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Question

i am a pre school age childrens author who is looking to get my books published. Where do i begin? i have know idea what to do now that i wrote 3 books. whats the next step? where do i find pubishers looking for young, new authors?

Answer 1

There are two types of publishing: Tradition and Self-Publishing. You will first need to decide which of these methods you want to pursue. Each has advantages and disadvantages that need to be researched. For instance, traditional publishing can be a very long road, littered with MANY rejections. Self-publishing will guarantee you a printed copy of your book, however you will not see it in a brick-and-mortar bookstore.

http://www.lulu.com is, in my opinion, the best self-publisher around. You can set up your book on their website, for free, and they will print copies as they are purchased. They do not edit your book, so you will need to take care of that on your own. This will also NOT get your book in a traditional bookstore, although you can purchase a very affordable package that would allow sale of your book through online bookstores like Amazon.

I would also NOT go anywhere near PublishAmerica. I have never heard anything good about them. Here is one author's experience with them:
http://www.todays-woman.net/poetry-scams...

"Writer's Market", along with "The Guide to Literary Agents" are my two suggestions for diving into the traditional publishing market. I suggest looking for an agent first because they are the best step through the publishing door. You will create a submission package that matches the agents preferences (some, for instance, just want a query letter and summary in your first contact with them while others want more). Once you find an agent that is willing to represent you, they will market your book to publishers. Remember, in traditional publishing you should not be paying for anything! They get paid when you get paid!

The publishers will want to choose their own illustrators, so you don't have to worry about that factor.

Keep in mind that the children's book market is one of the most competitive out there. You will recieve many rejections on your way to becoming published, but be persistant.

Last piece of advice: check out the website Preditors and Editors. They will help you avoid any scams which will make the road that much smoother:
http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/

Answer 2

Do you write children's books? If so, your chances of getting published are very slim. Get a copy of Writers Market 2007 and start reading how the subission process works. You can find both agents and small publishers in there. You might also start off with short stories for anthologies or magazines to get your name "out there" - Writers Market is the place to start.

Also, do yourself a favor and surf the Resolved Questions here. Your question gets asked about 50 times a day if not more and there is a wealth of information in Resolved Questions. If it is important to you to be published, spend some time going through those answers. We can't keep answering the same thing over and over without leaving some stuff out. Those answers will help a lot. Pax - C.

Answer 3

There is a lot more to do before your book can be pubished. But getting the writting ready for editing is a great battle. You can go to this link below and it will give you a list of some publishers and contact info that will help you get started.

http://www.lights.ca/publisher/

Here are some other links that might interest you as well:

http://www.tatepublishing.com/
http://www.harpercollins.com/
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/

Answer 4

i am with you. except I am only twelve.
don't laugh!
i want to publish my books when i get OLDER. i jsut hope i can get a publisher that won't send back my work the second he sees it. many people tell me that being an author is a worthless career to pursue but I know that it's not. I love writing because you can really get into it and its something that you can control and relate to with your own life. it is such a fun career because you don't have to sit at an office all day and you can experience things in your writing. it's fun because you don't have a schedule you have to follow all day or a boss or deadlines...
well you do have deadlines, but not that many!
;)
good luck!