Charlesbridge

 

According to their website, "Charlesbridge publishes high-quality books for young people with a goal of creating lifelong readers and learners. We believe that books for children should offer accurate information, promote a positive worldview, and embrace a child’s innate sense of wonder and fun. To this end, we seek new voices, new visions, and new directions in children’s literature. We are especially interested in BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color) voices and other perspectives that have been traditionally underrepresented in publishing. Charlesbridge publishes fiction and nonfiction board books, picture books, early readers, middle-grade fiction and nonfiction (ages 8–12), and young adult novels (ages 12+). Our nonfiction tends to focus on nature, science, math, social studies, biography, history, and the arts. In both fiction and nonfiction, we are committed to reflecting and celebrating our diverse world. To find out if your book is a good match for us, get to know our program by downloading our catalog or visiting www.charlesbridge.com. These guidelines are for informational purposes only and do not constitute a solicitation of any manuscript, artwork, or other material. Submission of any materials shall be done at the author/illustrator's own risk."

For more information, click here: 

https://www.charlesbridge.com/pages/submissions

Albert Whitman

 

According to their website, "Albert Whitman & Company currently has an open submissions policy. We will read and review un-agented manuscripts and proposals for picture books, middle-grade fiction, and young adult novels. Please read (our) instructions carefully. We will not review any submissions that do not follow these guidelines."

For more information, click here: 

https://www.albertwhitman.com/submission-guidelines-for-unrepresented-authors/

Hogs Back Books

According to their website, "We publish picture books for children up to 10 year, early readers for children up to 14 and teenage fiction."

For more information, click here: 

http://www.hogsbackbooks.com/HBB/images/Submissions.pdf 

Arbordale Press

 

According to their website, this publisher is looking for "physical science, engineering, earth science, science or math manuscripts with a cultural/social studies connection, manuscripts for Pre-K3 to kindergarten-age children."

For more information, click here: 

https://www.arbordalepublishing.com/Submissions.htm

Red Deer Press

 

According to their website: "Red Deer Press publishes upscale children’s picture books, including illustrated Aboriginal titles, as well as cutting-edge juvenile and young-adult fiction. Our adult list includes history, sports, science fiction, humour and current affairs"

For more information, click here: 
https://www.reddeerpress.com/red-deer-press-submissions

Sky Pony Press

 

According to their website: "We publish picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and YA fiction and nonfiction. We’re open to any genre and style, and we’re always looking for something new and different. We love original concepts, fresh voices, and writing that knocks us off our feet.

To submit a manuscript or proposal to Sky Pony, please send an email to skyponysubmissions (at) skyhorsepublishing (dot) com.

Please put your query letter in the body of your email and attach all materials to be considered as a Word document, or in the case of art, as a jpeg. To make sure your email is received, please be mindful of the size of attachments included in your message."

For more information, click here: 
https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/sky-pony-press/submissions/

Blue Dot Kids Press

 

According to their website: "We publish books for children ages zero to twelve. We are looking for the following:

 

• Middle-grade fiction, as well as nonfiction books, for kids ages eight to twelve

• Fiction chapter books, as well as nonfiction books, for kids ages six to ten

• Fiction and narrative nonfiction picture books for kids ages three to eight

• Board books for kids ages zero to three

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To support our mission, we only look for stories that fall into one or more of these categories:

 

1. Appreciation of nature, conservation, environmental stewardship, science 

2. Social/Emotional learning:  empathy, resilience, emotional intelligence, creative problem solving

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In addition:

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• We are open to various forms of storytelling, including graphic novels.

• If you are submitting a nonfiction picture book manuscript, note that we are only looking for narrative nonfiction manuscripts. Nonfiction material must be suited to supplement a school curriculum in some way and must include informative back matter."

For more information, click here: 

https://www.bluedotkidspress.com/submissions