Here are three agent who represent children's book; and here is a publisher who takes unagented writers. I recommend finding a literary agent to help you with your career. But some people enjoy success working directly with publishers. Good luck!
*And remember, sometimes an agent closes their inbox for a period of time, so they can have a chance to catch up on submissions. Some agents assume you are submitting simultaneously. Some agents ask for an exclusive submission for two weeks. Take care to read all the guidelines.
Lastly, a word to the wise. A reputable agent never asks for money. An agent only gets paid when you get paid.
Shannon Gallagher
Wernick & Pratt: About the agency: Wernick &
Pratt Agency specializes in children’s books. Our current client list includes
authors and illustrators at all stages of their careers, from debut novelists
to award-winning, experienced picture book creators. We are always open to
finding and nurturing new talent, though we can take on only a limited number
of new clients each year.
Interview with Shannon Gallagher: https://wernickpratt.com/agents/qa-with-shannon-gallagher/
Shannon represents:
PB, MG, YA (fiction and nonfiction)
Emily Mitchell
Wernick & Pratt: About the agency: Wernick &
Pratt Agency specializes in children’s books. Our current client list includes
authors and illustrators at all stages of their careers, from debut novelists
to award-winning, experienced picture book creators. We are always open to
finding and nurturing new talent, though we can take on only a limited number
of new clients each year.
Emily represents:
Middle Grade
Picture Book
• Picture Book, Author
• Picture Book,
Author/Illustrator
• Picture Book, Illustrator
GUIDELINES FOR WERNICK & PRATT (both agents) Please read
their submission guidelines carefully here: https://wernickpratt.com/submissions-policy/
And then email (address to a specific agent) to submissions@wernickpratt.com,
addressed to one agent only, Do not send the same submission to multiple agents
at W&P.
- The
email should include the following information:
- A
description of your manuscript(s)
- Your
publishing history, if any
- Your
current contact information, including your website, if you have one
- Whether
you were referred to us by a current client or other publishing colleague
- Whether
your submission is exclusive to us (ideally for one month), or
nonexclusive
- If you write
for multiple ages/formats, please send the manuscript(s) you feel are the
strongest. You can describe in your cover email any other manuscripts that
are ready for submission.
- Please make
sure to review your email and manuscript for spelling and grammar, as
minor errors can affect our reading experience.
- We do not
accept submissions via social media or snail mail, nor do we accept
submissions on behalf of someone else (e.g., an “agent” sending us work by
another writer).
·
FOR PICTURE BOOK MANUSCRIPTS+
·
Two (2) complete manuscripts, sent either as attachments
(.docx or .pdf only; we cannot accept .pages) or embedded in the body of the
email. In the current picture book market, manuscripts should be no more than
750 words.
LRA
Liza Fleissig, with her business partner Ginger
Harris-Dontzin, opened the Liza Royce Associates (LRA) in early 2011.
They have an adult arm of the company and they
have LRA Kids. Check out their books at this link:
“We are open to exclusive submissions
barring any exceptions. However, due to the large volume we receive daily, we
are unable to personally respond to each one. If you do not hear from us within
2 weeks of
submitting your query, regretfully we did not find your project to be a good
fit for our current list.
We only receive queries via email
at submissions@lizaroyce.com. Please
include a brief synopsis, a little information about yourself, including any
social/media platform and/or marketing ideas you may have, but do not send any
attachments as they will not be opened at this stage in the process.
EK Books
Here's What they say:
"We publish children’s picture books aimed primarily at readers aged 4 to 8. Our motto is “books with heart on issues that matter” — acceptance and belonging, neurodiversity, a grandparent with dementia, a new country, a new school.
Every EK book is written and illustrated by a human being. Our authors bring lived experience and proven expertise; our illustrators are some of the most skilled in the trade. Three decades in publishing has taught us to value our creators and the relationships we build together. We proudly back our titles well past their first season — and our authors well past their first book. If this sounds like YOU, THEY'D love to see your work.
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