Submissions
Creative Education
Nonfiction children’s books published under the Creative Education imprint are published in series and encompass a variety of subjects, including science, zoology, biography, history, English Language Arts, fine arts, and sports. Nonfiction series proposals or submissions should include 4, 6, or 8 titles per series. Each title for a higher-elementary audience should feature approximately 3,000 to 5,000 words (body text plus side material) written at a grade 4 level on average. Each title for a lower-elementary audience should feature approximately 300 words written at a grade 1 or 2 level. Include a description or outline of the series as a whole as well as a few sample manuscript pages. There are no subject restrictions, although subject matter should, of course, be appropriate for the reading level. Nonfiction series submissions can be e-mailed to: info@thecreativecompany.us
Include Creative Education Series Proposal in your subject line. If you would like to be considered for work-for-hire writing for Creative Education, please send a cover letter, résumé, and two or three writing samples to: info@thecreativecompany.us
Creative Editions
Creative Editions seeks extraordinary texts that transcend the merely topical—books that arise from the empathetic imagination and are timeless, and ageless, in their appeal.
In 2024/2025 the open submission windows are:
- October 14, 2024 – October 25, 2024
- February 11, 2025 – February 22, 2025
- June 17, 2025 – June 28, 2025
- October 14, 2025 – October 25, 2025.
Please contact us through info@thecreativecompany.us. Any submissions shared outside these open windows will not be read. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but please notify us if your work has been accepted elsewhere. We will be in touch with those whose manuscripts intrigue us.