Guide to finding the perfect publisher for your manuscript. (information gathered from a link from SCBWI website)
1. Determine the audience's age
2. Select the topic or genre of the book
3. Jot down names of all the categories your manuscript will fit into
4. Write a descriptive statement for your book (mention the genre & 2 adjectives that capture the personality of the book
5. Write the cover letter
6. Hunt for publishers that want your book
7. Mark the SCBWI publishers that answer yes to the following questions:
-Do they accept submissions or queries from writers like me?
-Do they accept submissions for the age range my manuscript targets?
-Do they accept submissions of this type?
8.Make a list of these publishers
9. Go to their websites to see what they are currently publishing.
10. Do those books look like yours?
11. If they aren't similiar, cross them off your list
12. Go to the library and check out the titles you listed and READ them
13. Everytime you read a book, write the publisher down and add the title with the adjectives to your list
14. Highlight the publishers with the same adjectives as yours
15. Locate submission policies for each publisher.
16. Follow the guidelines
17. Submit and wait.
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