From one of the award-winning authors of "Write a Marketable Children's Book"

About the Author: 
Jennifer McKerley

Jennifer McKerley is a teacher and award-winning author of twelve children’s books. Her latest books are Blue Ribbons, No Green Things and Lone Star the Lawman (Heinemann Publishing, 2020).
Publisher Leads
Written by Jennifer McKerley on March 1, 2024
"We look for publishing houses and editors who do not require the writer to have an agent. take a look at these leads below." 
We know it’s time consuming and tedious to scour market guides for children’s writers, so we’re doing it for you!

We look for publishers who accept “over the transom” submissions—that is
unsolicited queries and/or manuscripts for books and magazines for children. We also look for publishing houses and editors who do not require the writer to have an agent.

So take a look at the leads below that we have compiled just for you. 

Note: You should be aware that publishers vary in how they want manuscripts submitted.
Some require email attachment. Others require that you upload to their site, and some houses still want paper submissions by snail mail. You can see all the details on their sites.

For optimizing your chances of getting your submission accepted, be sure to get our workbook. We can help you fine-tune your manuscript or help you get that idea from your head out onto paper (or computer screen.)


We teach you how to target the market and plot guides for fiction and give you story arc guides for nonfiction. That's just an example, though, of what you'll find in our easy-to-follow manual. (See more details below or go directly to our website.)
We know it’s time consuming and tedious to scour market guides for children’s writers, so we’re doing it for you!

We look for publishers who accept “over the transom” submissions—that isunsolicited queries and/or manuscripts for books and magazines for children. We also look for publishing houses and editors who do not require the writer to have an agent.

So take a look at the leads below that we have compiled just for you. 

Note: You should be aware that publishers vary in how they want manuscripts submitted. Some require email attachment. Others require that you upload to their site, and some houses still want paper submissions by snail mail. You can see all the details on their sites.

For optimizing your chances of getting your submission accepted, be sure to get our workbook. We can help you fine-tune your manuscript or help you get that idea from your head out onto paper (or computer screen.)

Write a Marketable Children Book – Not Your Typical How-to-Write Guide by Shirley Raye Redmond & Jennifer McKerley

We teach you how to target the market and plot guides for fiction and give you story arc guides for nonfiction. That's just an example, though, of what you'll find in our easy-to-follow manual. (See more details below or go directly to our website.)

Compiled Publisher's List Who Are Accepting Submissions

  • Charlesbridge Publishing: Does fiction and nonfiction board books, picture books, early readers, middle grade fiction and nonfiction (ages 8–12). Also, young adult fiction and nonfiction (ages 12+). Charlesbridge.com Click on “About” then “Submissions.”
  • Kane Press: Open to fiction and nonfiction series proposals, book series that bring alive problem-solving skills, history, geography, math, civics and culture. astrapublishinghouse.com Click on “Kane Press” under “Imprint.”
  • Chronicle Books: Interested in fiction and nonfiction for children of all ages, as well as board books, decks, activity kits, and other unusual or novelty formats. chroniclebooks.com Scroll down to “Submissions.”
  • ​Creston Books: Publishes fiction and nonfiction; picture books, picture book biographies, informational picture books, early readers, middle grade and young adult. Rhyming texts must read seamlessly. crestonbooks.co Click “Contact” to see “Submission Guidelines.”
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We are Shirley Raye Redmond & Jennifer McKerley, award-winning authors and writing partners. We are teachers, speakers, parents, and students. We love writing stories. We challenge each other to reach our individual goals, and we also like to share what we've learned with aspiring writers.
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WANT TO WRITE FOR KIDS?

Whether your want to write fiction or nonfiction, check out our workbook, "Write a Marketable Children's Book." It's not your typical how-to-write guide.

This guide reveals the step-by-step approach that Shirley Raye and Jennifer used to break into children's publishing and to keep selling.

You must write a MARKETABLE book in order to sell it,
and this workbook teaches:

  • HOW TO RESEARCH THE MARKET.
  • HOW TO CRAFT YOUR STORY TO TARGET THE MARKET.
  • HOW TO ESTABLISH EDITOR CONTACTS.
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