Does anyone here have experience of submitting children's fiction in the UK?
I've got a couple of ideas I've had in the back of my mind for years, and I'd like to work on them, but I know the market far less well than I do for fantasy books, for example.
I want to write a book in what I think would be in the 5-7/8/9 age range, and around 8k long. An old copy of the Writers' and Artists' Yearbook tells me that there are a few imprints that accept that amount for that sort of age range.
But really, I'm just interested in other people's experiences - I've never found many forums that talk about UK submissions specifically. Do you prefer to look for an agent or publisher first, for example. Out of my list of potential publishers I think only three accept submissions, but I am tempted to try them before an agent for some reason (possibly because I want to throw my fantasy novel at agents, then publishers).
I've got a couple of ideas I've had in the back of my mind for years, and I'd like to work on them, but I know the market far less well than I do for fantasy books, for example.
I want to write a book in what I think would be in the 5-7/8/9 age range, and around 8k long. An old copy of the Writers' and Artists' Yearbook tells me that there are a few imprints that accept that amount for that sort of age range.
But really, I'm just interested in other people's experiences - I've never found many forums that talk about UK submissions specifically. Do you prefer to look for an agent or publisher first, for example. Out of my list of potential publishers I think only three accept submissions, but I am tempted to try them before an agent for some reason (possibly because I want to throw my fantasy novel at agents, then publishers).