Sizzling stories, page–turning plots and creative characters please apply within. We are always on the lookout for fresh talent and new ideas. We accept submissions via post or email to the addresses opposite.
If you are a literary agent, please do feel free to give us a call and we’ll be happy to discuss plans for our list further.
Q: What sort of books are we looking for?
A: Good ones.
- We will consider books of all genres for all ages 3-12. Our criteria is that we publish a book if we think it’s good; which means if children think it's worth reading.
- We specialise in licensed character publishing
- At the moment we are particularly seeking stories and ideas for young fiction (ages 7-9) and:
- Comic book style stories and graphic novels.
Please read the following guidelines below before submitting:
- Please allow up to twelve weeks for a response, although we’ll try to be as quick as we can
- Unfortunately, due to the large volume of submissions we receive, we are unable to provide editorial feedback
- We require an s.a.e with all postal submissions
- Fiction submissions: please send a synopsis and a maximum of three sample chapters
- Please do not send original art work
- We cannot reply to all illustration submissions, but we do keep all illustration samples we like on file
- We do not reply to questions about submissions (Would you be interested in a story about X?) when there is no submission attached to the enquiry
Please send submissions to:
Phoenix Yard Books
Phoenix Yard
65 King's Cross Road
London
WC1X 9LW
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