Tilbury House Publisher

Sometimes in our quest to get publish we forget about the smaller publishers out their accepting unsolicited manuscripts and unagented manuscripts.  Tilbury House is one of those small publishers.  You can go to: http://tilburyhouse.com/books-childrens.htm to look at the books they have published.  It looks like they do picture books, biographies, and young middle grade stories with a strong educational focus.  See below:

Children’s Books

They are primarily interested in children’s picture books (for ages 7-12) that:

Deal with issues of cultural diversity (global), nature, or the environment (they don’t publish “general” children’s books about animals, fables, or fantasy).

Appeal to children and parents and offer enough learning content so thatyour book will also appeal to the educational market.

Will sell to the national (not just regional) market

Offer possibilities for developing a separate teacher’s guide (written by an educator) that will expand the focus of the book, offer additional information, and suggest learning activities and approaches.

Adult Books

Much of their effort goes into their children’s books, and it was difficult in the past for them to effectively market a diverse adult list. As a result, they decided to limit their new adult books to non-fiction about Maine or the Northeast, particularly books that are documentary or about Maine’s history. Because the market for these books is small, they often seek out co-publishing arrangements with museums, historical societies, or other organizations; this helps them produce high-quality books that might not otherwise be published, and benefit both parties.

Audrey Maynard, Children’s Books Editor
Tilbury House, Publishers
103 Brunswick Avenue
Gardiner, Maine 04345
telephone
800-582-1899

email
tilbury@tilburyhouse.com

web site
http://www.tilburyhouse.com

I know their are a lot of you out there who are looking for a place to submit your picture book.  It doesn’t hurt to submit something to them to see if this is the place to kick off your writing career.  If you don’t submit, you might as well quit.  I was trying to sound like Johnny Cochran at the OJ Trial.  Basically, you need to submit to get anything, so here is a place to try, but first look over their books to see if your story might fit with them.

Good luck,

Kathy