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Submissions
Submissions: Open Feburary 1, 2023
How to Submit:
All queries should go to: submissions@bicoastalpublications.com. Begin your subject line with QUERY: (title of manuscript).
We would love to see well-written, concise letters. Please include a brief description (pitch) of your work, a short bio, and any relevant writing experience--no longer than one page in length. If you can describe your story in three sentences or less, even better. Additionally, include the first three chapters in the body of the email. WE DO NOT OPEN UNSOLICITED ATTACHMENTS, so ensure the text is copy and pasted into the body of your email directly following your query letter.
We aim to respond to all inquiries within 6-8 weeks. Should you not hear from us, please wait until after 8 weeks have passed to either resubmit, or give us a gentle nudge.
We only accept digital queries, and manuscripts. If we request a full manuscript, the turn around time can be anywhere from a few weeks to 3 months, so please be patient. And again, feel free to give us nudge should this time frame expire.
What we want:
Children's Fiction
Middle grade fiction--all genres. We especially enjoy heartfelt stories involving friendship and siblings with plenty of humor, adventure, and magic. We love monsters and mysteries and mayhem.
Young Adult
Open to well-written YA in most any genre, we will take a look.
WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING PICTURE BOOKS AT THIS TIME.
Adult Fiction:
We particularly enjoy Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and all things Romance (extra points if its historical!)
We are most interested in popular (genre) fiction, so low-key, slower paced, or literary fiction is likely not a great fit.
Resources:
If you do not know what a query letter is, or how to best write one, here is a great article to get you started.
For help formatting a manuscript, this article will get you on your way.
If you are still wondering if a small press is right for you, weigh the pros and cons here.
We look forward to searching for our next author to cheer on!
Griffin Children's Books is an imprint of BiCoastal Publications LLC.
Author FAQ
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