Young Dragons is a traditional independent publisher focused on publishing books for children. They publish picture books as well as middle grade fiction.
They used to be part of a larger press Oghma, but at some point that press underwent a major re-branding and is now called Roan & Weatherford. There is no mention of Oghma on their site now, and Oghma’s catalog redirects to a different press. There is a line on Roan & Weatherford’s site that causes me to pause. They say “We’re out of the à la carte services game, but that just allows us to devote all our efforts to our contracted authors”, because back in 2020 when I first reviewed Young Dragon they were very clear that they were a traditional press (and that may have been the case).
You can see what they published here, to get a feel for what they are interested in. Their covers range from good to decent.
They don’t have a distributor listed on the website that I could find. As you can see from their home page they are more focused on selling books then recruiting authors, which is a good sign. They also have clear outlines for what they are seeking which is always helpful.
As far as I can tell they actively started publishing in 2020. They have no formal about section on the website and no information about staff that I could find. Both companies seem to submit books for awards.
To read their full submission guidelines, go here. They plan to reopen to submissions in late 2026.
Emily Harstone is the author of many popular books, including The Authors Publish Guide to Manuscript Submissions, Submit, Publish, Repeat, and The 2020 Guide to Manuscript Publishers.
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