Publisher to submit children's stories for possible book publication ?

Question

I have been telling bed time stories to my daughter and have kept a log of stories that she loves too hear. I would like to submit them to a reputal childrens book publisher to see if they would be interested in using them. Any suggestions whom I might contact?
Prefer to stay in USA. as not savy on out of country legal rights.

Any other advise would be greatly appreciated.

yea.. spelling/grammer errors.. sorry about that.. tired and it's been a long day.

Each reply could be the best answer. Wanted to say thank you for all the information and help and if I could give each of you the best answer button.

Answer 1

This is a book that lists current publishers and contacts for children's stories and art.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1582974020/sr=8-8/qid=1154103355/ref=pd_bbs_8/002-1430456-3609604?ie=UTF8

Answer 2

As an experienced writer and published fantasy author, I suggest you find a good editor to clean up your manuscript and get it ready for submission to various agents. You'll have to research those, as there are no right answers when it comes to agents EXCEPT that you need one if you're a new author. Most major publishers these days won't even open unsolicited manuscripts unless you have previously published something OR you have a super strong query letter or an agent submitting for you. Publisher slush piles are in the thousands, so don't waste your time, postage or printing costs submitting direct.

Once you have a finished, polished manuscript and an agent to handle it, you should be able to find a publisher sooner or later. Agents know the game and they know what the publishing houses are looking for. Trying it on your own is a long, tedious and often disappointing road to oblivion.

That's my advice. Good luck with your book.

Jon F. Baxley (Author, Editor, Ghostwriter and Proofreader)

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Answer 3

The best thing is to go to a book shop and look over books aimed at the same agegroup, published for the first time THIS YEAR. When you find some, note the publisher and try that. However, you should edit your work first (there are a couple of errors, probably typos, in your question).

Answer 4

Here are the publishers from USA who publish various topic books. You can contact by filling up the form or by phone. The list & details & also check their respective websites about the American publishers given below :

1) TRAFFORD PUBLISHING
Please read through the explanations about Trafford on-demand publishing service (TM). It's an amazingly comprehensive and practical service -- invest as little as US$699 (CDN$799 - €750 - £499) for our publishing packages. E-mail thier publisher - Bruce Batchelor, to let him know you are interested. You can also order their free Publishing Guide.

Contact :
Authors living in the USA, Canada and other countries outside of Europe, please contact:

Trafford Publishing
6E - 2333 Government Street
Victoria, BC, Canada V8T 4P4
toll-free 1-888-232-4444
phone [phone] fax [phone]
email: [e-mail]


2) MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS
Macmillan in North America publishes scientific and medical journals, academic and reference books, and fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. You can contact any one of the below mentioned contacts & ask for children publication contact of office :

Nature America Inc
Nature America Inc
345 Park Avenue South
New York
NY 10010 - 1707
US
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
http://www.nature.com/

Type of publishing: scientific and medical journals
Chief Executive: Annette Thomas [e-mail]
CTO: Howard Ratner [e-mail]

Palgrave Macmillan
175 Fifth Avenue
New York
NY 10010
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Type of publishing: academic and scholarly
Chief Executive: Dominic Knight [e-mail]
US President: Garrett Kiely
http://www.palgrave.com/


3) PUBLISH AMERICA
The Author Questionnaire [e-mail]
Signed authors should use this address to send in the requested materials for their book.

Contact :
PublishAmerica LLLP
P.O. Box 151 Frederick, MD 21705 [phone]


4) KANE / MILLER BOOK PUBLISHERS
Award Winning Children's Literature - The Best Children's Books in the World!
Kane/Miller Book Publishers - Specializing in Foreign Translated Children's Books

Contact :
Kane/Miller Book Publishers
PO Box 8515
La Jolla, CA 92038
[phone] phone
[phone] fax
Kira Lynn email : [e-mail]

5) THE AUTHORS GUILD
For more than 90 years the Guild has been the authoritative voice of American writers... - Scott Turow

Contact :
The Authors Guild
116 West 23rd Street, Suite 500
New York, NY 10011
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Answer 5

Start by getting a current copy of Writer's Marker. Each publisher will provide contact information and guidelines.