Category Archives: Submission Tips
The Way It Was and the Way It Is Now
(Our thoughts about our new submissions policy and the fact that we will no longer respond to every unsolicited manuscript): Twenty-five years ago, Albert Whitman received hundreds of manuscripts a year and we read every single one. People typed their … Continue reading
Writers: please read! (And we’re still reading, too.)
Yesterday on the Albert Whitman website we announced a change to our submissions policy: as of November 1st, 2010, we will be responding only to submissions of interest, and will no longer send out response letters via SASE. What does … Continue reading
Posted in Book News, Miscellaneous, Submission Tips
A Slush…Party…?
by Rachel, Editorial intern Last month, on my first day of work as an editorial intern here at Albert Whitman, I walked into the office anxiously wracking my brain: What was that word all the editors used during my interview? … Continue reading
So write, it’s wrong
Okay, while we sympathize with the striking writers in Hollywood, this article made us roll our eyes a little: Strking Writers Turn to Child’s Play. It’s about television and film writers who’ve suddenly found an “unusual” (!) new calling writing … Continue reading
Here is a helpful visual aid
Maybe you already know not to underestimate the size of the slush pile, ever. (If you don’t, visit that link and read posthaste!) And you may have already guessed that no, we try not to let it all pile up … Continue reading
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The slush season
We’ve found this time of year we get more manuscript submissions in our slush pile than usual. We think this might be because 1.) plenty of people—especially teachers and school librarians—are on holiday break in late December and have extra … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday books, Submission Tips
