Category: Writing events, promos, contests

• New Update: 80+ Publishers Ready to Discover YOUR Children’s Book!

  

  NEWLY UPDATED list of over *80!!* publishers actively accepting children’s books from #unagented writers! Come find one that works for you. #amwriting #kidlit Updated July2025

  bitsykemper

  June 9, 2023

  publishers, Writer’s Platform, Writing Children’s Books, Writing events, Writing events, promos, contests

  #amwriting, #writerslife, 45th parallel press, 45th parralel press, @VitaleBrooke, albert whitman, andrew mcmeel, annick press, arbordale, astra publishing, author, bala kids, beaming books, becker & meyer kids, becker@mayer, Bitsy Kemper, bless this press, blue bronco, blue dot kids, books for kids, bronco books, bulooga books, bushel and peck books, cardinal press, charlesbridge, cherry blossom press, cherry lake publishing, chicageo review childrens, chicken scratch, children’s book, children’s book publishers, children’s books, childrens book agent, childrens publishers, christian publisher, clavis publishing, creston books, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1889, do i need an agent, eerdmans, eerdmans books for young readers, familius, farcountry press, flame, flash light press, flashlight press, flower pot press, flowerpot press, fly away books, flyaway books, flying eye books, francis lincoln books, free spirit publishing, gibbs-smith, globe pequot, hachette, happy yak, harbour publishing, Heather Ayris Burell, holiday house, imagination press, innovation press, ivy kids, just us books, kane, kane publishing, kidlit, kidlit411, kids can press, lantana, lawley publishing, levine querido, li'l liberty, lil liberty books, list of open publishers, list of picture book publishers, list of publishers, little press, magination press, marble press, marimba books, marimba press, marshall canvendish, monster list, mortimer, muddy boots books, no agent needed, nosy crow, open houses, open publishers, orange mosquito books, owl kids books, owlkids, page street publishing, page tate, paige tate, paige tate & co, pelican publishing, penny candy books, phaidon, picture book submission, picture books, pixel + ink, pixel and ink, pow kids, POW!, QED books, ramsey & todd, ramsey and tood, red deer press, reycraft, SCBWI, science naturally, sky pony press, sleeping bear press, small press, small publishers, soaring kite books, star bright books, star bright press, starbright books, starbrightpress, starry forest books, storey, storey publishing, story publishing, submissions, submit direct to editor, submit direct to publisher, submitting to agent, submitting to publisher, taltos books, the innovation press, the little press, tilbury house, torch graphics, transit chilldrens, turner books, turner publishing, unagented writer, unagented writers, unsolicited manuscripts, updated list, walter foster jr, welbeck, welbeck children, welbeck editions, west margin press, where can I get published, where to send my manuscript, who accepts picture books, who can i send my picture book to, who takes unsolicted manuscritps, wide-eyed editions, wisdom tales, words & picture books, words and picture books, workman press, wren and bear books, writers, writing, writing for children, writing tips, yeehoo press, young dragons press

• Current Status of Children’s Book Market, according to SCBWI NY 2015

  Ah, so much went on at the international conference that I’m still basking in the fruitfulness. I’m pretty sure that’s not an expression, but you know what I mean. I’ve tweeted out much of the greatness. I’ve culled some more juicy tidbits to share, in random order: 1. Webinars are popular and great for those…

  bitsykemper

  February 21, 2015

  Writing Children’s Books, Writing events, Writing events, promos, contests

  #NY15SCBWI, agent, author, children’s author, children’s book, conference, Dos and Don’ts, editor, hardcover, how to write a picture book, kidlit, NY, picture books, SCBWI, SCBWINY15, writers, writing, writing for children, writing tips

• April Kidlit Writing Contests

  CONTEST TIME Do you work best under pressure? I do. (Don’t judge) Sometimes a writing contest is just the kick in the butt I need to get moving on a manuscript that’s been getting all dusty and lonely. I’ve scraped up a few contests that all have April or May deadlines, so consider this your official…

  bitsykemper

  March 31, 2014

  Writing Children’s Books, Writing events, promos, contests

  contest, kidlit, picture books, writing challenge, writing for children

• Author Visit, O.W. Erlewine Elementary, Sacramento CA Feb 2014

  

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  February 15, 2014

  Writing events, promos, contests

  author presentation, author visit, book signing, children’s author, elementary school visit, picture book, picture books, SCBWI, school visit, writers, writing for children

• Starting the year off write (heh heh, clever, huh?)

  Hello Mr (or is it Ms?) 2014! Who’s gonna join me on a writing challenge this month? Since my brain’s been idle since the close of I hereby accept this 21-day challenge that various bloggers/writers/illustrators will present starting Jan 5! And it’s not just because a few editors and agents are gonna give prizes, as…

  bitsykemper

  January 1, 2014

  Writing events, promos, contests

  PiBoIdMo, SCBWI, start the year off write, writing challenge

• Chance to pitch to editors/agents

  Chance to pitch to editors/agents Would you call this a really cool contest? a promo? However you want to call it, three seemingly lovely writer-types (don’t know them personally) have created “Pitchmas in July” where your 35-word pitch might get chosen by an editor or agent that wants more… Check out their site for details,…

  bitsykemper

  July 7, 2013

  Writing events, promos, contests

  #pitchMAS, writer contest