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Knopf / Crown Books for Young Readers
Submission process: Please direct your submissions
to the attention of-Submissions Editor, Alfred A. Knopf and Crown Books
for Young Readers. Do not send original art. Do not include a self-addressed,
stamped envelope and do not send the only copy of your manuscript—we
are not responsible for lost or damaged material, and we will no longer
return submission materials. Do not send manuscripts on disks; we will
review hard copy only. We do not accept manuscripts by fax or email.
We will not respond to emailed submissions or queries. If you are submitting
a picture book, please send a cover letter and the full manuscript.
If you are submitting a novel, please send: a cover letter, a one-page
synopsis (including all major plot points), and 25 pages of text. Please
do not include reply cards. We regret that we cannot acknowledge receipt
of the manuscript nor can we guarantee personal responses or response
times. If we are interested in your submission, we will respond within
six months of receipt. We highly recommend that you review as many
children’s books as possible, including those published by Knopf
and Crown, before submitting your work to us so that you will have
a better understanding of our publishing needs. Our books may be viewed
in your local library or bookstore, or on our websites: www.randomhouse.com/kids and www.randomhouse.com/teens.
Illustration only:
Artwork interest: Artwork for picture books, middle
grade, young adult novels and nonfiction. Please
send samples (postcards); no email submissions
will be reviewed.
Submissions Editor, Alfred A. Knopf and Crown Books
for Young Readers
Random House Children’s Books
1745 Broadway, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Bantam Delacorte Dell
Submission process: The Delacorte, Bantam, Doubleday,
Yearling, Laurel-Leaf, and Dragonfly imprints of
Random House Children’s Books regretfully informs
you that because of the volume of materials we receive,
we do not respond to query letters or accept unsolicited
manuscripts. However, we do accept manuscripts if
they are submitted to either the Delacorte
Dell Yearling Contest for a First Middle-Grade Novel or the Delacorte
Press Contest for a First Young Adult Novel. If you
work meets the criteria for either contest, please
submit your manuscript. You can find rules and guidelines
on our website, http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/writingcontests/ . You can also make a written request for rules and
guidelines: please include a self-addressed stamped
envelope. All other manuscripts must be submitted
through an agent or at the request of an editor.
A list of agents can be found in The Literary Market
Place [LMP], published by R.R. Bowker, which is available
in the reference section of your local library. Staff
members of Random House Children’s Books cannot
recommend particular agents.
Illustration only:
Artwork interest: Artwork for picture books, middle
grade, young adult novels and nonfiction. Please
send samples (postcards); no email submissions
will be reviewed.
David Fickling Books
Proposal process: synopsis, first few chapters and
SASE. Address to: Editor, David Fickling Books, (as
above)
Wendy Lamb Books
Wendy Lamb Books publishes approximately twelve books,
both middle grade and YA novels, a year. At present,
WLB does not publish picture books.
A query letter should briefly describe the book
you want to write, the intended age group, and your
publishing credits, if any. If you like, you may
send no more than 10 pages of the manuscript. Please
do not send more than the specified amount. Also,
do not send cassette tapes, videos, or other materials
along with your query or excerpt. Manuscript pages
sent will not be returned. Do not send original art.
Send query letters with a SASE (self addressed stamped
envelope) for reply. If you do not live in the United
States, you must send an international reply coupon.
We recycle all letters and manuscripts without sufficient
postage. Please allow some time for a response to
your submission. If you haven’t received a
response after about six weeks or so, it’s
fine to inquire by regular mail. We cannot guarantee
the return of any materials, and are not responsible
for late, lost, misdelivered, or misplaced submissions.
Please do not phone, email, or fax to inquire about
your submission.
Queries and questions about submissions should be
made in writing to:
Wendy Lamb
Random House Children’s Books
1745 Broadway, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Random House/Golden Books Young Readers Group
Proposal process: No unsolicited manuscripts. Agented
material only.
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