Sunday, December 20, 2009

Publish America Submission Process

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Here are some questions people have asked and the answers are below

How can you publish without charging me a fee?

Just like any other traditional publisher, we earn our income by selling books, not by charging publishing fees to our authors. We pay our authors a royalty payment for each book sold. By 2006 we had paid out more than $1 million in royalties. We sell a book every sixteen seconds every day.

How long will it take to publish my book?

It depends. Factors that affect the production time that are beyond our control include how well written the manuscript is and how quickly the author can work with us during the process.

We can release a book in as little as six to eight weeks from the signing of the contract; however, most books will be released in four to six months from the signing of the contract.

All authors published with Publish America sign a contract to have their work published. As such, we can only enter a contract with those authors who are eighteen (18) or older.


Do you accept submissions from my country?

Currently, PublishAmerica is open to submissions from the United States, Canada, Western Europe, India, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.

What genres are you interested in seeing?

PublishAmerica is currently open to all genres except:
Coffee table books
Screenplays/scripts/movies
Theses
Text-books
Gift Books
Books of quotes

How long does my book have to be?

In general, we require books have a minimum of 4,000 words. Poetry books must contain at least 50 poems. Children's picture books must be a minimum of five pages and no more than 45.

There is no upper page or word count limit for what we consider.

We can consider works in progress or shorter works to which the author would like to add material in order to meet the minimum requirements. Please fill out the form below to contact us about such a book.

I want to include illustrations in my book. Is that OK?
Will you provide illustrations for my book?
Can you recommend an illustrator?

Yes. Please do include illustrations, pictures or graphics that you want considered when submitting your manuscript.

PublishAmerica does have an in-house illustration service for our children's picture books. If you are interested in this service, please contact us via the form below. We cannot recommend outside illustrators.


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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Peachtree Publisher Accepting Submissions

nullnullnullPeachtree Publishers are accepting submissions for children writers. Please visit http://www.peachtree-online.com for more information.

The guidelines are as follow:
For children’s picture books, send full manuscript.
For all others, send either full manuscript OR table of contents plus three sample chapters.

Peachtree does not accept query letters where no manuscript is included.
Peachtree currently publishes the following categories:

Children’s fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, middle readers, young adult books;
Education, parenting, self-help, and health books of interest to the general trade;
NOTE: Peachtree does not publish historical novels (except children’s/young adult), science fiction, fantasy, romance, westerns, horror, poetry, short stories, plays, business, scientific or technical reference, or books intended specifically as textbooks.

FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS:

Send biographical material about the author (past publishing credentials, education, etc.)
Include a self-addressed, stamped #10 (letter-sized) envelope (SASE) for a response. If no SASE is included, no response will be given.
If you would like your materials returned, please send an appropriately-sized envelope with adequate postage. Submissions without sufficient postage will not be returned, but will be recycled by our office.
GENERAL INFORMATION:

Please do not send original artwork or original manuscripts. Send only copies, as Peachtree is not responsible for the return or condition of submissions. Artwork in general is not required. The publisher reserves the right to select the illustrator.

Peachtree cannot accept manuscript submissions via fax or email. We will not review any manuscript sent on CD or diskette. All manuscripts must be sent by US Mail. Submissions should be addressed to Helen Harriss, Acquisitions Editor.

Peachtree receives approximately 20,000 submissions each year. We make every effort to review all submissions in a timely manner. Please do not contact our office regarding status. Please be aware that the submissions process usually takes upwards of 6-9 months to complete, as we strive to give every manuscript the attention it deserves.



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Barefoot books is accepting writing submissions for children writers.



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