Submissions will only be accepted by email to rachael@creativerootsstudio.com. The subject of the email should begin with the word “SUBMISSION” followed by your submission title, your name and relevant hashtags identifying if you are: underrepresented; already published or a debut (currently unpublished). For example: SUBMISSION [TITLE] [Your Name] [#underrepresented] [#debut or #published] - For picture books, please attach up to three texts. - For chapter books, please attach the full manuscript and synopsis. - For longer fiction, please attach up to 10,000 words and a synopsis. - For non-fiction, please attach a proposal and sample writing material. Texts should be in the form of a Word document attachment in a legible font with suitable line spacing. In the body of your email please include a covering note. This should include a concise pitch for your texts, comparative titles, and a bit of information about you and your writing (e.g. previous publications, writing courses, mentorships, competition placings, etc).
Fiz Osborne is an agent, author, editor and former publisher with 20 years of publishing experience. She specialises in children's books, with experience in acquiring bestsellers, list strategy, negotiation and talent development. Fiz worked as picture book Publisher at Scholastic UK, and writes children's books under the pen name Emma Adams.
Genres:Children's Books
Rachael co-founded Creative Roots Studio, where she works as a literary agent. She has over ten years of publishing experience as an author, having published more than 25 books spanning picture books, young adult and adult non-fiction, including her debut young adult title which sold at auction to Walker Books and Macmillan US. She also serves as a trustee for English PEN and a non-executive director for ALCS.
Genres:Children's Books · Middle Grade · Other Non-Fiction · Young Adult
