Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold
by Jessica Outram
published by Second Story
Second Story
Press
20 Maud Street, Suite 401
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5V 2M5
Second Story Press is a
Canadian feminist press. They publish a
mix of fiction and nonfiction, with books for all ages: from babies up to adults.
They look for manuscripts dealing with the many diverse and varied aspects of
the lives of girls and women, and those that fall under the banner of social
justice and children's empowerment.
Like everyone else, Second
Story is particularly looking for authors and illustrators from communities
that have traditionally been underrepresented in books, including creators who
are Indigenous, Black, people of colour, people with disabilities and members
of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Second Story focusses on
Canadian authors (either citizens or permanent residents of Canada who are
currently living in Canada), and almost all their authors are women.
Second Story does not publish
poetry, short story collections, traditional romance novels, rhyming
picture books, or books with anthropomorphized animals. They require
non-sexist, non-racist, and non-violent stories.
In your query letter, include
a brief biography, a brief summary of your book, and why you’re the best person
to write it. For all juvenile work, identify the intended audience / age range for your book. Consider how your book fits into Second Story’s list, how it’s
different from similar or competing titles published by Second Story or any
other press, and how your book fits into the marker; i.e., who is it written
for?
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| What Kids Did by Erin Silver published by Second Story |
Include a C.V. with
information about any relevant work, previous publishing credits, and academic
history (where applicable) particularly for nonfiction. If you don’t have
any publishing credits, don’t worry. Second Story happily publishes new authors.
Please include information about any social media presence you have.
Include a synopsis of your
work (500 words maximum).
Adult Fiction and Nonfiction: Send the first three
chapters.
Children’s/Teen Books: Send the first three
chapters.
Children's Picture Books: Please send the entire
manuscript. You do not need to include illustrations if you are not a
professional illustrator.
Email your submission to: submissions@secondstorypress.ca
Format the subject line thus:
ADULT/JUVENILE FICTION/NONFICTION, AUTHOR NAME, PROJECT NAME; e.g.: Juvenile
nonfiction, Erin Silver, What Kids Did
Your query letter may be in the
body of your email, but attach your C.V., synopsis, and sample chapters as a Word
document or a PDF.
Please note that it can take a
period of 7–10 months to receive a response.
Illustrators:
Second Story accepts portfolios only from Canadian
illustrators. Please send samples of your work and a C.V. either by
mail or by e-mail to illustrators@secondstorypress.ca
Please
put Attn: Illustrator’s Portfolio on the package or in the subject line.
See Second Story's full submission guidelines here.
If you're interested in writing for children or for young adults, join us for a weekly class this summer (see here) or in the fall (see here).
And don't miss pour upcoming one-day Kid Lit workshops with an editor from a children's pubilished and weekly classes,
see here.
And check out upcoming How to Get
Published workshops here.
Check out upcoming writing retreats here {and scroll down - because there's usually more than one)
See all of Brian’s upcoming weekly writing classes, one-day workshops, and
weekend retreats here.
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publishers, see here {and scroll down}. For book
publishers in general, see here {and scroll down}.
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