Updated September 8th 2025: They appear to only accept submissions via invitation only now. More details here.
They are respected children’s picture book publisher only open to submissions during certain times of year.
They hope to empower children by telling meaningful stories aimed at 4-11 year olds. The work they publish is realistic fiction which they describe as “a genre made up of stories that could happen in our world and society.”
That means they only consider work where characters are human beings living beings that are living in places that could be real, or are in fact real. Magic does not exist in real fiction. You can see work they’ve previously published here.
They consider manuscripts up to 1,000 words in length.
They only accept emailed submissions. They have specific guidelines that you should read in full here. Their most recent submission period ended January 31st 2024. You can subscribe at their website to be notified when they reopened.
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