Where to find a publisher?

Question

im a teen and i' ve written a book. where should i go to get published for free.and not one of those do it yourself things.

Answer 1

Kindly ignore any answer that urges you to go to a pay-to-publish company. You're smart not to pay one dime for publication.

What you need to do, once you have a highly polished novel complete and impossible to improve, is identify agents who have recently sold other novels like it. This takes time and trips to a big bookstore, usually. Jot down the names of the authors in your genre whose books are currently on bookstore shelves. Look inside for thanks and dedications, where agents may be named. Note who the publisher is.

You can do a search of each author's name, in quotation marks, and the word agent and learn who represents whom. You can find other agents seeking work in your genre through Writer's Market and Literary Marketplace (US) or Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook (UK). Check the publisher listings, too, which will include “agented submissions only” or not. (Maybe you don’t even need an agent.)

For publishers who deal directly with authors, find websites and read submission guidelines there. Make sure there's no mention of the author paying.

Research each agent. Find websites with career history, sales, personal bio, blogs, AAR membership, etc. Determine whether they prefer email or regular mail for queries. Figure out who’s a good fit for you. Don’t be afraid to aim high. The worst that can happen is they say no. And most will, even if your novel is really good.

Write a one-page query letter, tailoring it to individual agents as it’s possible with the information you got from research, and send it to the few agents you'd most like to represent you. If the query letter is really good and you've done your homework well, at least some will ask for a partial or full manuscript. If none does, rewrite the query before sending out the next batch.

Remember, reputable agents charge the author NOTHING up-front. Some agents may deduct the costs of doing business (copies, mail, phone) from your first check, but nobody legitimate needs that in order to get started.

Reputable publishers charge the author nothing, ever. At the first sign they want your money, end all contact.

Answer 2

The book "Writer's Market" is full of information on the publishing business.  See if your local library has a copy.

Answer 3

Send your manuscript to literary agents and publishers (make sure it is in the proper format for them--check their submission guidelines).  If they decide that your story is good enough for publication, the agent will work out a deal with a publisher, or the publisher will come to you and work out a deal.  In that deal, you will be offered an advance--an amount of money based on how many copies of the book they believe they will sell--and you will agree upon an amount to be paid in royalties, which is usually 8% to 15%.  NEVER PAY TO PUBLISH YOUR BOOK!

Answer 4

harperteen.com they have a really good system for new novels.

Answer 5

This is not an easy process. It will take a lot of research to find the right publishers for you and then it will take twice as long to submit to those publishers. The best thing I can suggest for right now, since you are beginning is to find a couple of groups to belong to. If you do a search for Teen Writers Groups via Yahoo Groups, you should find several. Get involved and ask questions.

See where others are getting published. Most writers are very helpful to aspiring authors and it's good to have a network of peers to support you, because the publishing process is not an easy one.

Visit some of the publishing house sites online and look at their submission guidelines. Just remember, publishing is a business and that's how you have to treat it, otherwise you will build a reputation and that will make it even harder.

Karen Syed

http://www.karensyed.blogspot.com

Answer 6

Well there are different publishers. Scholastic, tangle wood, tate

Tangle wood:

http://www.tanglewoodbooks.com/

812.877.9488

Scholastic:

http://store.scholastic.com/

1-800-SCHOLASTIC

Tate:

http://www.tatepublishing.com/

To submit a manuscript  go to:

http://www.tatepublishing.com/submit.php

To find your own book publisher go here:

http://www2.xlibris.com/requestkit/index...

Answer 7

You can't, unless you have your own printing press.