FOR WRITERS
CRITERIA:
Stories should have universal themes and deal with family or
social situations. They should appeal to 4-8 year olds and
have approximately 1,000 words.
Most of all, they should feel like they'd fit our line.
Please spend some time looking through our website and
reading about our books to determine whether your story might
be a fit.
Remember, we only publish picture books. We are NOT
interested in concept books, non-fiction, early readers, chapter
books, or YA novels. And no holiday books either, thanks.
1. If your manuscript meets the criteria above, send a query
email describing your story (plot, word count, target audience,
what makes this story unique) to Shari Dash Greenspan at
submissions@FlashlightPress.com.
2. Do NOT attach the query letter to an email - instead, type
or paste it into the email.
3. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should a manuscript be
sent (neither attached nor pasted into the email) until it is
requested by the editor.
4. Do not send any queries or manuscripts by snail mail. We
are going paperless and will disregard and recycle any paper
samples we receive.
NEW POLICY
Due to the large number of queries we receive, we are no
longer able to send individual replies for queries we do not wish
to pursue. You will receive an automated reply that we
received your query.
We will follow up with another email ONLY if we wish to see
your full manuscript. (Important tip: unless you are also an
artist, do NOT include illustrations with a requested
manuscript.)
If you do not receive another email within a month or so, please
realize that your story was not considered a fit for our line. But
do not despair: we only publish several books per year, so we
need to be extremely selective.
Manuscripts, when requested, will be evaluated within three to
four months.
OTHER HELPFUL INFO
Some excellent articles from KidLit.com about picture book
submissions:
Picture Book Queries
Picture Book or Short Story
Rhyming Picture Books: A Rhyme With Reason
A useful list of publishers accepting submissions, plus info on
how to submit to publishers
The Importance of Picture Books by Lisa Von Drasek
A great article called The Mindset of the Successful Author by
Laura Backes of Children's Book Insider
An interesting article, "Writing the Dirty Cowboy," by Amy
Timberlake, published on The Purple Crayon
Resources for Childrens Writers
CRITERIA:
Stories should have universal themes and deal with family or
social situations. They should appeal to 4-8 year olds and
have approximately 1,000 words.
Most of all, they should feel like they'd fit our line.
Please spend some time looking through our website and
reading about our books to determine whether your story might
be a fit.
Remember, we only publish picture books. We are NOT
interested in concept books, non-fiction, early readers, chapter
books, or YA novels. And no holiday books either, thanks.
1. If your manuscript meets the criteria above, send a query
email describing your story (plot, word count, target audience,
what makes this story unique) to Shari Dash Greenspan at
submissions@FlashlightPress.com.
2. Do NOT attach the query letter to an email - instead, type
or paste it into the email.
3. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should a manuscript be
sent (neither attached nor pasted into the email) until it is
requested by the editor.
4. Do not send any queries or manuscripts by snail mail. We
are going paperless and will disregard and recycle any paper
samples we receive.
NEW POLICY
Due to the large number of queries we receive, we are no
longer able to send individual replies for queries we do not wish
to pursue. You will receive an automated reply that we
received your query.
We will follow up with another email ONLY if we wish to see
your full manuscript. (Important tip: unless you are also an
artist, do NOT include illustrations with a requested
manuscript.)
If you do not receive another email within a month or so, please
realize that your story was not considered a fit for our line. But
do not despair: we only publish several books per year, so we
need to be extremely selective.
Manuscripts, when requested, will be evaluated within three to
four months.
OTHER HELPFUL INFO
Some excellent articles from KidLit.com about picture book
submissions:
Picture Book Queries
Picture Book or Short Story
Rhyming Picture Books: A Rhyme With Reason
A useful list of publishers accepting submissions, plus info on
how to submit to publishers
The Importance of Picture Books by Lisa Von Drasek
A great article called The Mindset of the Successful Author by
Laura Backes of Children's Book Insider
An interesting article, "Writing the Dirty Cowboy," by Amy
Timberlake, published on The Purple Crayon
Resources for Childrens Writers
FOR ILLUSTRATORS
1. Explore our site to be sure that your style could be a fit.
2. Please do not send any samples by snail mail - we are going
paperless and will recycle all paper samples we receive.
3. Instead, please prepare an email into which you have
pasted a few jpegs.Then we don't have to open any files and
can easily view your samples.
4. Include links to your online portfolio in your email.
5. Send the email to artsubmissions@FlashlightPress.com.
6. We will keep your information on file for future reference,
and will be in touch if we have any projects to offer.
1. Explore our site to be sure that your style could be a fit.
2. Please do not send any samples by snail mail - we are going
paperless and will recycle all paper samples we receive.
3. Instead, please prepare an email into which you have
pasted a few jpegs.Then we don't have to open any files and
can easily view your samples.
4. Include links to your online portfolio in your email.
5. Send the email to artsubmissions@FlashlightPress.com.
6. We will keep your information on file for future reference,
and will be in touch if we have any projects to offer.
Submission Guidelines
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