interested in: Board Books: Infant to 3
Complete text required. Include illustration ideas only if necessary for understanding text.

Picturebooks: Ages 3 and up
Complete text required. Include illustration ideas only if necessary for understanding text. Both fiction and non-fiction accepted.

Novels for Young Readers: Ages 8 to 12
If your manuscript is in chapters, please submit two to three sample chapters; otherwise one-third to one-half of the manuscript is usually sufficient. Also submit a table of contents or outline.

Real-Life Books: Ages 3 to 12
(to help kids understand themselves and their world)
Depending on length, one-third to one-half of the manuscript is usually sufficient. If written in chapters, please submit two to three, along with a table of contents or outline.

client list: Foodie Babies Wear Bibs by Michelle Sinclair Colman and Nathalie Dion, Inside the Slidy Diner by Jaime Zollars and Laurel Snyder, Sing My Song: A Kid's Guide to Songwriting by Steve Seskin, Albie's Trip to the Jumble Jungle by Robert Skutch and Joe Mathieu, Brand New Emily by Ginger Rue, Bread Comes to Life: A Garden of Wheat and a Loaf to Eat by George Levenson and Shmuel Thaler

send: Complete MS

looking for: Novel

interested in: Picture Books, Novels and Novellas for children.

client list: "Memoirs of a Camel" by Kathleen Karr, "The Rainbow Kite" by Marlene Fanta Shyer, "The Great Chicken Debacle" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel

interested in: Fantasy, Horror and science fiction novels.

client list: "The Dresden Files" Book Series by Jim Butcher Arthur C. Clarke

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel

interested in: High Quality Children's picture books.

client list: Adventures of Odysseus by Daniel Morden and Hugh Lupton Barefoot Book of Faeries (Formerly A Child's Book of Faeries) by Tanya Robyn Batt Boy Who Grew Flowers by Jen Wojtowicz Gigantic Turnip by Aleksei Tolstoy How Big Is A Pig? by Stella Blackstone

send: Complete MS

looking for: Novel

interested in: General Fiction, general mystery, sci-fi, fantasy, YA.

client list: "A Prisoner of Birth" by Jeffrey Archer, "Power Play" by Joseph Finder

looking for: Novel

interested in: Albert Whitman & Company publishes approximately thirty books per year for the trade, library, and school library market.

We have an open submissions policy: we will read unsolicited work, which means that it is not necessary for writers to submit through a literary agent.

We are interested in reviewing the following types of work:
Picture book manuscripts for ages 2-8.
Novels and chapter books for ages 8-12.
Nonfiction for ages 3-12.
Art samples showing pictures of children.

client list: "The Boxcar Children" mystery books, "Isabel's Car Wash" Author: Sheila Bair

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel

interested in: The New Spirit imprint publishes an inspirational line of fiction that predominately features African-American characters. These novels will be entertaining and thought-provoking, and the characters will work to overcome and resolve challenges through the power of prayer and faith. Our titles appeal to a broad audience because they will address contemporary issues such as love, betrayal, tragedy and triumph over adversity, while keeping a spiritual message throughout. These novels will not feature any profanity or explicit sex. We are open to a variety of genres from contemporary women's fiction to historicals.

The focus of our nonfiction books will be to encourage and motivate readers by offering material that advocates empowerment, spiritual and emotional growth, and guidance on building strong personal relationships.

client list: You Deserve More by Jewel Diamond Taylor Secrets of a Sinner by Yolonda Tonette Sanders Gems for the Journey by Vikki Johnson

looking for: Novel

interested in: Children's picture books. 4-8 years old. They should have universal themes that deal with Family or social situations.

client list: "That Cat Can't Stay" written by Thad Krasnesky "I Need My Monster" written by Amanda Noll "I'm Really Not Tired" by Lori Sunshine

send: Query Only

looking for: Short Story

interested in: Blueroad Press is interested in seeing book-length new work that fits with their focus of road stories and the lifelong preoccupation with the influence that the road holds over people's lives. They are looking for high-quality literary fiction and works of non-ficition. They do not accept general submissions of poetry, children’s literature, or genre fiction.

client list: "Stompin’ at The Grand Terrace: A Jazz Memoir in Verse" by Philip S. Bryant.

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel

interested in: Swallow Press is a distinguished literary press founded in the 1940s by poet, professor, and publisher Allan Swallow. Over the years Swallow Press has published many leading literary lights, including Allen Tate, Yvor Winters, Janet Lewis, J. V. Cunningham, Anaïs Nin, and Frank Waters.

Through an arrangement with the owners of Swallow Press, Ohio University Press has managed the acquisition, production, and distribution of Swallow Press titles for over twenty-five years, creating a balanced publishing program that appeals to a diverse mix of readers, from the professional scholar to the educated generalist. This partnership gives Ohio University Press real distinction as a publisher of fine books

client list: Thirsty, A Novel By Kristin Bair O'Keeffe, The Collected Novels of Paul Laurence Dunbar Edited by Herbert Woodward Martin, Ronald Primeau and Gene Andrew Jarrett, Colonial Meltdown: Northern Nigeria in the Great Depression By Moses E. Ochonu, The Last of His Mind: A Year in the Shadow of Alzheimer's By John Thorndike

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Novel