Today at Sub It Club, we are happy to welcome illustrator Josh Cleland and Starry Forest Books! Starry Forest Books is an independent children’s publisher passionate about making something beautiful. It takes just one look at their upcoming picture book, THE END, written by John Bray and illustrated by our guest today, to know that... Continue Reading →
You've been offered a book contract. Woo hoo! As a long-time Sub It Club reader, you've done your homework. You've made sure the publisher isn't a vanity press that will require you to pay to publish. You've had a publishing lawyer review the contract to make sure it's free from questionable terms. It's time to... Continue Reading →
This post is brought to you by the one and only, Lisha Cauthen. Oh, man. Today we open a It can be hard to decide if a small publisher is legit. Brand new publishers don't have a track record, but may be entirely a class operation. Long-time small publishers might turn out to be a... Continue Reading →
Not too long ago I talked about submitting work straight to editors at publishing houses and where to find their submission guidelines. Although many publishers are closed to submissions you can find special opportunities to connect with editors from time to time: Go to a conference. There are many societies for writers and illustrators and... Continue Reading →
We do a lot of talking about agents here at Sub It Club. Having an agent represent your work means it has been vetted by a professional. Editors are so busy, this is a big plus for them. Yes, there are a lot of publishing houses that are closed to unagented submissions. But fear not... Continue Reading →
A very common question when it comes to submitting manuscripts is: Where do I start? Well, here at Sub It Club we presume that you have started with getting critiques, revising, reading other books in your genre, and things of that nature. So, assuming you've done that and have your very best polished work that... Continue Reading →
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