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This practical guide takes the reader step-by-step through all the different sorts of children's books available including: picture books, educational books, series, teenage fiction, short stories, poetry, non-fiction and the multimedia market. The author shows how to come up with and develop ideas, how to present proposals and manuscripts and how to approach publishers and agents. It also includes advice on what will be needed to know once the book has been accepted for publication. In addition, the author advises on how to make the work stand out from the crowd and appeal to commissioning editors and to the intended audience.
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Louise Jordan has worked in children's publishing for over twenty five years. She is currently a reader for Puffin Books, Dorling Kindersley, Ladybird and Warne. She runs an advice centre specifically for children's writers and runns courses from the centre.
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