My book is about my experiences with my maternal grandmother on her farm in what is still a pretty wild bit of Western Washington State. Would you be interested in publishing it?
2006-12-29 08:56:21 · 5 answers · asked by Dana M 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
You need to ask the Harper Publishing company. Your question is addressed specifically to them. Not the members of Yahoo Answers.
Now, you can ask the members of YA by asking "Do they accept...", and "Would they be interested...".
2006-12-29 09:05:03 · answer #1 · answered by Batty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to check out Writer's Digest... they are a fountain of info for getting your books published.
Good luck....
Keep in mind that alot of publishing houses won't accept unsolicited manuscripts.... You'll need an agent. And you need to pitch the book to a publisher that publishes the type of book you are writing....otherwise, it'll just get dumped in the garbage pile, whether or not it's good.
2006-12-29 10:39:25 · answer #2 · answered by The ReDesign Diva 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to tell you that like most (all?) large publishing companies they won't be interested in seeing your manuscript unless you have it submitted by an agent. See this page on their web site for confirmation: http://www.harpercollins.com/footer/help.aspx#Manuscripts
A book such as "Writer's Market" may help you find a publisher.
Read about agents and what they do in this article on my web site: http://www.underdown.org/agents.htm . It's addressed specifically to children's book writers and illustrators but much of it is relevant to all sectors of publishing.
By the way, HarperCollins is the name of the company at present--they haven't been called "Harper" or "Harper and Row" in years.
2006-12-29 09:22:02 · answer #3 · answered by haroldu_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-06 04:29:40 · answer #4 · answered by alia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send it to them then! But be warned there are literally thousands of people out there trying to get books published. If it is about your family maybe you could try self-publishing, at least then it will get in print and be a family memento.
2006-12-29 09:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by Jude 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋