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A & C Black (publishers) Ltd 35 Bedford Row London WC1R 4JH Mini series for 5-7 yrs. (4 stories linked by central character/s or place) 1,200 words each story Short novels for 9-12 yrs. Adventure, science fiction, family, school life, first romances. 3,500-4,000 words. Allen & Unwin 19 Compton Terrace, London N1 2UN Tel: 020 7607 5050 Head Office at Little Ark Editorial Office, 292 Rathdowne St, Carlton North, Vic 3054,Australia. Contact Rosalind-Price@allen-unwin.com.au Amaising Publishing House Ltd Unit 7, Greendykes Ind. Estate, Greendykes Road, Broxburn, West Lothian EH52 6PG. Tel: 01506 857 570 E-mail: Amaising.bx@btinternet.com Guidelines - http://www.btinternet.com/~amaising.com/advice.htm Andersen Press Ltd Random House, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA Tel: 020 7840 8400 Small publishers, very few forward openings, accept unsolicited, but no short stories/poetry. Barefoot Books PO Box 95, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 5BH Tel: 0117 932 8885 E-mail: info@barefoot-books.com Accept unsolicited scripts, but mostly do retellings of folk and fairy tales. No fiction/non-fiction apart from occasional picture book. Prefer submissions to be exclusive to them. Bloomsbury Childrens Books 38 Soho Square, London W1V 5DF Tel: 020 7494 2111 Prefer submissions through an agent, but will accept unsolicited. But write in first instance. Mass market and trade. Brimax Books Ltd (Octopus Publishing Group) 2-4 Heron Quays, London E14 4JB Tel: 020 7531 8400 Mass market picture books Child's Play (International) Ltd Ashworth Road, Bridgemead, Swindon, Wilts SN5 7YD Tel: 01793 616 286 E-mail: allday@childs-play.com Crazy Horse Kids Press 116 Bewdley Road, Stockport-on-Severn, Worcs DY13 8XN Tel: 01299 824 858 E-mail: phayden@crazyhpress.demon.co.uk | ||||||||||||||||||
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David Bennett Books Ltd 15 High street St Albans. Herts AL3 4ED Highly illustrated children's fiction David & Charles Children's Books Winchester House 259-269 Old Marylebone Road. London. NW1 5XJ Novelty book ideas or picture books of 700 words or less. Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd 9 Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8PS Tel: 020 7836 5411 Egmont Children's Books 239 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6SA Tel: 020 7761 3500 Picture books and fiction for ages 4-16. Element Childrens Books 239 Kensingtion High Street. London W8 6SA Fiction and Picture Board books http://www.elementkids.com Floris Books 15 Harrison Gardens, Edinburgh EH11 1SH Tel: 0131 337 2372 E-mail: floris@floris.demon.co.uk Accept fiction of around 40,000 words and 60,000 words. Prefer fantasy, legend, Celtic, myth or contemporary situations Gallery Childrens Books 8 Caledonia Street, London N1 9DZ Tel: 020 7837 5061 Gomer Press Llandysul, Dyfed SA44 4BQ Tel: 01559 362 371 E-mail: gwasg@gomer.co.uk Specialize in books that have a Welsh interest or dimension. Picture books, fiction, poetry, drama etc. Ask to be sent a copy of their catalogue. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 77/85 Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8JB Tel: 020 8741 7070 Send typewritten synopsis only Hodder Childrens Books 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH Tel: 020 7873 6000 Picture books for 2-5 yrs, no rhyming or ABC. Fiction 1,000-1,500 words/ 2-4,000 words/ 8,000-12,000 words/ Novels - 20-45,000 words. Aslo non-fiction and fun books. Send for guidelines. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Macdonald Young Books 61 Western Road, Hove, E. Sussex BN3 1JD Tel: 01273 722 561 Picture books- pre school- teens. No unsolicited. Macmillan Childrens Books 25 Eccleston Place, London SW1W 9NF Tel: 020 7881 8000 Magi Publications 22 Manchester Street, London W1M 5PG Tel: 020 7486 0925 Orchard Books 96 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4XD Tel: 020 7739 2929 Orion Childrens Books Orion House, 5 Upper St Martins Lane, London WC2H 9EA Tel: 020 7240 3444 Write in first instance. No specific guidelines. Not much non-fiction published. For longer stories send a synopsis and one or two chapters. Ragged Bears Ltd Ragged Appleshaw, Andover, Hants SP11 9HX Tel: 01264 772 269 E-mail: books@ragged-bears.co.uk Scholastic Childrens Books Villiers House, Clarendon Avenue, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 5PR Tel: 01926 887 799 No unsolicited. Write to them. Transworld Publishers Ltd 61-63 Uxbridge Road, London W5 5SA Tel: 020 8579 2652 Very small publishers with few gaps to fill. Send for guidelines. Novelty books, picture, young fiction, older fiction. Treehouse Childrens Books Page Farm, Newtown, West Pennard, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8NN Tel: 01458 835 757 E-mail: richard.powell4@virgin.net Pre-school only, flap books, bath books and tactile books(international) Walker Books Ltd 87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ Tel: 020 7793 0909 Send for guidelines. Accept unsolicited. Picture books, Story books, sprinters, racers and novels. Back To Homepage | ||||||||||||||||||
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