustrators/prospective-authors Magination Press https://maginationpress.apabooks.org/?page_id=15 Mighty Media Press http://www.mightymediapress.com/submissions.html New Frontier Books https://www.newfrontier.com.au/submission-guidelines No Brow https://nobrow.net/flying-eye/submissions/?from=fe Pants on Fire Press https://pantsonfirepress.com/submissions Page Street Publishing https://www.pagestreetpublishing.com/submission-guidelines Pelican Publishing https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/ContactUs/MakeMeAnAuthor Penny Candy Books https://www.pennycandybooks.com/submit Phaidon https://www.phaidon.com/about-phaidon/submitting-a-book-proposal/ Quarto https://www.quartoknows.com/staticpages/getintouch/submissionguidelines.aspx Salaam Reads https://salaamreads.com/ Sky Pony Press https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/sky-pony-press/submissions/ Sterling https://dhjhkxawhe8q4.cloudfront.net/sterling-wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/11161557/AuthorGuidelines_new.pdf Tanglewood Publishing https://www.tanglewoodbooks.com/submissions/ Thames and Hudson https://thamesandhudson.com/page/getting-published Tilbury House https://www.tilburyhouse.com/submissions Workman https://www.workman.com/work-with-us/author-submissions#1
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By Stephanie Bearce Writing is all about finding and falling in love with a story. Sometimes it is a forgotten story like Peggy Thomas' book Full of Beans: Henry Ford Grows a Car, or Linda Skeers' Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, The First Palentologist. Other times it is a story that the world has never heard and needs to know like Nancy Churnin's Manjhi Moves a Mountain, or Pat Miller's The Hole Story of the Doughnut.
These books are great examples of authors discovering true facts and truning them into narrative stories that both inform and enlighten the reader. So - you may be wondering where the heck is MY great story? Where do I find that undiscovered hero or that hidden bit of history? This is your lucky day! I've been digging around and I've got a treasure trove of sites for you to visit and explore. Hopefully you will find a story that sparks your curiosity and gives you the AHA! moment you need to start your next project. Famous Scientists - A comprehensive list of astronomers, biologists, mathematicians, and geologists from ancient times to the present. Accidental Science - Sometimes accidents in the lab lead to great discoveries. Unsolved Mysteries - Reader's Digest provides an interesting list of strange but true events. Weird History Facts - This list is a great starting point for story ideas. You must supply the research. Famous Female Scientists - list of 91 famous women scientists Forgotten History - 10 history stories not taught in school Historic Women - Legends of America you may not know Women who changed history - 17 female heroes African American Inventors - From Lewis Lattimer to Dr. Patricia Bath Inspiring Asian Americans - 130 Asian Americans and their stories Famous Hispanic and Latino Americans - A comprehensive List |
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