Hodder Children's Books

Submissions

Franklin Watts and Wayland do not generally accept unsolicited manuscripts for consideration. Our Editors specially commission the majority of our non-fiction titles.
Hodder Childrens and Orchard Books do not accept unsolicited manuscripts for consideration.

We wish you every success in placing your work elsewhere. You may already know that you can find a list of childrens book publishers and agents in The Writers and Artists Yearbook, published annually by A & C Black and available from most public libraries.

Help for Children's Writers Books

The Writer's and Artists' Yearbook (A&C Black. Updated annually.)
The Writers' Handbook (Macmillan. Updated annually.)
Writing for Children by Margaret Clark (A&C Black)
TY - Writing a Novel & Getting it Published by Nigel Watts (0340648074)
TY - Creative Writing by Diane Doubtfire (0340658339)

Publications

Books for Keeps (bi-montly from 6 Brightfield Road, Lee, London, SE12 8QF - Tel: 020 8852 4953).
Books for Your Children (3 per year from PO Box 507, Birmingham, B4 7TQ - Tel: 0121 643 6411 Fax: 0121 643 3152)
Writing Magazine (monthly)

Organizations

Young Book Trust Book House, 45 East Hill, London, SW18 2QZ - Tel: 020 8516 2977
(Offers a free book information service to the public and a trade service on subscription. They also hold a reference library of every children's book published in the past two years.)

Courses

The City Literary Institute 16 Stukeley Street, London, WC2B 5LJ - Tel: 020 7242 9872
(A college for adult education. Provides a wide variety of writing courses including writing for children. Daytime and evening).
Arvon Foundation Totleigh Barton, Sheepwash, Beaworthy, Devon, EX21 5NS Tel: 0140 923338 (Also centres in Yorkshire and Scotland)
(Offers people the opportunity to live and work with professional writers. Runs five day residential writing courses, including writing for children.)

Editorial Services

The Writers' Advice Centre for Children's Books Thames Wharf Studios, Rainville Road, London W6 5HA. Tel: 020 8874 7347
(Offers individual editorial and marketing advice to children's writers, by Readers currently involved in children's publishing. S.A.E. for details)